Television What To Watch RT1 RT2 TV3 6.50 The Afternoon Show (R,T) 8.30 Casualty (R) 9.30 MasterChef 10.05 The Doctors (T) 10.55 Dr Phil 11.45 Shortland Street (T) 12.15 Doctors (T) 12.45 Telly Bingo 1.00 News And Weather (T) 1.25 Home And Away (T) 1.55 Neighbours (T) 2.20 EastEnders (R,T) 3.00 Showhouse (R) Interior design challenge. 3.30 Fair City (R,T) 4.00 The Afternoon Show (T) Entertainment and lifestyle features. 5.45 Nuacht RT 6.00 The Angelus 6.01 News And Weather (T) 7.00 Nationwide (T) 7.30 Come West Along The Road Traditional music, including jigs, reels, hornpipes and airs from solo performers and groups. 8.00 EastEnders (T) Archie tries to persuade Ian to sell Phils debt to him. 8.30 Reeling in the Years Another nostalgic dip into the news and music archives. 9.00 News And Weather (T) 9.35 The Late Late Show (T) Ryan Tubridy presents the light entertainment show, featuring chat with celebrities, live music, and uniquely Irish stories and people, plus big debates on the talking points of the day. 11.45 RT News And Marine Outlook 11.55 FILM: An Everlasting Piece (2000) Comedy, with Barry McEvoy, Brian OByrne, Anna Friel and Billy Connolly. 8.15 Kazoo 8.25 The Scooby-Doo Show 8.50 Mr Bean: The Animated Series 9.05 Den Tots 3.00 The Den: Dennis And Gnasher 3.15 Kazoo 3.30 Tracey McBean 3.45 The Sleepover 4.15 The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody 4.40 Ice 5.05 news2day. News headlines. 5.15 Neighbours (R,T) Donna puts strain on her friendship with Kate when she chooses her career over the debutante ball. 5.45 FIFA World Cup 2010 Draw 6.00 The Simpsons (T) Cartoon capers with the unmistakable family. 6.30 Home And Away (R,T) Nicole blames Aden for causing Liam to break up with her. 7.00 The Caf Entertainment show, with music, interviews and location reports. 7.30 Scrubs JD wins the respect of the staff. 8.00 The All Ireland Talent Show (R) Judge Dith S tries to find an act that can secure back- to-back wins for the west of Ireland. 9.00 NCIS (T) Part one of two. An agents funeral leads Shepard on a covert mission. 9.55 Ashes To Ashes Gene suspects a loan shark of murder. 10.55 Ashes To Ashes The discovery of a concrete-encased body at a building site leads to conflict between Hunt and the locations owner. 11.55 The Republic Of Telly (R) Topical comedy show in presented by Neil Delamere. 12.25 Colin And Grahams Excellent Adventures (R) 1.00 The 11th Hour (R). 7.00 Ireland AM 10.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R) 11.00 The Morning Show With Sybil And Martin 11.50 Midday 12.50 Xpos (R) 1.20 The Oprah Winfrey Show (R) 2.10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3.05 Emmerdale (R,T) Laurel sticks by her beliefs about Sally. 3.30 Coronation Street (R,T) 4.00 Changing Rooms (R) From Edinburgh. 4.30 Judge Judy. Double bill. Real-life court cases. 5.30 News@5.30 6.00 Xpos Daily entertainment news, with Karen Koster. 6.30 Friends (R) Monica and Chandler interview a potential sperm donor. 7.00 Emmerdale (T) Ashley informs Laurel that Sally has moved out. 7.30 Coronation Street (T) Kevin realises how much his affair has taken over his life. 8.00 Deal Or No Deal Game show, hosted by illusionist Keith Barry. 8.30 Im A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! Ant and Dec present the final, and if previous years are anything to go by, the celebrities will face one last Bushtucker Trial before the winner is announced. Last in the series. 11.00 Americas Got Talent The judges cast a critical eye over another selection of hopefuls, in the second semi-final of the series. Presented by Nick Cannon. Cameraman Henry is now confined to a wheelchair, C4 Todays highlights Pick Of The Day Into That Good Night Channel 4, 7.30pm You cant help but be moved by what counts as a life- affirming moment for the group of terminally ill patients featured in this documentary. For Henry, its cycling downhill with the wind in his hair; for Mark, its sitting by the sea with a bag of chips. Theyre taking part in a group workshop in which theyll each have their portrait taken by a photographer an action that provides the catalyst for discussion about identity as they move into the last stages of their life. Gut- wrenchingly sad, but a valuable opportunity to gain a bit of perspective. Comedy Showcase Channel 4, 10.35pm Flight Of The Conchords Rhys Darby anchors tonights comedy test-out pilot. Hes Dermot, a not so amazing magician trying to get his life on track by checking himself into a rehab clinic after screwing up a hypnotising trick. He has a rubbish catchphrase and is as uncool as he is un-PC qualities which bring to mind Alan Partridges spell holed up in a Linton Travel Tavern in Im Alan Partridge. Film Of The Day: The History Boys BBC2, 11.35pm Offering a glimpse of school life that would make many a principal blush, The History Boys was written as a play and this film version does the original true justice. Its also the one that made a name for TV comic James Cordon. Expect plenty of toilet humour and sexual innuendo. Also starring Richard Griffiths, Stephen Campbell Moore and Frances de la Tour. 