Jacqui Hurley and Des Cahill are Up for the Match, there's a new cop comedy called Piglets, the finale of End of Summer, a special edition of The Weakest Link, and a Linda Ronstadt documentary . . .
Pick of the Day
Up for the Match, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
It still feels weird that this show is going out in July rather than its traditional month of September.
Presenters Jacqui Hurley and Des Cahill will be live in studio and will be joined by panels of GAA heroes to get their views and predictions ahead of tomorrow’s McCarthy Cup decider between Clare and Cork.
Along the way, Marty Morrissey and Anna Geary will be live from each of the final counties to bring a taste of the anticipation and enjoyment of All-Ireland Eve.
New or Returning Shows
Piglets, 9.30pm, UTV
That’s a rather naughty title for this brand-new ITV comedy set in a police training college, starring Sarah Parish and Mark Heap.
A fresh intake arrives at Norbourne Police Training College, where the no-nonsense Superintendent Julie Spry and the less-strict Superintendent Bob Weekes have the job of overseeing the training of the new recruits.
All the rookies have motives for being there, but some are more legitimate than others.
Path to Paris: The Hunt for Gold, 4.55pm, Channel 4
This is part one of a two-part documentary following British athletes as they prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with intimate access to their training and home lives.
They may not be our guys but it should prove interesting.
This opening episode features 800m runner Keely Hodgkinson (above), 1500m runners Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman, and high jumper Morgan Lake.
MH17: The Plane Crash that Shook the World, 8.00pm, Channel 4
This documentary looks at the secret war that was triggered by the destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014, and how its reverberations would impact the world and shape subsequent events.
Don’t Miss
The Weakest Link, 7.40pm, BBC One
Romesh Ranganathan (below) hosts an Olympic and Paralympic special.
Gold medal-winning contestants Greg Rutherford, Sally Gunnell, Pete Reed, Sam Quek, Tessa Sanderson, Will Bayley, Jade Jones and Rhona Martin will be competing to win £50,000 for their chosen charity.
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, 10.00pm, BBC Two
Here’s a documentary about Linda Ronstadt (above), one of the most versatile female singers of the 20th century, and one of the most successful recording artists of all time.
Unfortunately, she had to retire in 2011 due to Parkinson's disease.
The film tells Linda Ronstadt's story through her own words and music, and interviews with fellow musicians Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Aaron Neville.
Parkinson: The Interviews, 10.50pm, BBC Four
In a programme first broadcast in 1995, Michael Parkinson looks back at memorable moments from his interviews with actor Kenneth Williams (below).
Among other topics, the Carry On star discusses his dislike of theatre critics and reveals his grievances with Parkinson himself.
He also performs a rendition of My Crepes Suzette. With appearances by John Betjeman, Maggie Smith, Frank Muir, Tom Lehrer, Robin Ray and Patrick Campbell.
That’s followed at 11.30pm by Comic Roots: Kenneth Williams, a 1983 documentary in which Williams explores his roots.
It includes the slum architecture in and around London's St Pancras district where he grew up, his grandma's fruity anecdotes and the musical knees-up of the local pub.
Ending Today
End of Summer, 9.00pm, BBC Four
This very bingeable - if a bit daft - Swedish drama concludes with another double episode.
First up, Isak is helped by Vera to remember his childhood, and Vera finds an alternative explanation for what may have happened to Billy.
Meanwhile, Mattias decides to help Harald trace Isak's identity.
Then in the finale at 9.50pm, Vera realises that she never understood what was really going on when she was a child.
Together, she and Mattias try to solve the mystery surrounding Billy's disappearance and an old photograph of Billy turns out to be about something completely different from what Vera thought.
Saturday Cinema
The Greatest Showman, 6.35pm, RTÉ One
This superb musical, starring Hugh Jackman (below), Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya, redefined the genre for the modern age.
After losing his job as a shipping clerk, PT Barnum creates and develops his circus in New York in the mid-1800s with the help of playwright Phillip Carlyle and an adopted family of entertainers shunned by society.
How the West Was Won, 3.00pm, BBC Two
This epic Western, starring James Stewart, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, Debbie Reynolds, Lee J Cobb and Richard Widmark, offers ideal afternoon viewing.
What it may lack in historical accuracy is compensated by looking fantastic and being rattling yarn. And the score is brilliant.
Three generations of a pioneering family experience many ordeals and adventures in their endeavour to build a new life for themselves on the American frontier in the 19th century.
Over the years, the family experiences the key events of the nation's history, including the gold rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
