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

The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer

There's The Masked Singer: The Final, David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday, Ellie Goulding’s a guest performer on Michael McIntyre's Big Show and movie classic Bonnie and Clyde . . .

Pick of the Day

The Masked Singer: The Final, 7.00pm, Virgin Media One

Joel Dommett hosts as the three remaining incognito celebrities compete to be crowned the ultimate champion.

The identities of all three finalists will be revealed, while all 12 singers reunite for a special group performance and three previous competitors return for a trio of one-of-a-kind duets.

On top of all that secret singing drama, comedian Lee Mack (above) joins panellists Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan.

Don’t Miss

Michael McIntyre's Big Show, 6.50pm, BBC One

Michael McIntyre presents another hour of entertainment to give your Saturday evening a lift.

This week's show features Ellie Goulding singing (above) Like a Saviour, Jermaine Jenas handing over his mobile in Send to All and a duet from the two Unexpected Stars of the Show.

Plus, a contestant on The Wheel gets the surprise of her life when her edition keeps getting more bizarre.

New or Returning Shows

David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday, 10.20pm, Sky Arts

Here’s a promotional film made in 1969, designed to showcase the talents of David Bowie.

Back then, Bowie was an earnest mime star under the tutelage of Kenneth Pitt.

Pitt financed Love You Till Tuesday as a television film in an attempt to bring Bowie to a wider audience but it was never shown on a major network.

The performance includes the single versions of Love You Till Tuesday, Rubber Band, When I Live My Dream, and importantly, it contains the previously unreleased original version of Space Oddity.

Mittens and Pants, 5.00pm, Sky Kids

Narrated by Marcus Bentley, this live-action series (for those aged 3+) follows the sweet and funny adventures of shy kitten Mittens and her energetic puppy pal Pants.

Every day is a new adventure as they explore the world of Kibble Corner and learn to help their animal friends and family.

As almost everything they encounter is new to them, things don’t always go according to plan.

Battle of the Alphas, 8.00pm, Sky Nature

Season 2 of the wildlife series that shows the more aggressive side of nature.

From turf wars to food fights, to mating mayhem, nature is all about competition and the quest to be the best.

Every day, our planet is a battleground as animals go head-to-head with their own kind, in Battle of the Alphas.

Movie Themes at the BBC, 8.40pm, BBC Two

Here’s a selection of the best BBC moments and classic archives performances from singers and bands who cracked Hollywood as well as the pop charts.

With songs from blockbusters, Oscar-winners, comedies and family favourites - featuring a selection of soundtrack stars, including Destiny's Child (above), Paul Simon, All Saints, Simple Minds and Dolly Parton.

New to Stream

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend, Sky Cinema & NOW

Frank Grillo, Mira Sorvino and our own Gabriel Byrne star in director’s Bobby Moresco’s dramatic biopic.

Desperate to beat his longtime rival Enzo Ferrari, inventor Ferruccio Lamborghini prepares for grand prix that will change his life.

Saturday Cinema

Gravity, 7.15pm, BBC Two

This dizzying drama, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, will look amazing on a big TV.

Sandra and George play two astronauts who are left stranded in orbit above the Earth when the debris from an exploding satellite destroys their shuttle.

Left drifting in space with no way to contact mission control, they begin a perilous journey to reach the safety of a space station before their oxygen supply runs out.

Moonstruck, 10.40pm, BBC Two

Charming 1987 romantic comedy, starring Cher in an Oscar-winning role, with Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis and Danny Aiello.

Cher plays an Italian-American widow who agrees to marry an older man - only to fall head over heels in love with his younger brother, leaving her facing an impossible choice.

Bonnie and Clyde, 11.45pm, RTÉ One

Glamourised - and hugely entertaining - gangster biopic, starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Michael J Pollard, Gene Wilder and an Oscar-winning Estelle Parsons.

Bored small-town woman Bonnie Parker begins a passionate love affair with petty crook Clyde Barrow, and together they embark on a headline-grabbing crime spree across the Depression-era American Midwest.

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