There's plenty of chat on The Late Late and Graham Norton shows, Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman star in May December, Mrs Brown's Danny O'Carroll is on Celebrity Mastermind, and there's a Dionne Warwick night on the Beeb . . .
Pick of the Day
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
After last week's tinsel-tastic Toy Show, it’s back to normal service for Patrick Kielty and The Late Late Show.
Following the sad passing of the legendary Shane McGowan, there's sure to be a fitting tribute to the great man on tonight's show. It's pretty much unmissable TV.
MacGowan had been receiving treatment at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin for several months. He was discharged on 22 November and returned home to spend time with his friends and family.
In the 1980s, he led the Irish punk/folk band who are best known for their hit festive song Fairytale Of New York which was released in 1987.
Don't Miss
The Graham Norton Show, 10.40pm, BBC One
There's some serious line-up on this week’s show.
It's a first-time appearance for Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich star Julia Roberts - look out for her interview with our own Sarah McIntyre - on Graham's sofa.
She's in the UK to promote her new film, Leave the World Behind.
Twice-Oscar-winning Hollywood great Tom Hanks (above, pretty much a regular on this show) also appears, talking about his epic London installation The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks.
Then there’s Timothée Chalamet, who will discuss his role as the legendary Willy Wonka in the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel Wonka.
Last, but certainly not least, music legend Cher chats and performs her current single, DJ Play a Christmas Song.
Celebrity Mastermind, 8.00pm, BBC One
Clive Myrie (below) presides as Mrs Brown's Boys cast member Danny O'Carroll, star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Cheddar Gorgeous, Coach Trip tour guide Brendan Sheerin and comedian Jayde Adams battle it out.
They’ll be answering specialist questions on footballer Robbie Keane, mythical creatures of the British Isles, Barcelona church the Sagrada Família and film and TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The second round sees them tackling general knowledge questions in a bid to carry off the commemorative trophy.
Dionne Warwick Night, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Tonight's run of shows about the iconic singer begins with Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over at 9pm.
It’s profile of the singer whose career has spanned six decades with hits such as Alfie, Walk On By and That's What Friends Are For.
Featuring contributions from friends, family and collaborators including Burt Bacharach, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Quincy Jones and Michael Caine.
That’s followed at 10.30pm by Dionne Warwick at the BBC, featuring a selection of performances, including the likes of Heartbreaker, Always Something There to Remind Me, Anyone Who Had a Heart, All the Love in the World, and That's What Friends Are For with Elton John.
Then at midnight there’s Fern Britton Meets Dionne Warwick, where she looks back on her career, which began with the release in 1962 of her first single Don't Make Me Over, which also established a working relationship with songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Warwick also discusses the death of her cousin Whitney Houston, fighting racism, and the importance of her Christian faith.
New or Returning Shows
The Big British Beef Battle, 8.00pm, Channel 4
The climate cost of beef is the highest of any foodstuff, and in the UK it's around seven times as much as something like chicken or six times as much as something like Quorn.
That number jumps significantly when it comes to imported beef.
Here, Ade Adepitan looks at the science and goes on a mission to make beef 'the new smoking'.
Along the way he learns about the methods and messaging that can really help his cause and also meets a farmer who argues that British beef can be more sustainable.
New to Stream
May December, Netflix
Saw this last week at the cinema, and it was fascinating.
Director Todd Haynes (Safe, Carol) explores what is one of the great talents of the human species: our refusal to look at ourselves.
It’s a delightfully invasive film that also makes intriguing use of Michel LeGrand’s incidental music for the 1971 adaptation of The Go-Between.
After their relationship ignited a tabloid saga two decades ago, Gracie (Julianne Moore) and Joe (Charles Melton) now lead a seemingly perfect suburban life.
Their domestic bliss is disrupted when Elizabeth (Natalie Portman), a famous television actress, arrives in their tight-knit community to research her upcoming role as Gracie.
As Elizabeth ingratiates herself into the everyday lives of Gracie and Joe, the uncomfortable facts of their scandal unfurl, causing long-dormant emotions to resurface.
The Naughty Nine, Disney+
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’s Winslow Fegley stars in this Christmas movie as a fifth grader named Andy, who has been a troublemaker this year, resulting in him being put on the naughty list and feeling unfairly shafted by Santa.
He assembles a crew with eight other naughty children, with a mission of breaking into Santa's Village in the North Pole and taking the presents they believe they deserve.
The Shepherd, Disney+
This is a short (38 minutes) drama film written and directed by Iain Softley and starring Ben Radcliffe and John Travolta, who was also executive producer of the film. It's based on Frederick Forsyth's 1975 novel of the same name.
On Christmas Eve, a young Royal Air Force pilot, flying home across the North Sea, finds himself in peril when his radio and electric power cut out, leaving him stranded and running on limited fuel.
Just when it appears his luck is about to run out, a mysterious good Samaritan alters his fate.
The Invisible Woman, Disney+
A Spanish mystery thriller television series based on the first installment of a young adult book trilogy by Blue Jeans.
It stars Zoe Stein and Daniel Grao. The series premiered on Disney+ on 15 February 2023.
Set in the fictional sleepy Andalusian village of Cárdena, the plot follows a daughter and her father, both involved in the investigation of the murder of a teenage girl.
Genie, Sky Cinema & NOW
From writer Richard Curtis, the writer behind Love Actually and countless other beloved stories comes a Christmas fairytale comedy with infinite wishes.
Paapa Essiedu stars as a workaholic whose life choices have left him all alone at Christmas time.
When chance should bring a magic lamp with magical genie (Melissa McCarthy) and infinite wishes included, he sets out trying to set things right and win his family back before Christmas.
