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Who’s on The One Show tonight? Anna Maxwell Martin and Daniel Mays join Matt Baker and Alex Jones

ANNA Maxwell Martin and Daniel Mays are set to wow as part of new BBC drama to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Warrington bombing, Mother’s Day.

The two will be on The One Show sofa tonight to discuss the project.

Here’s all you need to know about tonight’s show and line up…

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Anna Maxwell Martin will be on The One Show tonight

Who’s on The One Show tonight?

Anna Maxwell Martin

Anna Maxwell Martin is an English actress born in 1977.

Notably, she has played Lyra in His Dark Materials at the Royal National Theatre, Esther Summerson in the BBC’s 2005 adaptation of Bleak House, and “N” in Channel 4’s 2008 adaptation of Poppy Shakespeare.

She’s known for her role in The Bletchley Circle and will play Wendy Parry — who loses her 12 year old child Tim Parry — in the upcoming BBC Two factual series Mother’s Day about the events, aftermath and public response to the Warrington bombing of March 1993.

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Daniel Mays will discuss his new role in Mother’s Day

Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays was born on March 31 1978 and is an English actor.

The son of an electrician and bank teller, he had a sporty childhood growing up in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, with his three brothers.

His most high profile to date was starring in BBC’s highly acclaimed Line of Duty where he made a huge impact to the storyline in just one episode.

He played the lead role in Channel 4’s Born to Kill and won the role of Peter Wildeblood, in the BBC’s Against the Law.

Daniel has also appeared in EastEnders, Plus One, Ashes to Ashes, Outcasts.

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Historian Lucy Worsley will also be on the show

Lucy Worsley

Born December 18, 1973, Lucy Worsley is an English historian, author, and television presenter.

The 44-year-old graduated from Oxford with a BA First-class honours degree in Ancient and Modern History.

Lucy has presented a slew of historical documentaries for the BBC including A Very British Romance and the three-part series, Six Wives.

She is also the chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces and married her architect husband Mark Hines in November 2011.

She will be sharing some unknown facts about Queen Victoria on The 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 Matt Baker and Angellica Bell.

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.

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The One Show host Alex Jones with Matt Baker

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 being made visit  .

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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.

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