Everything that you need to know.
One of the biggest TV events of the year is finally here as the 2016 Toy Show is only hours away. If you happen to be living abroad, this information should come in handy.
When does it start?
The Late Late Toy Show will air this evening on RTE One at 9:35pm and thanks to RTE Player, you can now watch it outside of Ireland. Here’s hoping that the incredible demand won’t cause the page to freeze and crap out on you.
The international version of RTE Player is available here on desktop, or you can download the iOS or Android app and watch the live show from wherever you are.
Some popular time zones for Irish expats.
It starts at 21:35 here, so that would be…
New York, USA: Friday afternoon at 4.35pm
Los Angeles, USA: Friday afternoon at 1.35pm
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday morning at 01:35am
Sydney, Australia: Saturday morning at 8.35am
Perth, Australia: Saturday morning at 5.35am
Toronto, Canada: Friday afternoon at 4.35pm
Vancouver, Canada: Friday afternoon at 1.35pm
Madrid, Spain: Friday evening at 22:35
The theme
320 children are set to join Ryan Tubridy on The Toy Show tonight and the show will be taking its inspiration from one of the most beloved Disney musicals of all time – The Jungle Book.
Students from IADT Dun Laoghaire have been working on a top secret project since summer to help create some of the jungle creatures that will feature in the opening performance. Waterford’s Spraoi have also supplied parts of the set.
As always, a number of charities have been invited to nominate children to experience the wonders of The Late Late Toy Show set in advance of tonight’s show. This year children from: Laura Lynn Children’s Hospice; Heart Children Ireland; Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin; Barretstown and Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation will get to enjoy a sneak preview of the set and play with the toys. Their visit to the set will be captured on camera and broadcast during the show.
Social media
You can keep an eye on all the action on Twitter by following @RTELateLateShow and @RTEOne and the hashtag #LateLateToyShow with updates on the @RTEOne Instagram account and RTÉ One and Late Late Show Facebook accounts. On Snapchat you can follow the behind the scenes action live throughout the night on the rteonesnaps account and feel free to snap pics of you watching at home which we will re-share.
Just how big is The Toy Show?
The 2015 Late Late Toy Show pulled in a total consolidated audience of 1.56 million which made it the second most-watched Irish TV programme this century. The highest watched? The 2014 Toy Show which had 1.59 million overall viewers. Enjoy!
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