There's Strictly Come Dancing: Musicals Special, a Bob Dylan night on the Beeb, a documentary about US cyclist Greg LeMond, and Anthony Hopkins is in Oscar form in The Father . . .
Pick of the Day
Strictly Come Dancing: Musicals Special, 7.25pm, BBC One
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host a musicals-themed episode, which opens with a group routine by the professional dancers inspired by Lerner & Lowe's My Fair Lady.
Then the five remaining contestants Bobby Brazier, Annabel Croft, Nigel Harman, Ellie Leach and Layton Williams take to the ballroom floor with performances inspired by the world of musical theatre.
Naturally, they’ll be hoping to impress the viewers and judges so they can secure a place in next week's semi-final.
Don’t Miss
Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom, 10.00pm, BBC Two
A bit of a late-night tribute to someone regarded by many as the greatest songwriter of the 20th Century.
It opens with a showcase featuring Bob Dylan with his band in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive back catalogue, including Forever Young, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight and It's All Over Now, Baby Blue.
Bob Dylan: No Direction Home follows at 10.50pm. It’s Martin Scorsese's celebrated two-part profile of the singer, featuring rare interviews and archive footage.
The first half examines Dylan's formative years, with contributions by childhood friends and teachers on his earliest musical efforts and also explores his arrival on New York's thriving early 1960s folk scene and the artists who influenced his work.
The concluding part at 12.45am takes a dark turn. Already a phenomenon at the age of 23, Dylan struggled to find a new musical vocabulary.
The old Left hoped he would be a political activist, while the media wanted him to articulate the concerns of America's youth, but neither role interested Dylan.
Insomniacs and Dylan fanatics might stay up to watch ...Sings Dylan II at2.15am,
Which features cover versions of Bob Dylan songs sourced from the BBC archives.
Performers include Joan Baez, Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Hollies, Adele (above), Julie Felix, Richie Havens, Bryan Ferry and KT Tunstall.
New or Returning Shows
Greg LeMond: The Last Rider, 7.00pm, Sky Documentaries
Streaming on NOW
The heroic true story of American cyclist Greg LeMond, considered to be one of the greatest cyclists of all time, who defied the odds for one of the most triumphant comeback stories in sporting history.
The first, and only, American to win the Tour de France, LeMond came back from the brink of death to beat his famed rivals in the historic and nail-biting race at the 1989 Tour de France.
Directed by Alex Holmes it also features exclusive interviews with LeMond and his wife Kathy as well as previously unseen footage - and promising an exhilarating portrait of one of the greatest athletes of our time.
New to Stream
A Thousand and One, Sky Cinema & NOW
Here’s a drama starring Teyana Taylor, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross, William Catlett and Terri Abney.
The story follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Taylor), who kidnaps her six-year-old boy Terry from the foster care system.
Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.
Saturday Cinema
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Director Marielle Heller's drama based on a true story, starring an Oscar and Bafta-nominated Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys and Chris Cooper.
In 1998, magazine journalist Lloyd Vogel is sent to interview beloved US TV entertainer Fred Rogers, an assignment he feels is beneath him - but a friendship soon forms between the two men.
Northern Soul, 10.05pm, TG4
Dance-led drama, starring Elliot James Langridge, Josh Whitehouse, Steve Coogan and Ricky Tomlinson.
A teenager living in a North of England 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 lives.
The Father, 9.25pm, Channel 4
An Oscar-winning Anthony Hopkins stars alongside Olivia Colman, Imogen Poots and Rufus Sewell in this drama.
He plays an old man gradually succumbing to dementia who drives away a succession of caregivers, to the frustration of his daughter, who is contemplating starting a new life in Paris.
As his condition steadily worsens, he finds his perspective of his surroundings, the events of his past and future, and even the passage of time itself becoming painfully distorted.
Family Flick
Nativity Rocks! 6.35pm, RTÉ One
School of Rock-style comedy, starring Simon Lipkin, Craig Revel Horwood, Anna Chancellor and Celia Imrie.
Chaos ensues when the staff and students of St Bernadette's Primary School audition for a coveted place in a spectacular rock musical competition.
Sport
Saturday GAA Live, 2.00pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
A double header of provincial deciders begins with all the action from the Leinster Club Football Championship final (Throw-in 2.15pm), held at Croke Park, where defending champions Kilmacud Crokes will face Naas.
That’s followed at 3.50pm by the 2023 Leinster Club Hurling Championship Final (Throw-in 4.05pm), when O’Loughlin Gaels meet Na Fianna, which also takes place at GAA HQ.
URC Live, 6.55pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Later on, the live sport resumes with some rugby as Connacht host Leinster (KO 7.35pm) in the seventh round of fixtures, held at The Sportsground.
Both teams were losing semi-finalists last time around and have each made solid starts to the new campaign as they look to go at least one better this time around.
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