Later with Jools Holland

Later ... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television programme, presented by Jools Holland. The show originated as a spin-off of The Late Show, and has been running since 1992 on BBC2 's late-night line-up, usually in the about 11 pm (UK time). The program brings a balanced mix of established artists and new artists, both solo artists such as bands and larger ensembles.

The program is characterized by its musical diversity and adventurousness. The artists come both from the popular as world music. Each show brings together five artists or bands from different genres, that occur for each other and for a small studio audience. Jools Holland announces the songs and interviews during the broadcast one or more artists. The set of the show has a rather unconventional building; all bands are drawn up on a private place in a circle, in which the public fills the spaces between the bands. Holland Announces from the Center arranged the bands or their numbers, and sometimes plays a song on the piano. In the past, began the show with a jam session, with the participation of all invited guests entered and with Holland on piano.

Occasional special editions of the show are created, in which a major artist under the "Later ..."-flag occurs. Artists such as r.e.m. , Oasis in 1998 in 2000 and in 2001 appeared as Radiohead in a special show titled "Later presents ...". The band then plays throughout the one-hour show. Despite the different name is the show still presented by Jools Holland in a similar set-up Studio.

Other special editions are broadcast annually on new year's Eve as Jools Holland's Hootenanny. Pieces that later from the show were repeated, are broadcast under the title A Little Later .

Because of Holland's calm and confident style of presentation, and the variety of musical styles, the series is often seen as a suitable successor for the Old Grey Whistle Test . ==DVD-releases[ Edit] == Several individual artists have one or more of their performances on their own DVD editions released, such as Björk's compilation of her appearances in the show on a DVD of Björk Later Moby and bundled with the album Play.
 * Later with Jools Holland-10 Years Later (2002) (region 2)
 * Later with Jools Holland-Hootenanny (2003) (region 2)
 * Later with Jools Holland-Later ...Louder (2003) (region 1 and 2)
 * Later with Jools Holland-Giants (2003) (region 2)
 * Later with Jools Holland-Cool Britannia (2004) (region 1 and 2)
 * Later with Jools Holland-Hip Hop Soul (2004) (region 2)
 * Later with Jools Holland-Cool Britannia 2 (2005) (region 2)
 * A moment Later with Jools Holland-Louder (2005) (region 2)