Series synopsis
Reel Stories is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on August 31, 2018. It stars Dermot O'Leary.
Dermot O'Leary relives moments from the lives of some of the biggest stars in music and film. Together they view both seen and unseen footage from the star's career.
Premise
Dermot O'Leary relives moments from the lives of some of the biggest stars in music and film. Together they view both seen and unseen footage from the star's career.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dermot O'Leary as Self - Host
Guest cast
- Sting as Self - Guest Star
- Dave Grohl as Self - Guest Star
- Kylie Minogue as Self - Guest Star
- Rod Stewart as Self - Guest Star
- Noel Gallagher as Self - Guest Star
- Jon Bon Jovi as Self - Guest Star
- Shania Twain as Self - Guest Star
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | August 31, 2018 | June 22, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kylie Minogue 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 |
August 31, 2018 |
| 2 |
Noel Gallagher 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. |
June 23, 2019 |
| 3 |
Rod Stewart 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. |
December 14, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 31, 2018 |
| Last aired | June 22, 2024 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | continue |