Why do holiday prices differ so much between tour operators? We Can Work it Out checks out vacation variations on UTV, Thursday, 7.30 p.m.8 p.m. Meanwhile, the last in the current series of Watch- dog: On the House turns its spotlight on wallpaper prices. Is a £20 roll really four times better than a £5 one? BBC 1, Thursday, 7 p.m.-7.30 p.m.
"I never feel mean that I am making a profit out of other people's misfortunes," says Sonia, owner of a family-run pawnbrokers in Colchester, which is preparing for one of its busiest days of the year - Christmas Eve. 10 x 10: The Pawnbroker looks at how the customers that the banks have rejected have become the cornerstone of the pawnbroking business, on BBC 2, Wednesday, 10.20 p.m.-10.30 p.m.
Anyone planning to visit Expo in Lisbon this summer has the chance to pack in a few phrases from The Learning Zone: Discovering Portuguese next week. Aimed at business visitors as well as tourists, it runs in three early morning slots on BBC 2: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 4 a.m.-5 a.m.
BBC's Computers Don't Bite season continues, next week featuring a Getting Started at Home programme, with a back-to-basics look at how to buy and start up a computer for home use, BBC 2, Monday to Friday, 5 a.m.5.45 a.m. On a lighter note, The Beginner's Guide reports from the US on how the Internet is usurping the print media when it comes to Hollywood gossip columns. BBC 2, Monday, 7.30 p.m.-8 p.m.
Finally, food irradiation, which recently reared its head in the Amsterdam Treaty debate in the Republic, is the focus of a Europewide report in The E Files BBC 1, Sunday, 12.30 p.m.-1 p.m.
