| Later... with Jools Holland | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Entertainment |
| Format | Music |
| Created by | BBC |
| Starring | Jools Holland |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 39 |
| No. of episodes | 277 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 Mins (Pre-recorded version) 30 Mins (Live version) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Original run | 9 October 1992 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Hootenanny (since 1993) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Later... with Jools Holland (previously known as ...Later with Jools Holland) is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland. A spin-off of The Late Show, it has been running in short series since 1992 and is a part of BBC Two's late-night line-up, usually at around 11pm to 12 midnight. The day of transmission has varied, but currently it is usually recorded on a Tuesday for Friday broadcast[1] and features a mixture of both established and new musical artists, from solo performers to bands and larger ensembles.
The show is considered an institution, having notched up millions of fans around the world.[2] It is currently broadcast in America on Ovation; previously it has been shown on BBC America, Fuse, and Rave HD. The Ovation and Fuse broadcasts leave out several performances (and usually one or two performers entirely) in order to air commercials within a one-hour timeslot. It is also shown in Australia on the UKTV channel and ABC2, in Canada on HIFI and AUX TV, in Germany on zdf.kultur and in Portugal, Switzerland, Belgium, France and the United Arab Emirates on iConcerts HD.
The 200th programme was broadcast on 1 February 2008.[3] The 250th edition was broadcast in September 2010.
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Later... draws from a diverse palette of both popular and world music, and each show features around five bands with a variety of styles performing for each other and a small studio audience. Jools Holland introduces the show and interviews one or more of the performers. A unique feature is the short jam session that begins each show, involving all of his invited guests, along with Holland on piano. This beginning jam session also best shows the unusual layout of the set – all the bands are arrayed in a circle with the audience filling in the gaps between them. Holland often also accompanies his guests' performances, with mixed results - Mark E. Smith of the Fall insisted that he would only appear on the show if Holland would promise not to play piano over any of his songs[4] . On 1 April 2008,[1] a new format was debuted featuring a 30-minute, fully live show broadcast on a Tuesday followed by the original hour-long pre-recorded show broadcast on a Friday. The Friday show will feature the performances recorded on a Tuesday as well as other performances recorded during the session for the live show. The BBC HD broadcasts use Dolby Digital 5.1, which adds to the overall ambience of the studio environment.
Occasional special editions of the show showcase a major artist under the Later... banner, titled "Later presents...". Artists featured in these shows have included Metallica in 1996, R.E.M. and The Verve in 1998, Oasis in 2000, and Radiohead and the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2007. The band in question play for the duration of the hour-long show. Despite the different name, the show is still introduced by Jools Holland and takes place in a similarly set-up studio.
The special episode featuring M People in 1998 was later released on video and DVD under the title One Night in Heaven. Also, a selection of the songs from the programme have been released on the limited edition of The Best of M People album and as a b-side to the single "Dreaming".
Special editions broadcast on New Year's Eve each year are referred to as Jools Holland's Hootenanny and are advance-recorded.[3] In 2003 a 'Spring Hootenanny' was broadcast, which proved to be a one-off.
Repeated excerpts from the show have been broadcast under the title A Little Later particularly as fill-in programmes on BBC HD.
Numerous albums containing performances from the show have been released over the course of the show's run.
Music DVDs have also been released, listed below: