Antony Gormley: How Art Began
9pm, BBC Two
“If we can look closely at the art of our ancestors,” says sculptor Antony Gormley in this stimulating exploration of the origins of art, “perhaps we will be able to reconnect with something vital that we have lost.” What follows is a revelatory pilgrimage to view works made by early humans deep in caves across France, Spain and Indonesia. As well as contemplating the “enduring presentness” of these primitive paintings, he uncovers “a Palaeolithic Picasso who’s bloody pleased with himself”. Mike Bradley
Sun, Sea and Brides to Be
3.30pm, Channel 4
Cyprus is the location for this new reality show in which wedding planners work hard to pull off couples’ big days. It would be no fun if everything went smoothly, so expect ramped-up tension as one groom struggles to fit into his suit on his wedding day and the planners run into problems with a venue. Hannah Verdier
Mama Medium
6pm, Quest Red
New York mom Jennie Marie claims to be an “empathic psychic medium” who talks to the dead. In this episode of a choreographed series of encounters – reading, tears, hugfest – she has a group reading with people who are connected by a single tragedy. It may be hokum but it seems to help. MB
The Greatest Dancer
7.30pm, BBC One
An inclusive, celebratory vibe has been this talent contest’s strength so far, but the joyful razzmatazz might have to be dialled down a little here as Matthew Morrison, Oti Mabuse and Cheryl choose which acts they want to mentor in the live shows – and which they don’t. Jack Seale
Digging Up Britain’s Past
7.30pm, Channel 5
Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands visit Sherwood Forest to ask the current Sheriff of Nottingham the by-now tired TV question: “Was Robin Hood a real person?” More interesting is their trip to a dig attempting to unearth King John’s palace at neighbouring Clipstone. MB
The Go-Betweens: Right Here
9pm, Sky Arts
Described as both ahead of their time and out of time, the indie rockers from Brisbane continue to inspire the sort of cultish devotion that only bands who didn’t sell a lot of records can, as director Kriv Stenders explores in this heartfelt tribute; a story of booze, drug-addiction, hubris and terrific music. Ali Catterall
Film choice
Son of Saul, Saturday, 9pm, BBC Four
Hungarian director László Nemes’s harrowing debut is an unflinching account of the horrors of Auschwitz. The camera focuses tightly on the face of its witness, Saul (Géza Röhrig), one of the prisoners made to assist in the mass killings, who hangs on to a vestige of humanity by trying to arrange the burial of a victim who he believes to be his son. Paul Howlett
All Good Things, 12.10am, BBC One
Ryan Gosling is David Marks, a hippy kid escaping his father Frank Langella’s sleazy property business by setting up a little Vermont health food store with wife Katie (Kirsten Dunst). But they are drawn back to toxic Manhattan in this gripping, puzzling, sophisticated drama, based on the infamous Robert Durst case. PH
Today’s best live sport
Tennis: Australian Open, 8am, Eurosport 1
The women’s singles final.
Test Cricket: West Indies v England, 1.30pm, Sky Sports Cricket
Fourth day of the first Test.
FA Cup Football: Millwall v Everton, 5.20pm, BBC One
Accrington v Derby (12noon) and AFC Wimbledon v West Ham (7.30pm) air on BT Sport 2.
