Will new technology continue to revolutionise working lives or are the predicted effects of technical innovations over hyped? Economist, Bridget Rosewell, explores this theme on Big Ideas (Sunday, 7.30 p.m., BBC 2).
Masters of the Universe: Surfing the Globe (Sunday, 8.00 p.m., Channel 4) looks at how companies can be won over by "the wow factor" into spending exorbitant sums of money on management consultants without knowing for years whether they have the bought the services of a good or an ineffectual one.
A new live daytime show entirely devoted to the stock market starts on Monday at 1.05 p.m on Channel 4. On Show Me the Money ordinary people with a flair for finance play the city whizkids at their own game. Every day the head of one of Britain's top companies has 60 seconds to convince the teams that his company is worth investing in. This week the business leaders include: the managing director of Rentokill, the financial director of Selfridges and the financial director of Premier League football, club Aston Villa.
Programme seven of Our Century (Tuesday, RTE 1, 10.35 p.m.) examines 1958-1968 when the free world underwent huge economic growth modelled on the Japanese system while the world was singing to the sound of the Beatles and the Catholic Church held the Vatican II Council.
Ever wondered how all those consumers out there actually lived their lives? Citizens (Wednesday, 8.30 p.m., RTE 1) is the first of a six-part series in which 18 people from all walks of Irish life were asked to document aspects of their lives.
Despite our growing prosperity there are still people who cannot fit in to conventional society and who are more alienated than ever by the State's economic success. A Fragile City (Thursday, 10.10 p.m., RTE 1) investigates.
