Ringing in the New Year on Graham's sofa tonight: Tom Hiddleston, returning as spy Jonathan Pine in the long-awaited second series of The Night Manager, Oscar winner Laura Dern and comic actor Will Arnett, together in Is This Thing On? (inspired by the life of British comedian John Bishop), Owen Cooper, the young star of the TV phenomenon of 2025, Adolescence, triple Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan and comedian Tim Key, stars of this year's feelgood British hit The Ballad of Wallis Island and music guest Alison Limerick, performing her classic dance hit Where Love Lives, which celebrated its 35th anniversary this year.

Among the guests on Graham's sofa tonight: freshly knighted Sir Idris Elba, back for season 2 of hostage thriller Hijack, The Hobbit and Sherlock star Martin Freeman, talking about Netflix series Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, The Crown and Adolescence star Erin Doherty, discussing the new series of Victorian drama A Thousand Blows, award-winning Wunmi Mosaku, starring in period horror movie Sinners and triple-BRIT-nominated singer-songwriter Olivia Dean, performing So Easy (to Fall in Love) from her current album The Art of Loving.