Reel Stories - Season 1

First aired: 8/31/2018 10 episodes

Episodes

1. Kylie Minogue

Aired: 8/31/2018

Dermot O'Leary and Kylie Minogue settle down in the cinema to watch some of the biggest the twists and turns of a career spanning four decades. Looking back with a mixture of pride, curiosity and occasional embarrassment, Kylie relives moments of her life as handpicked by Dermot. Sometimes emotional, often bizarre, always fabulous, Kylie has lived her life on screen, but has never sat down and watched it - until now

2. Noel Gallagher

Aired: 6/23/2019

Looking back with a mixture of pride, curiosity and occasional bewilderment, Noel Gallagher relives moments of his life on TV - handpicked by Dermot O’Leary. From Maine Road to Downing Street, The Word to Newsnight – Noel has been ever present on our screens for the past 25 years. Now is his chance to watch it back. In characteristically revealing form, Noel talks about the early days of Oasis, their first TV appearances, his love of Top of the Pops, his role in Cool Britannia, the breakup of one of the world’s most successful rock groups, his own solo career – and how Don’t Look Back In Anger came to define his home town’s response to the Manchester Arena bombing.

3. Rod Stewart

Aired: 12/14/2019

How do you go from Rod the Mod to Sir Roderick Stewart? Dermot O'Leary sits down with the man himself to find out. From Abbey Road to the Albert Hall, Motown to Maggie May - Dermot takes Rod back to his childhood cinema to relive moments from a career spanning six decades. In previous episodes, Reel Stories has taken a front row seat with Kylie Minogue and Noel Gallagher, but this time we are going all the way back to the swinging sixties.

4. Dave Grohl

Aired: 3/27/2021

What do you do after you've been in the biggest band in the world? In Dave Grohl's case, you do it again. Dermot O'Leary links up with Dave Grohl in his studio in LA to look back on his time in Nirvana and 25 glorious years as frontman for Foo Fighters. From The Word to The White House via Wembley Stadium, Dave talks candidly about the key moments that have defined his career

5. Sting

Aired: 12/11/2021

Multi-award-winning artist Sting joins Dermot O’Leary for an in-depth interview about his remarkable life and career. From his very first TV appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1978, to performing at Live Aid in 1985, to his reunion tour with the Police in 2007, Sting’s career has been well documented on screen. The appearances are so numerous that there is much he hasn’t seen – until now. Prompted by this abundance of archive footage, Sting shares his memories and stories with Dermot and reminisces about his musical journey that now spans five decades.

6. Robbie Williams

Aired: 10/1/2022

Dermot O’Leary sits down with Robbie to look back at the key moments of his life and career, from his pre-boyband days on stage in Oliver! through to his recent homecoming show at Port Vale.

7. Pet Shop Boys

Aired: 5/20/2023

Often sublime, occasionally ridiculous, never boring; Pet Shop Boys sit down with Dermot O’Leary to watch back the twists and turns of a career like no other.

8. Take That

Aired: 11/25/2023

Gary, Howard and Mark join Dermot to look back at their remarkable career and discuss how they became the biggest pop band in the world - not once, but twice!

9. Jon Bon Jovi

Aired: 6/1/2024

Jon Bon Jovi sits down with Dermot O'Leary to relive the epic highs and painful lows of a career that led him to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame but nearly broke him before he got there.

10. Shania Twain

Aired: 6/22/2024

Shania Twain discusses her life and career with Dermot O'Leary.