Saturday TV tips: Musical dating show plus Irish quiz show Home Advantage

Movies this evening include Journey 2 The Mysterious Island and Quantum of Solace
Musical dating on Romeo & Duet; Quantum of Solace with Daniel Craig; dangerous voyage in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island; and Jennifer Zamparelli hosts a new season of Home Advantage

Musical dating on Romeo & Duet; Quantum of Solace with Daniel Craig; dangerous voyage in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island; and Jennifer Zamparelli hosts a new season of Home Advantage

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

RTÉ1, 6.35pm

A teenager follows a distress signal to an undiscovered island full of strange creatures. Fantasy adventure sequel (to Journey to the Center of the Earth), with Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine and Josh Hutcherson.

Romeo & Duet

Virgin Media One, 7pm

Oti Mabuse is the host of this effervescent dating show, which sees a singleton serenaded on a balcony by unseen would-be wooers. Only when the lonely heart has chosen one of the singers do they get to meet face to face. The pair then learn a duet to compete against other couples.

Home Advantage

RTÉ One, 8.30pm

Home Advantage with Jennifer Zamparelli
Home Advantage with Jennifer Zamparelli

Jennifer Zamparelli hosts the quirky quiz show, where three families with members at home and in studio compete for €10,000.

Killing Eve

BBC1, 9.15pm

Eve is being chased by the murderous Gunn, and she and Villanelle are finally reunited. Together, they head to London and the meeting of the Twelve – and they’re not alone. Carolyn, having deciphered Lars’ notebook, is also present. However, when the venue is abruptly moved to a boat on the Thames, the scene is set for a final confrontation.

Quantum of Solace

RTÉ2, 9.35pm

Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace

James Bond sets out on a personal mission of vengeance and uncovers a plan to cause a coup in a Latin American country. Spy thriller sequel, with Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko.

Sport

URC: Emirates Lions v Connacht, ko 3.05pm, RTÉ2. Cell C: Sharks v Leinster, 5.10pm, TG4

Premier League: Arsenal v Manchester United, 12.30pm, BT Sport; Manchester City v Watford, 3.30pm, Premier Sports ROI2; Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur, 5pm Sky Sports.

Radio

DJ For a Day, RTÉ Jr, 4pm: Young Galwegian DJ Cian says music allows him to be confident and express himself — and he’s got control of the decks in this episode. Email junior@rte.ie if your young selector is up for it.

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