
Jools chats to Dublin-born singer songwriter Imelda May about her life and career, including the success of her latest album 11 Past the Hour, which topped the Official Irish Album Charts to make her the first Irish female solo artist to top the charts in over five years. Her new record and sixth studio album is the follow up to her spoken word EP Slip of the Tongue and features a star-studded array of guests including Ronnie Wood, Noel Gallagher and Miles Kane. Having sifted through the Later… archive, Imelda discusses her top five performances from the show, in which Kirsty MacColl, Joan Armatrading and Queens of the Stone Age all feature.\n\nFrom north London, British-Nigerian musician and actor Little Simz returns to the show with a performance of her latest track Woman, which features vocals from fellow Londoner and previous collaborator Cleo Sol. The music video for Woman marks Little Simz’s directorial debut, and the song is taken from her much- anticipated fourth studio album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, the follow-up to her critically acclaimed and Mercury Prize nominated LP GREY Area .\n\nJools also welcomes a rising star from Grantham, Holly Humberstone, to perform a new song live in his studio. The hotly tipped singer-songwriter is fast gaining popularity following the release of her debut EP Falling Asleep at the Wheel, a slot supporting Lewis Capaldi at Wembley last year and her runner-up position on the BBC’s Sound of 2021.\n\nAlso returning to the show is Scandinavian electro-pop princess Sigrid who will treat us to a track from her forthcoming second album, filmed in her hometown of Oslo, Norway. Sigrid made her debut on the show back in 2017 with her breakthrough single ‘Don’t Kill My Vibe’ and has been spending the last year in the studio recording the follow up to her 2019 Top 10 debut album ‘Sucker Punch’.
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Amy Winehouse
Jools takes a look back at one of the world’s most iconic artists of the 21st century, celebrating her short yet remarkable career. Having first made her debut on the show ...
04-01-2026
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Collaborations
Jools looks back at some of the unique collaborations that have appeared on the show, from the epic combination of Johnny and June Carter Cash, Pops Staples and Carleen Anderson ...
03-01-2026
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Series 67: Episode 6
Jools welcomes Northern Irish group The Divine Comedy, who return with their first new music in five years and perform a couple of songs from their top five album Rainy Sunday A ...
09-11-2025
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Series 67: Episode 5
Jools welcomes Florence + The Machine, who performs a couple of songs, including the title track, of her sixth studio album, Everybody Scream, which 'treads through womanhood, p ...
02-11-2025
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Series 67: Episode 4
Jools welcomes Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro, who perform a couple of songs from their number one album Futique, which arrived after their longest break apart from each other sin ...
26-10-2025
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Country
Jools takes a look back at some of the stars of the country music scene who have performed on the show over the years. Featuring the likes of Johnny Cash, who performed on the s ...
24-10-2025
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Series 67: Episode 3
Jools welcomes 90s legends Suede, who perform two tracks from their tenth studio album, Antidepressants, a record about the 'tensions of modern life'.\n\nFrom east London, makin ...
19-10-2025
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Series 67: Episode 2
Jools welcomes London band The Last Dinner Party, who return to perform a couple of tracks from their second album From the Pyre, the follow-up to their hugely successful, Mercu ...
12-10-2025
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Series 67: Episode 1
Jools welcomes rock ’n’ roll legend Robert Plant, who returns with a new collective of distinguished players known as Saving Grace. They perform a couple of songs fr ...
05-10-2025
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Van Morrison
Jools presents a look back at one of his favourite artists, Van Morrison. Van made his debut on the show in 1995 with classics like Moondance and his rendition of the Frank Sina ...
30-08-2025
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Series 65: Episode 1
Jools welcomes to the show South Shields singer Jade, also known as Jade Thirlwall, who makes her debut as a solo artist for the first time on TV with such numbers as her breako ...
19-10-2024
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Series 59: 2. Dave Grohl
Jools invites rock legend and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl to share some of his favourite tales of life as a rock star upon the release of his memoir The Storyteller, as wel ...
09-10-2021
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Amy Winehouse
Jools takes a look back at one of the world’s most iconic artists of the 21st century, celebrating her short yet remarkable career. Having first made her debut on the show ...
04-01-2026
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Series 59: 1. Damon Albarn And Emeli Sandé
Jools Holland returns for a new series at his musical home, Helicon Mountain, in south London. To commence proceedings, Jools chats to not one but two special guests. Returning ...
02-10-2021
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Floorfillers
Jools Holland introduces a ‘hits only’ playlist of archive delights and songs that will be sure to fill a dance floor. With tunes like Good Times from disco legends ...
07-06-2024
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Series 59: 6. Kylie Minogue
The final episode of the series sees Jools chatting to special guests who choose their favourite moments from the extensive Later… archive, as well as inviting artists to ...
06-11-2021
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Later Presents Radiohead
Jools Holland introduces a special edition of the music show, first broadcast in 2001, in which top British band Radiohead give an hour-long performance.\n\nFeaturing material f ...
04-06-2022
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