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Cunk on Britain
BBC Two, Friday, 10pm
Philomena Cunk from Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe carries out in-depth investigations, travelling the length and breadth of the country and enlisting the help of a variety of experts. She begins by examining the origins of the universe, and interviews Robert Peston about British politics. Comedy documentary starring Diane Morgan.
Live Women’s Six Nations
BBC Two, Saturday, 4.15pm
England v Scotland (kick-off 4.45pm). All the action from both teams’ opening match of the championship, held at Kingston Park in Newcastle. England won the Grand Slam last year and went on to narrowly miss out on lifting the World Cup after a defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the final. In contrast, Scotland will be looking to make considerable improvements after losing all of their matches in last year’s Six Nations.
Big Night of Musicals 2023 by the National Lottery
BBC One, Saturday, 7.50pm
Jason Manford hosts a special concert featuring performances from the casts of some of the most popular musicals in the West End. Performances include Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You the Musical, Wicked, The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical, Disney’s Newsies, Shrek the Musical, Six, Ain’t Too Proud –The Life And Times of The Temptations, The Bodyguard The Musical, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I. Plus a special performance from Aspects Of Love, featuring musical theatre star Michael Ball.
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
ITV4, Saturday, 10pm
In March 1944, an uncompromising major is placed in charge of a top secret operation, a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy a French chateau being used as a base by Nazi officers.
Great Expectations
BBC One, Sunday, 9pm
Steven Knight’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about an orphan pursuing his desire for a greater lot in life. His life is changed forever first by an encounter with an escaped convict, and then again when he is summoned to the household of wealthy recluse Miss Havisham
(Olivia Colman), who intends him to be the companion of her adopted daughter.
Wycliffe
ITV3, Sunday, 10pm
All for Love. The detective and his team embark on a race against time to recapture a dangerous convict who has escaped from Bodmin prison – a case that leads them to an elaborate drugs racket. Starring Jack Shepherd, Helen Masters, Jimmy Yuill and Sean Chapman.