It's that night of nights as The Late Late Toy Show arrives, Lena Zavaroni: The Forgotten Child Star tells the tragic tale of the singing Scot, Sigourney Weaver is among Graham Norton's guests, while Timothée Chalamet stars in Wonka . . .
Here we go again. The biggest night of the year on Irish telly.
Join host Patrick Kielty and a host of kids from all corners of the country as they reveal this year's most talked-about toys - and with plenty of surprises in store, it is not to be missed.
This is Patrick Kielty’s second Toy Show, so it’ll be interesting to see what new twists are brought to this year’s jamboree.
Now we can declare the Christmas season officially open!
Lena Zavaroni: The Forgotten Child Star, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Singer Lena Zavaroni (below) became a celebrity at the age of nine, subsequently releasing a top 10 album, sharing the stage with Frank Sinatra and performing for US president Gerald Ford - all before her 11th birthday.
But the pressures of fame - following her success on the TV talent show Opportunity Knocks - led the young Scottish singer to a lifelong battle with anorexia.
She contracted pneumonia and died in 1999 at the age of 35.
Told from the perspective of her 84-year-old father Victor, this story reflects on parental regret as he seeks peace with his daughter's untimely fate.
With contributions from her cousin Margaret Zavaroni, producer Tommy Scott, Italia Conti classmates Bonnie Langford and Lisa Maxwell, friend Carmen Cori and fellow child star Neil Reid.
The Graham Norton Show, 11.10pm, BBC One
This week, Graham is joined by Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver (below), who is taking to the West End stage in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Also on the sofa is actor Nicholas Hoult, who is starring in the remake of the classic gothic horror Nosferatu, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, whose new cookbook Simply Jamie is now out and comedian Lolly Adefope, who is playing set assistant Dag in movie-making sitcom The Franchise.
Plus, Coldplay band members chat and perform their current single All My Love.
The Last Leg, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills and Alex Brooker (below) are this week joined by guests including Richard Osman and Amy Gledhill for a comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days.
As usual, the hashtag #isitok paves the way for the gang to round up, examine and explain the leading and most entertaining news stories of the week.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, 9.05pm, TG4
The third film in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western trilogy, starring Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name, with Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach. Featuring Ennio Morricone's iconic soundtrack.
A laconic gunslinger, a ruthless hired killer and a conniving outlaw hunt for a cache of loot during the chaos of the American Civil War.
But each of them is privy to only part of the information necessary to find it, setting in motion a series of deadly betrayals.
Wonka, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Based - in case you don’t know - on the extraordinary character at the centre of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children's book and one of the best-selling children's books of all time.
Wonka tells the wondrous back story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.
Featuring an all-star cast including Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins, Tom Davis and Mathew Baynton.
The Sticky, Prime Video
The great Margot Martindale heads the cast in comedy-drama series about Ruth Landry, a maple syrup farmer.
In defiance of a heartless system, she assembles a team to undertake the Canadian heist of the century. The target: the country’s multi-million-dollar maple syrup surplus.
Camp Crasher, Netflix
If you've been longing for a comedy movie from Argentina, then this should be right up your street.
Patri Peiró, a control-freak mother who thinks she's cooler than she actually is and struggles to connect with her 13-year-old son Ramiro, who is determined to go live with his father.
When Patri offers to drive Ramiro and his friends to a school camp after the bus driver fails an alcohol test, she has the duration of the trip to prove how cool she really is and convince her son to stay with her.
Sabrina Carpenter: A Nonsense Christmas, Netflix
Pop icon Sabrina Carpenter jingles all the bells in her first-ever variety music special full of festive hits, unexpected duets and comedic cameos.
Mary, Netflix
Here’s a movie that’s been annoying a few headbangers out there because a Jewish actress is playing the lead role.
Through Mary’s eyes, this coming-of-age biblical epic tells the story of one of history’s most profound figures and the remarkable journey that led to the birth of Jesus.
Chosen to bring the Messiah into the world, Mary (Noa Cohen) is shunned following a miraculous conception and forced into hiding.
When King Herod (Anthony Hopkins) orders a murderous hunt for her newborn baby, Mary and Joseph (Ido Tako), go on the run – bound by faith and driven by courage – to save his life at all costs.
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