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The Graham Norton Show: Season 8

19 episodes Premiered Oct 22, 2010 Updated Oct 11, 2026
Previously on The Graham Norton Show

Season 8 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Graham Norton Show Season 7.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 8 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 8: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (16): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S8·E1 Mytharc

Charlotte Church, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Russell Howard

Oct 22, 2010 · 49 min

Among his guests on the first programme is Charlotte Church who, in her first major TV appearance after a tumultuous year, talks music, life and love, and performs live from her ne

S8·E3 Core

Johnny Knoxville, Joan Rivers, Catherine Tate

Nov 5, 2010 · 49 min

Graham is joined by Hollywood hell-raiser Johnny Knoxville to talk about Jackass 3D; veteran comedienne Joan Rivers, who talks about having a year of her life documented in the awa

S8·E4 Core

Colin Farrell, Daniel Radcliffe, Rhod Gilbert, Rihanna

Nov 12, 2010 · 49 min

Graham is joined by Hollywood heart-throb Colin Farrell, in his first visit to Graham's sofa; actor Daniel Radcliffe, talking about his new movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallo

S8·E5 Core

Bette Midler, Stephen Fry, David Haye

Nov 26, 2010 · 49 min

Graham is joined by one of his showbiz heroines, Bette Midler, who talks about her life and career and performs a song from her new album, Memories of You. Writer, comedian, actor

S8·E6 Core

Jack Black, Miranda Hart, John Waters, Justin Bieber

Dec 3, 2010 · 45 min

Graham is joined by Hollywood star Jack Black, talking about his new film Gulliver's Travels; comedian Miranda Hart, who talks sitcoms and pratfalls; maverick film-maker and Hairsp

S8·E8 Core

Cher, Dawn French

Dec 17, 2010 · 49 min

Graham meets Hollywood superstar Cher and actress and comedian Dawn French, while the Script perform their new single, Nothing.

S8·E12 Core

Vince Vaughn, Sarah Millican, Diddy

Jan 21, 2011 · 49 min

Vince Vaughn talks about his new movie The Dilemma, and hot comic Sarah Millican is also on the sofa. Plus actor, designer and music superstar Diddy chats and performs live in the

S8·E13 Core

Kate Hudson, Russell Kane, Tinie Tempah

Jan 28, 2011 · 49 min

Graham is joined on the sofa by Hollywood star Kate Hudson, who talks about pregnancy, engagement rumours and her new film A Little Bit of Heaven; award-winning comedian Russell Ka

S8·E14 Core

Dame Helen Mirren, Emily Blunt, Ed Byrne, The Wanted

Feb 4, 2011 · 49 min

Graham is joined by Dame Helen Mirren, talking about her new film Brighton Rock; Devil Wears Prada actress Emily Blunt; top comedian Ed Byrne; and The Wanted, who perform in the st

S8·E18 Mytharc

Stanley Tucci, Miriam Margolyes, Jimmy Carr, Bruno Mars

Mar 4, 2011 · 49 min

Graham is joined by veteran actor Stanley Tucci (“Jack the Giant Killer,” ”Captain America: The First Avenger”), actress Miriam Margolyes (“Merlin,” ”Harry Potter and the Deathly H

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