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| image         = Later... with Jools Holland Logo.png
| caption       =
| genre         = Entertainment
| runtime       = 60 minutes (pre-recorded version, 1992–2018; ''Even Later'', 2019–2020; BBC Four compilations 2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006ml0l/later-with-jools-holland | title=Later... With Jools Holland }}</ref>)<br>45 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ct6v|title=BBC Two - Later... With Jools Holland, Series 61, Episode 1|publisher=BBC}}</ref> (2020–)<br>30 minutes (live version, 2008–2018; pre-recorded version, 2019–2020)
| creator       = [[BBC]]
| presenter     = [[Jools Holland]]
| starring      = [[List of performers on Later with Jools Holland|various]]
| language      = English
| country       = United Kingdom
| channel       = [[BBC Two]]
| first_aired   = {{Start date|df=yes|1992|10|08}}
| last_aired    = present
| location      = [[Alexandra Palace|Alexandra Palace Theatre]]<ref name="tvzoneuk.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/pr-laterjoolsholl-s61|title=Later…with Jools Holland &#124; Series 61 Preview (BBC Two)|date=26 September 2022|work=TV Zone UK}}</ref> (2022–present)<br>Helicon Mountain<ref name="knightfrank.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/blog/2018/09/12/jools-holland-takes-us-on-a-tour-of-helicon-mountain-his-quirky-south-east-london-studio-|title=Jools Holland takes us on a tour of Helicon Mountain - his quirky south east London studio|date=13 September 2018|publisher=Knight Frank}}</ref>/various locations<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010dxh|title=BBC Two - Later... With Jools Holland, Series 59, Damon Albarn and Emeli Sandé|publisher=BBC iPlayer}}</ref> (2021)<br>[[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]] (1992–2012, 2019–2020)<br>[[The Maidstone Studios]] (2013–2018)
| num_series    = 65
| num_episodes  = 442 <!--Up to date as of 23 November 2024-->
| list_episodes = List of Later... with Jools Holland episodes
| related       = ''[[Jools' Annual Hootenanny]]'' (1994–present)<br>''[[The Late Show (British TV programme)|The Late Show]]'' (1989-1995)<br>''[[The Old Grey Whistle Test]]'' (1971-1988)
| company       = [[BBC Studios]]<br>
[[BBC Music]] 
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'''''Later... with Jools Holland''''' (previously known as '''''Even Later... with Jools Holland''''', '''''Later Live... with Jools Holland''''' and '''''...Later with Jools Holland''''') is a contemporary British music television show hosted by [[Jools Holland]]. A spin-off of ''[[The Late Show (British TV programme)|The Late Show]]'', it has been running in short series since 8 October 1992<ref name="tvzoneuk.com"/> and starting from Series 66 in 2025, the show moves to Sunday nights. The day of transmission has varied over the years, but  it is usually recorded on a Tuesday for Saturday broadcast<ref name=times>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3564155.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719033504/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3564155.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2008 |title=Sooner rather than Later, BBC will risk Jools stars going live |access-date=14 November 2008 |work= The Times  |date= 17 March 2008| location=London | first=Adam | last=Sherwin}}</ref> and features a mixture of both established and new musical artists, from solo performers to bands and larger [[Musical ensemble|ensembles]].

