Graham Norton: agony uncle

What qualifies me, Graham Norton, to be an agony uncle, you may have wondered way back at the beginning?

Graham Norton show to replace Friday Night with Ross

Graham Norton's chat show is to replace Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, the controller of BBC One has said.

Norton to take over from Ross on Friday night chat show

Graham Norton is set to step in to take over the Friday night BBC1 chat-show slot soon to be vacated by Jonathan Ross.

Graham Norton shows us how it's done

Despite his reputation for making great television at the expense of his guests, the stars still come flocking, and recent interviewees on The Graham Norton Show have included comedy hero John Cleese and Hollywood A-lister Jennifer Lopez.

Graham Norton pokes fun at Dr Who blunder

Graham Norton pokes fun at the BBC's Doctor Who trailer blunder by getting exterminated by a Dalek.

Jonathan Ross is on his way out, but all hail Graham Norton, whose chat show is breezy, silly and a perfect nightcap at the end of the first day of the working week. I particularly like the way all of his guests end up on the sofa together, rather than each scurrying off to the green room after their moments in the spotlight to giggle self-consciously while everyone else has their turn. Some of the best bits of the last series involved high jinks between the stars, like the hopelessly solipsistic Katie Price coming under the withering gaze of a mischievous Jo Brand. Or model/actress Lily Cole looking lost as she droned on about her new film, while Sue Perkins and Isabella Rossellini were there just to enjoy themselves. Tonight's guests Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant should be good value as they discuss their new film Cemetery Junction. They'll be joined by actress Christina Ricci, and there's music from Pixie Lott.

Telegraph columnist and ubiquitous TV host Graham Norton returns with a new series of his anarchic chat show. Tonight's guests include comedians Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who discuss their new film Cemetery Junction. They'll be joined on the sofa by actress Christina Ricci and there's music from Pixie Lott.

If you happen to find yourself relaxing in an armchair in front of the television as the end of the decade approaches, you can do much worse than titter away the last hour of the Noughties in the frisky company of Graham Norton and his lively chat show. Joining him in a satirical review of the year are Dominic West, the British actor and star of the American drama series The Wire, the evergreen comedian Joan Rivers, and Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker. Followed by the New Year Fireworks over the Thames in London (BBC One, 11.45pm).

TV matters: The Graham Norton Show

Graham Norton's back - and he's parked his tanks firmly on Jonathan Ross's lawn.

The quasi-anarchic chat show switches channels from BBC2 to BBC1. Which to me seems less of a jarring move than moving Norton's antics to a Monday night, when they'd seem far more suitable nearer the end of the week - although I suppose that would then create a clash with Jonathan Ross.