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Ben Arnold, John Robinson, Mark Gibbings-Jones, Ali Catterall, David Stubbs, Jonathan Wright and Paul Howlett

Saturday’s best TV: Troy: Fall of a City; Modus

Peter Butler in Troy: Fall of a City.
Peter Butler in Troy: Fall of a City. Photograph: Graham Bartholomew/BBC/Wild Mercury Productions

Troy: Fall of a City

9.10pm, BBC One

With the realisation that war with the Greeks could take a wee while, Helen and Alexander’s glow of honeymoon-period bliss changes to harrowed guilt at the devastating consequences of the choice they have made. With Troy now officially under siege, Hector hatches a perilous plan, but he’ll need to put his trust in Alexander to make it work. Meanwhile, Helen goes on a PR offensive as the city slowly begins to starve, but there are some in her newly adopted family who will take a bit more convincing. Ben Arnold

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway

7pm, ITV

This latest series features a new segment: The Elephant in the Room, during which the pair must bounce back from tabloid revelations. It isn’t a problem: the double act move from strength to strength. OBE-related larks continue, while guests tonight include Michael Ball. John Robinson

All Together Now

7.15pm, BBC One

The heat winners prepare for appraisal by Rob Beckett’s wall of judgment. For each act, a catchy chorus might just hook the grand prize of £50,000, but with this series hardly causing The Voice to wobble, the panel should probably readjust to experiencing Saturday night TV from their sofas. Mark Gibbings-Jones

Britain at Low Tide

8pm, Channel 4

Tori Herridge uncovers more secrets of our shorelines, before the waves wash priceless clues away. This week she is in Glasgow exploring the River Clyde, which teemed with industry 250 years ago, at the height of the tobacco trade. But Herridge travels back further, finding evidence of a busy iron-age waterway. Ali Catterall

Modus

9pm, BBC Four

It takes much gravitas to compensate for a plot involving the disappearance of an American president played by Kim Cattrall – and the final two episodes of this Swedish drama deliver in spades. Warren’s dirty secret is up, but president Tyler is clinging to a sad one about her daughter, about to be plunged into deadly danger. David Stubbs

Mosaic

10pm, Sky Atlantic

At moments, Steven Soderbergh’s murder mystery seems constrained on the small screen, reflecting perhaps its initial iteration as an interactive app, but at least that’s a fault borne of ambition. Tonight, Eric’s sister, Petra, has questions about the case surrounding children’s author Olivia Lake. Jonathan Wright

Film choice

Baby Driver, 11.30am, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere

Baby Driver.
Baby Driver. Photograph: Allstar/SONY PICTURES RELEASING

Ansel Elgort is Baby, a getaway driver of consummate skill. Plugged into a glorious pop soundtrack on his antique iPod, Baby provides breathtaking escape transport for a heist gang managed by Kevin Spacey’s Doc – until it all goes badly wrong. It’s an outrageously exhilarating ride. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Premier League Football: Liverpool v Newcastle United Action from Anfield. 5pm, BT Sport 1

Athletics: World Indoor Championships From the Birmingham Arena. 5.30pm, BBC Two

Boxing: Kell Brook v Sergey Rabchenko Brook debuts in the super-welterweight division. 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event

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