Graham Norton has promised that he will quit his BBC One chatshow within the next eight years.
The TV presenter explained at a Times+ event in London that he doesn't want to still be hosting his popular show when the only guests he can attract are the cast of Towie.
"You want to get out when people are still watching your show," said Norton. "You don't want it to be when people say, 'That is still on, that is still a thing?'
"This is the 18th year of me doing a chat show. We've been working up to this moment of being on BBC One on that prime Friday night slot, so we've always been inching forward in those 18 years.
"The thing no one wants is the inching backwards, where you're kind of going, 'Yes the cast of Towie can come on…' That's about retiring when you're on top.
The TV presenter explained at a Times+ event in London that he doesn't want to still be hosting his popular show when the only guests he can attract are the cast of Towie.
"You want to get out when people are still watching your show," said Norton. "You don't want it to be when people say, 'That is still on, that is still a thing?'
"This is the 18th year of me doing a chat show. We've been working up to this moment of being on BBC One on that prime Friday night slot, so we've always been inching forward in those 18 years.
"The thing no one wants is the inching backwards, where you're kind of going, 'Yes the cast of Towie can come on…' That's about retiring when you're on top.
- 6/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Late Night telly. What do we get these days? BBC News 24, Super Casino, infomercials and ITV Night Screen. Utter rubbish.
For years we had no night time entertainment at all – everything stopped after the broadcast of the National Anthem and then it was testcard time. In the late 80s, TV producers figured out they had something to gain from late night/all night television and started in earnest to produce or import programmes especially for us night owl insomniacs.
What ensued was a golden era of half excellence/half crap which kept us ‘entertained’ throughout the wee small hours. Most, if not all, of these shows are defunct now and sitting in an archive gathering dust. Please enjoy the list and remind me of further late night television memories.
10. Carnal Knowledge
Obnoxious quiz/game show presented by Maria McErlane and Graham Norton (before he unfortunately got famous). The topic...
For years we had no night time entertainment at all – everything stopped after the broadcast of the National Anthem and then it was testcard time. In the late 80s, TV producers figured out they had something to gain from late night/all night television and started in earnest to produce or import programmes especially for us night owl insomniacs.
What ensued was a golden era of half excellence/half crap which kept us ‘entertained’ throughout the wee small hours. Most, if not all, of these shows are defunct now and sitting in an archive gathering dust. Please enjoy the list and remind me of further late night television memories.
10. Carnal Knowledge
Obnoxious quiz/game show presented by Maria McErlane and Graham Norton (before he unfortunately got famous). The topic...
- 7/30/2013
- by Clare Simpson
- Obsessed with Film
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