So Graham Norton
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So Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It ran from 1998 until 2002.
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[edit] Theme
The show was primarily adult-oriented, with host Graham dishing out many sexual innuendos and stories. A staple of the show, is the beginning of the program, which involved large amounts of audience participation (named "So . . .", with the blank filled with a different adjective every show). Audience members would usually share embarrassing stories (nearly always of a sexual nature), and Graham would then sometimes use the same audience members for later games, with real prizes.
[edit] The Format (Timeframe)
The entire series consisted of 5 series between 1998-2002. In the later series, unlike Jonathan Ross's show, Graham's run started around October and ran all the way to February-March. There were shows broadcast during Christmas and New Year's weeks. and there was also a millennium special.
[edit] The Guests
The guests were not your typical talk show guests. Most of them were not there to promote their latest project, but were there at Graham's behest. For example, John Waters only flew to England because Graham had invited him to appear on the show. (A lot of the people on V Graham Norton were not exactly people he would have had on his show.) Graham chose the guests himself, because these were the people that Graham grew up with. You would get reality show people, gay icons, old American television stars, and soap stars to name a few. There were not a lot of musicians, and those who did make an appearance, except for S Club 7, were not there to sing.
[edit] The Miles O'Keeffe obsession.
A running gag on the show is Graham's obsession with Tarzan, the Ape Man star Miles O'Keeffe. Graham has a framed photo of O'Keeffe as Tarzan, and Miles would continually be phoned, at his embarrassment and flattery, and the audience's pleasure.
[edit] Betty.
Betty Hoskins was an elderly woman who first appeared on the show as a contestant in one of the mini-games (and subsequently won a tongue-shaped dildo). As it turns out, Betty was a dinner lady at the drama school Graham attended, and the two have been reunited ever since, with Betty featuring in many episodes of the show (and on Graham's subsequent shows.)
[edit] Series 1 (1998)
- Ivana Trump, Kathy Burke, and Sooty (3 July)
- George Melly and Ulrika Jonsson (10 July)
- Honor Blackman and David Blaine (17 July)
- Linford Christie and Nanette Newman (24 July)
- Grace Jones and Judith Chalmers (31 July)
- Stephen Fry and Lorraine Kelly (7 August)
- Kylie Minogue and Ian McCaskill (14 August)
- Pam St. Clement and LaToya Jackson (24 December)
[edit] Series 2 (1999)
- Sophie Dahl and Bo Derek (5 February)
- Sandie Shaw and Alexis Arquette (12 February)
- Brenda Blethyn and Gloria Hunniford (19 February)
- Ursula Andress and Julie Hesmondhalgh (26 February)
- Jan Leeming and Jason Orange (5 March)
- Kate O'Mara and Roy Scheider (12 March)
- Anne Robinson and Miles O'Keeffe (19 March)
- Joan Collins and Marc Almond (26 March)
- Jordan and Billy Zane (2 April)
- Roger Moore and Philippa Forrester (9 April)
- Fern Britton and Stephanie Beacham (16 April)
[edit] Series 3 (1999-2000)
- Lee Majors and Liz Smith (19 November)
- Twiggy Lawson and Huey Morgan (26 November)
- Jackie Stallone and Glenda Jackson (3 December)
- Terry Wogan and Carrie Fisher (10 December)
- Gilbert and George and Adam Rickitt (17 December)
- Valerie Singleton, Goldie, and The She Boom Drummers (24 December)
- Ivana Trump, Sandra Bernhard, and Raquel Welch (Millennium Special)
- Georgia Taylor and Martin Hancock, Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly (Cameo) (21 January)
- Michael Learned and Trude Mostue (28 January)
- Joan Rivers and Boy George (4 February)
- Jason Priestley and Mo Mowlam (11 February)
- Catherine Deneuve and Zandra Rhodes (18 February)
- Bea Arthur and Stefanie Powers (25 February)
- Julie Goodyear and Patsy Palmer (3 March)
- Lynda Carter and Leslie Nielsen (10 March)
- Naomi Campbell and Jilly Goolden (17 March)
- Richard Wilson and Joan Collins (24 March)
[edit] Series 4 (2000-2001)
- Molly Ringwald and Davina McCall (3 November)
- Lauren Bacall, Natalie Cassidy and Jack Ryder (10 November)
- Patrick Duffy and Sheena Easton (17 November)
- Jane Horrocks and Richard Chamberlain (24 November)
- Macaulay Culkin and Kyle McLachlan (1 December)
- Hannah Gordon and Barbara Windsor (8 December)
- Marianne Faithfull and Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen (15 December)
- Carrie Fisher, Roger Moore, and Nigella Lawson (22 December)
- Jane Seymour and Carol Smillie (29 December)
- Richard Madeley,Judy Finnegan and Sinead O'Connor (12 January)
- Sarah Brightman and Amanda Donohoe (19 January)
- Martin Kemp and Jane Birkin (26 January)
- Lindsay Wagner and Charlie Dimmock (2 February)
- Melanie Brown and Anneka Rice (9 February)
- Sophia Loren and Ben Fogle (16 February)
- Dolly Parton and Alan Halsall (23 February)
- Richard E. Grant and David Ginola (1 March)
- Elton John and Kim Wilde (8 March)
- William Shatner and Craig Doyle (15 March)
- Lulu and Lynda Bellingham (22 March)
- Ricki Lake and Stephen Gately (29 March)
- Christopher Lambert and Jane McDonald (6 April)
- Donny Osmond and Jacqueline Bisset (13 April)
- Geri Halliwell and Lynn Redgrave (20 April)
- Shannen Doherty and Vicky Entwhistle (27 April)
[edit] Series 5 (2001-2002)
- Cher, Jessie Wallace, and Andrea Corr ( 2 November)
- Jackie Collins and Brian Dowling (9 November)
- Olympia Dukakis and Claire Sweeney (16 November)
- Gerard Depardieu, Anne Robinson, and Belinda Carlisle (23 November)
- Morgan Fairchild, Antoine Des Caunes, and Emma Bunton (30 November)
- Jerry Hall and Sylvia Kristel (7 December)
- Dolph Lundgren, Matthew Modine, and Loretta Swit (14 December)
- Martine McCutcheon, Alison Moyet, Kate Beckinsale, and S Club 7 (21 December)
- Linda Hamilton, Anne Kirkbride, and Eddie Irvine (18 January)
- Natalie Imbruglia and Simon Cowell (25 January)
- Liza Minelli and Helena Christensen (1 February)
- John Waters, Helena Bonham Carter, Will Young and Gareth Gates (8 February)
- Victoria Beckham and Matthew Kelly (15 February)
- David Hasselhoff, Gaby Roslin, and Charlie Brooks (22 February)
- Cilla Black, Cybill Shepherd and Orlando Bloom (1 March)
