THERE’S not an album called Now That’s What I Call Later... With Jools Holland, but if there were, the soundtrack for this series could feature tracks by music legends The Beach Boys, Soul II Soul, Dexys, Sinead O’Connor, Bobby Womack, Alice Cooper and John Cale.

But what about more recent acts, preferably those who have garnered countless column inches among pretentious music journalists? No problem. Bat For Lashes, Mumford & Sons, Muse and The xx are also guesting in this run.

Of course, there are plenty of new artists still carving their niche in the bedrock of the mainstream music business – Tom Odell, Palma Violets, Django Django, The Weeknd, Alt-J, Savages, Jessie Ware and Grimes.

But first settle back and enjoy as Holland welcomes indie band Suede who, as fans with long memories will recall, are no strangers to Holland’s show. They made their Later... debut on June 4, 1993, and returned in 1994, 1996 and 1999.

With a string of top ten hits including Animal Nitrate, Stay Together and Trash, Brett Anderson and his colleagues proved one of the most successful indie bands of that decade.

However, the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and by 2002, it looked like they’d had their day. After a decade away, they got back together and released new album Bloodsports last month, so fans and newcomers alike can enjoy fresh tracks in this show.

Unlike Suede, Birmingham soul star Laura Mvula is a newcomer to Holland’s show. In her Later... debut, she’ll be performing a couple of songs from her debut long-player Sing to the Moon.

Plus, Cat Power, aka American singersongwriter Chan Marshall, and teenage Irish rhythm and blues quartet the Strypes will be dropping into the studio to promote their new work.

Aside from a handful of new artists, the show also marks the beginning of a brave new world for Later. The first edition debuted on October 8, 1992, at BBC Television Centre with the Neville Brothers, The Christians, Nu Colours and D-Influence being the first acts in a huge collection of top names and obscure bands to be introduced by the ex-Squeeze man.

Some thought the show would be here today and gone tomorrow, but so far we have seen 41 series, and 20 annual Hootenannys.

With the recent closure of BBC Television Centre, the latest Later... series is being broadcast from The Maidstone Studios, in Kent, the original home of Catchphrase, and Paddy McGuinness’ Take Me Out.