There's an Everly Brothers night on the Beeb, England’s Premier League and Match of the Day return, Sam Waterston stars in BBC drama Oppenheimer, and Saoirse Ronan plays Mary Queen of Scots.
Pick of the Day
Everly Brothers Night, BBC Two
One of the greatest vocal pairings in pop history, the Everly Brothers enjoyed massive success across several decades.
A night of programming dedicated to their unique sound begins at 9pm with The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience.
It’s a classic documentary from 1984 where Don and Phil Everly returned to the coal-mining area of Kentucky where their father Ike played guitar alongside his brothers in the 1930s.
In the moody atmosphere of Muhlenberg County, the stars have an emotional reunion with three generations of the Everly clan.
With contributions by master musician and producer Chet Atkins, songwriters Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, and the legendary Mose Rager.
That’s followed at 10.35pm by The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert.
The duo reformed to perform in the autumn of 1983 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which they chose because they had treasured memories of playing there with their father, Ike.
The brothers' reconnection and subsequent live performance after 10 bitter years apart was such a high-profile event that the filming was fed live into the BBC Nine o'clock News.
Arena's cameras proved that they and their unique sound could still capture the public's imagination.
After some golf, the boys are back at 12.55am with The Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven.
Don and Phil - arguably the greatest harmony singers of all time - began as childhood musicians, performing as Little Donnie and Baby Boy Phil on their father's radio shows in Iowa.
This documentary follows Don back to the place where their love for music was formed to recall the music that was omnipresent in their home, the influence of their parents, the early radio shows and the musicians they played with in their formative years.
Contributors include Art Garfunkel, Graham Nash, Dave Edmunds and Tim Rice.
Don’t Miss
Pointless Celebrities, 7.35pm, BBC One
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a star-studded version of the general knowledge quiz.
Anton Du Beke, Emma Barton, Will Kirk, Lucia Scalisi, Eric Knowles, Caroline Hawley, YolanDa Brown and Jonathan Ansell try to come up with the least likely correct answers to a series of questions posed to members of the British public.
Oppenheimer, 10.00pm, BBC Four
Another chance to see the 1980 BBC drama, starring Sam Waterston (below).
The year is 1938 and Robert Oppenheimer, physics professor at Berkeley, California, is heavily involved with his students, politics and scientific work.
Then the discovery of nuclear fission and the appearance of Kitty Harrison combine to change the course of his life. With Jana Shelden and Kate Harper.
Then in episode two at 11.45pm, the USA is now fully involved in the war,
Oppenheimer has given up teaching and is engaged in the race against Germany to produce an atomic bomb.
Matt Baker's Travels in the Country: USA, 8.15pm, Channel 4
So many Irish visitors go to Florida and don’t venture beyond its theme parks.
Here, Matt Baker (below) delves deeper into the rural side of Florida life and discovers it is the birthplace of the US cowboy.
He visits a citrus farm in Polk County to discover how tangerines are grown and harvested before helping to sort and size them in the pack house.
On his journey to Homestead, Matt meets a legendary fruit farmer who explains that Florida also produces a large variety of fruit including the rare guanabana.
Matt then heads to Texas to visit the Caprock Canyons State Park.
New or Returning Shows
Premier League, 5.00pm, Sky Sports
Streaming on NOW
Top-flight English football returns as two success stories from last season clash at St James’ Park as Newcastle United host Aston Villa in the Saturday evening game.
This meeting last season saw the Magpies come out on top with a thumping 4-0 win thanks to two goals from Callum Wilson, as well as strikes from Joelinton and Miguel Almiron.
Villa did get their revenge in the reverse fixture, winning 3-0 at home.
Match of the Day, 10.20pm, BBC One
Gary Lineker (below) presents action from the opening day of Premier League matches, including Arsenal v Nottingham Forest at Emirates Stadium and Brighton & Hove Albion v Luton Town at AMEX Stadium.
Last season's runners-up Arsenal invested heavily in the summer on the likes of Declan Rice and Kai Havertz and will be expected to get off to a winning start.
Meanwhile, Championship play-off winners Luton made their Premier debut against a team that impressed last term.
Plus, Burnley v Manchester City, Bournemouth v West Ham United, Everton v Fulham, Newcastle United v Aston Villa and Sheffield United v Crystal Palace.
Saturday Cinema
The Commitments, 9.50pm, RTÉ One
Alan Parker's working-class comedy, based on the novel by Roddy Doyle, starring Robert Arkins, Andrew Strong, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball and Maria Doyle Kennedy.
A would-be music producer from Dublin believes he can make it big in Ireland by promoting a top-rate soul band, so he trawls a working-class neighbourhood and auditions unlikely singers and musicians to put together as a group.
Half of Dublin turns up at various points – including a slimmer, hairier me in a crowd scene.
Adam & Paul, 12.10am, RTÉ One
Superb comedy drama, starring Mark O'Halloran, Tom Murphy, Gary Egan and Dylan Grimes.
It’s all about the eponymous pair, two childhood friends living in Dublin who have been unfortunate enough to have grown up to be heroin addicts.
During the course of a day, they wander the city, hoping to beg, borrow or steal enough cash to feed their habit - but their efforts only lead them into a series of bizarre misadventures.
Mary Queen of Scots, 9.00pm, RTÉ2
Director Josie Rourke's enjoyable period drama, starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie and David Tennant.
Following the death of her husband, Queen Mary returns to Scotland after years reigning in France.
Despite religious differences, she hopes to achieve peace with her English cousin, Queen Elizabeth I - but Mary Stuart's eventual attempt to overthrow Elizabeth finds her condemned to years of imprisonment.
Family Flick
Trolls World Tour, 6.35pm, RTÉ One
Excellent animated adventure, with the voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Rachel Bloom.
Poppy and Branch discover there are different troll tribes scattered over six different lands.
Each tribe is also devoted to different kinds of music - funk, country, techno, classical, pop and rock.
When rockers Queen Barb and King Thrash decide to destroy the other music, Poppy and Branch embark on a mission to unite the trolls and save the diverse melodies from becoming extinct.
Here’s my review of the film and interviews with Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and director Walt Dorhn.
