What's on? 10 top telly tips for Saturday January 9

Tonight's top TV includes the return of The Tommy Tiernan Show, more musical malarky on The Masked Singer, FA Cup action, and some cracking movies . . .

Pick of the Day

The Tommy Tiernan Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One

The mould Tommy Tiernan turns with his uniquely improvised chat show in which neither the host nor the audience are told the identity of the guests in advance.

Obviously, the subject matter is unknown. And that is part of the attraction of this hugely entertaining show. You just never know who or what you’re going to get - but you know it’s going to be an engrossing slice of TV.

Don't Miss

Dad's Army, 8.00pm, BBC Two

Here’s a chance to catch the debut episode of the classic BBC comedy about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. If you haven’t etc.

As the need to organise against the threat of German attack or invsion, Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe, below) assumes command of the Local Defence Volunteers, an assumption others are not so eager to make.

The Masked Singer, 7.00pm, Virgin Media One

If you’re looking to completely switch off from the outside world, this is probably a good a place to do just that. It’s certainly one of the daftest TV show concepts.

Disco queen Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Spice Girl Mel B were the first two secret singers revealed in weeks one and two respectively.

Now, another famous face is unmasked and eliminated - but not before Swan, Badger, Robin, Dragon and Sausage have taken to the stage to perform.

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Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup, 5.20pm, BBC One

It’s the football world’s oldest competition - though it has seen better days.

Here’s where the big boys join in, though the Beeb has chosen a clash of two top-tier clubs as Arsenal host Newcastle United (Kick-off 5.30pm).

Current holders Arsenal have struggled badly in the English Premier League so far this season, and may see this competition as a welcome distraction.

The sides last met in this tournament at the fourth-round stage in 2008, when an Emmanuel Adebayor double and a Nicky Butt own goal sealed a 3-0 victory for Arsene Wenger's team.

New to Stream

The High Note, Sky Cinema & NOW TV

Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr and Bill Pullman star in this 2020 drama.Johnson plays Maggie, the overworked personal assistant to Grace Davis (Ross), a superstar singer whose talent and ego have reached unbelievable heights.

Stuck running errands, Maggie still wants to fulfil her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. But when Grace's manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change both of their lives forever.

Daytime Movie

Black Narcissus, 1.15pm, BBC Two

Following on the recent BBC three-parter starring Gemma Arterton, here’s the classic Powell and Pressburger version of the emotionally-charged drama about a group of nuns at a Himalayan outpost.

Deborah Kerr plays the ambitious Sister Clodagh as the nuns try to maintain a school and hospital despite formidable odds and the emergence of deeply repressed passions.

Legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff and art director Alfred Junge won Academy Awards. No wonder it looks brilliant.

Family Flick

Spider-Man: Homecoming, 6.35pm, RTÉ One

Tom Holland and Michael Keaton led the charge as teen superhero Peter Parker tries to prove his worth by battling a winged criminal with a trade in stolen hi-tech weaponry.

Prime Time Movies

Skyscraper, 9.00pm, Channel 4

Action thriller, starring Dwayne Johnson. Well worth a watch if you’re not great with heights.

Johnson reunites with writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber (Central Intelligence) as a security consultant who must save his family from the world's tallest skyscraper, which has been overrun by terrorists and is on fire.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 9.30pm, BBC Two

Film adaptation of John Le Carre's Cold War novel about a retired MI6 agent who must track down a Soviet mole within the British intelligence service's ranks.

Preceded at 8.30pm by Mark Lawson Talks to John Le Carre, where the author talks about his fragmented childhood, life in the diplomatic service, and working with Alec Guinness.

Late Night Movie

Bonnie and Clyde, 11.35pm, RTÉ One

Arthur Penn’s iconic and fact-based gangster drama about the infamous couple who went on a headline-grabbing crime spree across the American midwest during the 1930s is a cinematic treat.

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are great - but the film itself is the real star. It’s tremendous fun, and a major game-changer in American cinema.