Later... with Jools Holland

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Late-night music and chat show with celebrity guests.

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37 Episodes

  • Johnny Cash
    E1
    Johnny CashJohnny Cash takes centre stage in a one off edition edition of Later... Featuring performances from Pops Staples, Carleen Anderson, Mazzy Star, June Carter-Cash and the great man himself.
  • Later Presents: Paul Weller in Concert
    E2
    Later Presents: Paul Weller in ConcertJools Holland presents a Paul Weller special with songs from solo albums and classic tracks from The Jam and The Style Council.
  • Later Presents Mark Knopfler
    E3
    Later Presents Mark KnopflerJools Holland introduces a studio session from Dire Straits lead singer Mark Knopfler. Featuring songs from his debut solo album Golden Heart, plus hits like Sultans of Swing.
  • Presents Brit Beat
    E4
    Presents Brit BeatJools Holland introduces a compilation of live studio performances by British guitar-pop bands. Featuring Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Manic Street Preachers, Radiohead, Ash, Ocean Colour Scene, Cast, the Bluetones, and Super Furry Animals.
  • Later Presents... The Beautiful South in Concert
    E6
    Later Presents... The Beautiful South in ConcertLater with Jools Holland present one of Britain's most popular and bestselling groups The Beautiful South in concert. Guests include soul legend Sam Moore, James Dean Bradfield, The London Gospel Community Choir and Iris Dement.
  • REM
    E7
    REMSpecial edition featuring rock band R.E.M. live in the studio and in conversation with Jools Holland. The band perform songs from their album Up, plus some old favourites.
  • Oasis
    E8
    OasisJools Holland introduces this studio concert from the Gallagher brothers. First broadcast 2000.
  • Later Presents Radiohead
    E9
    Later Presents RadioheadJools Holland introduces a special edition of the music show, first broadcast in 2001, in which top British band Radiohead give an hour-long performance.
  • Later on... Nu Soul
    E10
    Later on... Nu SoulAn hour of contemporary soul courtesy of the Later… with Jools archives. Performers include Mary J Blige, D’Angelo, Alicia Keyes, the Fugees and Macy Gray.
  • Nick Cave
    E11
    Nick CaveCompilation of performances from Jools Holland's TV show by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave, who has appeared more times than any other artist between 1992 and 2008.
  • Guitar Heroes
    E12
    Guitar HeroesCollection of performances by guitar heroes from Jools Holland's music show, including Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend and Carlos Santana.
  • Best of Later with Jools 2008
    E13
    Best of Later with Jools 2008Jools looks back on some of the magical performances from the show in 2008. Featuring Fleet Foxes, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, The Killers, Jimmy Cliff, TV on the Radio, MGMT and Kings of Leon, plus moments at the piano chatting with Eartha Kitt, Liza Minnelli and Carla Bruni.
  • Blues
    E14
    BluesCompilation of performances from many of the great blues artists who have featured on Later... and the Hootenanny since 1992, including BB King, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Seasick Steve, ZZ Top and many more.
  • Later Latin
    E15
    Later LatinCompilation of Latin-speaking artists from the Later with Jools Holland archive, featuring Santana, Shakira, Gloria Estefan, Mariza, Buena Vista Social Club, Los Lobos and more.
  • Golden Moments: 249 Not Out
    E16
    Golden Moments: 249 Not OutJools Holland introduces a celebration of Later... with an array of artists and fans picking their favourite performances from over the years ahead of the 250th episode.
  • Later... with Jools Holland and Friends
    E17
    Later... with Jools Holland and FriendsJools Holland looks back at some of his favourite moments, including when he got to collaborate with the likes of Dusty Springfield, The White Stripes, Adele and many more.
  • Legends
    E18
    LegendsJools looks back at some of the performances by legendary and iconic artists over the last decade in the Later... studio. Including the likes of Grace Jones, the Specials, Carole King, Bobby Womack, Randy Newman, Eartha Kitt, the Beach Boys and many more.
  • Duos and Duets
    E19
    Duos and DuetsJools looks back through the Later... archives at performances by classic and contemporary duos including the likes of the White Stripes, First Aid Kit, Hall & Oates, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, the Civil Wars, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Slaves and many more.
  • Best of 2016
    E20
    Best of 2016Jools looks back at a selection of some of 2016's performances on the show, including Iggy Pop roaming the studio whilst performing one of his classic tunes.
  • Sound of Black Britain: Groove & Grime
    E21
    Sound of Black Britain: Groove & GrimeJools Holland looks back through the Later... archives at some of the artists who have emerged from Black British music over the last 25 years of the show.
  • The A-Z of Later... with Jools Holland: From Adele to ZZ Top
    E22
    The A-Z of Later... with Jools Holland: From Adele to ZZ TopA journey through the show's history, stories and stars from its 25 years. Contributors include Ed Sheeran, Norah Jones, Dizzee Rascal, Chrissie Hynde, Rag'n'Bone Man and more.
  • Later 25
    E23
    Later 25A special celebration episode at London's Royal Albert Hall. Acts include Foo Fighters, Paul Weller, Van Morrison, Dizzee Rascal, Jorja Smith, Gregory Porter and KT Tunstall.
  • Folk America on Later... with Jools Holland
    E24
    Folk America on Later... with Jools HollandCompilation of performances by artists from the American folk, blues, bluegrass and country scenes that revisits the spirit of the 1920s and beyond with a distinctly Southern flavour. Including Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Blind Boys of Alabama, Norah Jones, Odetta, Old Crow Medicine Show, Chatham County Line, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris and Buddy Guy and many more.
  • Pop
    E71
