There's another busy day at the Paris Olympics, a Dionne Warwick night on the Beeb, a look back at classic summer TV shows, Steve Martin in concert, and some cracking movies . . .
Pick of the Day
Paris Olympics 2024: AM, 9.30am/1.30pm/6pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
There's a busy morning of live Olympic action, featuring the hunt for medals across multiple sports on day eight, including rowing and equestrian.
The women's and men's eight finals, at 9.50am and 10.10am respectively, are among the highlights at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, as the rowing regatta reaches a conclusion.
The team dressage at the Chateau de Versailles gets under way at 9am, and there's a chance to see the men's 100m heats at the Stade de France, while the men's cycling road race gets underway in the shadow of the iconic Eiffel Tower at 10am.
Evanne Ní Chuilinn presents, with analysis from Barry Murphy, Grainne Murphy, Rob Heffernan and Sonia O'Sullivan (below).
Then at 1.30pm there's Paris Olympics 2024: Today, with men's and women's artistic gymnastics, the conclusion of the men's cycling road race and the team equestrian dressage.
The Bercy Arena is the venue for the gymnastics, and three gold medals will be decided in the men's floor at 2.30pm, the women's vault at 3.20pm and the men's pommel horse at 4.10pm.
Peter Collins presents, with analysis from Andrew Smith, Derval O'Rourke, Mairead O'Callaghan and Sonia O'Sullivan.
The coverage resumes at 6pm with Paris Olympics 2024: Tonight, with live coverage of the penultimate evening of swimming finals at La Defense Arena and the second night of athletics finals at the Stade de France.
There are four gold medals to be decided in the pool, in the mixed 4x100m medley relay, the men's 100m butterfly, as well as the women's 800m freestyle and women's 200m individual medley final.
Darragh Maloney presents, with analysis from Andrew Bree and Earl McCarthy.
New or Returning Shows
Steve Martin And Steep Canyon Rangers With Edie Brickell, 9.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
A night of both comedy and music from one of America's most beloved entertainers, comedian, actor and musician Steve Martin (below).
He's backed by The Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring Edie Brickell in their first ever live concert film.
Filmed in California the film features material from Martin and Brickell's Grammy-nominated album Love Has Come For You.
WW2: Women on the Frontline, 7.00pm, Channel 4
The unknown histories of female pilots, journalists, guerrillas and spies who fought, flew and died in the Second World War.
This first episode tells the remarkable stories of women who fought the Nazi invaders in occupied Europe, as well as an Austrian spy who successfully infiltrated the United States.
Britain's Most Beautiful Road, 8.00pm, Channel 4
The highs and lows of Scotland's North Coast-500 route during its busiest season yet, with exclusive access to the Highland Council and its new ranger team.
The first episode features first-time motorhomers driving the 516-mile route anti-clockwise from Inverness.
Meanwhile, Highland warden Chaz Powell is tackling his first season, and Highland potter David Grant is working on a new commission using a radical technique.
Don’t Miss
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over, 10.30pm, BBC Two
Profile of the singer whose career has spanned more than four decades with hits such as Alfie, Walk On By and That's What Friends Are For.
Featuring contributions from friends, family and collaborators including Burt Bacharach, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Quincy Jones and Michael Caine
Followed at midnight by Dionne Warwick at the BBC, a selection of performances on BBC programmes down the decades.
Then at 1.30am there’s Fern Britton Meets Dionne Warwick, where the singer looks back on her 50-year career, discusses the death of her cousin Whitney Houston, fighting racism, and the importance of her Christian faith.
What We Were Watching, 10.10pm, BBC Four
Grace Dent (below) explores the sights, sounds and schedules of summers of the past - an epic journey that covers a lot of the things that inform viewers' attitudes to summertime.
She looks back at a range of influential TV, from the travel shows of the 1960s and 1970s that first brought the world's finest resorts into living rooms, to Del and Rodney Trotter fooling about abroad.
Saturday Cinema
Moonstruck, 9.30pm, TG4
Classic romantic comedy, starring Cher in an Oscar-winning role, with Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis and Danny Aiello.
Cher plays an Italian-American widow agrees to marry an older man - only to fall head over heels in love with his younger brother (Cage), leaving her facing an impossible choice.
Heathers, 12.40am, RTÉ2
Here's a rare screening - and rather late at that - of a delightfully black teen comedy-drama, starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty.
Ryeder is a teenager who joins a clique at the top of her school's social hierarchy but finds she cannot stand her new friends.
Her rebellious boyfriend (Slater) draws her into murdering her hated classmates and making it look like they killed themselves - but neither of them are prepared for the public hysteria prompted by their town's apparent wave of teen suicides.
Jack Reacher, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Action thriller based on Lee Child's series of novels, starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Werner Herzog and Robert Duvall.
A former army sniper is arrested following a random shooting that leaves five people dead, but protests his innocence. An elusive former military police investigator is called in to examine the case, and becomes convinced a conspiracy is at work.
Family Flick
The Croods 2: A New Age, 6.35pm, RTÉ One
Animated comedy sequel, with the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds.
Still searching for a place to settle down, prehistoric patriarch Grug leads his family to the great unknown.
Hoping for the best in an increasingly dangerous world, while trying to come to terms with Eep and Guy's budding romance, Grug stumbles on a secluded Eden, containing everything that they have been seeking.
As ever, there is a catch. This area is already occupied by the significantly more evolved Bettermans - Phil, Hope and their daughter Dawn.
