
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, making her debut is jazz soul singer Yazmin Lacey, who performs a couple of songs from her second album Teal Dreams, which sonically borrows influences from ska and lovers rock.\n\nFrom Nashville, country superstar Luke Combs performs his song Days Like These and chats to Jools about the country music institution known as the Grand Ole Opry arriving in London.\n\nFrom Mississippi, Jools welcomes family band Annie and the Caldwells, whose first album, Can’t Lose My (Soul), was released in 2025 on David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label. They perform a track from the record, and Annie joins Jools to chat about her love of gospel music, as well as sharing a moment at the piano.\n\nDublin rockers Sprints perform their song Descartes from their second album, All That Is Over, which was written on tour buses and during soundchecks that covers themes of 'war, ecological collapse, and attacks on trans rights'.\n\nJools also chats to 80s legend Gary Kemp about a new exhibition at London’s Design Museum entitled Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s, all about the infamous Blitz club where his band Spandau Ballet first shot to fame.
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Series 69: Episode 2
Jools welcomes Brighton rock duo Royal Blood to perform a couple of songs from their fifth album Dead Company, written and recorded ‘with the stage in mind’ and desc ...
18-10-2026
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Series 69: Episode 1
Jools welcomes Paul Heaton, whose record Jenius is his first ever number one album. He performs a couple of tracks from the album with his band, featuring lead vocals from Scott ...
11-10-2026
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Series 68: Episode 6
Jools welcomes, for the first time on the show, the international legend and five-time Grammy-winning Shania Twain. The queen of country pop chats to Jools at the piano about he ...
21-06-2026
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Series 68: Episode 5
Jools welcomes the return of pop powerhouse Lola Young to perform her single From Down Here, produced by James Blake, who appeared on episode two of this series. Lola also perfo ...
14-06-2026
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Series 68: Episode 4
Jools welcomes the return of pop superstar Ellie Goulding, who made her TV debut on the show in 2009. She performs a couple of songs from her forthcoming album and chats to Jool ...
07-06-2026
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Series 68: Episode 3
Jools welcomes back to the show vocal powerhouse Jessie Ware, who performs a couple of songs, including the title track from her sixth album Superbloom, described as a 'glitteri ...
31-05-2026
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Series 68: Episode 2
Jools welcomes Grammy- and Mercury Prize-winning British musician and producer James Blake, who returns to the show with his seventh studio and top three album Trying Times.\n\n ...
24-05-2026
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Series 68: Episode 1
Jools welcomes pop sensation Niall Horan from County Westmeath, Ireland, who makes his debut on the show and performs a couple of songs, including the title track from his fourt ...
19-05-2026
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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 69: Episode 1
Jools welcomes Paul Heaton, whose record Jenius is his first ever number one album. He performs a couple of tracks from the album with his band, featuring lead vocals from Scott ...
11-10-2026
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Pop
Jools takes a look back at the popstars who have graced the studio over the past couple of decades, beginning with Robbie Williams, who took the show into a new era in 1998 with ...
16-09-2022
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Jools’ 30th Birthday Bash
In the BBC’s centenary year, Later… with Jools Holland also celebrates a big birthday marking 30 years of the show, with the first ever episode\nbeing broadcast on ...
12-11-2022
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Series 69: Episode 2
Jools welcomes Brighton rock duo Royal Blood to perform a couple of songs from their fifth album Dead Company, written and recorded ‘with the stage in mind’ and desc ...
18-10-2026
BBC 2
Series 61: Episode 1
Jools welcomes award-winning, festival-headlining, chart-topping Manchester band The 1975, who make their debut on the show performing a couple of tracks from their upcoming fif ...
01-10-2022
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Series 61: Episode 4
Jools welcomes the return of two iconic British bands. The first are Suede, who perform two songs from their ninth studio album Autofiction, which frontman Brett Anderson descri ...
22-10-2022
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Series 68: Episode 6
Jools welcomes, for the first time on the show, the international legend and five-time Grammy-winning Shania Twain. The queen of country pop chats to Jools at the piano about he ...
21-06-2026
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Series 66: Episode 3
Jools welcomes the return of Pulp, one of the most influential and successful British bands of the last 30 years. Led by their charismatic frontman Jarvis Cocker, Sheffield&rsqu ...
01-06-2025
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Series 66: Episode 6
Jools welcomes Rotherham-born singer, songwriter and theatre star Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem, who performs tracks from her top five album A Complicated Woman, described ...
22-06-2025
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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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