Halifax Courier

FIVE THINGS FOR YOUR WEEK...

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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.

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