| BBC 1 |
| 12:00 BBC News; Regional News and Weather | | |
| 12:15 Football Focus | | Dan Walker is joined by Lee Dixon and Mark Lawrenson for a review of the week's stories and a look ahead to the latest round of Premier League games, including Arsenal v West Ham United, Wigan Athletic v Burnley, Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea and Manchester United v Liverpool. |
| 13:00 The Best of Sport Relief 2010 | | Highlights from the charity telethon, which featured performances by Robbie Williams and Cheryl Cole, and special episodes of Ashes to Ashes, The One Show and A Question of Sport Relief. Other highlights included Smithy from Gavin & Stacey (James Corden) training a series of athletes, Joe Calzaghe facing his toughest opponent yet in Katy Brand, and a Match of the Day-themed MasterChef. |
| 14:00 Live Six Nations Rugby Union | | Wales v Italy (Kick-off 2.30pm). Jason Mohammad introduces all the action from the first of today's matches, staged at the Millennium Stadium. The Welsh have won seven and drawn one of their 10 meetings with the Azzurri in this competition, but are unbeaten on home soil. Warren Gatland has seen his side produce just one victory from their campaign so far, when they defeated the Scots 31-24 on this ground, yet would finish fourth in the table with a win today. Commentary by Nick Mullins and Jonathan Davies. |
| 16:30 Live Six Nations Rugby Union | | Ireland v Scotland (Kick-off 5.00pm). Gabby Logan presents coverage of the penultimate match of the tournament, as the sides conclude their campaigns at Croke Park. The Irish are unable to emulate their Grand Slam achievement of last term, but are still in with a chance, albeit a slim one, of a second championship in succession. They need to win handsomely against the Scots today and hope France lose heavily against England later on tonight. Commentary by Andrew Cotter and Phillip Matthews. |
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| BBC 2 |
| 12:00 Greek | | Spring Broke Rebecca is thankful for a group trip to Myrtle Beach for spring break after she receives devastating news. In an effort to get over Casey, Evan pursues Frannie, and Rusty's lack of fun on the holiday prompts him to return home early. Starring Spencer Grammer and Jacob Zachar. Last in the series. |
| 12:45 Single, Together, Whatever | | Is This Right? Documentary following two teenage couples as they try to get through difficulties in their relationships. Adriana is unsure whether she can forgive boyfriend Adam for his repeated infidelities, while Sam is concerned about what his girlfriend Keziah gets up to when she goes out on the town with her friends. |
| 13:15 The 5:19 Show | | Featuring an acoustic performance by Justin Bieber. Youth music show, presented by Tom Deacon and AJ Odudu, featuring interviews, sketches and performances. |
| 13:40 The Cut | | You're Unbelievable The girls are thrown into disarray by the arrival of a blond stranger, and Marla is not pleased when he seems to take an interest in Olive. Soap for teenagers, first broadcast online in five-minute episodes, starring Lara Goodison and Samuell Benta. |
| 14:05 Sodom and Gomorrah | | A Hebrew leader finds a new home for his people in a valley near two infamous cities under the rule of a corrupt and decadent queen. While endeavouring to live in peace with his new neighbours, he is granted a divine vision warning him that a terrible fate is soon to befall them. Biblical drama, starring Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley Baker and Rossana Podesta. |
| 16:30 Final Score | | Mark Chapman is joined by Garth Crooks, Martin Keown and Steve Claridge to present the classified results and a round-up of the afternoon's news from the Premier League, Football League and Scotland. |
| 17:25 Nicholas Nickleby | | A family left penniless by the father's death heads for London to seek the help of a wealthy uncle - only to realise he cares little for the plight of his relatives. Son Nicholas ends up teaching in a school for unfortunate boys, but the brutality he witnesses forces him to flee, taking a timid orphan with him. Dickens drama, starring Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Jamie Bell, Nathan Lane, Barry Humphries and Alan Cumming. |
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| ITV 1 |
| 12:00 News and Weather | | |
| 12:09 London Weather | | |
| 12:10 This Morning: Saturday | | New series. Highlights from the week's programmes, including celebrity interviews, the latest fashions, and delicious recipes. |
| 13:10 Midsomer Murders | | Market for Murder A prominent resident is robbed and battered to death with her walking stick, and suspicion soon falls on the members of her reading club - which turns out to be a front for a lucrative investment portfolio. John Nettles and Daniel Casey star, with guest appearances by Anton Rodgers (Fresh Fields), Jesse Birdsall (Bugs), Angela Thorne (To the Manor Born) and Caroline Harker (A Touch of Frost). |
