The BEST episodes of Later... with Jools Holland season 38

#1 - The Strokes, Staff Benda Bilili, Wild Beasts, Seasick Steve, The Burns Unit, Charlie Haden Quartet West

Season 38 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2011

Joining Jools for the seventh show of this series are The Strokes, who make a long-awaited return to the show to play tracks from their latest album Angles, and Staff Benda Bilili, based around a core of disabled musicians who used to rehearse in a zoo, and who have recently been the subject of a film - Benda Bilili! - which appeared at Cannes to critical acclaim. We also hear from The Burns Unit, an eight-piece Scottish-Canadian collective whose members include award-winning folk singer Karine Polwart, alt-folk royalty King Creosote and indie queen Emma Pollock; Seasick Steve, performing songs from his latest album You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks, forming a hobo power trio alongside drummer Dan Magnusson and bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin and Them Crooked Vultures fame; and Charlie Haden Quartet West, in which the legendary double bassist teams up with wife Ruth Cameron to perform music from his Sophisticated Ladies album.

#2 - Arctic Monkeys, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Gappy Ranks, Warpaint, Brian Wilson, Randy Newman

Season 38 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/2011

#3 - Elbow, Beady Eye, Anna Calvi, Raphael Saadiq, Kristian Matsson

Season 38 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2011

Beady Eye - Bring The Light Elbow - Neat Little Rows Raphael Saadiq - Radio Guy Garvey - Interview Anna Calvi - Desire The Tallest Man On Earth - King Of Spain Beady Eye - Millionaire Raphael Saadiq - Interview Elbow - Lippy Kids Anna Calvi - Blackout The McCoy Tyner Trio - Suddenly Killing Bono Cast - Interview Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin' Beady Eye - The Roller Elbow - Open Arms

#4 - Cee Lo Green, Glasvegas, Josh T. Pearson, Robbie Robertson, Seun Kuti with Egypt 80

Season 38 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2011

Cee Lo Green - Bright Lights Bigger City Glasvegas - Euphoria, Take My Hand Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - You Cannot Run Robbie Robertson - He Don't Live Here No More Gregory Porter - Illusion Cee Lo Green - Wildflower Bootsy Collins - Interview Josh T. Pearson - Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Rise Robbie Robertson - Interview Glasvegas - Shine Like Stars Robbie Robertson - The Right Mistake Cee Lo Green - Satisfied

#5 - k.d. lang, Fleet Foxes, Hugh Laurie, Vintage Trouble, Maverick Sabre

Season 38 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2011

Music show. Jools is joined by Seattle's Fleet Foxes, who play tracks from their second album Helplessness Blues. k d lang is in the studio to perform tunes from her new collection Sing It Loud. Taking a break from acting to pursue a singing career with his blues album Let Them Talk - which features guests such as Dr John and Tom Jones - is Hugh Laurie, and from LA, performing their brand of livewired, straight-shootin', dirty-mouth'd pelvis-pushin' juke music, the band Vintage Trouble. Making his television debut is east London's Maverick Sabre, performing pop tunes in a hip-hop and reggae style. Completing the line-up is Brighton's Derek Meins, aka The Agitator, taking the protest song into the 21st century with a mix of political words and energetic drumming.

#6 - PJ Harvey, Lykke Li, The Unthanks, Avery Sunshine, Ed Sheeran, Ron Sexsmith

Season 38 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/2011

Jools is joined by Dorset's own PJ Harvey, who performs songs from her eighth studio album Let England Shake. This, her 'folk-influenced album about the horrors of war', has been widely acclaimed as one of her best. Also in the studio, from Northumberland, is the folk group The Unthanks. Rachel and Becky Unthank and their troupe perform a couple of songs from their upcoming album. Swedish singer Lykke Li returns to the show with songs from her second album, Wounded Rhymes.

#7 - Adele, R Kelly, Metronomy, James Blake, Young the Giant, Mariza

Season 38 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2011

Joining Jools for the fifth show of this series is Adele, who since her TV debut on the show back in 2007 has gone on to becoming unstoppable with her achievements in the last few months. She is performing numbers from her record-breaking 21 album. R Kelly makes a long-awaited debut on the show to perform tracks from his recent Love Letter album, which sees him pay homage to his influences such as Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke. Californian five-piece Young the Giant make their fist TV appearance playing tracks from their self-titled debut.

#8 - Friendly Fires, Yuck, Blondie, Nathaniel Rateliff, Beverley Knight, James Vincent McMorrow

Season 38 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/2011

Joining Jools for the eighth and final show of this series are St Albans trio Friendly Fires, who return to the studio to perform tunes from their new album Pala, the follow-up to their Mercury nominated debut. Soul sista Beverley Knight will also be on hand with music from her brand new album Soul UK which celebrates the British soul tunes she grew up with. From Dublin, James Vincent McMorrow will be making his UK TV debut, and coming in for a chat about their new album will be pop icons Blondie. Also on the show London four-piece Yuck who channel the 90s sound of Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jnr but in a 21st century way, and a new young singer-songwriter from Denver Nathaniel Rateliff with a track from his debut album 'In Memory of Loss'.