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BBC-1
Nov 23, 2011
30 m

BBC-1
Nov 23, 2011
30 m

Summary The One Show is a topical magazine-style television programme, broadcast on weekdays at 7pm on BBC One. It is hosted by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley. It is the biggest single commission outside returning drama the BBC has ever handed out.

Directed By: Ashley S. Gorman

BBC-1
Nov 23, 2011
30 m

BBC-1
Nov 23, 2011
30 m

S6 • Episode 211

Episode #6.211

Air Date: Nov 23, 2011

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Summary The One Show is a topical magazine-style television programme, broadcast on weekdays at 7pm on BBC One. It is hosted by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley. It is the biggest single commission outside returning drama the BBC has ever handed out.

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Episode 1 • Jan 10, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 2 • Jan 11, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 3 • Jan 12, 2011

Episode 4 • Jan 13, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 5 • Jan 14, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 6 • Jan 17, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 7 • Jan 18, 2011

Episode 8 • Jan 19, 2011

Episode 9 • Jan 20, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 10 • Jan 21, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 11 • Jan 24, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 13 • Jan 26, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 14 • Jan 27, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 15 • Jan 28, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 16 • Jan 31, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 17 • Feb 1, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 18 • Feb 2, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 19 • Feb 3, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 20 • Feb 6, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 21 • Feb 7, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 22 • Feb 8, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 23 • Feb 9, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 24 • Feb 10, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 25 • Feb 11, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 26 • Feb 14, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 27 • Feb 15, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 28 • Feb 16, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 29 • Feb 17, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 30 • Feb 18, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 31 • Feb 21, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 32 • Feb 22, 2011

Episode 33 • Feb 23, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 34 • Feb 24, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 35 • Feb 25, 2011

Episode 36 • Feb 28, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 37 • Mar 1, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 38 • Mar 2, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 39 • Mar 3, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 40 • Mar 4, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 41 • Mar 7, 2011 • 30 m

Comedian and presenter Patrick Kielty is in the studio with Matt Baker and Alex Jones. Plus how councils are cutting back spending on public loos and a wildlife challenge to chat to foxes.

Episode 42 • Mar 8, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 43 • Mar 9, 2011 • 30 m

Alex and Matt are joined by funny man Marcus Brigstocke.

Episode 44 • Mar 10, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by R.E.M's front-man Michael Stipe. And Carrie Grant looks at the life and career of one of Britain's greatest composers Sir Thomas Beecham.

Episode 45 • Mar 11, 2011 • 30 m

Rock legend Roger Daltrey from The Who joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones on tonight's One Show. We meet the brave little boy born without an ear, and we're doing something funny for money - a mass Spice Girl sing along for Comic Relief!

Episode 46 • Mar 14, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined in the studio by Ronan Keating.

Episode 47 • Mar 15, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by presenter and author Fern Britton.

Episode 48 • Mar 16, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by comedian and presenter Frank Skinner.

Episode 49 • Mar 17, 2011 • 30 m

Sofa queen Lorraine Kelly joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones to witness a mass live streak for Comic Relief. Plus reports on sharks in a Scottish loch and the weapons factories dotted around the UK.

Episode 50 • Mar 21, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined in the studio by country music star Taylor Swift. Wildlife expert Miranda Krestovnikoff goes in search of a very different country sound.

Episode 51 • Mar 22, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by comedian Peter Kay.

Episode 52 • Mar 23, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by Downton Abbey and Twenty Twelve's Hugh Bonneville.

Episode 53 • Mar 24, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones welcome TV chef Ainsley Harriott into the studio to talk about Britain's honey crisis. Plus reports on the safety of UK nuclear power stations and the parking rights most drivers don't know about.

Episode 54 • Mar 25, 2011 • 30 m

Star of Spartacus, John Hannah talks swords and sandals. Jay Rayner develops a taste for goat meat and Dan Snow looks at cunning psychological tricks used in the second World War.

Episode 55 • Mar 28, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by documentary maker Louis Theroux.

Episode 56 • Mar 29, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by Gardeners' World's Monty Don.

