This week's Strictly compilation looks back at the musical weeks, Danny Dyer returns with quiz show The Wall, there’s more semi-final fun with Ant and Dec on Britain’s Got Talent - and there's a couple of treats for Beatle fans . . .
Pick of the Day
Strictly: The Best of Musicals, 8.00pm, BBC One
This episode celebrates the unforgettable highlights from the glitziest theme night of them all.
Tess, Claudia and the whole cast are once again joined by some special guests to remember the captivating routines, the explosive professional numbers and the standout moments from the sparkliest show around.
Plus: the pro dancers bring viewers an incredible new group dance filmed in their homes during lockdown.
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Don't Miss
Britain's Got Talent, 8.00pm, Virgin Media One
The perennial pair of Ant and Dec host the fifth semi-final of this year's talent contest, welcoming back the acts that impressed the judges during the auditions episodes in the spring.
A Hard Day's Night, 12.20am, BBC Two
Although it’s nearly 60 years old, the Beatles’ debut film remains an absolute classic guaranteed to put a smile on your face. The tunes are fantastic, too.
The Fab Four embark on a train journey to London for a TV show, harassed by their manager and Paul's grandfather, excellently played by Dubliner Wilfrid Brambell, then a huge TV star in the BBC's Steptoe and Son.
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John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky, 11.40pm, Channel 4
For more hardcore Beatle fans, here’s the story of John Lennon's album Imagine, released in 1971, exploring how the art, politics and music of Lennon and Yoko Ono are intrinsically entwined.
By the way, John Lennon would’ve been 80 next Friday, October 9.
New or Returning Shows
The Wall, 9.15pm, BBC One
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Return of the game show in which contestants answer questions that combine knowledge, strategy and luck for the chance to win life-changing prizes.
For starters, sisters Nichola and Paula from County Antrim face tricky questions and big decisions as they bid to win money for their family's future.
Hosted by EastEnders star Danny Dyer, with questions voiced by legendary BBC News anchor Angela Rippon.
The Graham Norton Show, 10.00pm, Virgin Media One
If you missed it last night on BBC One, here’s the return of Graham Norton (below) on the Beeb’s flagship chat show.
For openers, Graham chats to guests Dolly Parton, Rupert Everett, Lolly Adefope, Riz Ahmed and Sara Pascoe. Plus, Roisin Murphy performs her single Murphy's Law.
The Third Day: Autumn, 9.30am, Sky Arts & NOW TV
If you’ve been following Jude Law and co in the weird (and Wicker Man-ish) The Third Day, here’s a special treat just for you.
This theatrical event will be broadcast as live on Sky Arts and online, allowing viewers to follow the events of a single day in real time.
Cast members Jude Law and Katherine Waterstone will continue their role in the ongoing story, joined by Florence Welch in an acting role.
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Family Flicks
Inside Out, 6.35pm, RTÉ One
The team in charge of a girl's emotions faces a crisis when she has to move to a new city. Pixar animated fantasy, with the voices of Amy Poehler and Phyllis Smith.
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Onward, Disney+
This is superb from Pixar, as it deals with loss at an early age in a very heart-warming way.
Teenage elf brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot (voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) get an unexpected opportunity to spend one more day with their late dad, embarking on an extraordinary quest aboard Barley’s epic van Guinevere.
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Movie Pick
12 Years a Slave, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Here’s a hugely impressive, Oscar-winning fact-based period drama, with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender.
A black man in pre-Civil War New York is abducted and spends years living in slavery.
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