There's new reality show Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience, The Hit List returns for a new run, the documentary Nick Cave: This Much I Know to be True, some cracking movies - and a Girls Aloud night on the BBC . . .
Pick of the Day
Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience, 5.15pm, BBC One
Reality show in which five British singers are sent to South Korea and tutored in the ways of the K-pop business, with the aim of launching them on the global stage as a new boy band.
Blaise, Dexter, James, Olly and Reese are put through their paces by the industry's best choreographers, songwriters and other experts along their journey to become the next big thing in pop.
The series is narrated by Vick Hope.
New or Returning Shows
The Hit List, 6.20pm, BBC One
Marvin and Rochelle Humes (below) return to present season 7 of the music-based quiz show.
This is where contestants must name as many hit songs and artists as possible under intense pressure, with a £10,000 jackpot up for grabs.
The first contestants of the series are a father and daughter from Ipswich, and friends from London and Belfast.
Nick Cave: This Much I Know to be True, 10.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
Shot on location in London & Brighton, This Much I Know to be True captures Nick Cave and Warren Ellis' exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life the songs from their last two studio albums, Ghosteen (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) and Carnage (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis).
Don’t Miss
Girls Aloud at the BBC, 9.10pm, BBC Two
Having been formed for 2002 reality show Popstars: The Rivals, Girls Aloud dominated the UK charts and the tabloids over the next decade.
This programme features a selection of archive BBC appearances by the group, including performances of Sound of the Underground, Something Kinda Ooooh, Can't Speak French, Call the Shots and Biology.
Followed at 10.10pm by Girls Aloud: Tangled Up Live from the O2, which features footage of the band's 2008 tour, filmed at the O2 Arena in London.
Songs include Love Machine, Biology, Call the Shots and Sound of the Underground.
All Saints at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2018, 11.40pm, BBC Two
A performance by the girl band at the festival set in London's Hyde Park, featuring I Know Where It's At, After All, Never Ever, Love Lasts Forever and Pure Shores.
Parkinson at 50, 9.00pm, BBC Four
The legendary host Michael Parkinson (below) looks back on his career with his son and producer Mike, and examines how his talk show went from being a temporary 10-week filler programme to an iconic Saturday night staple.
He discusses his first celebrity interview, with Mick Jagger, how the management of movie stars' public images shifted over the years, and reflects on the loss of the show's entire first series - including an appearance by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
The programme also looks back on some of the most memorable moments from the show, including his multiple encounters with Billy Connolly and Muhammad Ali
That’s followed at 10pm by three top episodes of Parkinson, where he talks to the likes of Dr David and Victoria Beckham, Billy Connolly, as well as Parky's notorious meeting with Rod Hull and Emu.
New to Stream
Daddio, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
New York City. JFK airport. A young woman (Dakota Johnson) jumps into the back seat of a yellow taxi, the cabbie (Sean Penn) throws the vehicle into drive as the two head out into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic, remarkable journey.
Saturday Cinema
In the Heights, 6.55pm, BBC Two
Here’s something to put a great big smile on your face.
It's the film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner in the neighbourhood of Washington Heights on the northern tip of Manhattan, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.
The cast includes Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins and Leslie Grace.
Danny Boy, 9.45pm, RTÉ One
Not to be confused with the Ferdia Mac Anna film of the same name.
This one stars Toby Jones and Anthony Boyle in a factual drama telling the story of soldier Brian Wood's journey from medal-winning hero to alleged killer, and the legal battle that ensued.
Accused of war crimes in Iraq by determined human rights lawyer Phil Shiner, the film follows Brian as he finds himself caught on the fine line between war and unlawful killing, and how the fallout of the trial impacted the lives of his family.
Family Flick
School of Rock, 6.35pm, RTÉ One
Hugely entertaining comedy from director Richard Linklater, starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White and Sarah Silverman.
A slobbish guitarist dreams of stardom, but his hopes are dashed when the other members of his band kick him out.
Struggling to make ends meet, he takes a job as a supply teacher at an exclusive private school, and sets about moulding his pupils into rock gods.
