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The Power List, tomorrow, Channel 4, 7.45 p.m

The Power List, tomorrow, Channel 4, 7.45 p.m. is a new three-part series which sets out to define power and then rank - in ascending order - the 300 most powerful people in Britain. Roy Hattersley chairs a panel from business, politics, culture, science and the media. Nominees include: managers of large pension funds; the Duke of Westminster, who owns 200 prime acres of Belgravia; businessman, Gerry Robinson, head of the Granada Group; and Alan Magee, manager of Oasis and owner of Creation records. It sounds like a round-up of the usual suspects

Mary Regan is deaf, but this hasn't stopped her training in reflexology and massage and running her own business. Ms Regan's story is the first in a series of profiles by Senan Dunn (Hands On, Sunday, RTE 1, 1 p.m.) on deaf people in Ireland who are breaking away from traditional jobs such as tailoring and carpentry and pioneering new work opportunities.

Divided World (RTE 1, Sunday, 10.55 p.m.) includes an item on developers in the Philippines - one of the poorest countries in the world - who are exploiting its untapped mineral wealth at the expense of local tribes.

Following on at 11.35 p.m. on the same station, Olivia O'Leary hosts another discussion on the impact of the new currency in Living with the euro. Panellists include Dr Garret FitzGerald, Prof Moore McDowell, Dr Tom Garvan, Colm McDonnell and journalist James Downey.

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The Money Programme (Sunday, BBC 2, 7.30 p.m.) asks who will foot the bill as big insurance companies face penalties for misselling pensions.

Ear to the Ground (Tuesday, RTE 1, 8.30 p.m.) has a good news story about the Deverall family - Co Offaly farmers who have started a successful business. Local job prospects for their children were not good so they opened the Annaharvey Farm Guesthouse, which includes an equestrian centre, a restaurant and a function room.

The WebStory.com/tomorrow, (Monday BBC 2, 7.30 p.m.) the second of a three-part series, asks how easy it will be to conduct business in the electronic marketplace of the future.

World in Action (Monday, UTV, 8 p.m.) reveals the physical abuse suffered by nurses and hospital staff in what is becoming the most dangerous job in Britain.