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TV tonight: Quentin Tarantino makes a rare appearance on Graham Norton’s sofa

The Guardian Culture Friday 16 October 2026, 05:15 UTC By Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale, Graeme Virtue and Simon Wardell 1 min read
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The director talks about his new West End farce starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Plus: a squad of boozy miscreants target the Empire State Building in The Walking Dead. Here’s what to watch this evening10.40pm, BBC One It has been more than a decade since director Quentin Tarantino was on Graham’s sofa, and now he’s back to rave about his new Sacha Baron Cohen-starring West End farce, The Popinjay Cavalier.

The director talks about his new West End farce starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Plus: a squad of boozy miscreants target the Empire State Building in The Walking Dead. Here’s what to watch this evening

10.40pm, BBC One
It has been more than a decade since director Quentin Tarantino was on Graham’s sofa, and now he’s back to rave about his new Sacha Baron Cohen-starring West End farce, The Popinjay Cavalier. Taking a seat with him are US chat host Ellen DeGeneres; Colin Farrell, with a moving documentary about his friend; and Gemma Chan, who stars opposite Channing Tatum in the film Josephine. Suede provide the uplifting live music from their latest album, Antidepressants. Hollie Richardson

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