Episode 57 • Mar 30, 2011

Includes a feature on the late Elizabeth Taylor.

Episode 58 • Mar 31, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by ice skating duo Torvill and Dean.

Episode 59 • Apr 1, 2011 • 30 m

With Chris Evans and Alex Jones. Ray Mears comes in from the wilderness, Jay Rayner reluctantly finds out how pork scratchings are made and Dan Snow creates quite a stink as he explores the history of Filthy Cities.

Episode 60 • Apr 4, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones welcome actress Caroline Quentin to the studio.

Episode 61 • Apr 5, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by Oliver star Jodie Prenger, and Gyles Brandreth looks at who is cashing in on the Royal Wedding.

Episode 62 • Apr 6, 2011 • 30 m

Alan Cumming discusses bringing Martina Cole's book The Runaway to life.

Episode 63 • Apr 7, 2011 • 30 m

Comedian Omid Djalli joins Alex Jones and Matt Baker.

Episode 64 • Apr 8, 2011 • 30 m

Comedian turned TV cop Bradley Walsh comes in for questioning from Matt Allwright and Alex Jones. Plus reports on a state of the art racehorse hospital and the most hated hedge in Britain.

Episode 65 • Apr 11, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by former teen idol and Partridge Family star David Cassidy and a family of llamas.

Episode 66 • Apr 12, 2011

Episode 67 • Apr 13, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Celia Imrie and Angellica Bell visits Fishguard.

Episode 68 • Apr 14, 2011 • 30 m

Matt and Alex are joined in the studio by former Eastender Anita Dobson.

Episode 69 • Apr 15, 2011 • 57 m

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by Queen Vic landlord Shane Richie.

Episode 70 • Apr 18, 2011 • 30 m

Award-winning journalist Nicky Campbell joins Alex Jones and Matt Baker on the One Show sofa. Plus Lucy Siegle helps mobile phone customers search for better tariff deals.

Episode 71 • Apr 19, 2011

Episode 72 • Apr 20, 2011 • 30 m

Legendary hardman Ray Winstone is on the sofa with Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Plus Dan Snow delves into the world of Sir Walter Raleigh and reveals just how much of his reputation is true.

Episode 73 • Apr 21, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by the nation's favourite mum, Lynda Bellingham.

Episode 74 • Apr 22, 2011 • 1 h

Guests are hellraiser turned Hollywood star Russell Brand and newsreader Angela Rippon.

Episode 75 • Apr 25, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Gareth Malone, star of The Choir. Sister Wendy introduces Phil Tufnell to a saint and Mike Dilger has some rabbits in his sights.

Episode 76 • Apr 26, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by Dragons' Den's Theo Paphitis.

Episode 77 • Apr 27, 2011

Episode 78 • Apr 28, 2011 • 30 m

Robson Green, Waterloo Road's latest staff member, joins Matt and Alex. Plus a report on living in a family affected by autism, and a floral look at the royal wedding.

Episode 79 • Apr 29, 2011 • 1 h

Chris Evans and Alex Jones present the show live from a street party in London, with guests Jon Culshaw and Suggs.

Episode 80 • May 2, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Christopher Eccleston and, fresh from her performance at Buckingham Palace, songstress Ellie Goulding. Carrie Grant visits Wigan, the home of Northern Soul and the world famous Wigan Casino.

Episode 81 • May 3, 2011 • 30 m

He writes the songs and tonight Barry Manilow also sings for the One Show. And Gyles Brandreth looks at the remarkable love story behind the Rolls Royce spirit of ecstasy emblem.

Episode 82 • May 4, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by composer Randy Newman.

Episode 83 • May 5, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by actor Richard E Grant.

Episode 84 • May 6, 2011 • 1 h

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond.

Episode 85 • May 9, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by The Thick of It star Rebecca Front. Miranda Krestovnikoff heads underwater in search of one of our noisiest animals and Carrie Grant looks back on Bob Marley's time in Britain.

Episode 86 • May 10, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by the founder of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson.

Episode 87 • May 11, 2011

Episode 88 • May 12, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan.

