Chris Patten's East and West, the series looking at the future of the Asian economy (BBC2, 7.15 p.m.), concludes tomorrow.
In 1793 Lord Macartney led a trade mission to China where he caused grievous offence by refusing to kow-tow to the Chinese emperor, thus setting the tone of relations between China and the West for the next 200 years. As Chinese authorities struggle to modernise the economy without loosening their political grip, Patten asks how the West should now best deal with China.
On Monday Here and Now, BBC 1, 7.30 p.m. looks at the results of an interesting survey carried out in the US. According to a 12-year study, children brought up by stay-at-home fathers, while the mother goes out to work, are likely to be more confident and "go-getting" than those where the mother is at home.
Mairead McGuinness talks to angry dairy farmers, (Ear to the Ground, Tuesday, RTE 1, 8.30 p.m.) about the Department of Agriculture's response to alleged milk quota racketeering; David Kavanagh reports on the burgeoning rise in house prices in the west due to the influx of holiday homeowners, and Ronan Clarke has a taste of a new Irish cheese about to hit the market from Sligo.
The Millennium Time Bomb (Tuesday, BBC 2, 11.20 p.m.) is a timely repeat of the dramatised documentary which examines the implications of the millennium on computer-based technology.
On Thursday, Judy Finnigan launches a new consumer magazine We Can Work It Out, UTV 7.30 p.m. This week's reports include an examination of the selling techniques employed by car salesmen and how supermarkets manage to overcharge on those special offers.
