Strictly Come Dancing - 29th October

[chesser]

Hi All,

I have got tickets to Strictly Come Dancing on the 29th October, basically it's free tickets from BBC lottery thing you apply for before the season commences, anyway we are travelling down on the Saturday staying in Richmond. Mrs C rang the BBC yesterday because they oversubscribe the programme she asked what are the chances of getting in as it says on the tickets first come first served. They said they oversubscribe it by quite a lot as people don't turn up etc

Bottom line is access to site from 2.30, studio doors open at 3.45 and recording starts at 6.30, has anyone got any experience of this type of thing as we really want to see the show especially travelling all that way gets someone to look after kids etc.

We thought about getting there for 1.30 to queue to make sure we get in.

The questions I have is.

Is 1.30 early enough?
Has anyone been to Strictly before?
Has anyone got any tips or tricks regarding this?

Thanks in advance

Chesser

[chesser]

Anyone?

[CzarJunkie]

Woman I work with went a couple of years ago. They started queuing at 6.30am, 12 hours before filming started. She said it was crazy, even at 6.30am there was about 100 people there. After 7.30am she said you can forget it.

I think it was Strictly anyway, could have been Michael Jackson tickets now I come to think about it.

[blaggard]

I have no experience of going to this show but know many of the band, worth a watch for them alone.

[chesser]

indeed a very good band, found some info on Facebook page for Strictly looks like they say get there for midday and get the tickets validated, so we are travelling down Friday night staying in Hemel then next morning get down to Richmond and into the Smoke....

[Ginnerfreak]

Typical chesser... too frickign tight to get a hotel in London!!. treats the wife to a show with free tickets and then makes her que up for 8 hours in the rain!!..

Who said romance is dead.. are you staying with friends in Hemel!! or is there a lay by with toilet facilities.. Get the seats down in the C1.. loads of room!

[Mickey]

Ya tight WAD. There is good hotels on the outskirts of London for the likes of £55 a night

Taking the lil lady down to a show back end of November. got a nice place for just that and very easy access to the tube/busses

[chesser]

Staying in Hemel for Friday night only to enable us to get to Richmond for the Saturday, the wifes choice as she wants to go to Kew on Sunday and doesn't want to stay in the centre! so ner ner ner!