Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra welcome in the new year with a studio packed full of musical stars for his traditional Annual Hootenanny. As we see out 2021 and ring in 2022, Jools invites a spectacular cast of guest singers to help him and his band put on the best party in town, as well as taking time to reflect on years gone by with some of the best performances from the hit-packed Hootenanny archive.

Joining Jools and his Orchestra in the studio this year are Ed Sheeran, Gregory Porter, Lulu, Joy Crookes, Rag'n'Bone Man, Yola, Vic Reeves, Ruby Turner and the Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards. And there are archive performances from the likes of Craig David, Mandess and Soul II Soul, promising a musical medley of legends and newies, pop bangers and treasured classics to guide and entertain us through the last moments of 2021 and into 2022.