The countdown is on for this year’s RTE Late Late Toy Show which airs tomorrow.
Preparations are in their final stages for the much-anticipated show, which will once again be hosted by Ryan Tubridy.
While the theme for this year’s show has yet to be confirmed, Tubs has dropped some clues in advance of the big reveal.
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The broadcaster says viewers can expect a somewhat different show this year as it focuses more on the true meaning of the Toy Show.
Speaking to the Examiner, he said: “Sometimes the Toy Show can get lost in the theme, and forget that it’s Christmas, so we’ve been bringing it all back home a little bit more this year.”
He added that the cost of living crisis, which is affecting many households across Ireland in the lead up to Christmas, “influenced” this year’s show.
“It is a closely guarded secret, but what I will say is that during the summer, we generally like to try and take a sense of where the country is at, or where it might be at come November or December, and this year we felt that people might be in a little bit of bother with bills and expenses and expectations in that regard.
“So that has influenced where we are going with the show and the theme, and a lot of the show this year is going to be about home and it’s going to be about Christmas proper,” he said.
The official theme for this year’s Toy Show is expected to be revealed tomorrow, just hours before the show airs.
UPDATE: The theme has now been revealed. Read the full story here.
Meanwhile, the timings for the show have been confirmed, with it expected to end at an unusual time.
It will air on Friday, November 25 on RTE1 and the RTE Player, beginning at 9.35pm and ending just after midnight at 12.05am, according to the TV listings.
The unusual end time is slightly later than regular Late Late shows, which tend to finish up at shortly after 11.30pm.
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