Rhodes (World, 1.25pm) had mixed reviews when it was first screened in Britain.
It was supposed to be the epic of the year, a costume drama starring former Professional Martin Shaw as Cecil Rhodes, the great white colonialist (if there is such a thing) who wanted to conquer Africa.
For some reason, the series pleased nobody, which is probably the reason ATV has given it such a hopeless slot. This is a shame, because it is not as bad as all that.
Rhodes was not a very nice character, but he was a remarkable one who was so successful that by the age of 30 he was the wealthiest man in the world (eat your heart out, Bill Gates), and remains one of the few men to have a country named after them.
A few years ago the French brandy industry was revitalised by the sudden leap in demand for the most expensive cognacs here in East Asia. The nouveau riche of Hong Kong, Taiwan and China were swilling 15-year-old stuff like orange juice - in fact, in some cases, with orange juice and ice.
That fad has now been overtaken by the appetite for expensive red wine, a trend documented in Red Wine Poker (Pearl, 8.30pm).
Wine prices have been climbing for several years not just because of the opening up of the market here, but also because of the way self-styled connoisseurs like the American Robert Parker, have come up with ratings systems.
