There's the penultimate day’s action at the Olympics, a collection of weather songs on the Beeb, Celebrity Tipping Point, the first-ever episode of Strictly, and new documentary Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes . . .
Pick of the Day
Weather Hits at the BBC, 9.00pm, BBC Two
The music-themed night on the BBC have been largely excellent – and this new one should be no exception.
BBC forecasters Carol Kirkwood and Tomasz Schafernaker present a selection of performances of weather-related songs from the archives, including the great Bill Withers (below) singing Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone and Why Does It Always Rain on Me? by Travis.
Later at 11.25pm, there’s TOTP2: Summertime Special, with a red-hot selection of summer sounds.
It features John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, the Undertones, Shaggy, Bananarama, Bobby Goldsboro, Bay City Rollers, Fun Boy Three, the Style Council and Don Henley.
Other archive sizzlers include DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, the Sundays, Sabrina, Chris Rea, the Barracudas, Zoe, Martha and the Muffins, Bryan Adams, Girls Aloud and ELO.
New or Returning Shows
Celebrity Tipping Point, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Four players take on the show’s distinctive machine in a battle of skill and luck.
Answer the questions right and they take control of the machine where they to try to push counters off the shelf and into the 'win zone’.
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes, 9.00pm, Sky Documentaries
Streaming on NOW
This HBO documentary promises to be an unprecedented exploration into the life of Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood’s quintessential star.
With extraordinary access to Taylor’s personal archives and seventy hours of newly unearthed intimate audio, these candid conversations peel back the layers of one of cinema’s most enduring icons.
The Fight for Saturday Night, 9.30pm, BBC Four
Former media executive Michael Grade tells a tale of skulduggery and dirty dealings as he explores how TV shows battle to win the crown for the best ratings on a Saturday night, looking at the many ways some of the most popular programmes attract viewers.
Don’t Miss
Strictly Come Dancing, 7.00pm, BBC Four
With the new season of Strictly on the way, here’s a nostalgic treat for fans of the show.
The late, great Bruce Forsyth (above) and Tess Daly host the first ever edition of the dance contest, which sees celebrities Martin Offiah, Lesley Garrett, David Dickinson, Verona Joseph, Jason Wood, Natasha Kaplinsky, Christopher Parker and Claire Sweeney pair up with professional partners.
The stars aim to prove they can trip the light fantastic without falling on their faces. The judges are Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli.
First broadcast in 2004.
Fleadh24, 9.30pm, TG4
Doireann Ní Ghlacáin (below), Cathal Ó Curráin and Aoife Ní Thuairisg are back in Wexford town for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2024, the world's largest festival of Irish music, song and dance.
From well-known names to newly crowned All-Ireland champions, audiences will be treated to four consecutive nights of entertainment coming live from the sunny south-east. Featuring the cream of talent from home and abroad.
Saturday Cinema
Emma, 9.45pm, RTÉ One
Director Autumn de Wilde's enjoyable – and pretty faithful - adaptation of Jane Austen's much-loved novel, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn and Josh O'Connor.
In Regency-era England, wealthy Emma Woodhouse searches for a new companion after her governess, Miss Taylor, marries.
The well-meaning but selfish young woman proceeds to interfere in the romantic affairs of her friends.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, 10.30pm, RTÉ2
Hugely entertaining spoof spy adventure, with Mike Myers in the lead role, alongside Elizabeth Hurley, Mimi Rogers, Michael York and Robert Wagner.
A velvet-clad, sex-crazed secret agent from the 1960s agrees to be put into a state of suspended animation after his arch-enemy escapes justice.
Thirty years later he is defrosted to do battle with the power-mad villain again, but the mission proves nearly as daunting for him as getting to grips with 1990s’ social values.
Family Flick
Cheaper by the Dozen, 6.35pm, RTÉ One
Here's a 2022 remake of a remake, this time starring Gabrielle Union, Zach Braff, Erika Christensen and Timon Kyle Durrett.
It tells the story of a restaurant proprietor and his second wife as they raise the kids from the restaurateur's previous marriage, the second wife's family, and the children they later conceived as their respective exes are still involved in their children's lives.
Sport
Paris Olympics 2024: AM, from 6.55am, RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player
Evanne Ní Chuilinn presents live coverage of the men's marathon, which gets under way at 8.00 at the Hotel de Ville and finishes on the Esplanade des Invalides.
The final round of the women's golf at Le Golf National also begins at 8.00, the medals are decided in the women's boulder and lead sport climbing at La Bourget Sport Climbing Venue at 11.35.
Also, the finals of the women's kayak single 500m, men's kayak single 1,000m and women's canoe single 200m at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium at 11.40, 12.10 and 12.40 respectively.
Paris Olympics 2024: Today at 1pm RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player
The men's 10m platform final is the focus at the Aquatics Centre, while the final round of the women's golf concludes at Le Golf National.
The rhythmic gymnastics group all-around final starts at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena at 1.00, and attention switches to the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome for the penultimate of the track cycling schedule, including the men's madison final at 4.59.
Peter Collins presents, with analysis from Derval O'Rourke (above), Rob Heffernan and Sonia O'Sullivan.
Then at 6pm there's Paris Olympics 2024: Tonight on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player
Darragh Maloney (below) presents coverage of a busy night of the Games, as the athletics concludes with eight finals at the Stade de France. Boxing, pentathlon and Taekwondo finals also take place.
The athletics is set for a thrilling climax as the Dutch women's 4x400m relay world champions, led by Femke Bol, take on defending champions, the USA.
The schedule for the finals in the track and field is as follows - the men's high jump at 6.10, men's 800m at 6.25, women's javelin from 6.40, women's 100m hurdles at 6.45, men's 5,000m at 7.00, women's 1500m at 7.25, men's 4x400m relay at 8.12 and women's 4x400m relay at 8.22.
Away from the athletics, the modern pentathlon men's individual title is awarded at the Chateau de Versailles, while attention later turns to combat sports, with the boxing super-heavyweight final a highlight at Roland Garros, and Taekwondo medals awarded at the Grand Palais.
