We’re in that mid-season lull at the moment, where there’s very little new or exciting to feel thrilled about in the weekend schedules. If you’re into Strictly Come Dancing and/or The X Factor, your quota of Saturday telly will be used up. However, should you feel in the need for drama…
Robin Hood
Saturday 7.10pm BBC1
It may have got a second series, but the first still has five episodes left. And seriously, it’s a bit of harmless fun for an early Saturday evening — although quite why the series isn’t named after Marian, the far more complex character in the series, one can only guess. Maybe it would confuse people expecting a remake of Tony Robinson’s Maid Marian and Her Merry Men. Which would, quite frankly, not be a bad idea at all.
Casualty
Saturday 8.45pm BBC1
My, but it’s been a while since we recommended this. And, truth be told, it’s not all that this week — if only because there’s no Jacqueline Pearce after her début in last week’s episode. Getting Servalan in as the bureaucrat responsible for shutting down the Holby E.D. was a masterstroke. Still, the threat of closure has managed to reproduce some of the show’s initial political spark that’s been missing for far too long.
Madonna: Confessions Live from London
Sunday 10.00pm Channel 4
Highlights from Madge’s last arena tour, with tracks from her latest album, Confessions on a Dance Floor, as well as hits from her 25-year career.
Torchwood
Sunday 10.00pm BBC3
This week, Tosh (what an unfortunate — if apt — name) gains the ability to read people’s minds. Can you read mine, Tosh? “Buffy… Season 3… ‘Earshot’… watch that instead, it’s much better…”
The South Bank Show (pictured)
Sunday 10.45pm ITV1
An excellent profile of Oscar-winning animator Nick Park and Aadrman Animations studios. Expect some discussion about whether plasticine-based stop-motion animation can survive the onslaught of CGI movies. Also, expect lots of plugging of Aardman’s latest feature film Flushed Away — er, made completely with CGI.
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