The world's richest man goes head-to-head with television's rudest man in Paxman Interviews Bill Gates (Sunday, BBC 2, 8 p.m.). Not content with sitting on a personal fortune estimated at £50 billion and having more than 90 per cent of personal computers using Microsoft's Windows, Gates sees his mission as proclaiming how computer software is changing the world. Here, the geek seemingly bent on world domination reveals another side of himself - devoted family man.

Many Wicklow sheep farmers are turning to other ways of earning an income. Ear to the Ground (Monday, RTE 1, 8.30 p.m.) examines the crisis as too many sheep across Europe results in poor prices for Irish farmers.

Father Gregory Grant is no ordinary priest. In 1989 he inherited a run-down inner city church in Bristol. He raised more than £2.5 million and built a retirement home, convent, new church and a restaurant - The Shore Gallery Restaurant.

Despite Father Gregory's fundraising acumen the restaurant is failing to make a profit. Enter If You Can't Stand the Heat (Wednesday, Channel 4, 9 p.m.) and restaurateur and businessman Pat McDonald to offer a little divine inspiration.