Britain is expected to adopt the single currency over the next few years and The Money Programme (Sunday, 7.30 p.m., BBC2) debates this issue in the light of the currency's poor performance to date. Former SDP leader Lord Owen is against the euro and TUC chief John Monks gives the case in favour. Maya Even presents.
Bureaucracy can sometimes tie small businesses up in red tape as cheese-maker Humphrey Errington found out. Taste (Sunday, 8.50 p.m., BBC2) reports how the Cambridge-educated maker of Lanark Blue cheese took on the Environmental Health Officers and won.
WebWise (Monday, 7.30 p.m., BBC2) concludes the interactive travel series in the BBC Internet campaign.
Three years ago documentary makers went into Russia and in Return to Wonderland (Tuesday, 11.20 p.m., BBC2) they return to see how it is struggling in the aftermath of a huge economic collapse. This is the first in a series of three programmes being broadcast on consecutive days and reassesses everyday Russian life since the original programmes were made.
The drug companies might not like it but alternative medicine is growing in popularity. Natural Born Healers (Thursday, 7.30 p.m., RTE1) takes three patients undergoing conventional treatment and sends them to alternative practitioners - all three derive substantial improvement to their health.
Deadline 2000: Biomimetics (Thursday, 7.55 p.m., Channel 4) meets Julian Vincent a leading proponent of biomimetics. It looks for new scientific and technological opportunities using natural materials, structures and systems and for example has used wood as the inspiration for a new type of laminated plastic.
Top Gear (Thursday, 8.30 p.m., BBC2) looks at one of the highspeed symbols of success, the BMW M5, and its chances against the opposition, the Jaguar XJR and Mercedes €55.