| 15:15 London Tonight | | |
| 15:30 Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone | | An orphaned boy endures a miserable childhood, until he discovers he has magical powers and enrols at a special school for young wizards. However, his suspicions are aroused by a sinister teacher who seems to be up to no good. Fantasy adventure, adapted from the first of JK Rowling's books, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman and Richard Harris. |
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| Channel 4 |
| 13:00 Smallville | | Identity Jimmy accidentally takes a blurred photograph of Clark saving Lois from a mugger at super-speed, jeopardising his dual identity. Superhero adventures, starring Tom Welling and Aaron Ashmore. |
| 13:55 Channel 4 Racing from Uttoxeter and Lingfield Park | | Derek Thompson, Emma Spencer and Nick Luck present live coverage of today's feature races. From Uttoxeter: The 2.10 totejackpot Novices' H'cap Chase (3m), 2.45 totescoop6 H'cap Hurdle (2m 6 1/2f) and the 3.20 John Smith's Midlands Grand National Chase (H'cap) (4m 1 1/2f). From Lingfield Park: The 2.30 Sportingbet Supports Heros 'super7' H'cap Stakes (7f), 3.05 Sportingbet Supports Heros Spring Cup (7f) and the 3.40 Sportingbet Supports Heros Winter Derby (1m 2f). Commentary by Richard Hoiles, Tom Lee and Stewart Machin. |
| 15:55 Three Hungry Boys | | Trevor, Thom and Tim head to Oban where they embark on an underwater foraging expedition, and have a well-deserved treat prepared by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to celebrate their success. The trio also reminisce about their holiday adventure. Last in the series. |
| 16:25 Come Dine with Me Extra Portions | | The first of four Bournemouth residents to host a dinner party is pastry chef Claudette Brady. Desperate to impress, she makes five different dishes - but that means her guests suffer a three-hour wait for their main course and it falls on sales executive Sonia Peck to fill the long silences with conversation. |
| 16:55 Come Dine with Me Extra Portions | | For the second dinner party in Bournemouth, sales executive Sonia Peck hopes to impress by hiring a magician and making her mother's lemon yoghurt cheesecake. Unfortunately the evening does not get off to a good start when her first attempt at the dessert goes wrong and Claudette Brady, the host of the first party, is feeling under the weather. |
| 17:25 Come Dine with Me Extra Portions | | One of newly single James Dean's guests falls asleep at the table. Despite knowing that Clive Page hates seafood, the host chooses to serve two fish courses before learning it is not to Claudette Brady's taste either, and during the course of the evening a rift begins to develop between the diners. |
| 17:55 Come Dine with Me Extra Portions | | The final dinner party in Bournemouth is hosted by cafe owner Clive Page. After almost setting his guests alight with his log fire, he has to mend the other diners' rift with Claudette Brady, which developed at James Dean's the night before. |
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| Five |
| 12:05 Star Wars In Concert: The Making Of | | A behind-the-scenes look at the live concert including music from all six of John Williams' Star Wars film scores, which features a full symphony orchestra accompanied by edited footage from the movies. Narrated by Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO. |
| 12:30 The Business Inspector | | Self-made millionaire Hilary Devey travels around the country providing her expert advice to transform struggling small businesses into successful ones. She begins in Milton Keynes, where two cousins opened a flower shop four years ago but are still to make enough money to take a wage. She then visits Warwick, where an entrepreneurs's event company is failing to capitalise on his good ideas. |
| 13:30 Chinese Food in Minutes | | Two carpenters hope to swap their hammers for woks and learn to make quick and easy oriental dishes, so cook Ching-He Huang teaches them how to prepare noodle-based dishes, including rice wine and peppered beef, Taiwanese ginger and sesame chicken, and mixed seafood. |
| 14:00 They Were Expendable | | The commander of a torpedo boat squadron becomes convinced his unit should play a more active role in World War Two and decides to pursue a Japanese battleship. John Ford's drama, co-directed by and starring Robert Montgomery, with John Wayne, Jack Holt, Donna Reed and Ward Bond. |
| 16:30 The Sea Chase | | The captain of a German freighter is coming to the end of his tour of duty when his boat is pursued by a British warship, whose captain is determined to avenge the murder of an innocent fisherman. Matters are further complicated by his villainous first mate and a sultry spy. World War Two adventure, starring John Wayne, Lana Turner and David Farrar. |
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