PICK OF THE WEEK

SATURDAY

Princess Anne: The 7 Loves of Her Life (C5, 9pm)

In the Princess Royal’s 70th year, this film revisits her complex and, at times, scandalous love life, looking at how she ultimately earned a reputation as Britain’s ‘most straightforward’ royal. We examine the princess’s great loves, from early partner equestrian Olympic gold medallist Richard Meade right up to Timothy Lawrence, former equerry to the Queen and Anne’s current husband of 28 years. The programme asks who these men were, but also how, as her siblings and their partners – Andrew and Fergie, Charles and Diana – found themselves embroiled in tabloid gossip and scandal, the notoriously private Anne emerged relatively unscathed.

The Cure: Live in Hyde Park (Sky Arts, 9pm)

In July 2018, English rock band The Cure celebrated the 40-year anniversary of their first ever gig with a live concert at London’s Hyde Park. “This really was the perfect way to celebrate 40 years of the band,” said singer Robert Smith. “It was a fabulous day that none of us will ever forget.” This scrapbook-style documentary, shot in 4K by long-time collaborator Tim Pope and mixed at Abbey Road Studios by Smith and Paul Corkett goes behind the scenes of the event and features footage from the legacy defining concert as well as profiling the band.

The Wall Versus Celebrities (BBC1, 6.40pm)

Former England and Liverpool winger (and short-lived Celtic manager) John Barnes teams up with Sky Sports pundit and Ninja Warrior host Chris Kamara as they attempt to defeat the formidable Wall and win a decent amount of cash for charity. In order to triumph in this game of risk and reward, they will need the green and red balls to fall in their favour, but one mistake could see them losing everything. As usual, host Danny Dyer is on hand with his supportive but bizarre interjections, ramping up the tension and telling the duo if they are wrong or if they are right.

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (STV, 7pm)

Fingers-crossed, the latest lockdowns will soon be over. However, that is unlikely to mean a return to normality just yet, and we will still need to find a way to keep entertained on these cold, dark Saturday nights, especially with the second series of The Masked Singer ending last week. Tonight, everyone’s favourite TV presenting duo are finally back on the box with “the happiest 90 minutes of the week”. The first edition sees father-and-son duo Harry and Jamie Redknapp take part in I’m A Celebrity Get Out Of Me Ear, while Stephen Mulhern returns for an epic Ant v Dec. Plus, Fleur East gives one viewer the surprise of their lives and Gary Barlow takes part in the End of The Show Show.