The Graham Norton Show is returning to the BBC with a brand new series and the Irish presenter has a host of top names to chat to
TV legend Graham Norton returns to the BBC on Friday, September 26 with a brand new series of his late-night chat show – and, as usual, you can expect a host of famous names.
The show has had a break off-air for the summer months and now some of the world’s top celebrities will be gracing the famous sofa in the coming weeks including Taylor Swift.
Newly-engaged Taylor will be talking to Graham during the second episode on Friday, October 3 when she promotes her new album The Life Of A Showgirl. Taylor, who last appeared on the chat show in 2022, will be joined by Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Domhnall Gleeson, and Lewis Capaldi.
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Who’s appearing in the first episode?
But before she makes her appearance, the new series will kick off with some other big names. On the first show (September 26), Graham welcomes Hollywood stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, Oscar-winning actor and writer Matthew McConaughey, great British actor James Norton, and singer-songwriter RAYE.
Dwayne and Emily chat about their true-life sports drama The Smashing Machine. Asked about playing wrestler Mark Kerr, Dwayne says: “He had an unbelievable life and to play him is the role of a lifetime. I didn’t know the role was for me, or whether I could do it, but I had the opportunity and this little voice in me telling me to do it. For once I wasn’t chasing the box office and it has changed my life.”
Emily, talking about playing Dawn, Kerr’s wife, says: “She was heartbreaking and fierce. They had a complicated relationship with brokenness and vulnerability, and I hope the movie is healing for them.”
Asked about working with her friend, she says: “Dwayne is the antithesis of the Rock persona everyone imagines – he is quiet, shy, gentle, and curious, and has a reservoir of untapped stuff – if you want to be fed by an experience, this role is like the Sunday roast of a performance.”
Talking about the upcoming second instalment of The Devil Wears Prada, Emily says: “People are so excited about it, it’s incredibly sweet. We thought the first one was funny, but it had this meteoric rise which was amazing, and it is fun to come back to.”
Asked about his new thriller The Lost Bus, Matthew says: “It is based on a true story of a father and son’s survival. It is also a horror movie with the fire bearing down on you like Jaws. Personally, my character’s choices have taught me never to be tardy with my children.”
James, talking about Steven Knight’s new period drama House of Guinness, describes it as “a smoky, sexy, and irreverent romp”. He says, “I loved playing Sean Rafferty – he is a bad-ass. It was delicious being him.”
RAYE performs her new single Where is My Husband live in the studio before joining Graham for a chat about her upcoming album and tour.
The Graham Norton Show is on BBC One on Friday, September 26 at 10.40pm
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