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Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks: John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen Virgin Media One, 12pm John Torode and Lisa Faulkner are back for the ninth run of their culinary series. It begins with a celebration of traybakes, in which they tempt viewers with a selection of mouthwatering recipes, including a steak bolognese pasta dish and a breakfast-inspired brioche. Saturday GAA Live RTÉ2, 7pm Damian Lawlor is at Newbridge, where Naas are set to take on Cuala in the quarter-final of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship (throw-in 7.
15pm). The Co Kildare team were last season’s defeated finalists, so will be keen to go one step further this time around. Ultimate Cover Versions at the BBC: Volume 2 Ultimate Cover Versions at the BBC: Volume 2 BBC Two, 8.
05pm Adele, Annie Lennox, Happy Mondays, Manic Street Preachers, Erasure, Natalie Imbruglia, Tina Turner and Blondie are the acts featured. A repeat of Volume 1 can be seen at 10.50pm.
The Great Escape RTÉ One, 2.30pm Superb wartime drama loosely based on a real event, during which Allied prisoners broke out of Stalag Luft III in Poland. The all-star cast includes Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough; Elmer Bernstein wrote the memorable soundtrack.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Once Upon a Time in Hollywood RTÉ2, 9pm Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning 1960s-set drama focuses on a fading TV star, his stunt double and actor Sharon Tate, whose lives are about to collide in extraordinary fashion. Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie and Al Pacino star. Countdown: Paul vs Tyson Netflix, streaming now Ahead of Jake Paul taking on the Mike Tyson this coming Friday, this three-part docuseries gives intimate access to the fighters.
Given one is 27 and the other is 58, one would assume this is a done deal — but this is Iron Mike we’re talking about. Countdown: Paul vs Tyson Investigation Alien Netflix, streaming now UFO reporter George Knapp explores new evidence, interviews experts, and speaks with witnesses now ready to go on record..
