Saturday’s best TV: Picasso's Last Stand; Below the Surface

Picasso’s Last Stand

9pm, BBC Two

Biographer Sir John Richardson and Picasso’s granddaughter, Diana Widmaier Picasso, are the star witnesses in a documentary that reassesses the artist’s output in the years before his death in 1973. The story is of a creative spirit finding new impetus in response to both death’s approach and the censure of contemporaries and critics. Those who were members of Picasso’s private inner circle – gossip about his lifestyle also helped to fire him back up – put the later work forward as some of his frankest, wittiest and most profound. Jack Seale

The Voice UK

7pm, ITV

If listening to over-styled wannabes growl their way through Ed Sheeran’s back catalogue is your thing, there’s lots to love in The Voice UK right now. This week, the semi-final looms large and the remaining acts must warble for their place in it. Each coach can only pick one hopeful, so the heat is on. Hannah Verdier

Britain at Low Tide
8pm, Channel 4

Tori Herridge continues her mildly diverting rummage through the surprisingly varied histories of Britain’s coastal regions. Tonight, the dramatic story of a fishing trawler that ran aground in Whitby in 1976 – the wreckage can still be seen in Saltwick Bay to this day. Phil Harrison

King Tut’s Treasure Secrets
9pm, Channel 5

The trove recovered from the tomb of King Tutankhamun following its discovery in 1922 is probably the most mythologised archaeological haul in history. As is demonstrated by this new series, it retains its power to fascinate – especially as all 5,398 objects found with the boy king are reunited for the first time. Andrew Mueller

Below the Surface
9pm, BBC Four

The taut Danish hostage drama series continues with those imprisoned underground deciding to fight back. This might not prove to be a wise move. Up in the sunlight, Philip and Louise ponder the garage full of cuttings, and media coverage of the standoff grows increasingly critical. Jonathan Wright

Troy: Fall of a City
9.10pm, BBC One

Can’t live with it, can’t live without it – Odysseus and Achilles share some low-key muttering about the nature of battle in tonight’s episode. It’s just as well they’re in the zone, because the gods have some enjoyable twists for them. Here come the Trojans, with some surprising additions to their ranks … John Robinson

TV film

Everest, 9pm, Channel 4

Baltasar Kormákur’s snowy drama is based on true events in 1996. Jason Clarke plays Rob Hall, a mountain guide leading a bunch of paying customers up Everest, where a deadly storm awaits. Emma Watson is the base camp controller, keeping calm while all hell is let loose above her. It’s superbly shot by Salvatore Totino. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Test Cricket: South Africa v Australia The thrilling series continues in Cape Town. 8.30am, Sky Sports Main Event

Premiership Rugby Union: Saracens v Harlequins A fixture from London Stadium. 2.30pm, BT Sport 1

International Football: England Under 21 v Romania Under 21 From Wolves’s ground, Molineux. 5pm, BT Sport 2