Gold to trial TV show - it involves action, but lacks self-awareness (9)
I believe the answer is:
autopilot
'tv show it involves action but lacks self-awareness' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'gold to trial' is the wordplay.
'gold' becomes 'Au' (Au is the chemical symbol for gold).
'trial' becomes 'pilot' (synonyms).
'au'+'to'+'pilot'='AUTOPILOT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for autopilot that I've seen before include "requiring no help when stacking?" , "Plane on ...... is under automatic control" , "Airman's 'George'" , "navigator" , "Device for controlling an aircraft" .)