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The Graham Norton Show
- TV chat show
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 2007 - 2024
- 494 episodes (31 series)
Comic chat show presented by Graham Norton. The biggest names in showbiz join the host on his sofa.
Episode menu
Series 24 - Graham Norton's Good Story Guide
Further details
Graham Norton goes behind the scenes of his award-winning talk show to reveal the secrets of telling the perfect story in this special.
Graham has put together a selection of classic clips featuring stars like Salma Hayek, Tom Hanks, Dame Maggie Smith, Chris Pratt, Jamie Dornan and Kate Beckinsale to illustrate the art of the top tale. Graham also hears yarn-spinning advice and insight from some of his favourite guests: David Tennant, Bill Bailey, Rob Brydon, Miriam Margolyes, and Josh Widdicombe.
Miriam Margolyes on her outrageous performances: "Part of the problem is that most of my stories are filthy. I'm a potty mouth. They're dirty and I can't help myself. I just enjoy it."
David Tennant defines the Norton secret recipe: "Graham creates an atmosphere that allows people to be more honest than they might be on other chat shows or tell a ruder story than they might on the likes of BBC Breakfast! You get to see famous Hollywood people letting their hair down and telling stories about wetting their pants that they haven't been able to tell on American television."
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 4th January 2019
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 50 minutes
Cast & crew
Graham Norton | Host / Presenter |
Helen Mirren | Guest |
Greg Davies | Guest |
Liam Neeson | Guest |
Tom Hanks | Guest |
Salma Hayek | Guest |
Patrick Stewart | Guest |
Judi Dench (as Dame Judi Dench) | Guest |
Hugh Grant | Guest |
Emma Thompson | Guest |
Jamie Foxx | Guest |
Meryl Streep | Guest |
Chris Pratt | Guest |
Maggie Smith | Guest |
Kate Beckinsale | Guest |
Bryan Cranston | Guest |
Whoopi Goldberg | Guest |
Michael Caine | Guest |
Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Guest |
William Adams (as Will.I.Am) | Self |
David Tennant | Self |
Josh Widdicombe | Self |
Miriam Margolyes | Self |
Rob Brydon | Self |
Bill Bailey | Self |
Rob Colley | Writer |
Jon Magnusson | Series Producer |
Graham Stuart | Executive Producer |
Claire Butchard | Producer |
Phil Lepherd | Editor |
Jonathan Whitehead (as Trellis) | Composer |
Simon Elsbury | Director of Photography |
Videos
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's stage story
Phoebe Waller-Bridge tells a story about what happened on a stage show.
Featuring: David Tennant & Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Greg Davies' funniest ever story
Greg Davies tells a story that involves curry, a toilet and his mum's knickers.
Featuring: Greg Davies & Josh Widdicombe.
Press
For many years now Norton, a latter-day Russell Harty, has charmed anecdotes from guests - epitomised by Liam Neeson's recent account of how he became smitten with Helen Mirren on the set of Excalibur. Now, aided by Miriam Margolyes and Rob Brydon, he analyses what it takes to tell a good tale.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 4th January 2019