The One Show: 04/08/2026
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Tuesday, August 4 on BBC One London (1)
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04/08/2026
Season 2026, Episode 1
Alex Jones and Lauren Laverne present a mix of nationwide reports and live studio-based chat
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Alex Jones
(Presenter)
Born:
March 18, 1977
in
Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
Best Known For:
The One Show.
Early-life:
Born Charlotte Alexandra Jones in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on March 18, 1977. After training as a ballet dancer as a child, Alex went on to study theatre, film and TV at the University of Aberystwyth.
Career:
After graduating, Jones worked as a TV researcher before stepping in front of a camera. She went on to present a number of programmes on S4C, including Can i Gymru, Salon, and Tocyn. Her big break came in 2010 when she became the co-host of The One Show. Since then, she has co-presented Let's Dance for Comic Relief, and in 2011, she partnered with professional dancer James Jordan on Strictly Come Dancing - they were eliminated a week before the final. In August 2014, she began presenting BBC One celebrity gymnastics contest Tumble. Jones began presenting daytime BBC One series Close Calls: On Camera in 2015 and she started co-hosting BBC series Shop Well for Less? in 2016.
Quote:
'I grew up on S4C and it doesn't matter whether there are 100 people watching or listening or five million, every single person in that audience is really important.'
Trivia:
Alex is fluent in English and Welsh.
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)
