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What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Saturday

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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway makes a return, there’s a Stevie Wonder night on BBC Two, as well as the likes of Tommy Tiernan, Paddington and Morecambe & Wise . . .

Pick of the Day

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, 7.00pm, Virgin Media One

Now you’re talking!

The dynamic duo return with the flawless entertainment show that makes for perfect Saturday evening viewing.

It features undercover pranks, surprises galore, star guests and a chance for a member of the audience to win the items advertised in one of last week's commercial breaks.

Stephen Mulhern returns for Ant v Dec, Fleur East is ready and waiting to switch on the Takeaway Rainbow and Jeremy Clarkson is the victim of an undercover prank on his farm.

Don’t Miss

The Tommy Tiernan Show, 9.50pm, RTÉ One

This show has become a staple of Saturday night viewing, and we all know why and how.

With the bould Tommy in the dark about who he will be interviewing until they walk out to greet him, anything can happen - especially if Tommy hasn’t a clue who they are.

Stevie Wonder at the BBC, 8.30pm, BBC Two

A Stevie Wonder night on the Beeb begins with a collection of archive performances on the BBC by the American singer-songwriter.

Look out for huge hits such as I Just Called To Say I Love You and Happy Birthday to fan favourites He's Misstra Know-It-All and Love's in Need of Love Today.

Followed at 9.30pm by A Night of Wonder, where Tracey MacLeod introduces a 1995 studio concert for the BBC, including songs such as Higher Ground, Superstition, and You Are the Sunshine of My Life.

Then at 11.30pm, there’s Stevie Wonder: A Musical History. Here, some well-known fans celebrate the man and his music by selecting some of his best-loved songs.

Contributors include Martin Freeman, Alexander O'Neal, James Morrison, Beverley Knight and Corinne Bailey Rae, New Order's Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris, Ana Matronic, Trevor Nelson and Norman Jay.

The Perfect Morecambe & Wise, 8.00pm, BBC Two

Another selection of classic sketches and routines from the legendary double act's shows.

Eric dons a wig, Tom Jones performs Exactly Like You with the aid of some unlikely backing singers, and Judi Dench joins the duo in a parody of the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Plus, the boys get musical in a performance of There Is Nothing Like a Dame from Rogers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific.

New to Stream

Kimi, Sky Cinema & NOW

Steven Soderbergh directs this drama about an agoraphobic tech worker (Zoë Kravitz) who discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime but is met with resistance when she tries to report it.

Seeking justice, she must now do the thing she fears the most: leave her apartment.

Khan v Brook, 6.00pm, Sky Sports Box Office

The decade-long rivalry between Amir Khan and Kell Brook will finally come to a conclusion when the welterweights headline a night of boxing at Manchester AO Arena.

Following years of heated exchanges between the two, thousands of fans will pack the arena and the eyes of the world will be on both boxers when they enter the ring for a legacy-defining showdown to finally settle their issue.

Saturday Cinema

Bohemian Rhapsody, 9.00pm, Channel 4

Oscar-winning biopic, starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton and Gwilym Lee.

Malek leads the cast as Freddie Mercury, as his band Queen go from playing small venues to becoming one of the biggest rock bands in the world.

While Freddie comes to terms with his sexuality, outside forces threaten to tear the group apart, until their defining moment at Live Aid in July 1985.

The Bourne Legacy, 9.30pm, RTÉ2

Yet another Bourne spy thriller sequel, with Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton.

The leaders of a secret government agency plan to eliminate several agents as part of a cover-up when they face having their dark secrets exposed.

One of the targets is able to evade his fate and go on the run - but his escape is threatened by his dependence on drugs to boost his physical and mental capabilities.

Pride and Prejudice, 1.15pm, BBC Two

Here's a daytime delight.

Greer Garson hits a career high as Elizabeth Bennett in this excellent - if ancient - adaptation of the Jane Austen novel, also starring the great Laurence Olivier.

If you don’t know the general riff here, a couple are keen to find suitable husbands for their five daughters.

When a wealthy gentleman and his friend arrive in the area, it leads to an encounter between headstrong daughter Elizabeth and aloof gentleman Mr Darcy, and their instant dislike gradually turns into an unexpected romance.

Family Flick

Paddington, 6.35pm, RTÉ One

Hugely enjoyable comedy based on Michael Bond's series of children's books, starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins and Nicole Kidman, with the voice of Ben Whishaw.

An earthquake forces a bear from the Peruvian jungle to start a new life in London.

He finds modern Britain to be very different from the stories told to him by his aunt, but makes a new home with a kindly family.

However, a sinister taxidermist intends to turn him into a museum exhibit.

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