The host is joined by actors Greg Kinnear, who talks about starring in romantic comedy Ghost Town alongside Ricky Gervais, and Ruth Jones, co-writer of the award-winning comedy Gavin & Stacey. Plus, the usual mix of monologues and eccentric characters. Extended version of last Thursday's show

The Graham Norton Show Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Sarah, Duchess of York, Ed Byrne
• s05e02 - Greg Kinnear, Ruth Jones
• s05e03 - Ronnie Corbett, Greg Kinnear, Shaun Williamson, Ricky Gervais
• s05e04 - Zac Efron, David Walliams, The Pet Shop Boys
• s05e05 - Roberto Benigni, Patsy Kensit
• s05e06 - Gillian Anderson, Chris Addison, Sinéad O'Connor
• s05e07 - Katie Price, Peter Andre, Jimmy Carr
• s05e08 - Anna Friel, Matt Lucas
• s05e09 - Duncan Bannatyne, Joan Rivers, Chesney Hawkes
• s05e10 - Willem Dafoe, Ashley Jensen, Lily Allen
• s05e11 - Isabella Rossellini, Juliette Lewis, Alistair McGowan
• s05e12 - Kurt Russell, Jenny Eclair, Betty Hoskins

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.