TV Picks of the Week – 23/11/20

The Late Late Toy Show – Friday, RTE One, 9.35pm

As my nephew says it won’t work, as ‘it’s only good when the presenter throws stuff at the kids’. You can see if my nephew is indeed correct this week in a special socially distant Toy Show. We live in hope…

Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square – From Netflix

Dolly Parton is one of the few unifying forces in the universe. Everyone likes Dolly, even bad people you wish didn’t. If there is anyone that can save Christmas 2020, it’s surely Dolly…

Trickster – Monday 23 November, 9pm, Syfy

This sounds very formulaic but for some reason, the critics seem to be enjoying it! You can find out why tonight on Syfy (if you have that channel).

“Jared is an Indigenous teen struggling to keep his dysfunctional family above water. When he starts seeing strange things – talking ravens, doppelgängers, skin monsters – his already chaotic life is turned upside down.”

Storyville: The Hijacker Who Vanished – The Mystery of DB Cooper – Monday 23rd at 9pm – BBC4

This documentary delves into the myth, the legend of DB Cooper.

“A Storyville documentary. A mysterious fugitive, a hijacked airplane and a daring mid-air escape. The real-life tale of one of America’s most extraordinary unsolved crimes. Just who is DB Cooper?”