The host welcomes Pirates and Lord of the Rings star Orlando Bloom, to discuss West End productionhuger Joe, in which he plays a cop who moonlights as a hugger-for-hire. Comedy actor Stephen Merchant talks about voicing new animation Sherlock Gnomes, and SuRie performs the UK's Eurovision entry, Storm. Plus, another bunch of intrepid audience members recounts an anecdote from the dreaded red chair.

The Graham Norton Show Season 23 Episodes...

• s23e01 - Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Tom Holland, Kylie Minogue
• s23e02 - Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Martin Freeman, Roger Daltrey
• s23e03 - Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt LeBlanc, Maxine Peake, Mary Berry, Claudia Winkleman, Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa
• s23e04 - Orlando Bloom, Stephen Merchant, SuRie
• s23e05 - Stephen Mangan, Johnny Vegas, Emilia Fox, Jess Glynne
• s23e06 - Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, David Beckham, Vanessa Kirby, Joan Armatrading
• s23e07 - Emilia Clarke, Gloria Estefan, David Tennant, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Leon Bridges
• s23e08 - Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, Jake Shears
• s23e09 - Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette, Aidan Turner, Jo Brand, Liam Payne
• s23e10 - Usain Bolt, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Saunders, Beattie Edmondson, Rob Brydon, Florence and the Machine
• s23e11 - Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Years and Years
• s23e12 - Cher, Christine Baranski, Rupert Everett, Natalie Dormer, Tom Odell

The Graham Norton Show Show Summary

Graham Norton returns to the format he's most comfortable with since his Channel 4 days, briefly on BBC2 and now on prime time BBC1. Each week celebrity guest(s) join Graham to discuss what's being going on around the world that week.

The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories that have happened. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out with. Throughout series one the show was recorded on the Wednesday at 7pm before it's transmission at 10pm on the Thursday.