There's a look back at Live Aid, acclaimed documentary My Mom Jayne tells the story of Hollywood star Jayne Mansfield, Eve Connolly stars in quirky crime movie Sew Torn, and Kerry face Tyrone at Croker . . .
Pick of the Day
Live Aid at 40: The Concert - Part 1, 7.00pm, BBC Two
If you’re old enough, you’ll remember where you were 40 years ago tomorrow, ie: July 13, 1985.
Being of a certain vintage, I recall this day clearly. It really was A Moment. It seemed the entire planet was watching events at Wembley and Kennedy stadia.
Here’s a two-part look back at Live Aid, featuring extended highlights of the London and Philadelphia concerts in July 1985, which were organised by Bob Geldof (below) following the success of Band Aid single Do They Know It's Christmas? and in response to the continuing famine in Ethiopia.
Nowadays, such an event would be described by the empathy deficient out there as 'woke'.
The first part features performances by Status Quo (who opened the event with John Fogerty’s Rockin’ All Over the World), U2, Dire Straits, Spandau Ballet, Sting and Phil Collins (who famously crossed the Atlantic that afternoon to become the only person to play at both events), as well as rarely seen backstage footage.
Part two follows at 10.25pm, with highlights from the concerts at London's Wembley Stadium and John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.
It includes performances by Queen, David Bowie, Madonna, and Mick Jagger and Tina Turner, as well as more backstage footage and interviews with stars
If that’s not enough for you, there’s Live Aid at 40: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World at 2.05am. It’s the behind-the-scenes story of the 1985 charity concerts.
New or Returning Shows
My Mom Jayne, 9.00pm, Sky Documentaries
Streaming on NOW
This promises to be a great watch.
Mariska Hargitay (better known as Captain Olivia Benson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) was three years old when her mother, Jayne Mansfield, tragically died in a car accident at the age of 34.
The film follows Mariska as she seeks to know, understand, and embrace her mother for the first time.
Through intimate interviews and a collection of never-before-seen photos and home movies, she grapples with her mother’s public and private legacy and discovers the layers and depth of who Jayne was, not only to her audience but to those who were closest to her.
New to Stream
Sew Torn, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Here’s a quirky crime black comedy/drama starring Kildare’s Eve Connolly.
Barbara Duggen, 'The Mobile Seamstress', is struggling to keep her fabric shop alive.
After a botched sewing appointment sets her on a quest to replace her client's lost button, she unexpectedly stumbles upon a drug deal gone bad.
Faced with two downed motorcyclists, guns, and a briefcase - Barbara is completely torn. She is forced to pick between three choices: commit the perfect crime, call the police, or drive away.
The narrative presents the repercussions of all three decisions, and the deadly confrontations that result from each as she gets entangled with the case's owner. Using thread to free herself, Barbara stops at nothing to save her store.
Don’t Miss
Miss Marple, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Here's a two-parter adaptation from 1985 of the Agatha Christie novel The Moving Finger, with Joan Hickson (below) starring as the legendary sleuth.
When everyone in the village of Lymstock receives malicious letters detailing a future murder, it's Miss Marple who is called upon to help solve the mystery.
In part two at 9.50pm, the sleuth's instinct that one murder will always follow another proves to be true when more bodies are found in Lymstock.
Saturday Cinema
Steel Magnolias, 10.20pm, TG4
Drama based on the play by Robert Harling, starring Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Daryl Hannah and Sam Shepard.
The close friendship of six women from different generations, living in a backwoods town in America's Deep South, sustains them through life's joys and disappointments.
A Man Called Otto, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Comedy drama, starring Tom Hanks, Mariana Trevino and Rachel Keller.
Hanks plays a grumpy man who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all.
When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
Little Women, 3.00pm, Channel 4
Writer/director Greta Gerwig's 2019 adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson and Florence Pugh.
In 1868, New York City teacher Jo March goes to Mr Dashwood, an editor who agrees to publish a story she has written.
She reflects back and forth on her life, telling the story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.
Family Flick
Sonic the Hedgehog 2, 6.30pm, RTÉ One
Adventure comedy sequel, starring James Marsden and Jim Carrey, with the voices of Ben Schwartz and Idris Elba.
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is ready for more freedom, and Tom and Maddie agree to leave him at home while they go on vacation.
Dr Robotnik soon returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles the Echidna, in search for an emerald that has the power to both build and destroy civilisations.
Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
Sport
The Saturday Game Live, 2,15pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Joanne Cantwell presents coverage of the Tailteann Cup final between Kildare and Limerick, followed by the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final between Kerry and Tyrone, at Croke Park.
First up at 2.30pm, Kildare defeated Wicklow to reach the Tailteann Cup final, while Kildare were victors over Fermanagh.
Then at 5pm, Kerry are looking to go one better than last year when they were runners-up to Armagh, and they avenged that defeat when they eliminated the holders in the quarter-finals.
Tyrone are looking to emulate their last triumph in this competition in 2021 and they overcame Dublin in the last eight to reach the semi-finals.
Wimbledon 2025, 12.15, BBC One
Coverage of the 13th and penultimate day of the Grand Slam tournament from the All England Club.
The men's doubles final has been brought forward, ahead of the women’s singles final rather than afterwards, and will start at 1pm.
This will be followed by the women’s singles final which will begin at 4pm, with coverage presented by Clare Balding.
Iga Swiatek, the five-time grand slam champion chasing her first Wimbledon title, is up against major final rookie Amanda Anisimova, whose presence is the climax of a remarkable comeback.