Episode 89 • May 13, 2011 • 1 h

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by fab four drummer, Ringo Starr. Danny Baker makes a fond return to his childhood street. Plus the latest restoration work on the Cutty Sark, Eurovision, and Rippon's Britain.

Episode 90 • May 16, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Dragons' Den presenter Evan Davis. James Cracknell talks about cycle helmets after his accident last year and Ruth Goodman looks at corsets throughout the ages.

Episode 91 • May 17, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by the many faces of Rory Bremner.

Episode 92 • May 18, 2011 • 30 m

Ade Adepitan has the latest on the route of the Olympic Torch.

Episode 93 • May 19, 2011

Episode 94 • May 20, 2011 • 1 h

If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show. Chris Evans and Alex Jones bring you the stories that matter from across the country. With Rod Stewart.

Episode 95 • May 23, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones cast off with Desert Island Discs' presenter Kirsty Young. We look at what you're doing to cope with the rising cost of living and Martin Lewis is on hand with some money saving tips.

Episode 96 • May 24, 2011

Episode 97 • May 25, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Beverley Knight.

Episode 98 • May 26, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 99 • May 27, 2011 • 1 h

The boys from JLS join Chris and Alex for a chat and some speedy Friday challenges.

Episode 100 • May 30, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by the award-winning garden designer Diarmuid Gavin.

Episode 101 • May 31, 2011

The story of a comedian of yore, plus the people behind some of Britain's most iconic voice announcements.

Episode 102 • Jun 1, 2011

Simon Callow is the guest, and his old friend April Ashley is an interviewee, talking about the major change in her life.

Episode 103 • Jun 2, 2011 • 30 m

Sharleen Spiteri from the band Texas guests, and Matt Allwright visits a donkey sanctuary.

Episode 104 • Jun 3, 2011 • 1 h

Musical megastar Michael Ball guests. Plus, exclusive access to the royal box at Epsom.

Episode 105 • Jun 6, 2011 • 30 m

Matt and Alex are joined by rock god Alice Cooper. Gloria Hunniford has an exclusive report on the work of Help to Heroes and we take a look at an amazing new documentary filmed by young soldiers on the frontline.

Episode 106 • Jun 7, 2011 • 30 m

Hackney boy turned Hollywood hunk, actor Idris Elba joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones in the studio. Plus the plans for the Ark Royal, how peat used by gardeners could be damaging the environment, and a couple of tall fisherman's tales.

Episode 107 • Jun 8, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by breakfast queen turned novelist Penny Smith. Plus Lord Coe talks 2012 ticketing and unveils the new Olympic torch.

Episode 108 • Jun 9, 2011 • 30 m

Sue Barker joins Matt and Alex, and Gyles Brandreth looks at the life of Prince Philip.

Episode 109 • Jun 10, 2011 • 1 h

Alex Jones and Chris Evans are joined in the studio by crusading chef Jamie Oliver.

Episode 110 • Jun 13, 2011 • 30 m

Sir Terry Wogan joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones in the studio.

Episode 111 • Jun 14, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones bring you the stories that matter from across the country with guest Robert Lindsay and reports from Matt Allwright, Phil Tufnell and Sangita Myska.

Episode 112 • Jun 15, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by actor Warren Clarke.

Episode 113 • Jun 16, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by the comedian Lee Mack.

Episode 114 • Jun 17, 2011 • 1 h

Alex and Chris are joined by Welsh crooner Sir Tom Jones.

Episode 115 • Jun 20, 2011 • 30 m

Survival expert Bear Grylls guests. Plus reaction to Rory McIlroy's victory at the US open.

Episode 116 • Jun 21, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 117 • Jun 22, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by Mayor of London Boris Johnson. Simon Boazman finds out how many of us are on the new police central database, and Matt Allwright adds up the cost of tax avoidance to the UK economy.

Episode 118 • Jun 23, 2011 • 30 m

The guest is actress Denise Welch. Dom Littlewood investigates internet job scams.

Episode 119 • Jun 24, 2011

Fashion guru Gok Wan joins Chris and Alex in the studio.

Episode 120 • Jun 27, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by Eastender turned documentary maker Ross Kemp.

Episode 121 • Jun 28, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by comedian Sarah Millican.

