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Musicians Union attacks BBC for shrinking Strictly

Musicians Union attacks BBC for shrinking Strictly

The MU has launched a campaign to resintate the full band that played on Strictly Come Dancing before distancing measures were introduced during Covid.

A mini-band continues to be used to accompany the dancers in one of the BBC’s most-watched shows.

The MU now accuses the BBC of maintaining Covid restrictions to save budget. It tweets: ‘Did you know Strictly is one of the biggest shows on UK television? Over 10m people tune in each week!

‘Cutting the band is not just a huge loss of earnings to the musicians. It denies audiences the opportunity to see and enjoy fully live music’

MU secretary Naomi Pohl adds: ‘It is always better for musicians to perform with live musicians than with a recording.’

The post Musicians Union attacks BBC for shrinking Strictly appeared first on Slippedisc.

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