It's Toy Show time! If you are not living in Ireland, don't worry, you can still watch The Late Late Toy Show live on the RTÉ Player. And if for any reason you miss it tonight, you can catch up on-demand.
The Late Late Toy Show, one of the biggest TV events of the year, will be available for families around the world to watch on RTÉ Player tonight at 9:35pm Irish time.
Deaf interpreters Sarah-Jane O'Regan and Jason Maguire are back for another Toy Show and they said it is an honour to be involved.
"For deaf children to be able to watch it, and really get it, and to be able to pass on that magic to them is an honour," Sarah-Jane explained.
Hearing ISL interpreters Ciara Grant and Lisa Harvey-Coleman will be joining them on the night, feeding Sarah-Jane and Jason extra information.
This unique cultural phenomenon, which first aired on RTÉ in the early 1970s, is a stand-out childhood highlight for generations of Irish people and continues to attract record audiences every year.
It started as a half-hour slot at the end of The Late Late Show, designed to give parents an idea of what toys were in the shops for Christmas while their children were asleep. It soon became a one-night show in its own right, complete with children toy-testers and performers.
It was initially presented by Gay Byrne until Pat Kenny took over in 1999 and then by Ryan Tubridy in 2009. Patrick Kielty took the helm last year and he told RTÉ Entertainment that he is very much looking forward to his second outing.
For Irish families living abroad, this much-loved tradition can be passed on to the next generation with The Late Late Toy Show being available to watch live and on-demand on the RTÉ Player.
Tune in wherever you are!
The Late Late Toy Show on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
