The Graham Norton Show

Radio Times review

When you've clocked up as many great performances as Gary Oldman, you can afford a bit of silly stuff, and his new movie is silly with a cult twist. He stars in the remake of 1987's cyborg sci-fi RoboCop as Dr Dennett Norton, the creator of the freaky man-machine with a nipped-in waist and a surprising fondness for free will. In common with many of Oldman's characters, Dr Norton looks like he smells of old coffee - a nice match with Nick Frost, whose role as tubby wannabe Latin dancer Bruce in new British romcom Cuban Fury seems to be powered mainly by iced buns.

Graham Norton will bring them together in a frenzy of near-the-knuckle jokes and slyly clever questions. He'd do well, though, to avoid the subject of the one role they (almost) have in common: the antihero of Martin Amis's Money, John Self, who eluded Oldman but came to Frost with pretty dire results.

Hollywood comes to Graham Norton's sofa as Matthew McConaughey - Golden Globe-winning star of the Oscar-nominated Dallas Buyers Club - joins Julianne Moore, whose new action thriller, Non-Stop, touches down in Britain at the end of next month. There's also a US vibe to the music with Sheryl Crow, while keeping the Union flag flying is Alan Davies, whose comedy career takes a quite interesting sporty turn this time next week when he hosts a Winter Olympics chatty guest show.

Radio Times review

It's not long ago that Matthew McConaughey had become a byword for lightweight romantic comedies and going shirtless at every opportunity. But the role that recently won him a Golden Globe was lightweight in the literal sense: McConaughey shed three stone to play a rodeo cowboy dying of AIDS in The Dallas Buyer's Club.

The award put the icing on a remarkable return to the Hollywood A-list and tonight he discusses his comeback with Graham Norton while Alan Davies provides comedy cover and Sheryl Crow provides music.

An abundance of Ks grace Norton's studio tonight as Kenneth Branagh and Keira Knightley drop by to big up their new action-thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Lee Mack gets his beak in about his new show Duck Quacks Don't Echo, while Katy B provides the music. Former Gunner Thierry Henry also dribbles by for a chat and although his name is K-free he is at least a striker. Let's hope the red chair cranks out a Kevin or a Kirsty.

They'll be rolling out the red carpet tonight as a stellar cast of talent drop by for a chat. Michael Fassbender talks about his role in 12 Years A Slave, Idris Elba reflects on stepping into the shoes of a legend in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and there's a chance to get the inside track on punchy comedy drama Girls from US actor/writer Lena Dunham. Completing one of Graham Norton's most diverting line-ups are national treasure Olivia Colman and rockers Keane.

The movie publicity machine goes into overdrive as Norton welcomes a bevy of cinematic talent on to his couch. Topping the bill are Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone, hoping to pack a heavyweight Hollywood punch with new boxing movie Grudge Match, Jonah Hill bigs up his part in The Wolf Of Wall Street (starring Leonardo DiCaprio) while, flying the flag for British talent, Carey Mulligan plugs Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen brothers' film surprisingly overlooked by the Baftas.

It's been another winning year for Graham Norton - great guests (his New Year's Eve line-up this year was extraordinary) and great audience figures. Even if you saw every episode of the most recent series these best-bit compilations are always worth a look. So prepare to relive the good and the bad.

The good include Lady Gaga forging an unlikely, instant friendship with EastEnders' Dot Cotton, June Brown; the two Doctors Matt Smith and David Tennant taking fan questions; and Paul McCartney talking about his collaboration with Michael Jackson. And the bad? Michelle Pfeiffer and a very unforthcoming Robert De Niro looking bored and baffled as Cher and Jennifer Saunders stole the show. And Harrison Ford seemingly very unimpressed by Jack Whitehall.

Graham Norton pulls in 4.7m for New Year special

The Graham Norton Show pulled in 4.76 million viewers and 26.6% of the audience share for its New Year special at 10.15pm last night (December 31), according to overnight data.

It's the night when TV's big guns mount a barrage of merriment to blast us over the finishing line of 2013. Point your remote pretty much anywhere and a party mood is guaranteed - without the need for an actual party. Graham Norton hosts more stars than can possibly fit on his couch, including the entire Monty Python team, the stars of Anchorman 2, sisters Joan and Jackie Collins, and Michael Bublé. There really is no excuse for letting the fizz in your glass go flat.

Graham Norton warned over World Aids Day ribbon

Graham Norton and his production company So Television have been reprimanded by the BBC after he wore a World Aids Day ribbon on air.