Graham Norton Tonight brings Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Naomi Ackie and Sugababes to One on Friday 30th October at 10.40pm. The episode pairs memoir talk, film promotion and a live studio performance in one hour-long stop for viewers who want the interviews and the music on the same bill.
Michael Douglas and One Helluva Ride
Michael Douglas uses the seat to push his memoir One Helluva Ride, and he does not lean on a polished memoir pitch. He says, "I’m 82!" and adds, "I thought it was probably time."
He also ties the book to family history, saying, "My dad (Kirk Douglas) wrote nine books including a great autobiography, so I started thinking about legacy." For viewers, that makes his segment less about a routine promotion slot and more about a career retrospective anchored by someone who has spent decades selling films, not just talking about them.
Glenn Close on Fatal Attraction
Glenn Close turns the discussion toward Fatal Attraction and the ending that audiences rejected. She says, "It really was very film noir, and the original ending had Alex, my character, slitting her throat and him going to jail, but American audiences didn’t like it during testing."
She says, "So, I was asked to re-shoot the ending six months later," and adds, "I fought against it and was very cross as I didn’t see her as a psychopath." That argument gives the episode some friction: the film’s most talked-about outcome was not fixed when the scene was shot, but after audience testing forced the rewrite.
Close also says she has been nominated for an Oscar eight times and has never won. "I am getting one this year – it is honorary," she says, before adding, "I kind of hate to break my losing streak!"
Kieran Culkin, Naomi Ackie, Sugababes
Kieran Culkin joins Close to talk about The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, where he plays a younger version of Stanley Tucci’s character. He says, "Everyone loves him, so it was a nerve-wracking situation to walk into," which gives the casting a built-in comparison point for the audience.
Naomi Ackie uses her segment to sell Clayface as "Body horror and gothic romance." Sugababes then take over the studio with Ghost and a chat about their new album, giving the show a performance break that turns the episode into more than a sitting-room interview special.
Viewers who want the lineup in order should treat this as a one-night One broadcast rather than a catch-all celebrity package. The following week on 6th November, Graham’s guests are Dame Judi Dench, Alan Cumming, Nicola Coughlan and James Blunt, so this Friday is the episode built around Douglas, Close and the live set from Sugababes.
