Tonight sees the return of both The Voice UK and The Masked Dancer, there's an excellent Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry night on BBC Two, and some great movies starring the likes of Daniel Craig, Denzel Washington and Matt Damon . . .
Pick of the Day
The Voice UK, 8.00pm, Virgin Media One
Saturday nights are getting back into the swing of things. Example one.
Emma Willis hosts the return of the spinning-chair singing contest, with Anne-Marie, Olly Murs, Tom Jones and Will.i.am on the coaching panel once again.
In tonight's opening episode the four mentors will be selecting their teams through blind auditions, where looks play no part in the selection process and each singer is chosen on vocal ability alone.
Don’t Miss
Roxy Music Night
Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry at the BBC, 9.30pm, BBC Two
A night looking at Roxy Music and its main man Bryan Ferry (below) offers quite a broad musical landscape from the truly odd to the moderately bland.
First up, archive performances by the band, who were innovative and helped create the look and sound of the 1970s.
Almost in tandem, their front man Ferry's solo career began and saw him hit new heights as the embodiment of sophisticated cool.
Amongst the hits included are classics such as Do the Strand, Avalon, Slave to Love, In Every Dream Home a Heartache and More Than This. Now, there’s quite a contrast.
Bryan Ferry: BBC One Sessions, 10.30pm, BBC Two
Here’s the Roxy Music singer-songwriter in concert at LSO St Luke's, London.
He performs classic tracks from his extensive back catalogue, including Let's Stick Together, Avalon and More Than This.
He also showcases tracks from his latest album Dylanesque, which covers Bob Dylan songs including Simple Twist of Fate.
Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music: A Musical History, 11.20pm, BBC Two
Formed in 1971, Roxy Music was the brainchild of art student Bryan Ferry.
Pioneers of glam, their outlandish fashion sense, songwriting and use of electronics created a glorious package.
Style is one thing, but the substance was reflected in a catalogue of classic songs - combined they create an enduring legacy which is celebrated in a golden hour of their greatest hits.
Those songs are selected by such well-known faces as Sadie Frost, Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware, Gaz Coombes, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Shaun Ryder, Alan McGee and Ana Matronic.
New or Returning Shows
The Masked Dancer, 6.30pm, Virgin Media One
Saturday nights are getting back into the swing of things. Example two.
Joel Dommett returns with the contest in which a panel of judges must guess the identities of celebrities dancing in elaborate costumes.
In the first edition, Candlestick, Scissors, Astronaut, Odd Socks, Prawn Cocktail and Pillar and Post take to the stage, with newcomer Peter Crouch joining regulars Oti Mabuse, Jonathan Ross, and Davina McCall.
New to Stream
Monstrous, Sky Cinema & NOW
Here’s a slice of horror, starring Chrstina Ricci. By all accounts she’s the best thing about it.
A terrifying new horror awaits Laura (Ricci) and her seven-year-old son Cody when they flee her abusive ex-husband and try to settle into a new life in an idyllic and remote lakeside farmhouse.
Still traumatized, their physical and mental well-being are pushed to the limit as their fragile existence is threatened.
Saturday Cinema
Spectre, 9.20pm, RTÉ One
Pretty good Saturday night movie choice, starring Daniel Craig as 007, along with Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw and Ralph Fiennes.
James Bond goes rogue after receiving a cryptic message that sets him on the trail of a secretive criminal network.
While his colleagues face a new threat closer to home, 007 embarks on a globetrotting journey in search of the elusive mastermind behind the syndicate.
It turns out he may have links to Bond’s own past and had involvement in previous events during some of Bond's most dangerous missions.
Malcolm X, 9.00pm, RTÉ2
This is pretty much as good a biopic as you can get. And the subject matter is fascinating.
Spike Lee's political film stars Denzel Washington as the eponymous and controversial militant activist who led the fight for civil rights in the USA back in the 1960s.
Also starring Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Delroy Lindo and Al Freeman Jnr.
The Martian, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Ridley Scott's sci-fi drama based on the novel by Andy Weir, starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
A manned mission to Mars is abruptly abandoned, with one crew member left for dead.
Despite the conditions, the astronaut has survived and faces a series of challenges - to contact Earth and arrange his rescue and to survive for the years it will take for a spacecraft to reach him on resources intended to last the crew a month.
Family Flick
Scoob! 6.35pm, RTÉ One
Animated comedy based on the much-loved Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Scooby-Doo, with the voices of Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs, Zac Efron and Amanda Seyfried.
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Velma and Daphne face their most challenging mystery yet - a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world.
Along the way, they discover that Scooby has a destiny greater than anyone ever imagined.
