The guests have been announced for John Bishop's first-ever talk show, John Bishop: In Conversation With…, which will air later this year on the W Channel.

Bishop has chosen 10 famous names to join him for an hour-long conversation, leading him to discover the person behind the public persona. They are James Corden, Rupert Everett, Jo Brand, Steve Coogan, Sir Lenny Henry, Freddie Flintoff, Miriam Margolyes, Kirsty Young, Alex Brooker and Charlotte Church.

Episode one sees James Corden talk candidly about everything from his first big break in Fat Friends and creating Gavin and Stacey to his phenomenal new career as a TV chat show host in USA.

Speaking of the guests, John said, “I’ve had the idea for an in-depth interview show like this for a couple of years. There are several excellent talk shows out there, but I think there's a real gap in the market for a show featuring an hour-long interview, which allows my guest and I to chat in greater depth.

I'm delighted that so many high profile names agreed to be interviewed for this series.  Each of my 10 guests were fascinating to chat to and I genuinely discovered things about them that I didn't know before.”

John Bishop: In Conversation With… is produced by Lola Entertainment and distributed by BBC Worldwide.

The series will air weekly at 9pm on W from Thursday 1st September at 9pm.