Doctor Who returns with a special episode featuring David Tennant and Catherine Tate, there's a bit of a Take That night on BBC Two, while Joaquin Phoenix stars in comedy horror Beau is Afraid . . .
Pick of the Day
Doctor Who, 6.30pm, BBC One
This is the first of three Doctor Who specials starring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as his companion Donna Noble, shown to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the sci-fi series.
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In the opening episode, entitled The Star Beast, Donna Noble sees her past catching up with her, as she finds herself reunited with the time traveller.
The Doctor is caught in a fight to the death as a spaceship crash-lands in London. But as the battle wreaks havoc, destiny is converging on Donna.
Don’t Miss
Take That: Reel Stories, 8.30pm, BBC Two
In the first of two programmes about Take That, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen join Dermot O'Leary at a cinema to look back at clips of their career, watching back key performances, events and moments from the past 30 years.
Home video footage shows them performing in school assemblies and in forgotten TV performances as they grafted for two years before their breakthrough hit It Only Takes a Minute.
They reflect on what followed after their meteoric rise, the chaotic success of the 1990s, from the epic highs and adulation of their initial fame to the darker side of success, as well as the departure of Robbie Williams in 1995.
That’s followed at 9.30pm by Take That: Radio 2 In Concert, where Jo Whiley presents a performance by the band at the BBC Radio Theatre in London's Broadcasting House.
Strictly Come Dancing, 7.30pm, BBC One
The remaining couples in this year’s contest have more to do than ever to secure their place in the quarter-final musicals special.
Expectations are high for the judges, so join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman for another weekend of fantastic ballroom dancing.
New or Returning Shows
Concorde: The Race For Supersonic, 8.30pm, Channel 4
This two-part documentary tells the story of the race to build the world's first supersonic airliner, an entirely new kind of aeroplane able to cross the Atlantic in less than three hours.
The first programme examines the Anglo-French Concorde project's American and Russian rivals, and uses digital technology to examine how these ultimately unsuccessful projects might have flown.
Freddie Mercury: Auction Special, 8.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
In September 2023 Sotheby’s presented a series of sales called Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own, a once-in-a-lifetime event that unveiled the public and private realm of the late Queen singer.
This special goes behind the scenes in London as Sotheby’s New Bond Street is turned into a museum dedicated to the life of Mercury and his kaleidoscopic world of music, style and glamour.
Spanning art, fashion, musical instruments, personal papers and possessions, candid photographs, furniture, and jewels, accrued over the course of fifty years, the sales allowed the public to bid for a piece of rock and roll history.
New to Stream
Beau is Afraid, Sky Cinema & NOW
Comic horror flick starring Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane, Kylie Rogers, Denis Menochet and Parker Posey.
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A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in what’s been billed as a 'bold and ingeniously depraved’ new film from writer/director Ari Aster.
Love Again, Sky Cinema & NOW
If rom-coms are more to your liking, here’s one starring Priyanka Chopra, Sam Heugha and Celine Dion.
The basic premise here is: what if a random text message led to the love of your life?
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Dealing with the loss of her fiancé, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old mobile phone number - not realising that the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone.
A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts.
When he's assigned to write a profile of megastar Celine Dion (playing herself in her first film role), he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person and - of course - win her heart.
Saturday Cinema
Die Hard 2, 9.15pm, RTÉ2
Well-worn but still hugely enjoyable action thriller sequel, starring Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Franco Nero and William Atherton.
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This time tough cop John McClane arrives at an airport to pick up his wife, but finds himself plunged into yet another bloody life-or-death struggle.
He must battle terrorists who have seized control of the terminal as part of a campaign to secure the release of a convicted drug baron.
Sport
Rugbaí Beo, 6.00pm, TG4
It’s Munster v Leinster (KO 6.30pm) and TG4 present live coverage of the round six fixture in the United Rugby Championship, from Aviva Stadium.
For some time now, this has been one of the biggest games in Irish rugby, as the two strongest provinces meet at rugger HQ.
Réaltaí Pheil na mBan 2023, 8.45pm, TG4
A special programme looking back at the highlights of the TG4 Ladies Football All-Stars Awards banquet from the Bonnington Hotel in Dublin, where the Ladies Gaelic footballers were presented with their TG4 All-Star awards.
The programme also captures the atmosphere from the big night and includes a review of this year's Championships as well as player interviews and features.
