Jools is joined by PJ Harvey, John Martyn, Tinariwen, Joseph 'Amp' Fiddler, Ash and Kanye West. Songwriters Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland are in the studio to chat.

Arctic Monkeys perform tracks from their brand new record 'The Car', as well as some old favourites, and chat with Jools at the piano for a special edition of Later... dedicated solely to them.

Jools welcomes back The Streets to perform a couple of tracks from their album The Darker the Shadow, the Brighter the Light, and he talks to frontman Mike Skinner about the album's accompanying film. Also on the show are London-based electronic artist Romy with the single Weightless from her first solo album Mid Air; the inimitable Cat Power, with her rendition of Mr Tambourine Man, taken from her forthcoming album Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert; from Montreal, Grammy-nominated artist Allison Russell with her single Stay Right Here; and Philadelphia-born, Manchester-based singer BC Camplight, who performs a couple of tracks from his acclaimed fifth album The Last Rotation of Earth.

The iconic and legendary Grace Jones performs a track or two from her first album in 18 years, Hurricane, which sees her reunited with the likes of Sly and Robbie. From Louisville, Kentucky's My Morning Jacket pop in to perform tunes from their Evil Urges album, and Brazilian musician and filmstar Seu Jorge takes to the studio with a number or two from his America Brasil album. North London's Razorlight return with their much anticipated album Slipwire Fires, and Welsh born sideman to the stars Geraint Watkins presents songs from the album of his career In a Bad Mood.

Bloc Party return to the Later studio to perform tunes from their new third album Intimacy and Jakob Dylan, son of Bob, pops into the studio with songs from his self-titled solo debut. Mali's Amadou and Mariam, whose new album has been touched by the hand of Mr Damon Albarn, perform while Allen Toussaint, one of the most influential figures in New Orleans R & B, performs at the piano. And Battle's own Keane return fresh and clean with their most acclaimed album to date, Perfect Symmetry.

Snow Patrol make a welcome return to the studio to perform a song or two from their album A Hundred Million Suns, the follow-up to the million-selling Eyes Open. The legendary Tom Jones cracks out a number from his album 24 Hours, which features his songwriting debut, while Eliza Carthy, daughter of British folk heroes Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, performs songs from her acclaimed album Dreams of Breathing Underwater. St Albans threesome Friendly Fires make their show debut, with songs from their self-titled debut album.

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