The show is considered an institution, having millions of fans around the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.strandmagazine.co.uk/single-post/later-with-jools-holland-and-the-importance-of-music-in-television | title=Later... With Jools Holland and the Importance of Music in Television | date=28 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>Traynor, Cian. [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2011/0429/1224295670605.html "Backstage with the ringmaster"]. ''The Irish Times''. 29 April 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023175126/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2011/0429/1224295670605.html |date=23 October 2012 }}</ref> It is currently broadcast in America on [[MTV Live (TV channel)|MTV Live]] (formerly known as [[Palladia]]); previously it had been shown on [[Ovation (U.S. TV channel)|Ovation]], [[BBC America]], [[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]], and [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]]. The Ovation and Fuse broadcasts leave out several performances (and usually one or two performers entirely) to air commercials within a one-hour timeslot. It is also shown in Australia on the UKTV channel and [[ABC2]], in Canada on [[HIFI (TV channel)|HIFI]] and [[Aux (TV channel)|AUX TV]], in Germany on [[ZDFkultur]], in Spain on [[Canal+ (Spanish satellite broadcasting company)|Canal+ Xtra]], in [[Croatia]] on [[HRT 2]], in [[Latin America]] on Film&Arts and in [[Belgium]], France, [[Portugal]], [[Switzerland]], and the [[United Arab Emirates]] on iConcerts HD, and in [[Ireland]] on [[TG4]].

The 200th programme was broadcast on 1 February 2008.<ref name=Guardian200 >{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/feb/01/laterwithjoolshollandis20 |title=Later... With Jools Holland is 200 episodes old |access-date=14 November 2008 |work= The Guardian |date= 1 February 2008| location=London | first=Alexis | last=Petridis}}
</ref> The 250th edition was broadcast in September 2010.

==Programme format==
[[File:Jools Holland at the BAFTA's.jpg|thumb|[[Jools Holland]] at the [[British Academy Television Awards 2009]]]]
''Later...'' draws from a diverse palette of both [[Popular music|popular]] and [[world music]], and each show features around five bands with a variety of styles performing for each other and a [[studio audience]] of around 300 people. 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 (band)|the Fall]] insisted that he would only appear on the show if Holland would promise not to play piano over any of his songs.<ref name=metroMarkESmith>{{cite news|last=Green|first=Graeme|title=Mark E Smith|url=http://metro.co.uk/2009/10/27/mark-e-smith-636525/|access-date=24 November 2011|newspaper=Metro}}</ref> Over time, these jam sessions have changed - the end of the hour-long show ends with a jam session now - and Holland accompanies relatively few artists in comparison to earlier seasons. The international singer [[Anastacia]] performed live along Holland on the piano the non-single song "Ask Of You".

On 1 April 2008, a new format was debuted, featuring a 30-minute, fully live show broadcast on a Tuesday, ''Later Live... with Jools Holland'', followed by the original hour-long pre-recorded show, ''Later... with Jools Holland'', typically broadcast on a Friday. The Friday show features the performances recorded on a Tuesday as well as others recorded during the session for the live show. The HD hour-long broadcasts use [[Dolby Digital|Dolby Digital 5.1]], which adds to the overall ambience of the studio environment. For Series 51, the hour-long show was moved to Saturday nights, seemingly to accommodate the new BBC One show, ''[[Sounds Like Friday Night]]''.

After the 2012 closure of [[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]] for redevelopment, production from April 2013 moved to Studio 1 at [[The Maidstone Studios]], close to Holland's home in [[Cooling, Kent]].<ref name=KolJools>{{cite web|title=Jools Holland switches TV show to Maidstone |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent_business/home/2013/march/14/jools_holland_switches_tv_show.aspx |publisher=kentonline.co.uk| access-date=22 April 2013}}</ref>

===2018 tendering process===

''Later...'' and ''[[Jools' Annual Hootenanny]]'' were opened up to tender in 2018, with the contract to produce the show being retained by BBC Studios.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC Studios to Continue Producing Later with Jools Holland |url=https://newsonnews.co.uk/tv/uk/290320191959-bbc-studios-to-continue-producing-later-with-jools-holland/ |access-date=12 April 2019 |work=News on News |date=29 March 2019}}</ref> A number of changes were made to the show's format, with the 60-minute show having a more relaxed feel, including "bespoke films and backstage interviews". Each 60-minute programme also saw Holland joined by a special guest to co-host. The October 2019 series of the programme saw it return to [[Television Centre, London|Television Centre]], where it was filmed until 2012. It is filmed in TC1, the largest studio on the site.<ref>{{cite web |title=Later…with Jools Holland returns to BBC Studioworks' Television Centre studio facility |url=https://bbcstudioworks.com/news/laterwith-jools-holland-returns-to-bbc-studioworks-television-centre-studio-facility/ |website=BBC Studioworks |access-date=12 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

