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->''"It's Tuesday. We are live as we speak here at [[Creator/TheBBC Television Centre]]. I have one of the towering giants of British music next to me; [[Music/MadnessBand you may indeed recognise him]]. I think it's going to suggest to you the sort of evening we've got in store..."''
-->--'''Jools Holland with Suggs, 2009'''

Featuring an array of performers from all over the world and representing an eclectic range of genres, this [[LongRunner long-running]] [[Creator/TheBBC BBC series]] is one of the last great music showcases on British television. Originating in 1992 as a spin-off from the earlier nineties evening arts programme ''The Late Show'', ''Later...'' has long since outlasted its parent show and made its presenter, former Music/{{Squeeze|Band}} keyboard player Jools Holland, the face of British music TV (a role to which he first aspired on Channel 4's 80s series ''The Tube'').

Initially recorded on a Tuesday and broadcast on Friday the same week, 2008 saw the introduction of ''Later... Live'', a half-hour version of the programme broadcast live on Tuesday nights, followed up by the full-length pre-recorded edition on Friday. Aside from the substantial range of artists and styles covered in the programme's 18 years, ''Later'' is noted for several unique features:

* The "opening jam" of each episode, which introduces the night's guests a playing a short collective jam accompanied by Holland on piano.
* Jools Holland's chats with guests (usually the most famous visitors present on the particular evening).
* Special ''Later Presents...'' episodes which featuring a longer performance by one group. These are fairly rare; the only artists featured so far are Music/{{Metallica}}, Music/{{REM}}, Music/TheVerve, Music/{{Oasis}}, Music/{{Radiohead}} and the Music/RedHotChiliPeppers.
* The Hootenanny, a two-hour show taking place on New Year's Eve counting down to midnight, often featuring solo artists accompanied by Jools' Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.
** A Spring Hootenanny took place once or twice, but it didn't really catch on.

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!!Tropes:
* ArtifactTitle: As noted above, the title is a reference to it following ''The Late Show'', which ceased broadcast in 1995.
* OncePerEpisode: Not in regards to the main show, but the Hootenanny nearly always ends with the song ''Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)''
* SpiritualSuccessor: To many of the long since defunct music shows from TheEighties, including The Tube (which Jools presented) and the legendary ''Old Grey Whistle Test''.
* TheTalkShowWithHostName
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