Strictly Come Dancing returns for a new run, there's musical treats with Songs of Survival at the BBC and the final night of the Proms, and Owen Wilson stars in comedy-drama Paint . . .
Pick of the Day
Strictly Come Dancing, 7.20pm, BBC One
It's Launch Show time on the original celebrity dance show!
Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly (below) welcome a new batch of 15 celebrities to the Strictly ballroom to pair them with their professional partners.
Meanwhile, judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke give their first thoughts on the couples. Will first impressions be last impressions?
The celebrities this year are Chris McCausland, JB Gill, Wynne Evans, Toyah Willcox, Punam Krishan, Tasha Ghouri, Pete Wicks, Shayne Ward, Sarah Hadland, Jamie Borthwick, Tom Dean, Montell Douglas, Nick Knowles, Paul Merson and Sam Quek.
New or Returning Shows
Songs of Survival at the BBC, 9.00pm, BBC Two
The Beeb keep finding new categories to create a musical montage to brighten up Saturday nights.
This time around it's a trawl through the BBC archive to find a number of songs on a theme of survival - something many of us can relate to, really.
Highlights include disco classic I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor, Destiny's Child (above) singing Survivor, and heavyweight US rockers Survivor with the theme song to Rocky III, Eye of the Tiger.
Don’t Miss
Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience, 5.30pm, BBC One
Looking at what’s involved in becoming a K-Pop star, you’d wonder why they bother.
No amount of fame or money is worth all this effort. Makes for an interesting reality show though.
This week, Blaise, Dexter, James, Olly and Reese want to improve their stamina when it comes to performing, so Shindong enrols them on a military-style fitness bootcamp with a former special services commander and presidential bodyguard.
They also have to perform their first ballad, written by internationally renowned hitmaker Wayne Hector, who has penned number ones for some of the world's biggest bands
BBC Proms, 7.05pm, BBC Two
Katie Derham (below) presents live coverage of the final concert of this year's Proms live from the Royal Albert Hall.
The evening begins with pieces by Walton, Puccini, Carlos Simon, Fauré, Ives and Coleridge-Taylor.
The show continues at 9pm on BBC One, featuring American soprano Angel Blue and pianist Stephen Hough performing alongside the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC Singers.
New to Stream
Paint, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
This comedy-drama is set in the USA, where Owen Wilson portrays Carl Nargle, Vermont's number one public television painter who is convinced he has it all.
Well, if Vermont is the limit of your ambition.
He's got a signature perm, a custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke. Well, that is until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.
Saturday Cinema
Jim Sheridan's pugilistic drama, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott and Ciaran Fitzgerald.
Day-Lewis plays a former IRA member who angers the organisation's hierarchy by resuming his old life as a boxer, opening a gym for both sides of the religious divide.
Things are complicated further by the reappearance of his first love - now married to his best friend, but still harbouring strong feelings for him.
Steven Spielberg's celebrated, Oscar-winning drama, starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes, that's based on a remarkable true story.
In German-occupied Poland during the Second World War, businessman and Nazi Party member Oskar Schindler is deeply affected when he witnesses the clearing of the Krakow Ghetto.
He decides to try to save Jews otherwise destined for the concentration camps by employing them in his factory - an act of mercy made possible by a deal struck with a sadistic German commandant.
Family Flick
Historical adventure based on Jack London's novel, starring Harrison Ford and Omar Sy.
A crossbreed dog stolen from his Californian home and taken north to the Yukon, where there is great demand for strong dogs to pull sleds in the frozen wilderness.
As his new owner ventures deeper into the Arctic circle, the dog must rediscover his primal nature as a wild animal to survive.
Sport
Coverage of the third day of the tournament, which takes place at Royal County Down Golf Club.
Things are hotting up as the competition enters the second half of its four-day run, where key players will be aiming to put themselves in the frame ahead of tomorrow's final round.
Hugh Cahill presents, with analysis from Gary Murphy and John McHenry.
It's Derry City v Shelbourne (KO 5.45pm) as Peter Collins presents all the action from the quarter-final at the Ryan McBride Brandywell.
The line-up of this year's FAI Cup last eight has a bit of a lopsided look to it, but this is easily the tie of the round as the Premier Division's top two lock horns for a semi-final spot and take another step towards a possible league and Cup double.
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