Who’s on The One Show tonight? Simon Pegg and Olivia Cooke join Matt and Alex to discuss Ready Player One
TONIGHT's One Show will see Simon Pegg and Olivia Cooke stopping by the studio to talk to Matt Baker and Alex Jones about their new film.
Also on the show tonight, a man who spent over a decade restoring Donald Campbell's Bluebird K7 and some surprising uses for cola. Here's the details...
Who is on The One Show tonight?
Simon Pegg
48-year-old Simon Pegg graduated from the University of Bristol where he performed with none other than David Walliams as a member of a comedy troupe.
His career has gone from strength to strength with a range of movies from comedy to blockbuster action thrillers.
Simon's long-term collaborator, Nick Frost, was best man at his wedding to Maureen McCann in 2005 and the couple have a daughter named Matilda, born in 2009.
Simon is starring in the new Steven Spielberg film, Ready Player One, a science fiction action thriller set in 2045.
Olivia Cooke
English rose Olivia Cooke is a 24 years old actress born in Oldham.
She caught the acting bug young, landing roles in West Side Story and Cinderella - although her claim to fame from her childhood has to be a role in the 2012 music video of One Direction's Autumn Term where she was lucky enough to get a piggy back from Harry Styles no less.
Becky has starred in the period drama Vanity Fair and is appearing alongside Simon in Ready Player One.
Who is Donald Campbell and what is he famous for?
Donald Campbell died over 50 years ago as he attempted to break his own world speed water record on Coniston Water in the Lake District.
The show meets the man who has painstakingly recovered and restored his Bluebird K7 power boat.
What time is The One Show on and who is presenting?
You can tune in to BBC One at 7pm on weeknights to watch the show.
Today’s episode will last half an hour and is being hosted by the regular duo of Matt Baker and Alex Jones.
Each night the presenters mix interviews with an array of celebrity guests with an eclectic mix of topics ranging from current affairs to pop culture.
It is then available on demand on the BBC iPlayer.
Can I be in The One Show audience?
Unfortunately, the One Show is not listed among the BBC shows you can apply for tickets for.
So viewers will just have to get their fix from their sofas.
However, to be in with a chance of watching programmes from A Question of Sport to Just a Minute visit here.
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How long has The One Show been running?
The magazine style show has been running for over a decade. The first episode was aired on August 14 2006.
From 2007 to 2010 it was hosted by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley, before Alex Jones and Jason Manford took the helm, later being replaced by Matt Baker.
Chris Evans oversaw the Friday night hour-long episodes from 2010 to 2015.
The likes of Dermot O’Leary, Phil Tufnell, Zoe Ball and Fearne Cotton are among the guest presenters who have stood in for the regular duos.