Later ... With Jools Holland: 30 Years of Music, Magic and Mayhem

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It doesn’t try to be too cool for school and isn’t a trend show or a generational show and isn’t aimed at a particular demographic. To what, then, does Cooper ascribe Later’s longevity? “The secret of the show is its aesthetic. It found – and finds – a way to bring out the best in musicians on TV. As a Foo Fighters fan, I found chapter 12 rather poignant. The book was being finished off in May 2022 (as you find out in the very last part), and it did make me pause for a moment to read the mention of "the late Taylor Hawkins", then shortly afterwards to see his signature printed alongside (most of) his bandmates beneath the piece written by Dave Grohl. It does explain that the autographs at the end of artist testimonies are taken from the show's guest book, but that did put a lump in my throat. That and seeing him and Dave sat next to each other in the photo of the 25th anniversary line-up, with Taylor looking a bit like he's sitting for a school photo, hands neatly on his knees, even as he's distracted, looking off to the side. Bless him.

Viewers can watch episode one of Later…with Jools Holland on BBC iPlayer, which featured performances from The 1975, Self Esteem, Victoria Canal and Ural Thomas.

Making their debut, Dave Okumu & The 7 Generations are a group led by the prolific and revered producer, who has worked with the likes of Adele, Amy Winehouse and Jessie Ware and previously fronted The Invisible (nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2009). His latest critically-acclaimed album I Came From Love sees him collaborate with the likes of Grace Jones, Kwabs and ESKA, who performs with him tonight. Brand new artist Olivia Dean, who grew up in East London, makes her TV debut on the show with her song Dive, taken from her forthcoming album Messy. She also joins Jools at the piano to discuss her favourite Carole King tune. Janet’s aesthetic of shooting in the round was very hard to realise. As a director, she had to grow into that, and the crew had to learn how to do Later….

As a single-shot proposition, with things shot from the inside out, that really bonds that crew. They all love the music, but they’ve also learnt to do something in a very clever but simple way. It’s quite hard.” By contrast, Later’s approach is based on appealing to “the musically curious” and building its aesthetic on “taste”. This determination not to chase a particular audience or a particular cultural moment has, he argues, helped it to endure over the decades. From 1st July 2021, VAT will be applicable to those EU countries where VAT is applied to books - this additional charge will be collected by Fed Ex (or the Royal Mail) at the time of delivery. Shipments to the USA & Canada:Now, after leaving his job as head of music television, BBC Studios, where he led BBC TV’s coverage of Glastonbury and executive produced more than 250 music documentaries, Cooper has written a book, Later… with Jools Holland: 30 Years of Music, Magic and Mayhem. It takes us behind the screen from the beginnings of Later… as a segment in BBC Two’s arts and media showcase The Late Show, to its latest incarnation, which is recorded in its new home at Alexandra Palace. Lastly three-piece PVA whose sound is described as being “made from a formula of acid, disco, blistering synths, the release of the dancefloor and queer-coded sprechgesang post-punk”.