Episode 122 • Jun 29, 2011 • 30 m

Alex and Matt are joined by the legendary Cyndi Lauper. John Sergeant lifts the lid on Government secrets and Dr Mark Porter discovers why a spoonful of sugar can keep the doctor away.

Episode 123 • Jun 30, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by New Tricks star Amanda Redman. Plus a report on the prison ships used 200 years ago and Dom Littlewood opens his consumer casebook.

Episode 124 • Jul 1, 2011 • 1 h

Alex Jones and Chris Evans are joined by pop legend Sir Cliff Richard.

Episode 125 • Jul 4, 2011 • 30 m

Legendary singer Tony Bennett joins Alex Jones and Matt Baker on the sofa.

Episode 126 • Jul 5, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones discuss the BBC Proms with this year's presenter, Katie Derham.

Episode 127 • Jul 6, 2011 • 30 m

Actor John Barrowman joins the programme to talk Torchwood and Tonight's The Night.

Episode 128 • Jul 7, 2011 • 30 m

Comic Steve Martin and his band, the Steep Canyon Rangers, play a track from their album.

Episode 129 • Jul 8, 2011 • 30 m

Not only do Alex Jones and Chris Evans hear from F1 drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, they're also joined in the studio by rock god Brian May. Jay Rayner gets to grips with the nation's favourite green vegetable, peas.

Episode 130 • Aug 1, 2011 • 55 m

Episode 131 • Aug 2, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by comedian Justin Lee Collins. The former head of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington reveals what makes an ideal spy and Miranda is back on the frontline at one of Britain's biggest wildlife rescue hospitals.

Episode 132 • Aug 3, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by the actor Dominic Cooper. Anita Rani is live in Blackburn as The One Show continues its war against litter, and Miranda Krestovnikoff helps to release hares back into the wild.

Episode 133 • Aug 4, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by quiz show, radio and Tiswas legend Chris Tarrant.

Episode 134 • Aug 5, 2011 • 30 m

Pop star turned soap star, EastEnders' David Essex joins Chris Evans and Alex Jones in the studio. Plus Antonio Carluccio on how the UK came to love Italian food and the story behind the footballer's strike of 1961.

Episode 135 • Aug 8, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by actor and keen sailor Timothy Spall.

Episode 136 • Aug 9, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Andy Serkis. Plus, reports on the UK's riots.

Episode 137 • Aug 10, 2011 • 30 m

If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show. Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by singer Will Young.

Episode 138 • Aug 11, 2011 • 30 m

Ex-Eastenders actress Samantha Womack chats to Matt Baker and Alex Jones about leaving Ronnie Mitchell for a new role in South Pacific. Plus the story of the Lanfranc disaster and a flight with majestic red kites.

Episode 139 • Aug 12, 2011 • 30 m

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by comedy duo Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.

Episode 140 • Aug 15, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by actor Brendan Gleeson.

Episode 141 • Aug 16, 2011 • 30 m

Comedian and chat show host Paul O'Grady talks about alter ego Lily Savage, Dom Littlewood investigates the history behind the hoodie and Ruth Goodman reveals the threat to the remains of an ancient civilisation in the Orkneys.

Episode 142 • Aug 17, 2011 • 30 m

Cagney and Lacey star Sharon Gless joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones in the studio. Plus the Scottish towns battling to claim Peter Pan as their own and a look behind the scenes at a scrapyard for jumbo jets.

Episode 143 • Aug 18, 2011 • 30 m

Steve Backshall joins Matt and Alex on the sofa to talk dangerous creatures.

Episode 144 • Aug 19, 2011 • 30 m

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by actress and cake-maker extraordinaire Jane Asher. Dom Littlewood tries on the latest trend for tummy tucking male underwear, and Phil Tufnell looks very closely for some amazing mini-art.

Episode 145 • Aug 22, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by British basketball star Luol Deng.

Episode 146 • Aug 23, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by former Spice Girl Melanie C.

Episode 147 • Aug 24, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by new Dragon's Den businesswoman Hilary Devey.

Episode 148 • Aug 25, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by DJs Tony Blackburn and Trevor Nelson.