As of Series 54 both editions are pre-recorded: the 30 minute edition airs Thursday night at 10pm, with the 60 minute ''Even Later'' edition airing Friday night, usually at around 11&nbsp;pm to 12 midnight, as part of BBC Two's post-''Newsnight'' late-night line-up.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carpani |first1=Jessica |title=Jools Holland resists BBC efforts to sideline him as he insists his "co-hosts" will not "present" the show |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/08/jools-holland-resists-bbc-efforts-sideline-insists-co-hosts/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/08/jools-holland-resists-bbc-efforts-sideline-insists-co-hosts/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=12 October 2019 |date=8 October 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2020, the format was changed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], with Holland introducing guests via videolink from his Helicon Mountain<ref name="knightfrank.co.uk"/> home studio and the programme becoming 45 minutes in length, as ''Newsnight'' was now starting at 10:45pm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/18479269.emily-maitlis-replaced-newsnight-episode-dominic-cummings-comments/|title=Emily Maitlis replaced in Newsnight episode for Dominic Cummings comments|last=O'Toole|first=Emer|date=27 May 2020|work=The National|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Later...with Jools Holland returns in lockdown with Christine and the Queens |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/later-with-jools-holland-coronavirus-lockdown-christine-and-the-queens-426086 |website=inews.co.uk |access-date=25 November 2020 |language=en |date=8 May 2020}}</ref>

After a number of years where the show had been broadcast on Tuesday and Friday nights, in October 2021, series 59 started to be broadcast on a Saturday, still in a 45 minute format, at around 10pm, as part of a schedule block devoted to music programming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010dxh|title=Later... with Jools Holland - Series 59: 1. Damon Albarn and Emeli Sandé|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> In 2022, the programme moved from Helicon Mountain to a permanent location at the restored [[Alexandra Palace|Alexandra Palace Theatre]] in North London, with Wet Leg, Joe Bonamassa and Cat Burns appearing on the first episode recorded at the theatre, which was episode one of series 60.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017h4h | title=BBC Two - Later... With Jools Holland, Series 60, Episode 1 }}</ref>

==Special editions==
Occasional special editions of the show showcase a major artist under the ''Later...'' banner, with the ''Later presents...'' title. Artists featured in these shows have included [[Alice in Chains]] in 1992, [[Paul Weller]] and [[Metallica]] in 1996, [[R.E.M.]] and [[the Verve]] in 1998, [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] in 2000, [[Radiohead]] in 2001 and 2007, and the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] in 2007. The bands 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 (M People song)|Dreaming]]".

Special editions broadcast on New Year's Eve each year are referred to as ''Jools Holland's [[Hootenanny (UK TV series)|Hootenanny]]'' and are pre-recorded, typically in early December.<ref name=Guardian200 /> In 2003 a 'Spring Hootenanny' was broadcast, which proved to be a one-off.

In 2017, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show, a ''Later 25''<ref>{{cite web|title=Later 25|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b096k4w2|website=BBC Two|publisher=BBC|access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref> show was held at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]] - it was recorded on 21 September 2017 and broadcast two days later on the 23rd. The setup was roughly similar, with bands located around the arena of the Hall with some artists also on the stage. The 2 hour long show featured 10 artists.

