Possibly one of the most predictable openings of any podcast that we've ever done.

Just what I was going to say.

I was talking to somebody about it this morning who said,

Ian's not really going to start the podcast with the Strictly theme.

Surely that would be too predictable.

I said, that's not going to stop us doing it. No, indeed, surely that would be too predictable i said that's not

going to stop us doing it no indeed because it would be a bit weird to start with anything else

wouldn't it now um i saw that you tweeted this morning that you've you had a really interesting

dream last night that you're going to be on strictly come dancing and now you've woken up

but it's true ah my wildest dreams. Yes. So where do we start with this?

Because, I mean, it's an amazing thing to be offered to do. How did it come about? Are you allowed to, are you allowed to say?

Well, they haven't told me I can't.

So I, the truth is I didn't go looking for it.

They came to Michigan.

What you say to all the boys.

Welcome to our new strictly listeners, by the way.

On the contrary with the boys, I do go looking for it.

But in this case, it came to me, unsolicited.

So why Jackie Smith, do you think they came to you and not me? I, do you know, all the way through this, I was thinking, oh my God, the best thing in the

world would be if Ian was in this movie.

Instead, you've got Ranvier.

Which is fabulous.

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