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm :60second interview David McWilliams David McWilliams, 43, is an economist, broadcaster and author. His latest book Follow The Money focuses on the effect of the recession on the under-30s and on economic recovery. McWilliams is the new host of RT comedy/chat show The Panel Interview by Daragh Reddin You cant say to a 29-year-old: Thats it, youre going to have to slave away until youre 49 or 59 to pay for a house you dont even want anymore In your book The Generation Game, you predicted the collapse in property prices and the banking fallout. Do you feel vindicated? The last thing I want to be is a doctor welcoming the plague. I dont feel vindicated so much as saddened because peoples lives have been so badly affected particularly those in commuter belts dealing with negative equity and unemployment. It would have been nice were I proved wrong. The last thing anybody wants to hear is some guy saying: I was right. Still, there was a section of the media who were quick to shoot you down at the time, particularly when it came to your views on property. Theres a cycle linked to new ideas in Ireland. The first phase is ridicule, the second is violent opposition and the third is universal acceptance. Some of the guys who were having a go then are the same people saying, Well, we all knew it was going to end. You just have to deal with it. Whats become of the infamous Breakfast Roll Man during the recession? In the new book, he re- emerges on Bondi Beach. I was in Australia and saw two lobster-red guys in Waterford GAA jerseys, drinking in the sun Breakfast Roll Man managed to get out just before the crash. Those aged around 30, whom you dubbed The Popes Children, are the ones suffering most now. Can anything be done to alleviate their situation? Yes large debt deferral. We cant have a generation who are entirely in debt, living in negative equity, where one of two members of the house have lost their jobs. Democracies dont work that way. The government should compel the banks to do a deal with first-time buyers in negative equity and allow them to reduce the principals of their loans dramatically. If theres a Nama for the banks, which is essentially debt forgiveness, then you need one for the people. Otherwise debtors will default anyway. You cant say to a 29- ridicule stage but any cursory knowledge of economics shows that this is what happens in countries in crisis. Ireland is the only country in Europe having a large budget cutback this year. Because we got involved so madly and because we were governed so appallingly were in a more significant mess than anybody else. Should there be a tribunal to bring to justice those responsible for our current mess? Maybe a truth and reconciliation commission with a Bishop Desmond Tutu-type character to oversee proceedings! Its up to the people to vote in and out. What goes through my head when I see politicians who destroyed the country still in power is: why are they still there? Youve taken over as host of RTs The Panel. Are you enjoying it? Absolutely. I think stand-up comedians are some of the sharpest in the country and given the current climate, its good to share a few laughs. Follow The Money, Gill & Macmillan, 17 year-old: Thats it, youre going to have to slave away in whatever job you have until youre 49 or 59 to pay for a house you dont even want anymore. Is personal responsibility overlooked in discussions about the recession? Yes, but the bankers should never have lent to those people in the first place and the foreign banks shouldnt have leaned to our banks, so theres a web of culpability. Only the end user, ie the young fella in Kilcock, is being told he has a moral responsibility to pay his debt. In your new book, Follow The Money, you suggest Ireland should leave the Eurozone and re- establish the punt. Doesnt this seem a bit drastic? Go back to The Generation Game, where I said the banks and the housing market would collapse and the response was the same: ridicule, opposition and acceptance. 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