Brussels, Behind Closed Doors (Channel 4, Sunday, 1.45 p.m.) is the first in a three-part series looking at the troubled European Commission to see how it functions. This programme looks at attempts to introduce limits on the size of pollutant particles in the air.
The Real James Goldsmith (Channel 4, Sunday, 8 p.m.) looks at the energy, wealth and lifestyle of this self-made billionaire. The late Goldsmith felt destined to make a fortune from an early age, and eventually dropped out of Eton College after making the current equivalent of £160,000 on a horse race.
Just how far a calamity can spread between industries is illustrated in the documentary Disaster, Deadly Metal (BBC 2, Monday, 8 p.m.). A radiotherapy machine was mistakenly sold to a scrapyard, where its source-cannister was cut open. The yard and the workers were contaminated. The radioactive material was mixed with other metals, sold on to the building industry and widely distributed throughout the US . . .
The Last Resource (RTE 1, Tuesday, 8.30 p.m.) is presented this week by journalist Kathy Donaghy, who sees hope for the clothing industry in her native Co Donegal despite the current gloom - 900 people will lose their jobs at the Fruit of the Loom factory in north Donegal at the end of this month.
In The Antiques Show (BBC 2, Tuesday, 8.30 p.m.) millionaire antiques dealer Keith Skeel reveals the secrets of his success - he has shops all over the world, and controls every aspect of his business from choosing, buying and restoring each item to the placing of a price tag.
The question of how to mine gold where traditional mining methods are unacceptable is particularly pertinent in this State. Tomorrow's World (BBC 1, Wednesday, 7.30 p.m) looks at the discovery by a New Zealand scientist that plants can absorb gold, which can then be freed up with chemical processes.
Making It (BBC 2, Friday, 8 p.m.) this week features two young telecoms designers. Their first task is to design a remote device which enables e-mails to be sent without a computer. €1, Sunday April 11, 10.50 p.m) is the story of how the nation united in 1946 to bring in the crops.
How to make money from love? The Matchmaker (BBC 1, Friday, 9.35 p.m.) is the tale of Alun Jenkins, owner and founder of the Executive Club, an exclusive dating agency, which he intends to turn into the top firm in its field.