Episode 149 • Aug 26, 2011 • 30 m

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by former EastEnders and Gavin and Stacey actor Larry Lamb. Phil Tufnell meets a man who creates amazing art out of sand, and Jay Rayner puts gourmet salt to the taste test.

Episode 150 • Aug 30, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by EastEnders actress Zoe Lucker.

Episode 151 • Aug 31, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined in the studio by Bill Oddie.

Episode 152 • Sep 1, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Britain's favourite celebrity swimmer David Walliams. Chef James Martin tries to change hospital food for the better and Dan Snow discovers how a Scottish safe-breaker became a World War Two hero.

Episode 153 • Sep 2, 2011 • 1 h

Episode 154 • Sep 5, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined in the studio by Inspector George Gently star Martin Shaw and by David Walliams as he completes the first day of his gruelling swim along the River Thames.

Episode 155 • Sep 6, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 156 • Sep 7, 2011 • 30 m

Hollywood legend Joan Collins joins Matt Baker and Anita Rani live in the studio.

Episode 157 • Sep 8, 2011 • 30 m

Scottish 9/11 survivor Vanessa Lawrence speaks out on TV for the first time in ten years.

Episode 158 • Sep 9, 2011 • 1 h

Bond legend Sir Roger Moore talks about the fortieth anniversary of The Persuaders.

Episode 159 • Sep 12, 2011

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by author Barbara Taylor Bradford.

Episode 160 • Sep 13, 2011 • 30 m

Singer and broadcaster Aled Jones joins Matt and Alex to chat about a Songs of Praise milestone. Plus a report on Clare's Law, which could allow women to find out if their partner has a history of violence.

Episode 161 • Sep 14, 2011 • 30 m

Gary Oldman joins Alex and Matt to talk about his new film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Dom Littlewood encourages people to complain efficiently about poor customer service, and Joe Crowley investigates the fascinating story of Agent Garbo.

Episode 162 • Sep 15, 2011 • 30 m

Poet and performer Pam Ayres is in the studio to talk about writing, dogs and running.

Episode 163 • Sep 16, 2011 • 1 h

Episode 164 • Sep 19, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by magical Merlin star Richard Wilson. John Sergeant takes to the skies to celebrate the Spitfire's 75th anniversary, and Christine Walkden has a colourful visit to Britain's last tulip farm.

Episode 165 • Sep 20, 2011 • 30 m

Showbusiness legend Des O'Connor joins Matt and Alex on the sofa. Plus, tackling the problem of feral and stray cats and, as autumn arrives, Christine Walkden is here to show us what to plant.

Episode 166 • Sep 21, 2011 • 30 m

Kevin McCloud from Grand Designs examines the One Show home and Gloria Hunniford with the moving story of a family hit by cancer and wrestling with which treatments to choose.

Episode 167 • Sep 22, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by the fabulous Liza Minnelli. Matt learns how to become a butler for a day and we've got some amazing new toys that are taking the world by storm.

Episode 168 • Sep 23, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Chris Evans are joined by Stephen Fry.

Episode 169 • Sep 26, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Downton Abbey's housekeeper Phyllis Logan.

Episode 170 • Sep 27, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones present the stories that matter from across the country. George Alagiah talks about his new series while Dan Snow discovers some sunken treasures.

Episode 171 • Sep 28, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by former X Factor judge Dannii Minogue.

Episode 172 • Sep 29, 2011 • 30 m

American singer and actor Harry Connick Jr joins Matt and Alex to talk about his new film A Dolphin Tale. Miranda Krestovnikoff investigates a serious case of wildlife crime and Christine Walkden takes a look at Dame Vera Lynn's garden.

Episode 173 • Sep 30, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Alex's fellow Strictly contestant Rory Bremner.

Episode 174 • Oct 3, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by EastEnders star Nina Wadia.

Episode 175 • Oct 4, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Hollywood star Ewan McGregor.

Episode 176 • Oct 5, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Allwright are joined by comedian and actor Will Ferrell.

