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The Assembly
10.05pm, ITV1
Michael Sheen proved the success of this simply genius concept last year: a group of inquisitive interviewers who are autistic, neurodivergent and/or have a learning disability fire questions at a celebrity. Now, Danny Dyer is in the hot seat. “When Jo [his wife] kicked you out she emptied your shared bank account – do you still have a shared account now?” is the first brilliant question asked. But beyond the laughs, there’s real heart in this special half-hour. Hollie Richardson
Britain’s Got Talent
7pm, ITV1
It’s all change in the latter stages of BGT. Instead of being stripped across one intense week, the live semi-finals will run over five Saturdays. And that’s not the only tweak: the Golden Buzzer will stick around, offering some lucky acts a path to the final outside the usual public vote. Graeme Virtue
Doctor Who
7.20pm, BBC One
Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis makes a guest star appearance in the latest turn in the Tardis – as does, inevitably, the mysterious Anita Dobson. The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and his new companion Belinda (Varada Sethu) travel to a harsh planet where a mining colony is attacked – and there is only one survivor left. HR
Two Men on a Bike
8pm, Channel 4
Hugh Dennis and David Baddiel think a lot of each other. As does, apparently, the commissioner who green-lit four episodes of them cycling through France and chit-chatting about nothing in particular. This time, they follow the Garonne canal into Toulouse, taking in a pétanque pitch and an 800-year-old basilica en route. Ellen E Jones
Blankety Blank
8.05pm, BBC One
It’s Saturday night! Time to watch Roisin Conaty hold up a card with something risque felt-tipped on it. Bradley Walsh hosts the ribald but incredibly low-scoring game, as four hapless punters attempt the impossible: second-guessing Conaty, Sandi Toksvig, Desiree Burch and other unpredictable celebrities. Jack Seale
8.40pm, BBC Two
Kate Bush’s tango to the Hounds of Love. Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s cover of Pulp’s Do You Remember the First Time?. Rihanna’s rocky version of her smash hit Umbrella. You might not be familiar with these hidden gems but, luckily, the BBC has dusted them off for more than two hours of rare clips. HR
Film choice
Havoc, out now, Netflix
Cry havoc and let slip Tom Hardy! In Gareth Evans’s shamelessly violent crime thriller, Hardy’s dirty cop Walker is caught between his own corrupt colleagues, led by Timothy Olyphant’s Vincent, dodgy politician Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) and a Triad gang whose queenpin (Yeo Yann Yann) is out for revenge after her son is shot dead. There are shades of Batman’s Gotham in the dark, dirty city streets Walker speeds down to save Beaumont’s implicated boy. But Evans is more interested in the exhilarating fight scenes, where one bullet could do the job but 20 are way better. SW
Live sport
Snooker: The World Championship, 10am, BBC Two The morning session on day eight.
Premier League Football: Chelsea v Everton, 11am, TNT Sports 1 From Stamford Bridge.
Premiership Rugby Union: Leicester v Harlequins, 3pm, TNT Sports 1 Followed by Northampton v Bristol at 5.15pm. Gloucester v Exeter is on Sun at 2.30pm.
Women’s Six Nations Rugby: England v France, 4.15pm, BBC Two At Allianz Stadium Twickenham.
FA Cup Football: Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Sat, 4.45pm, BBC One The first semi-final at Wembley. The other tie, Nottingham Forest v Man City, is on Sun at 3.30pm on ITV1.
