DOCUMENTARY: Paul Merton In China, 9pm, Five
Rather than having to face Ian Hislop in the Have I Got News For You studio, Paul Merton has taken up a much more pleasurable offer to undertake an ambitious six week tour of China.
This new series sees our host start the first leg of his tour in Beijing, which has just won the 2008 Olympic bid. Then Paul journeys to Shanghai, Chengdu and many other places that many of us have never heard of.
Merton is the perfect guide to take us on this fascinating journey, giving us an engaging glimpse of this new superpower.