Episode 177 • Oct 6, 2011 • 30 m

Actress and Bond girl Gemma Arterton joins Matt and Alex in the studio. Plus the ordinary people who stood up to fascism in the 1930s, a tribute to Dad's Army writer David Croft and a new scheme to help hedgehogs.

Episode 178 • Oct 7, 2011 • 30 m

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by legendary director and Python Terry Gilliam. Phil Tufnell meets an amazing artist who creates 3D pavement art and Jay Raynor dishes up some foody Friday baking treats.

Episode 179 • Oct 10, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Aled Jones are joined by Katherine Jenkins, who performs live.

Episode 180 • Oct 11, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Allwright are joined by Britain's scariest interviewer, Jeremy Paxman.

Episode 181 • Oct 12, 2011 • 30 m

Comedian Paul Merton joins Alex Jones and Matt Allwright to chat about his latest travels. Plus what it was like to grow up with James Herriot as a father and the glamorous lives of air stewardesses in the sixties.

Episode 182 • Oct 13, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Joe Crowley are joined by housing expert Kirstie Allsopp.

Episode 183 • Oct 14, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Chris Evans are joined by comedian Bill Bailey.

Episode 184 • Oct 17, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by Happy Days star Henry Winkler.

Episode 185 • Oct 18, 2011 • 30 m

Ian Hislop talks to Matt Baker and Alex Jones about the 50th anniversary of Private Eye. Plus the true stories that inspired War Horse and how robots are invading our hospitals.

Episode 186 • Oct 19, 2011 • 30 m

James May joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones to discuss why he's trying to fix modern man.

Episode 187 • Oct 20, 2011 • 30 m

Actress and Campaigner Joanna Lumley joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones.

Episode 188 • Oct 21, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Chris Evans are joined by Lord Alan Sugar.

Episode 189 • Oct 24, 2011 • 30 m

Actress Joely Richardson joins Matt and Alex to chat about her new film which rewrites the history of Shakespeare. Plus how your tyres could be endangering your life, and Matt unveils his astonishing challenge for Children in Need.

Episode 190 • Oct 25, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by chat show host Graham Norton.

Episode 191 • Oct 26, 2011 • 30 m

Sir David Attenborough joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones to talk about his new BBC series, Frozen Planet. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen looks at the struggles faced by young carers, and Arthur Smith takes a sceptical look at honorary degrees.

Episode 192 • Oct 27, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry.

Episode 193 • Oct 28, 2011 • 30 m

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by comedian Rob Brydon. Plus, a recently-unearthed diary that tells the truth about the real Dad's Army, and how jelly is being reinvented by modern-day Willy Wonkas.

Episode 194 • Oct 31, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by actor and comedian Lenny Henry.

Episode 195 • Nov 1, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Downton Abbey creator and writer Julian Fellowes.

Episode 196 • Nov 2, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Ricky Gervais. John Sergeant celebrates 60 years of the zebra crossing, and Anita Rani visits the childhood home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Episode 197 • Nov 3, 2011 • 30 m

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones to explain why we should ration our meat and eat more vegetables. Plus One Direction give their support to Children in Need and we find out how domestic pigs can save wild ponies.

Episode 198 • Nov 4, 2011 • 30 m

Comic writer and actress Miranda Hart joins Alex Jones and Chris Evans.

Episode 199 • Nov 7, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by Kiss frontman and all round rock god, Gene Simmons.

Episode 200 • Nov 8, 2011 • 30 m

Sir Bruce Forsyth joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones in the studio. Simon Boazman lays a trap for a scrap metal dealer, and Dr Mark Porter discovers the surprising origins of the ultrasound.

Episode 201 • Nov 9, 2011

Peter Jones, multi-millionaire investor and Dragons' Den star, joins Matt and Alex.

Episode 202 • Nov 10, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 203 • Nov 11, 2011 • 30 m

Chris and Alex are joined by Gary Barlow and his remaining X Factor boys, Craig and Marcus.

Episode 204 • Nov 14, 2011 • 30 m

Joe Crowley and Alex Jones are joined in the studio by Alan Carr.

Episode 205 • Nov 15, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Allwright and Alex Jones meet X Factor host Dermot O'Leary.

