Bruce Springsteen

Bow down: the Boss is in the house tonight. Yes, Bruce Springsteen, who's rarely seen touting his wares on a chatshow, joins Robert De Niro and Paul Rudd on the sofa. The magic comes when the celebrities entertain each other with stories, while Norton wisely sits back and listens.

Bruce Springsteen's take on the film about his career

As he watched her movie, Gurinder Chadha inched closer and closer to the musician so she could see his reactions. At times he smiled. At other moments, he laughed. And then there were moments when he looked genuinely surprised.

But when all was said and done, the words The Boss uttered were simple: "Thank you for looking after me so beautifully."

Preview: Mum, BBC2, episode 5

As Bruce Springsteen might have said if he was writing about Mum it's darkness on the edge of town this week. It's an October morning, the sun has not risen and Cathy is mooching around, finding various people in various states of distress and undress around her suburban semi.

Richy Gervais sore of Springsteen vocals

Ricky Gervais is nursing a sore throat after trying to perfect an impersonation of Bruce Springsteen's gravelly vocals for an upcoming charity show.