    PopJools 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 his pop anthem 'Millennium', followed by Spice Girl gone solo Melanie C. More pop-tastic performances from the who’s who of the charts across the world including the likes of US megastar The Weeknd, alt-pop artist from New Zealand Lorde, and our very own global pop sensations Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Harry Styles, plus much more.
  • UK Rap, Grime and Hip-Hop
    E72
    UK Rap, Grime and Hip-HopJools looks back at some of the incredible performances from the UK’s finest stars of rap, grime and hip-hop, many of whom made their TV debuts on the show. From a trilogy of rap and garage acts in 2002 including So Solid Crew, Ms. Dynamite and The Streets to grime pioneers Kano, Skepta and Ghetts, and new stars of the scene who soon became global names like Stormzy, Dave and Little Simz.
  • Collaborations
    E73
    CollaborationsJools 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 in 1994 to a Dusty Springfield performance in 1995, featuring Sinéad O'Connor and Alison Moyet on backing vocals, and the wonderful pairing of Nick Cave and Shane MacGowan from the first ever series of Later… in 1992.
  • Jools’ 30th Birthday Bash
    E75
    Jools’ 30th Birthday BashRobert Plant, Imelda May, Poppy Ajudha, Richard Hawley, Celeste, First Aid Kit, Seasick Steve, Michael Kiwanuka, Gogol Bordello, Martin and Eliza Carthy, Benjamin Clementine and The Joy join Jools.
  • US Hip Hop
    E76
    US Hip HopJools takes a look back at some of the many US hip hop artists to have travelled across the pond to perform on the show, all of whom have shared their incredible mastery and delivery of spoken word. From 90s groups The Fugees in 1996 and The Roots in 1999 to solo rappers such as Ice-T and Ludacris, along with the huge global stars of the scene like Mary J Blige, who made her debut on the show in 1999 and has since appeared four times, and Jay-Z, who performed his anthem 99 problems - and not forgetting one of the originators of hip hop, Grandmaster Flash, who chatted to Jools and performed on the show in 2009.
  • Country
    E77
    CountryJools takes a look back at some of the stars of the country music scene who have performed on the show over the years, including Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris and Taylor Swift.
  • Women of Hip-Hop Soul
    E78
    Women of Hip-Hop SoulJools introduces a 60-minute feast of delights from the archive, featuring some of the greatest women of hip-hop soul who have graced the Later... studio, from global stars like Erykah Badu making her debut in 1997 to Kelis, India Arie and Angie Stone in the early 2000s, as well as British stars of the genre. They include Mercury Prize winner Ms Dynamite in 2002, Stefflon Don and Jorja Smith, who both made their debuts in 2017, and Little Simz, who has appeared three times on Later… over the years. And let’s not forget the queen of hip-hop soul, Mary J Blige, with her anthem No More Drama, which she performed on the show in 2002.
  • Hootenanny 2023
    E79
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  • Later... with Jools Holland: Cool Britannia 2
    E80
    Later... with Jools Holland: Cool Britannia 2Highlights of the Friday night music show that's become an institution. This compilation features mainly UK artists from the 'Britpop' era captured in fine studio form. Artists featured: Kaiser Chiefs, Blur, Supergrass , Radiohead, Bloc Party, New Order, The Verve, Snow Patrol, Manic Street Preachers, The Libertines, Morrissey, Doves, Oasis, Razorlight, Stereophonics, Keane, Coldplay, Ian Brown, Paul Weller and Pulp.
  • Later... with Jools Holland: Louder
    E83
    Later... with Jools Holland: LouderLater... Louder is combination of the most rock & roll moments from Jools Holland's late night BBC2 show, which offers the only slot currently on terrestrial TV for New and experimental music. Due to this, Later... Louder offers the cream of the indie and rock crop over the last 10 years. Beginning with Dave Grohl in fine form with the Foo Fighters, we then switch to his mates Queens of the Stone Age belting out "No One Knows". More spot-the-connection fun follows, as the Screaming Trees' 1996 performance of "All I Know" sees a young Josh Homme on lead guitar. These connections run pretty much all the way through the disc, which adds an interesting slant on how to create a DVD track listing. With stand-out performances from the White Stripes, PJ Harvey and the Soundtrack of our Lives, Later... Louder also features the interviews from the original shows with such wide ranging talents as New Order and Courtney Love. This is a must for all those who are in need of a varied rock diet.
  • Later... with Jools Holland: Mellow
    E86
    Later... with Jools Holland: MellowSelection of quiet pieces from the BBC television program Later With ... Jools Holland, with the British TV debuts of Norah Jones, Antony & The Johnsons and Corinne Bailey Rae, sultry dance from Zero 7 and Groove Armada, special sounds from Björk and Mercury Rev and intimate performances by Tindersticks and Cassandra Wilson.
  • Later... with Jools Holland: Even Louder
    E87
    Later... with Jools Holland: Even LouderMore than a decade of rock performances from the BBC's Later... With Jools Holland are collected in this release from Warner Music Vision. Among the songs included in Later... With Jools Holland: Even Louder are "American Idiot" by Green Day, "Sweet 'n' Sour" by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "Drunken Butterfly" by Sonic Youth, and many others.
  • Tom Jones
    E90
    Tom JonesJools presents a look back at one of the greatest artists, songwriters and performers in British music - Tom Jones. He has performed on the show a number of times over the past two decades, from sharing his love of Jerry Lee Lewis with Jools at the piano in 2001 to performing with his band on songs like Black Betty in 2002, Give A Little Love in 2008 and Elvis Presley Blues in 2015.
  • Floorfillers
    E91
    FloorfillersJools 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 Nile Rodgers & Chic, Movin’ On Up from Mercury Prize-winners M People in 1998, and Sing It Back from 2000s band Moloko, fronted by Roisin Murphy, to DJ duos Disclosure, who performed with Sam Smith in 2013, and Underworld, who treated us to their anthem Born Slippy when they performed in 2016

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