There's a samba-thon on Strictly, Sally Phillips stars in Legends of Comedy, Girl You Know It's True tells the story of Milli Vanilli, State of Happiness returns, and there’s a Powell and Pressburger double bill . . .
Strictly Come Dancing, 7.05pm, BBC One
The couples have more to do than ever to secure their place in the quarter-final musicals special, as they face a brand-new challenge - the first ever samba-thon - as well as their usual routines.
Expectations are high for the judges as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present another weekend of ballroom dancing action.
State of Happiness, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Return of the drama about Norway's oil industry, starring Anne Regine Ellingsaeter, with the action leaping forward to 1987.
The petroleum business is booming, but while some are making great profits, others are making bigger losses. Anna joins a new company headed up by charismatic engineer Sture, and is joined in the venture by her brother, Rein.
Episode two follows at 9.45pm.
Parkinson, 10.35pm, BBC Four
Michael Parkinson speaks to comedy duo Peter Cook and Dudley Moore (below), as well as former professional boxer John Conteh. First broadcast September 16, 1978.
That's followed at 11.40pm by Pete & Dud: Talking Comedy, where Angela Thorne narrates a look back at clips of the comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and their appearances on some of the BBC's best-loved talk shows.
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry, 8.25pm, Channel 4
Lenny joins Sally Phillips (below) for a cup of herbal tea and a lot of laughs as they look back over Sally's career and some of the best sketch comedy of the last 30 years.
They include the award-winning Smack the Pony, Veep, Miranda, I'm Alan Partridge and the Bridget Jones movies.
Lenny and Sally also dive into how comedy improv really works and how to manufacture the perfect on-screen laugh.
Girl, You Know It's True, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Hit producer Frank Farian (Matthias Schweighöfer) takes on unknown dancers Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan for his next music project.
A meteoric rise ensues that exceeds all expectations.
The two friends Rob and Fab conquer the international charts under the name of Milli Vanilli, have three Number One hits in the US and enjoy a life of excess in Hollywood.
There’s only a small circle of insiders who know their secret: they don’t sing.
Boybands Forever, 9.25pm, BBC two
As this series winds down, it takes a look at the emergence of Blue, put together by manager Daniel Glatman to appeal to housewives and screaming teens alike, and of our own Westlife, whose manager Louis Walsh called on Simon Cowell to help turn them into world-conquering pop stars.
Just as it seemed that the age of boyband was over, Take That returned and achieved enormous success, paving the way for the return of other 1990s and 2000s groups, including Blue, 911, Damage and Five.
A Matter of Life and Death, 12.35pm, BBC Two
Clear your afternoon for an absolute treat - two of the greatest films ever made.
A superb Powell and Pressburger double bill begins with their unforgettable and gloriously romantic fantasy, starring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey and Marius Goring.
Niven plays a Second World War bomber pilot who survives jumping out of his stricken plane without a parachute and falls in love with the radio operator he had first spoken to during the fateful flight.
A heavenly messenger is sent to tell him he should have died and that his presence is required in the afterlife, but he remains determined to continue his life on Earth and seeks a celestial trial to resolve the issue.
Then at 2.20pm there’s The Red Shoes, Powell and Pressburger's magnificent drama, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen, starring Anton Walbrook, Moira Shearer, Marius Goring, Robert Helpmann and Albert Basserman.
Victoria Page (Shearer) is a budding prima ballerina who joins a prestigious ballet company owned and operated by Boris Lermontov (Walbrook).
But he tests her dedication to the ballet by making her choose between her career and her romance with composer Julian Craster (Goring) in a classic battle between art and heart.
Knives Out, 10.25pm, Channel 4
Writer/director Rian Johnson's perfectly pitched comedy crime thriller, starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas.
Wealthy crime novelist Harlan Thrombey invites his kin to an 85th birthday party at his mansion, but festivities are cut short by arguments.
When the writer apparently commits suicide, Detective Lieutenant Elliott and Trooper Wagner attend the scene, while private detective Benoit Blanc hovers in the background, closely observing family members.
Superb sequel, starring Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant and Sally Hawkins, with Ben Whishaw providing the voice of Paddington.
Paddington bear has settled into his new life with the Brown family in London, becoming a much-loved member of the local community - until his search for a birthday present for his aunt leads to him being framed as a thief
While the Browns attempt to clear Paddington's name, he tries to make himself at home in prison, winning over the other convicts and getting involved in an escape attempt.
Live International Rugby Union, 2.30pm, Virgin Media One
Ireland host Fiji (KO 3.10pm) at Aviva Stadium.
This is Ireland's third match of the current series, having previously faced Argentina and New Zealand and they will expect to end on a high against a team they are unbeaten against in seven previous meetings.
The most recent of those contests came here in 2022, when Andy Farrell's men prevailed 35-17, with Albert Tuisue's second-half red card making things even more difficult for the visitors
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