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Spider-Man: Far from Home
BBC One, Friday
In the aftermath of the Avengers’ climactic battle for the fate of the universe, the teenage webslinger just wants life to get back to normal. A school trip across Europe seems just the thing-- but he ends up recruited by spy agency SHIELD to battle an invasion by elemental monsters from another dimension. Superhero adventure sequel, starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya and Samuel L Jackson.
School of Rock
ITV2, Saturday
A slobbish guitarist dreams of stardom, but his hopes are dashed when the other members of his band kick him out. Struggling to make ends meet, he takes a job as a supply teacher at an exclusive private school, and sets about moulding his pupils into rock gods. Comedy from director Richard Linklater, starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White and Sarah Silverman.
The Snow Wolf: A Winter's Tale
BBC Two, Saturday
Dramatised natural history film, following an alpha female wolf in the Dolomite mountains. A tragic sequence of events forces the wolf to flee her pack while pregnant in search of new territory. Along the way, she gives birth to six cubs, which she strives to protect from humans and predators as she journeys into the Alps in search of a new home. Narrated by Emilia
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The Girl Before
BBC One, Sunday
Drama about a woman who is given the chance to move into a beautiful, ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect. There’s just one catch – occupants have to abide by his list of exacting rules, and very soon she feels the house changing her in unexpected ways. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Jessica Plummer and Ben Hardy.
Sports Personality of the Year
BBC One, Sunday
Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Clare Balding and Alex Scott present coverage of the ceremony live from MediaCityUK in Salford, as the year’s key sporting moments are reviewed and the successor to Lewis Hamilton is crowned following a public vote. Among the highlights set to feature are Great Britain’s multi-medal winning Olympics and Paralympics, England’s run to the final of Euro 2020 and Emma Raducanu’s dominant performance in the US Open.