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Dec 2023

1h 26m

Alastair Campbell and Ed Balls Christmas...

About this episode

What better way to celebrate Christmas than to reunite the warring factions of new Labour? Recorded in December 2016, this ends with Alastair playing the bagpipes while Strictly’s Ed dances on stage. It’s an electric and raucous night.

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