Sausage Party: Foodtopia The King’s Man High Country Five Star Chef Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks: The Saturday Game Live RTÉ2, 2.45pm A jubilant Laois take part in their first-ever Tailteann Cup final. They face Down, who will be desperate to avenge last year’s disappointing defeat at Croke Park against Meath.
High Country High Country BBC One, 9.10pm & 10.20pm Promising new eight-part Australian crime drama.
Leah Purcell heads the cast as Andie Whitford, a detective in Victoria’s mountain region. Her first case involves five people who have gone missing in the wilderness. Derry Girls star Ian McElhinney is among the supporting cast.
Aretha Franklin at the BBC BBC Two, 9.10pm Another chance to see a collection of performances from the archives by the woman dubbed the ‘Queen of Soul’. Among them are her appearances on shows hosted by Lulu and Cliff Richard, as well as a rendition of You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman that prompts tears from Barack Obama.
It’s followed at 9.50pm by the concert film Aretha Franklin in Amsterdam 1968 . The King’s Man The King’s Man Channel 4, 9pm This prequel to the Kingsman franchise takes place in 1914 and stars Ralph Fiennes as the Duke of Oxford, who is trying to avert an international disaster with help from a dedicated group of spies.
Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton and Harris Dickinson co-star. Spartacus RTÉ One, 1.15pm Roman epic from Stanley Kubrick.
Kirk Douglas plays the title character, a slave fighting against his oppressors. Tony Curtis and Jean Simmons are among the supporting cast. Skywalkers: A Love Story Skywalkers: A Love Story Netflix, streaming now Not to be confused with anything Star Wars -related, this film follows two daredevils testing the limits of their love and trust.
How? By illegally climbing one of the world’s tallest buildings from which to dangle – if they don’t get caught by construction workers first. Sausage Party: Foodtopia Prime Video, streaming now Almost a decade since its original release, Frank, Brenda, Barry and Sammy try building their own food society. OG cast members Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz and Edward Norton all return for the infantile sausage fest.
If Exploding Kittens is more your bag, God Cat and Devil Cat duel to the death over on Netflix. Five Star Chef Five Star Chef Netflix, streaming now Last year, Michel Roux (and some canny Channel 4 producers) invited seven professional chefs to bring their fine-dining concept to London’s luxurious Langham Hotel. Why? To land themselves a job.
Roux, alongside Mike Reid and Rav Gill (who’s certainly not dealing with Junior Bake Off participants here), effectively break contestants until they dwindle to two. Me AppleTV+, streaming now Imagine being a tween who’s changed home, and school, and now you can change your face. Isn’t middle school complicated enough without your body completely betraying you when you least expect it? This 10-episode family sci-fi series follows Ben, who finds that he has the power to morph into anyone he meets.
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