FIVE THINGS FOR YOUR WEEK...
MUSIC
Dusty at the BBC: Volume 2, Saturday, BBC2, 8.45pm: Another weekend treat for music fans, as BBC Two once again dedicates an evening to one recording artist. This week it’s Dusty Springfield, the renowned London-born pop diva famous for such classic tracks as Son of a Preacher Man and You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me. We begin with Dusty at the BBC: Volume 2 which comprises a fresh batch of rare archive appearances, before the documentary Definitely Dusty at 9.45pm provides an insight into the singer’s personal life. At 10.45pm there’s a concert from the Royal Albert Hall, filmed in 1979 and including I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten and All I See Is You. Finally there’s another chance to see the first volume of Dusty at the BBC at 11.40pm.
TV COMMENT
Gogglebox: 10 Year Anniversary Special, Saturday, C4, 9pm: The formats that look awful on paper often work out to be the best. Take Gogglebox – when we heard Channel 4 was launching a show in which we would watch people watch TV, on TV, we never would have guessed we would be marking its anniversary a decade later. Part of the appeal of the show is the slice-of-life it affords us, and so this special highlights programme also serves as a kind of retrospective of the events of the past 10 years, from the carousel of Prime Ministers coming and going, to Ed Balls’ Gangnam Style on Strictly.
ICONIC PRESENTER
Hughie Green: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night, Saturday, C5, 9pm: Hughie
Green was one the UK’s most successful and ruthless TV personalities, and among ITV’s biggest stars from 1955 to 1978. The presenter of Opportunity Knocks and Double Your Money died in 1997, however following his son’s subsequent biography, and a 2008 TV dramatisation entitled Hughie Green, Most Sincerely, public perception of him has been at odds with the genial, avuncular host that he portrayed on screen. This new documentary looks at his rise from child star to superstar, and hears of his affair with the wife of a rival.
CHAT SHOW
The Jonathan Ross Show, Saturday, ITV/STV, 9.40pm: ITV’s answer to Graham Norton may not have quite the same draw in terms of A-lister movie stars as its BBC cohort, but the guests are always entertaining – as, for that matter, is the host. The closest we get to Hollywood this week is Paul H’s Bake Off co-judge Prue Leith. Prue has recently been branching out with occasional thought-provoking documentaries, but with a new Bake Off series on the way, conversation is likely to be lighter than a genoise sponge. Love Island host Maya Jama (pictured) will debrief the latest series, while the consistently hilarious James Acaster is likely to give Jonathan a run for his money. Plus Niall Horan performs his new single for the first time on British TV.
ICE DANCING
Dancing on Ice, Sunday, ITV/STV, 6.30pm: It’s been an eventful series so far – it’s only a couple of weeks ago that Carly Stenson revealed she’d had to ‘pop it back in’ after her shoulder came out during a skate-off with partner Mark Hanretty. Despite her bravery, she was sent packing. Then last week, during the semi-final, a double elimination took place, which means only three competitors are still standing. They’ll be desperate to impress during both their own routines and their take on Torvill and Dean’s Bolero before Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield announce the winner.