(Graham Norton with - seated - Sir Paul McCartney, Chris
Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Katy Perry & James Corden. Image Credit: ©BBC)
Episode 2 of The
Graham Norton Show Series 14, on BBC Entertainment will be screened on November
12 at 21h35. Graham welcomes the legendary Sir Paul McCartney, Hollywood
heart-throb Chris Hemsworth, Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman, pop diva
Katy Perry and comedy star James Corden.
Paul McCartney performs live in the studio and talks about
the success of his new album New. “The
response has been amazing. I am thrilled. When you are releasing a new album
you sort of hold your breath and don’t say anything too soon.” Revealing that
many of the songs were inspired by his wife (Nancy Shevell), he also talks
about losing the rights to the Beatles’ catalogue. Regarding Beatlemania, he
says, “It was a crazy thing. It was shocking but we loved it.”
Revealing that she is a huge fan of Paul’s work, Katy Perry
says she’s finally accepting the information that she’s a grown-up. She
describes her last album as “very cartoony and over the top” while her new one,
Prism, is “a little bit more
vulnerable, raw and a lot more present”.
James Corden talks about how he persuaded Paul to do a Comic
Relief sketch and talks about his new film in which he portrays singer Paul
Potts. He also reveals that he’s to star in a new musical film adaptation of Into The Woods with Meryl Streep, Johnny
Depp, Chris Pine and Emily Blunt, “It’s an absolute dream come true for me.
It’s fantastic and great thing to be part of.”
Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman chat about the movie, Thor. Referring to his impressive Thor physique, Hemsworth tells how he went
on to play James Hunt in Rush. His director
told him that he would never fit into a F1 car so he stopped eating and started
running. Talking about their extreme difference in size and height, Natalie
jokes that she was mainly cast in the role because she could “make anyone look
huge when they stand next to me.” Asked how they did the kissing scenes, she reveals
that they “usually had a ramp for me to walk up so I could land somewhere near
his face!”
Paul and his band perform New live in the studio before helping Graham pull the lever as more
members of the audience brave the Red Chair. After the credits roll, Paul
treats the audience to an impromptu gig of two of his new songs and an old
favourite, Lady Madonna.
Graham’s guests on November 19 at 21h35 will be Robert De
Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Saunders and Cher. BBC
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