MOVIE CHOICE

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) U

● 11.35AM, BBC2 ★★★★★ Superbly buoyant and thrilling Tinseltown musical that charts – in feel-good fashion – the advent of the talkies. Gene Kelly is the silent-movie veteran updating his act, with the help of bright-eyed rising star Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’connor’s vaudeville song-and-dance man.

EARLY MAN (2018) PG

● 1.15PM, BBC1 ★★★★

From Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman, here’s a Stone Age animated comedy that celebrates the quirky side of being British, not least our love of watching a ball being kicked around. Dug (voiced by Eddie Redmayne) is the huntergatherer whose tribe comes up against Bronze Age invaders.

COCO (2017) PG

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3.10PM, BBC1 ★★★★

This Pixar animation pulls off something quite remarkable by making a film that features death prominently, but is also full of joy and positivity. Miguel is the music-obsessed Mexican boy who accidentally finds himself in the Land of the Dead, where he embarks on a life-affirming quest.