The One Show: 05/01/2026
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Monday, January 5 on BBC One London HD (101)
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05/01/2026
Season 2026, Episode 1
Lauren Laverne and Angellica Bell present the first visit of the week to the One Show studio, featuring the usual mix of topical stories and celebrity chat
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Angellica Bell
(Presenter)
Born:
March 24, 1975
in
London
Best Known For:
Her work on The One Show.
Early-life:
Born on March 24, 1975 in London. Angellica attended Notting Hill and Ealing High School before going on to study politics at Bristol University. She graduated in 1996.
Career:
Bell started her career in TV at CBBC in 2000. She became the main anchor for such shows as That's Genius!, Xchange, 50/50 and Short Change. She then went on to adult mainstream programming at BBC One, presenting The Great British Village Show in 2007. In the same year, she appeared on Comic Relief does Fame Academy and Children in Need. She hosted the CBBC show Election and ITV2 reality show CelebAir in 2008. Perhaps the programme she is best known for is The One Show, starting out as a reporter but also having presented some episodes. Her recent TV work includes presenting daytime BBC series Ill Gotten Gains and taking part in Sport Relief challenge Hell on High Seas, which was shown on The One Show.
Quote:
"Because I presented children's TV people tend to give me the brush-off but I actually have a degree in politics."
Trivia:
She plays the cello.
Lauren Laverne
(Presenter)
Born:
April 28, 1978
in
Sunderland
Best Known For:
The Culture Show and 10 O'Clock Live.
Early-life:
Born Lauren Cecilia Gofton on April 28, 1978, in Sunderland, and grew up in a middle-class suburb. Both her parents worked in education, and she and brother Pete were encouraged to explore their creative talents. She was about to begin a degree course in medieval studies when her rock band Kenickie, named after one of the characters in Grease, found favour with John Peel. He played their songs on his radio show, they won a record contract and achieved four Top 40 hits and a successful album.
Career:
Since Kenickie's demise in 1998, Laverne has worked on solo material and as a TV presenter. She's appeared on programmes such as Never Mind The Buzzcocks, the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury, Channel 4's RI:SE and the MTV show Videoclash, and worked with the Divine Comedy on their 2004 single Come Home Billy Bird. She has presented shows on Radio 1, Xfm London, Radio 6 Music and Radio 2, and co-hosted BBC Two's The Culture Show since 2006. She was one of the hosts of 10 O'Clock Live on Channel 4 between 2011 and 2013.
Quote:
"Being on the telly and the radio is a lot easier than going round the country playing gigs."
Trivia:
She played a zombie in cult 2004 movie Shaun of the Dead.
Joanne Vaughan-Jones
(Editor)
