Quentin Tarantino returns to The Graham Norton Show on Friday, October 16, 2026, broadcasting at 10:40 pm on BBC One. The rare television appearance features the director alongside Ellen DeGeneres, Colin Farrell, Gemma Chan, and live musical guests Suede.
Quentin Tarantino Leads the BBC One Lineup With The Popinjay Cavalier
It has been more than a decade since director Quentin Tarantino last occupied a seat on the BBC One chat show sofa. He returns to the program to discuss his new West End farce titled The Popinjay Cavalier, starring Sacha Baron Cohen.
Joining Tarantino for the 50-minute episode are US chat host Ellen DeGeneres, actor Colin Farrell, and Gemma Chan. Chan appears on the program to promote the drama thriller film Josephine, in which she stars opposite Channing Tatum.
Colin Farrell and the Documentary The Slightest Touch
Colin Farrell arrives on the sofa carrying a moving documentary that highlights a cause close to home. The project, titled The Slightest Touch, follows his friend Emma Fogarty, an EB campaigner.
Series 34 Schedule and Upcoming Guests
The episode marks the fourth installment of the program’s 34th season. Looking ahead to the following week, Series 34, Episode 5 is scheduled to air on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 10:40 pm on BBC One.
Looking Back at Recent Series 34 Episodes
Going back further in the run, Series 34 welcomed guests including Sylvester Stallone, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andrew Garfield, 50 Cent, Blossoms, Tom Cruise, Florence Pugh, Lolly Adefope, John Bishop, and Emeli Sandé.
Other Notable Television Highlights
Away from the chat show circuit, television schedules feature high-profile cinematic offerings and dramatic series. Amazon MGM Studios presents a heist comedy following gentleman thief Roger Cavendish, portrayed by Stanley Tucci. Cavendish recruits his long-lost children—the hacker Chiara, played by Simona Tabasco of The White Lotus, and explosives expert Jay, played by Victor Belmondo—into a preposterous plot to steal the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. Although the family’s tentative bonding serves as window dressing for gadgetry, disguises, and uncertain motives reminiscent of the Mission: Impossible playbook, the production sparkles under Tucci’s direction.
In the realm of biographical drama, director James Lucas presents Moss & Freud, an HBO Max release exploring a snapshot of the early 2000s. Derek Jacobi takes on the role of late-period Lucian Freud, following his acclaimed portrayal of Francis Bacon in the 1998 film Love Is the Devil. The feature recounts the true story of supermodel Kate Moss, cast with Ellie Bamber, sitting for a painting by the austere master. The narrative contrasts her lifestyle as a hard-partying doyenne of British fashion with his strict discipline, while both navigate personal wild sides and find stability through their regular studio meetings.
Post-apocalyptic drama continues on Sky One with The Walking Dead: Dead City, which brings more splatter to New York. To shore up the power grid of a rotten Big Apple, characters Maggie and Negan recruit a squad of boozy miscreants, including a fireman, a chef, and a porn star, for a high-risk raid targeting the zombie-infested Empire State Building.