Who’s on The One Show tonight? Tommy Steele, Caroline Quentin and Anne Robinson join Matt Baker and Alex Jones
TONIGHT’S One Show line-up includes an English rocker, a TV actress and the “Queen of Mean”.
Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s show…
Who’s on The One Show tonight?
Tommy Steele
English rocker and entertainer Tommy Steele is often regarded as Britain’s first teen idol.
Born in 1936 in the London district of Bermondsey, the 81-year-old singer reached number one with his song “Singing the Blues” in 1957.
He also became the first UK artist to achieve a number one for his album, The Tommy Steele Story, and was awarded with an OBE in 1979.
Tonight, Tommy is talking about his role in the new musical, The Glenn Miller Show.
Caroline Quentin
British actress Caroline Quentin is best known for her roles in Jonathan Creek, Men Behaving Badly and Blue Murder.
The 57-year-old thespian is married to Sam Farmer, whom she met on the set of Men Behaving Badly.
She’ll be talking to Alex Jones and Matt Baker tonight about her upcoming part in Me and My Girl.
Anne Robinson
She’s the red-head who instilled the fear of god in contestants on The Weakest Link and helped uncover criminals during her stint presenting Watchdog.
Anne Robinson, 73, has recently hit the headlines after commenting on how ‘sexually treacherous’ the workplace is.
She is about to star in a new documentary and will reveal all on tonight’s One Show.
What time is The One Show on and who is presenting?
You can tune in to BBC One at 7pm on weeknights to watch the show.
Today’s episode will last half an hour and is being hosted by the regular duo of Matt Baker and Alex Jones.
Each night the presenters mix interviews with an array of celebrity guests with an eclectic mix of topics ranging from current affairs to pop culture.
It is then available on demand on the BBC iPlayer.
Can I be in The One Show audience?
Unfortunately, the One Show is not listed among the BBC shows you can apply for tickets for.
So viewers will just have to get their fix from their sofas.
However, to be in with a chance of watching programmes from A Question of Sport to Just a Minute .
How long has The One Show been running?
The magazine style show has been running for over a decade. The first episode was aired on August 14 2006.
From 2007 to 2010 it was hosted by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley, before Alex Jones and Jason Manford took the helm, later being replaced by Matt Baker.
Chris Evans oversaw the Friday night hour-long episodes from 2010 to 2015.
The likes of Dermot O’Leary, Phil Tufnell, Zoe Ball and Fearne Cotton are among the guest presenters who have stood in for the regular duos.