Repeated excerpts from the show were broadcast under the title ''A Little Later'' as fill-in programmes on [[BBC HD]], while in 2022, BBC Four had a number of new ''Later'' compilations made for the channel,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001c94d | title=Later... With Jools Holland - UK Rap, Grime and Hip-Hop }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001c94d | title=BBC Two - Later... With Jools Holland, UK Rap, Grime and Hip-Hop }}</ref> themed around various musical genres like pop<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001c1qv | title=Later... With Jools Holland - Pop }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001c1qv | title=BBC Two - Later... With Jools Holland, Pop }}</ref> or musical collaborations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001cjr1 | title=BBC Two - Later... With Jools Holland, Collaborations }}</ref>

On 12 November 2022 a special "30th Birthday Bash" programme, recorded at London’s [[Eventim Apollo]] in London, was broadcast on BBC 2.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Yorkshire Post]]|first=Danielle|last=de Wolfe|date=9 Nov 2022|title= Jools Holland on BBC special Jools' 30th Birthday Bash with Sheffield's Arctic Monkeys and Rotherham's Self Esteem |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/jools-holland-on-bbc-special-jools-30th-birthday-bash-with-sheffields-arctic-monkeys-and-rotherhams-self-esteem-3908642|accessdate=26 November 2022}}</ref> It was followed by the special "The A-Z of ''Later... with Jools Holland: From Adele to ZZ Top'', narrated by comedian [[Paul Whitehouse]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Radio Times]]|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-bsj24t/later-with-jools-holland/episodes/|title=Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series)|accessdate=26 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b095vnkc|website=[[BBC]]|title= BBC Two - Later... with Jools Holland, The A-Z of Later... with Jools Holland: From Adele to ZZ Top |accessdate=26 November 2022}}</ref>

==Criticism==
In 2008, the head rock and pop critic of ''[[The Guardian]]'', [[Alexis Petridis]], claimed the programme featured a "distinct lack of spontaneity" and was failing to showcase enough dance music, pop, hip-hop, experimental music or present R&B artists. He also argued "all the artists it breaks are essentially the same: [[Middle of the road (music)|MOR]] singer-songwriters".<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/feb/01/laterwithjoolshollandis20 | title= Later... With Jools Holland is 200 episodes old | work=The Guardian | location=London | first=Alexis | last=Petridis | date=1 February 2008 | access-date=26 March 2012}}</ref>

In 2010, [[Joe Elliott]], lead singer of rock band [[Def Leppard]], criticised the programme for excluding the band from appearing on it, claiming "Jools Holland won't have us on his show because we're not [[cool (aesthetic)|cool]] enough."<ref>{{cite web | url= http://metro.co.uk/2010/07/20/joe-elliot-def-leppard-dont-get-enough-respect-453310/ | title= Joe Elliot: Def Leppard don't get enough respect | work=Metro  | date=20 July 2010 | access-date=2 April 2013}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2000, the series was ranked at number 81 in the [[British Film Institute]]'s list of the "[[BFI TV 100]]", listing the top 100 British television programmes of the 20th century.

==Discography==
Numerous albums containing performances from the show have been released over the course of the show's run.
*1996 ''...Later Volume One: Brit Beat''
*1996 ''...Later with Jools Holland Volume Two: Slow Beats''
*2008 ''Later... with Jools Holland The First 15 Years''
*2008 ''Later... with Jools Holland Live''
*2009 ''Later... with Jools Holland Live 2''

Music DVDs have also been released, listed below:
*2003 ''Later... with Jools Holland Hootenanny''
*2003 ''Later... with Jools Holland Giants''
*2003 ''Later... with Jools Holland Louder''
*2005 ''Later... with Jools Holland Even Louder''
*2005 ''Later with Jools Holland: World''
*2006 ''Later... with Jools Holland Mellow''
*2006 ''Best of Later... with Jools Holland''
*2008 ''Later... with Jools Holland The First 15 Years''
*Two DVDs subtitled ''Cool Britannia''

== Shows ==
{{further|List of Later... with Jools Holland episodes}}

==See also==
* [[The Tube (1982 TV series)|The Tube]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{BBC programme}}
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cgq6c ''A Little Later'']
* {{IMDb title|id=0103469|title=Later with Jools Holland}}

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