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Who is on The One Show tonight? Martin Clunes, June Sarpong and Rhod Gilbert join Matt Baker and Alex Jones

IT'S a completely British lineup on The One Show sofa tonight with some of our favourite TV personalities.

Here's what to expect from tonight's show...

 Martin Clunes has been on our screens since the early 80s
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Martin Clunes has been on our screens since the early 80s

Who is on The One Show Tonight?

Martin Clunes

55-year-old Martin Clunes is one of Britain's best loved actors.

We first got to know him playing the hapless Gary in Men Behaving Badley and more recently as Doc Martin.

The show is now in its eighth series, with the ninth said to be the last.

Martin has been a frequent guest on panel shows such as Have I Got News For You and has made many other appearances in films and television shows.

Clunes has been married to his second wife, Philippa Braithwaite since 1997 and they have one daughter, Emily.

 Rhod Gilbert is the presenter of The Apprentice: You're Fired
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Rhod Gilbert is the presenter of The Apprentice: You're FiredCredit: Getty - Contributor

Rhod Gilbert

Rhod was born in Carmarthen, Wales and later studied languages at Exeter University.

He didn't start performing stand-up until 2002 after "constant nagging" from his girlfriend.

Starting at the age of 34, within a year and a half Rhod had already won a number of different talent competitions and he was nominated for the Perrier Newcomer award for his first solo show in 2005 at Edinburgh Fringe.

In 2006 he was placed in The Times Top 50 comedians and he has appeared on Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Have I Got News For You and was the permanent presenter of Never Mind The Buzzcocks for its final series in 2011.

The Welshman has also hosted his own shows, Ask Rhod Gilbert, Rhod Gildert's Work Experience and Rhod Gilbert's Teen Tribes and in 2016 he replaced Jack Dee on The Apprentice: You're Fired!

 June Sarpong
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June SarpongCredit: Getty - Contributor

June Sarpong

40-year-old June Sarpong is a former panellist on Loose Women and currently appears on Sky News The Pledge.

Her TV career began on Channel 4's teen show T4 show which she presented for nine years.

She has appeared on many other panel shows and is a regular presenter of the MOBO awards.

June has her own production company and in January 2016 she movingly shared the story of the death of her brother who took his own life.

What time is The One Show on?

You can tune in to BBC One at 7pm on weeknights to watch the show.

Today’s episode will last half an hour.

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.

 Matt Baker and Alex Jones will host The One Show tonight
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Matt Baker and Alex Jones will host The One Show tonightCredit: BBC

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 being made visit  .

 The One Show has been running for 10 years
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The One Show has been running for 10 years

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.

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