Within the BBC's New Year's Eve 2025 programming lineup, host Graham Norton presents a pre-recorded chat show special on BBC One at 10:30pm on December 31, spotlighting guests promoting major projects alongside Alison Limerick's 35th anniversary performance of 'Where Love Lives'. The episode coincides with confirmation of three more series from 2026.
The Graham Norton Show's New Year's Eve edition offers a festive send-off to 2025, gathering celebrities to discuss upcoming releases ahead of 2026. As detailed in the BBC's programming announcement, guests include Tom Hiddleston, reprising Jonathan Pine in The Night Manager series 2 (premiering BBC One/iPlayer January 1, following the 2016 hit); Laura Dern and Will Arnett in Is This Thing On?, inspired by comedian John Bishop; rising star Owen Cooper from Netflix's 2025 breakout Adolescence; and Carey Mulligan and Tim Key leading the feelgood British film The Ballad of Wallis Island.
Alison Limerick provides musical flair with her classic 'Where Love Lives'. Big Red Chair audience stories add personal highlights.
This special underscores the show's strength, renewed earlier in 2025 for three more series from 2026. Averaging 2.9 million viewers per episode, it leads the chat show market. A BBC spokesperson said: "The multi-award-winning chat show remains one of the nation's favourite television programmes and continues to attract A-list stars and millions of loyal viewers." Norton added: "Getting to host my own chat show is a huge pleasure as well as a privilege. I’m thrilled that the BBC are allowing me to continue for another three years."
Building on last year's edition—featuring Robbie Williams on Better Man, Rami Malek on Oedipus, Motsi Mabuse on Strictly, and John Bishop on tour—the 2025 special maintains the tradition of year-end recaps.
