TV tips on Saturday: Between superheroes, Spice Girls and a murder in Venice

Shazam!
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Shazam!. 8.15 p.m., Sat.1

14-year-old Billy (Asher Angel) only has to shout “Shazam!” to transform into adult superhero Shazam (Zachary Levi). So the teenager enjoys his muscle-bound alter ego and tries out the superpowers. But if he doesn’t get his abilities under control as Shazam, he won’t be able to oppose the powers of Dr. Sivana (Mark Strong) can fight back. Action-packed comic adaptation between humor and the emotional confrontation with the sudden heroic existence.

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God's work & devil's contribution

God’s work & devil’s contribution
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God’s work and devil’s contribution. 11.20 p.m., ORF 1

Homer (Tobey Maguire) is in the orphanage of Dr. Larch (Michael Caine) learns the medical trade. However, he has moral concerns regarding the abortions Larch performs. A story that pointedly symbolizes the ambivalence of good and evil.

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witches witches

witches witches
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Witches witches. 8:15 p.m., ATV

When a grandmother (Octavia Spencer) realizes that witches are following her grandson (Jahzir Bruno), she takes him to a seaside resort. But of all places, a witches’ meeting is taking place there. Black humorous adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story.

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Spice Girls: Girl Power is taking over the world

Spice Girls: Girl Power is taking over the world
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Spice Girls: Girl Power is taking over the world. 8.15 p.m., 3 sat

Number 1 hits in 35 countries, performances with Prince Charles, the most successful girl band of all time: the Spice Girls shaped an entire generation.

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Donna Leon: The girl of his dreams

Donna Leon: The girl of his dreams
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Donna Leon: The girl of his dreams. 10 p.m., BR

Commissario Brunetti (Uwe Kockisch) investigates the death of a Roma girl. The suspect Antonio De Vita (Kostja Ullmann) seems untouchable as the son of a politician. So the girl’s aunt (Jasmin Tabatabai) takes the law into her own hands.

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The long way to the connection

The long way to the connection
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The long way to the connection. 9.55 p.m., ORF III

The documentary deals with one of the most formative events in Austrian history: the annexation to the German Reich.

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worth listening to

Explosive tapes of the SED Politburo. Ö1, 9.05 a.m

When the GDR collapsed, the Socialist Unity Party of Germany began to hold its leaders accountable.

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The radio play with the best sound design. O1, 2 p.m

A story by the poet Ludwig Fels, which happened but which nobody might report on. 1944: Mirka and her father, on a deportation train from the Lodz ghetto to Auschwitz.

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How much time is left. Ö1, 10:05 p.m

Peter Paul Wiplinger can look back on more than 100 photo exhibitions as well as volumes of essays and poetry in more than 20 languages.

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