Article: SO WHO GETS YOUR VOTE? It's the question dividing families and friends all across Britain. And as TV's top shows go head to head, you've GOT to choose which to watch. Here, two fanatics fight over the remote; STRICTLY versus X-FACTOR; STRICTLY TILL I DIE!(Features)

Byline: Amanda Platell

AT precisely 7.25pm next Saturday I will be sitting excitedly on my sofa opening a bottle of champagne in front of the TV with the curtains drawn, the scented candles lit, waiting not for a boyfriend but something far more exciting -- the first episode of Strictly Come Dancing.

The phones will be off, although that's an unnecessary precaution as no friend of mine who wanted to remain one would dare call me in the next 100 glorious, sparkly, swirling, twirling minutes.

The BBC's decision to schedule Strictly up against X Factor for the first time will divide the nation, sending sales of televisions soaring as warring ...

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