The Graham Norton Show Specials

The award-winning host gets into the Hogmanay spirit with a New Year's Eve edition of his talk show. Join in the fun with Graham and his audience as they get ready to welcome 2011, with celebrity guests and the best music of 2010.

Graham Norton welcomes a glittering guest list to the Christmas special edition of the show: the Time Lord himself, Matt Smith, looking forward to the Doctor Who Christmas special; actress Gillian Anderson, who stars in the new adaptation of Great Expectations; top comic Russell Kane; Dragon lady Hilary Devey; the two number one reality stars on television, Harry Judd, winner of Strictly Come Dancing and Dougie Pointer, King of the Jungle from I'm A Celebrity. Plus there's a performance of the song everyone expects to be the Christmas number one: Wherever You Are sung by the Military Wives Choir, lead by choirmaster Gareth Malone.

Ending the year on Graham's sofa are Tom Cruise and his co-star Rosamund Pike, starring in their new movie Jack Reacher, and Wolverine star Hugh Jackman, who talks about the movie adaptation of Les Miserables. Graham is also joined by Hollywood great Billy Crystal, starring in the movie Parental Guidance, as well as top Liverpudlian comic John Bishop and Great British Bake-Off judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry. With music from Pink.

Highlights from the current series of the talk show, with guests including Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, Bradley Cooper, Sandra Bullock, Russell Crowe, Olivia Colman, Samuel L Jackson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, Gwyneth Paltrow and Lewis Hamilton. Plus another chance to see Will Smith's Fresh Prince dance reunion

There is a star-studded night of reunions on Graham's sofa to end the year, as he is joined by the stars of Anchorman 2 - Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd and David Koechner, a rare appearance together by sisters Joan and Jackie Collins, and a historic gathering of the Monty Python team - John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam. Plus comedy from Frank Skinner, and music and chat from super-crooner Michael Bublé.

Highlights from the current series of the talk show, with a host of stars including Harrison Ford, Emma Thompson, Robert De Niro, Mary Berry, Sir Elton John, Lady Gaga, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michelle Pfeiffer, Matt Smith, David Tennant, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Paul Mccartney, Katy Perry, Ben Stiller and Cher.

Graham is joined by Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst, cycling ace Sir Bradley Wiggins and Hollywood stars Eddie Redmayne, Anna Kendrick and Liam Neeson.

Graham Norton celebrates 30 years of the nation’s favourite soap, EastEnders. Featuring a bumper line-up of stars including June Brown, Pam St Clement, Adam Woodyatt, Letitia Dean, Kellie Bright, John Altman, Richard Blackwood, Jessie Wallace, Shane Richie, Danny Dyer, plus many more stars past and present.

On Graham's star-studded New Year's Eve sofa: Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence; Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne, playing a transgender pioneer in The Danish Girl; Ron Burgundy himself, comic genius Will Ferrell, and actor-producer Mark Wahlberg, together in new comedy Daddy's Home; and music from Years And Years, who'll perform one of 2015's biggest hits, Shine.

Together on Graham's big Hogmanay sofa are Hollywood great Hugh Jackman with his co-stars in the new musical spectacular about PT Barnum, The Greatest Showman, Zac Efron and Zendaya, the star of drama Doctor Foster, Suranne Jones, and Oscar-nominated actor Gary Oldman, playing Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. With music from The Leading Ladies, performing One Night Only.

Graham is joined by Olivia Colman, Nicholas Hoult, Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce. With music from Rita Ora, who performs a medley of hits from her current album Phoenix.

Graham presents his traditional New Year’s Eve talk show, with guests including double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, starring as American children’s TV host Mr Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood; Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse; top British actor Stephen Graham (Line of Duty, This is England), discussing new drama White House Farm; and music from Melanie C feat Sink the Pink, performing their current single High Heels. Plus more guest surprises, fun with the audience and Hogmanay Red Chairs.

On Graham's star-studded New Year's Eve sofa: award-winning actors Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, together in Assassin's Creed; X-Men star James McAvoy, starring in new film Split; Olympic golden couple Laura Trott and Jason Kenny, chatting about their book The Inside Track; and Irish rowing heroes Gary and Paul O'Donovan. Plus music from Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra.

Graham Norton goes behind the scenes of TV's most famous comfy chair to meet the people who have entertained the nation with their stories. Sometimes.