It's a massive day for Irish rugby as the Goys in Green go for a Grand Slam, there’s music from the likes of Chaka Khan, Randy Crawford and Carole King, and Dublin Narcos comes to a conclusion . . .
Pick of the Day
Live: Guinness Six Nations, 4.30pm, Virgin Media One
Ireland v England (Kick-off 5.00pm), with a fourth Grand Slam on offer for the Irish after winning their previous four games in this year’s Six Nations.
All the action from the final match of this year's championship, held at Aviva Stadium.
Ireland claimed an impressive 32-15 win at Twickenham in last year's competition and will fancy their chances of another victory this evening after enjoying a strong campaign so far.
Don’t Miss
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, 8.00pm, Virgin Media One
Actress Toni Collette is the Star Guest Announcer, Joe Wicks searches for a handyman in I'm a Celebrity Get Out of Me Ear and Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters appears in a disco End of the Show Show.
Plus, more surprises and a member of the audience gets the chance to win items advertised in the commercial breaks.
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel, 7.55pm, BBC One
The comedian is back with his colossal spinning wheel, offering three contestants the chance to secure the final cash prize - but only one of them can play for the jackpot.
Helping them along the way are celebrity experts Jonathan Ross on Comic Books, Vick Hope on Pop Music, Gareth Thomas on Rugby, Victoria Derbyshire on News, Tom Allen on Gardening, Chunkz on Maths, and Sara Cox on Dogs.
Carole King & James Taylor: Live at the Troubadour, 11.55pm, TG4
Here’s one for the folks who used to sit cross-legged in groups and listen to albums.
It’s a reunion concert recorded in 2007 at the West Hollywood venue where King and Taylor first appeared as fledgling singers in November 1970.
They perform a variety of their most popular numbers backed by the Section, the same band that featured on their albums Tapestry and Sweet Baby James almost four decades previously.
New or Returning Shows
Chaka Khan at the BBC, 8.50pm, BBC Two
This opens a night of programming around female soul singers.
A selection of appearance by the American singer Chaka Khan (below) on the BBC over the course of five decades, featuring her number one hit I Feel For You, as well as I'm Every Woman and Ain't Nobody from her days fronting Rufus.
Followed at 9.30pm by Aretha Franklin: Duets, where she sings with the likes of Elton John, Gloria Estefan, Smokey Robinson, PM Dawn, Bonnie Raitt and Rod Stewart.
Then it’s Randy Crawford at Drury Lane (10.20pm), a 1981 concert at the Theatre Royal in London's West End by the American jazz and R&B singer, whose hits include One Day I'll Fly Away and You Might Need Somebody.
The night ends with Queens of Soul at 11.30pm, a compilation of archive footage featuring Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight, Randy Crawford, Angie Stone, Mary J Blige and Beyonce.
New to Stream
Call Jane, Sky Cinema & NOW
Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara, Chris Messina, Cory Michael Smith and Wunmi Mosaku star in this Phyllis Nagy-directed drama.
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Chicago, 1968. As the city and the nation are poised on the brink of political upheaval, suburban housewife Joy (Elizabeth Banks) leads an ordinary life with her husband and daughter.
When Joy's pregnancy leads to a life-threatening heart condition, she must navigate an all-male medical establishment unwilling to terminate her pregnancy in order to save her life.
Her journey for a solution leads her to Virginia (Sigourney Weaver), an independent visionary fiercely committed to women's health, and Gwen (Wunmi Mosaku), an activist who dreams of a day when all women will have access to abortion, regardless of their ability to pay.
Joy is so inspired by their work, she decides to join forces with them, putting every aspect of her life on the line.
Ending Today
Dublin Narcos, 9.00pm, Sky Documentaries
Streaming on NOW
After the recession years, the mid-1990s sees the emergence of a new, thriving Ireland.
The Celtic Tiger is born, and Dublin is at the heart of the transformation, with the city’s streets seemingly paved with gold.
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Heroin thrived when times were bad, but now that times are good there’s a new drug in town: cocaine.
Glamorous, clean and seemingly harmless, it is the drug du jour for the city’s new yuppies. But it is far from harmless.
The business is a lucrative one and deadly turf wars start to break out amongst the gangs supplying the city.
A climate of paranoia and fear pervades and once more the police are trying to keep up with a new breed of criminal.
Enter Veronica Guerin, a crime reporter for the Sunday Independent.
Saturday Cinema
Doctor Zhivago, 1.15pm, BBC Two
David Lean's epic drama based on Boris Pasternak's novel, starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Ralph Richardson, Tom Courtenay and Klaus Kinski.
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A married Russian physician falls in love with another woman, but as their passionate affair plays out against the raging backdrop of the First World War and the Bolshevik revolution, he is torn between his desires and his loyalty to his wife.
Northern Soul, 12.30am, BBC Two
Here’s a pretty good, late-night drama, starring Elliot James Langridge, Josh Whitehouse, Steve Coogan and Ricky Tomlinson.
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A teenager living in a Northern English town in the 1970s finds his horizons expanded when he discovers American soul music.
He develops an inseparable friendship with a fellow devotee and the pair hope to achieve a brighter future beyond their bleak daily life.
Family Flick
The Art of Racing in the Rain, 6.35pm, RTÉ One
Comedy drama, starring Milo Ventimiglia and Amanda Seyfried.
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Thanks to his race car driver owner, golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life.
