It’s The Late Late Toy Show time, there’s Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley in Mystery Queen, Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson in Meet Cute, and the self-explanatory Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich. . .
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The Late Late Toy Show, 9:35 p.m., RTÉ One
Streaming to RTE Player
It’s that time again!
Late Late Show Host Ryan Tubridy dusts off his Christmas jumper for Ireland’s most-watched TV event of the year.
The 2022 edition will bring fun, music and laughter to living rooms not only across the country but around the world as hosts Ryan Tubridy, Dorothy, Toto and a whole host of Munchkins head out to celebrate the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, see .
This year’s Late Late Toy Show features a huge cast with more than 200 young performers and toy testers taking part in the extravaganza, with children from all over Ireland – including the youngest Munchkin aged just four.
do not miss
The Graham Norton Show, 10.40pm, BBC One
On this week’s show, Graham is joined by Daniel Craig (below) to talk about it Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
Also: Emma Thompson, who plays Miss Trunchbull in the film version of Matlida the musicaland Ian McKellen and John Bishop, who star in Co-Stars mother goose.
news reader and thought leader Presenter Clive Myrie is also sitting on the sofa and Charlie Puth is providing the music.
The Big Narstie Show, 11:05 p.m., Channel 4
Grime MC and co-host Mo Gilligan are joined by comedian Joel Dommett, football legend Adebayo Akinfenwa, martial artist Samurider, TV queen Denise Van Outen (below) and host Brenda Edwards for more music and talks.
word up! – Black American Pop on the BBC, 9pm, BBC Four
Here’s a compilation of BBC performances by 1980s African American artists including Salt-N-Pepa, Cameo, Luther Vandross, Doug E Fresh, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Shalamar and Kid Creole.
New or returning shows
Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen, 11.05pm, BBC Two
Throughout this three-part documentary, historian Lucy Worsley (below) examines the complex factors that shaped Agatha Christie’s dark imagination.
Not only did she discover a sophisticated Devonshire lady, but she also uncovered family secrets and a childhood haunted by a sinister figure.
Focusing on the first third of Agatha Christie’s life, this episode reveals the surprising roots of her most compelling themes, the inspiration for some of her greatest creations, and the secrets the enigmatic Christie herself carefully kept from the public.
New to stream
The Confession, Prime Video
This documentary explores the horrifying disappearance of British housewife Patricia Hall.
When Patricia disappears from the small Yorkshire town of Pudsey, her husband Keith becomes a suspect and is caught in a storm of rumor and suspicion.
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It’s only been a year since Keith falls in love with a beautiful stranger that the terrifying truth about his wife’s disappearance seems to be unearthed in a shocking series of twists and turns and revelations.
Meet Cute, Prime Video
Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson star in this drama.
It’s love at first sight when Sheila and Gary meet – until they realize their magical date wasn’t destiny at all.
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Sheila has a time machine and that’s why they fall in love all over again.
But when the perfect night is never enough, Sheila travels into Gary’s past to transform him into the perfect man.
The Northman, Sky Cinema & NOW
Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor Joy, Gustav Lindh and Bjork star in this action-adventure.
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Prince Amleth is about to become a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy’s mother.
Two decades later, Amleth (Skarsgård) is now a Viking raiding Slavic villages. Soon he meets a seer who reminds him of his vows – save his mother, kill his uncle, avenge his father.
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich, Netflix
This documentary promises to go beyond the headlines of the Ghislaine Maxwell case to tell the definitive story of Epstein’s mysterious accomplishment and shed light on how her class and privilege belied her predatory nature.
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FIFA World Cup Live, RTE2
Streaming to RTE Player
Wales v Iran (kick-off 10:00 CET). The second round of group matches begins at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan.
Peter Collins presents from 9.30am with analysis by Shay Given and commentary by Darragh Maloney and Adrian Eames.
Qatar-Senegal (kick-off 13:00). Group A continues with this match at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha.
Peter Collins presents from 12.30pm with analysis by Shay Given and commentary by Darragh Maloney and Adrian Eames.

Netherlands-Ecuador (kick-off 16:00). Seema Jaswal presents coverage from the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
Joanne Cantwell presents from 3.30pm with commentary by George Hamilton and Ray Houghton.
England v USA (kick-off 19:00). All the action from the Group B encounter at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.
Joanne Cantwell presents from 6.30pm with commentary by George Hamilton and Ray Houghton.
Today’s highlights are at 11:05 p.m.
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