''Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme'' was a British television series hosted by

Len Goodman Leonard Gordon Goodman (born 25 April 1944) is an English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He has appeared as head judge on the television dance programmes ''Strictly Come Dancing'', a programme where various celebrities c ...

, which began airing on 19 August 2017 on

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. The show was created by

Matt Edmondson Matthew Edmondson (born 27 December 1985) is a British television and Sony Award-nominated radio presenter, best known for his work with BBC Radio 1 and ITV2. Edmondson currently presents the weekend afternoon show Fridays, Saturdays and Sund ...

and was made by Panda TV and AOP for the BBC. The show involved guessing rhymes from animated scenes (by company Creative Nuts) shown to the contestants; the two contestants were paired up with two celebrities and whoever had the most points went through to the final round to win a holiday.

Reception

The show received generally poor reviews from critics. Stuart Heritage writing in ''

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'' described it as "a terrible toddler's drawing of a show" and a "fermented kaleidoscope of dung".

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