Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music looks at the events surrounding his death, Norwegian crime drama Wisting returns for a third run, while Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway comes to an end . . .
Pick of the Day
Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music, 9.25pm, BBC Two
A bit of a Kurt Cobain/Nirvana night opens with this documentary about the events surrounding the tragic death of the Nirvana frontman in 1994. He was 27.
It combines footage captured by fans in Seattle and raw material from news crews reporting at the time.
There is the poignant reaction from the electrician who discovered Kurt's body when installing a security system at his Seattle home, as well as statements from police at the scene.
There's the chaos, confusion and devastation caught on video by his fans - including the moment a tape recording of an emotional Courtney Love reading her husband's final letter at a vigil in Seattle.
Plus, there’s a revealing interview with Cobain himself, conducted just months before he died.
Followed at 10.10pm by When Nirvana Came to Britain, a documentary examining the band's visits to the UK, with contributions by former members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic.
It charts Nirvan's rise from performing in tiny venues through to their legendary and infamous TV appearances on shows such as The Word and Top of the Pops - moments that helped to cement their status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet and brought grunge culture to the mainstream.
Then there’s Foo Fighters at Reading 2019 (11.10pm), where Huw Stephens introduces highlights from the headline set, as the band led by Dave Grohl ran through classic hits from their back catalogue.
New or Returning Shows
Wisting, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Return of the Norwegian crime drama, starring Sven Nordin. Matrix star Carrie-Ann Moss also features in this run.
Here's the trailer - but minus the English subtitles it'll have on BBC Four.
As season 3 begins, six-year-old Clifford Greenwood disappears from the hotel owned by his grandfather. The next morning, an employee is found brutally murdered.
Detective William Wisting believes the boy was kidnapped.
Then at 9.45pm, A ransom demand arrives for Clifford, bearing a cryptic message that suggests he's been taken as part of a revenge plot. Line discovers that her ex Tommy has been hanging around with a bad crew and wonders if this could be connected.
Tommy Cooper at the BBC, 10.30pm, BBC Four
Marking the centenary of his birth, Lenny Henry presents a selection of performances by the comedy genius that was Tommy Cooper.
This collection features some of Cooper's most famous routines and reveals that his reputation for terrible tricks that inevitably went wrong was all based on an act, as his on-stage bumbling persona hid a real talent as a magician.
Followed at 11pm by The Art of Tommy Cooper, a documentary looking at the life and work of the larger-than-life comedian from Caerphilly, whose image as a lovable clown concealed an often-complicated private life.
Contributors include fellow comics Tom O'Connor and Barry Cryer.
Don’t Miss
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, 7.00pm, Virgin Media One & UTV
This is a sad moment for the many fans of this superb Saturday evening show as it bows out after 20 magical seasons.
Girls Aloud are the last-ever Star Guest Announcers as Ant and Dec take over the whole of ITV's Television Centre for this two-hour finale.
There's a sofa full of celebrity Revengers, with Simon Cowell, Alison Hammond, Rylan and Craig David among those ready to get their own back on Ant and Dec, and the singalong features Tony Hadley, S Club and Kaiser Chiefs.
Stephen Mulhern will be returning for the ultimate decider of Ant v Dec and someone in Britain has the chance to Win the Ads and take home the biggest prize pot in the show's history.
New to Stream
Sumotherhood, Sky Cinema & NOW
Director Adam Deacon’s comedy drama, starring Adam Deacon, Jennifer Saunders and Danny Sapani.
Riko and best friend Kane bungle the robbery of a local bank, causing one of the customers, hard man Leo Demarco, to suffer a heart attack.
Fake news spreads that Leo is dead and Shotti, leader of one of East London's toughest firms, recruits Riko and Kane in gratitude for killing a rival.
Sport
The Championship, 5.45pm, BBC Two
Mark Sidebottom presents live coverage of Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter final between Down and Antrim at Pairc Esler in Newry (throw-in 6pm).
Down, unbeaten throughout Allianz Football League Division Two, will be hoping to continue their winning ways against their Division Three opponents.
With analysis from Oisin McConville and Michael Murphy, reports from Sarah Mulkerrins, and commentary by Thomas Niblock and Philly McMahon.
Saturday Cinema
Lawrence of Arabia, 3.00pm, TG4
You can watch this classic any time on Netflix, but if you haven’t access to the streamer, here’s an opportunity to catch this marvelous marathon of a movie.
The Oscar-winning epic drama was directed by David Lean, and stars Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins.
An enigmatic British Army officer (O’Toole as TE Lawrence) tries to unite the Arab nations against the Turks during the First World War.
This brings him into conflict with the military authorities when he engages the enemy with guerrilla tactics instead of more conventional methods.
But his increasingly torn loyalties leave him close to madness.
Enough Said, 9.45pm, TG4
In contrast to the multi-award-winning marathon that is Lawrence of Arabia, here’s a more muted gem of a movie, a comedy-drama starring James Gandolfini, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Catherine Keener and Toni Collette.
Louis-Dreyfus plays a masseuse anxious about her daughter leaving home who finds romance with a man (Gandolfini) also coming to terms with an empty nest.
She also befriends a bitter divorced client (Keener), who turns out to be her new partner's ex-wife.
Ghost Stories, 11.50pm, BBC One
Here’s something for anyone seeking a late-night scare or two.
It’s a horror anthology, starring Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman and Paul Whitehouse.
Professor Philip Goodman, famous for debunking hoaxes and ghost sightings, is given a dossier of three terrifying, unsolvable cases by his hero and role model Charles Cameron
Cameron – oddly enough - has been missing, presumed dead, for years. Can Goodman explain what even Cameron could not?
Family Flick
Animated sequel, with the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker and Miranda Cosgrove.
Dismissed from the Anti-Villain League after botching a mission, Gru sets off to meet his long-lost twin brother for one final criminal mission.
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