Indigo, the Internet service provider, has had a whirlwind of a year in an industry which thrives on innovation while Renley, the electrical switchgear manufacturer, has invested heavily in product development. Big Changes for Small Firms: Innovation in the Workplace (Saturday, 10.00 a.m., RTE One) looks at how the two companies are keeping ahead of the competition in a fast-moving world.

This century has seen extraordinary changes in work and business. Mass production, the global market and instant communications are just three developments that have transformed lives. In the last Money Programme (Sunday, 6.30 p.m., BBC 2) of the last year of the millennium, industry leaders, thinkers and visionaries question what can be expected in the next century with regards to production values, consumption habits and economic risks.

Ear to the Ground: Thailand, Ireland's Fellow Tiger Economy (RTE One, Monday, 8.00 p.m.) reports on the parallels between the two economies and their diverging views on world trade. While Thailand seeks freer markets for its rice exports, its farmers are losing out to middleman who reap their hard-earned profits.

sokelly@irish-times.ie