Tuesdays are very bad days for going out anyway. Let's face it, it's not the weekend any more, it's certainly not next weekend yet, and there's not even any CSI to make it better (well, there's CSI Miami - a new series in fact, but it's just not the same).
Still, this Tuesday is special. Why? Because it's the 50th anniversary of the patenting of Velcro! It's important to mark days like this - after all, where would we be without Velcro? - and I think we should celebrate in the way that British people celebrate all major important and/or religious festivals. Watch some television.
And to help you decide upon your celebratory viewing, here are the picks of the day, from this week's Guide and today's Guardian.
Tsunami Prayers 7pm, BBC2 On Thailand's ravaged coastline, a Buddhist village strives to rebuild their village, "armed only with a faith that has no God". Ranged against them is The Company, embroiled in a three-year legal tussle over land rights; the quicker the villagers patch their homes up, the stronger their case. In true Seven Samurai-style, Buddhist builders journey from the north to help them rebuild, asking no payment. A shocking indictment of human greed, and a testament to its flipside — the resilience and generosity of the human spirit.
Ali Catterall
This World 9pm, BBC2 You think you've got problems finding a date? In China, it's estimated that by 2020 there will be some 40 million men who stand no chance of marrying, because there simply won't be enough women. This informative documentary explores how the massive disparity arose, a sad combination of the state's one child per family policy, and the traditional preference for male heirs.
Richard Vine
CSI: Miami 9pm, Five The opening episode of this new series is enlivened, or rather endeathened, by the fatal shooting of one of the CSIs taking a hit in a jeweller's so that the actor can resume his film career, an option no longer open to colleague David Caruso, alas. A poignant scene in the morgue highlights CSI's singularly forensic take on sentimentality. Fans too aghast at the abrupt removal of a popular and regular character may scarcely be able to take in the main plot involving a hostage taking, a crashing yacht and a possibly scheming young spouse. David Stubbs
Enterprise 8pm, Sky One OK, Star Trek fans, you can come out now, it's gone. Enterprise was a classic case of a good idea chipped away to nothing by uncaring producers who short-changed fans in a desperate, clueless attempt to get new viewers. Note to uncaring producers: if even the fans don't like your show what chance does it have finding new viewers? When sci-fi shows like Firefly and the new Battlestar Galactica produced some genuinely great television, Enterprise's bumpy-headed aliens and convenient time-travelling plots made the future look very dated indeed. As with Star Trek: Voyager, this show's finale is just another chance to stick two fingers up at the diehards: this "climaxes" with a space-age take on Bobby Ewing in the shower. Most illogical.
Phelim O'Neill
The Smoking Room 9.30pm, BBC3 What's worse than being trapped in a smoke-filled room with your colleagues all day? Being trapped in a smoke-filled room with your colleagues all night? Robin's four-hour "power nap" is interrupted by Sharon who points out that the office is snowed in for the evening: cue some after-hours drinking, a few more insights into everyone's post-work lives, and lots more puffing. Later at 11pm, The Mighty Boosh are looking for a record deal, with the help of Roger Daltrey, Razorlight and Spider Dijon. If you can't wait to see the Boosh, or miss it, the series is also being shown online at bbc.co.uk/bbcthree.
Richard Vine
Streets Ahead 8pm, Channel 4 Given the premise of this series - to bring fellow residents together in a concerted effort to improve the look of their street - the potential for confrontation was always pretty much assured. Such is the case in the final part of the series, featuring the occupants of 12 Edwardian cottages. Sarah Beeny is keen to improve the look of the cottages by restoring some of their original uniformity and the residents appear to share her enthusiasm; all except one who insists on going their own way.
Neil Crossley
