What happens? Top 10 TV Tips for Saturday, December 5

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Niamh Algar stars in Ridley Scott’s spectacular sci-fi show Raised By Wolves, Deirdre O’Kane talks fun to Jennifer Zamparelli, it’s Musical Week on Strictly and period drama Emma lands on Sky Movies. . .

Choice of the day

Raised by Wolves, 9:00 pm, Sky Atlantic and NOW TV

I caught the first episode of this show and it was really impressive.

It’s an epic sci-fi series from master storyteller and filmmaker, Ridley Scott, which initially centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet.

As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.

The cast includes Amanda Collin (A Conspiracy of Faith), Abubakar Salim (Fortress), Winta McGrath (Aloft) and our very own Niamh Algar (Calm with Horses, The Virtues).

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Do not miss

Strictly Come Dancing, 7.25pm, BBC One

Musicals Week hits the ballroom, as Bill, HRVY, Jamie, JJ, Maisie, Ranvir and their professional dance partners look to dazzle the judges with routines from hit shows.

Deirdre O’Kane talks fun, 9.55pm, RTÉ One

Comedian Deirdre O’Kane talks to several of the biggest names in the country, celebrates career highlights, and finds out what motivates them.

This week, speak to Jennifer Zamparelli of RTÉ 2FM.

New or recurring programs

Marina Abramovi’c takes over TV, 9:00 p.m., Sky Arts and NOW TV

This week, Marina Abromovic will be the first artist in history to take over an entire television channel.

Their mission is simple: to bring performing arts to the widest, most diverse, young and global audience possible.

Over the course of an evening, you will explore the great themes of the art form to which you have dedicated your life through a combination of programs and archives spearheaded by Marina, as well as live and “live” performances.

Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh, 9:10 PM, Sky Comedy

Stand-up performance by the comedian, in which he reflects on his struggles with depression and always being able to hear his mother’s voice in his head.

Just enough to put a smile on your face on a Saturday night, huh?

Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie, 12:10 am, BBC Two

While Alex Gibney’s Scientology paper Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is better, Louis Theroux is always worth watching in this, his first foray into film.

The inquisitive investigates the controversial religion, recreating personal experiences of former members, but finding himself under the surveillance of the church.

New to Stream

Emma Sky Movies and NOW TV

Jane Austen’s beloved story about finding a match and earning a happy ending is reinvented in this enormously enjoyable adaptation of Emma.

Pretty, smart and wealthy, Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) is a restless queen bee with no rivals in her sleepy little town.

In this brilliant satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must venture through mistaken coincidences and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.

Arrest, Netflix

A tormented student discovers disturbing secrets at her remote high school including betrayal and a paranormal encounter that turns her life upside down.

Mighty Express: A Big Christmas, Netflix

The Mighty Express welcomes a new train and speeds into a blizzard to deliver Santa’s presents and save Christmas for all the children of Tracksville.

Family movie

The Santa Clause, 7.05pm, RTÉ One

I’ve often wondered if this actually happened, because it makes perfect sense.

Tim Allen is great in this festive movie as a divorced father who accidentally kills Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and is forced to deliver the presents himself.

The fun really begins when he finds himself gradually transforming into Saint Nick, which makes him popular with children, but his ex-wife, concerned about his mental condition and his influence on their son, doesn’t like him very much.

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