Episode 206 • Nov 16, 2011 • 30 m

Studio guest is co-creator of The Office and Extras, Stephen Merchant.

Episode 207 • Nov 17, 2011 • 30 m

Celia Imrie joins Joe Crowley and Alex Jones, while Matt Baker arrives in Cambridge before his final push to London. Lucy Siegle lifts the lid on the secretive world of lobbying and Arthur Smith finds out how to write a bestseller.

Episode 208 • Nov 18, 2011 • 30 m

Children in Need Special

A marathon night of fun and fundraising begins with a One Show Children in Need Special.

Episode 209 • Nov 21, 2011 • 30 m

John Cleese joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones in the studio.

Episode 210 • Nov 22, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by the highest paid man on American TV, Hugh Laurie.

Episode 211 • Nov 23, 2011 • 30 m

Twiggy joins Matt and Alex in the One Show studio. Lucy Siegle meets the family making a fortune from "Charlie Bit Me", the world's most popular online video clip and Joe Crowley navigates to Newcastle using a 400 year old map.

Episode 212 • Nov 24, 2011 • 30 m

Zoe Wanamaker chats about swapping My Family for My Week With Marilyn.

Episode 213 • Nov 25, 2011 • 57 m

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by Dame Edna Everage and Penelope Keith.

Episode 214 • Nov 28, 2011 • 30 m

Matt and Alex find out the Sports Personality of the Year nominations from a sporting hero.

Episode 215 • Nov 29, 2011 • 30 m

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond joins Matt and Alex.

Episode 216 • Nov 30, 2011 • 30 m

Motor-mouth Jeremy Clarkson joins Matt Baker and Alex Jones in the studio. Plus consumer advice, the gruesome history of Madame Tussaud, and a new generation of war poetry.

Episode 217 • Dec 1, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by Coldplay's Chris Martin and Will Champion, and comedian Ed Byrne. John Sergeant finds out why shopping for a bargain in the 1960s was a lot harder than it is today.

Episode 218 • Dec 2, 2011 • 57 m

Comedian John Bishop joins Alex Jones and Chris Evans. Other guests include Gareth Malone and The Military Wives Choir and Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli.

Episode 219 • Dec 5, 2011 • 30 m

Jimmy Carr joins Alex and Matt, while Simon Boazman looks at the rise in car key burglary.

Episode 220 • Dec 6, 2011 • 30 m

Matt and Alex are joined by legendary singer-songwriter Carole King.

Episode 221 • Dec 7, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Anita Rani are joined by Matt's Countryfile colleague John Craven.

Episode 222 • Dec 8, 2011 • 30 m

Comedian Peter Kay is in the studio. Phil Tufnell visits Stenigot mast.

Episode 223 • Dec 9, 2011 • 57 m

Chris Evans and Alex Jones are joined by David Walliams and Nitin Ganatra.

Episode 224 • Dec 12, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined Angel Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville.

Episode 225 • Dec 13, 2011 • 30 m

Alex Jones and Matt Baker are joined by Eddie Izzard. Plus the Yorkshire Anthem.

Episode 226 • Dec 14, 2011 • 30 m

Hairy Bikers Si King and Dave Myers join Matt Baker and Alex Jones.

Episode 227 • Dec 15, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by comedian Sarah Millican.

Episode 228 • Dec 16, 2011 • 57 m

Lee Evans, Professor Brian Cox and Sue Johnston join Chris Evans and Louise Minchin.

Episode 229 • Dec 19, 2011 • 30 m

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by comedian Michael McIntyre.

Episode 230 • Dec 20, 2011 • 30 m

Journalist Andrew Marr joins Alex Jones and Matt Baker.

Episode 231 • Dec 21, 2011 • 30 m

Gordon Ramsay cooks up a festive treat in the studio.

Episode 232 • Dec 22, 2011 • 30 m

Episode 233 • Dec 23, 2011 • 57 m

In the studio to join in the festivities are Sir David Jason and Bear Grylls.

Episode 234 • Dec 30, 2011 • 30 m

The year's best moments, including Matt's astounding rickshaw ride for Children in Need.

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Lucy Siegle

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Mike Dilger

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