(Channel 4, 8 to 9pm) Mental health problems aren't confined to adults - a growing number of Britain's teenagers are experiencing them too. This new three-part documentary series follows a number of young people living in the shadow of mental illness as they try to overcome their problems in a society that isn't always tolerant or understanding of mental health issues. The series begins with 16-year old Michael, an extremely outgoing character who has suspected schizophrenia.
17 June. 'Woman's Hour Drama - Growing Pains'
(BBC Radio 4, 10.45 to 11am each weekday) This series of five short programmes celebrates the universal theme of parenthood using an eclectic mix of poetry, prose, diary extracts and pithy quotations. On Monday, 'Conception and Pregnancy' reflects on what drives people to become parents, has a warning from those who have been there already and explores the pain of infertility. The following day, 'Giving Birth' features poetry and prose from the delivery room as new parents contemplate their lives ahead with a baby. On Wednesday, 'Babies and Toddlers' takes an undiluted look at the world of night feeding and dawn rising, as the new parents' lives are turned upside down. Thursday's 'Childhood' explores the theme that the older children get the further they wander from their parents' plans and cherished dreams. Finally, in Friday's 'Letting Go', there is poignancy in parents watching their children find their own way in the world.
'Newsround Extra'
(BBC 1, 5.25 to 5.35pm)
Becky Jago travels to West Africa to investigate some cases of children being sold into slavery. She visits Togo and Gabon, where there has been little recognition of the terrible plight children face, and travels to a Catholic centre which rescues children from slave homes, then shelters and educates them.
18 June. 'Afternoon Play - Reni and the Greenshirts'
(BBC Radio 4, 2.15 to 3pm)
The dramatised true story of Reni Goddard, a Jewish girl who grew up in Nazi Germany and was brought up by her grandparents after her father was arrested when Hitler came to power. She became one of the first members of the Hitler Youth because her grandparents had cleverly covered up her origins and she had blonde hair in pigtails. This drama by Robin Glendinning looks at the world of terror, oppression and politics as seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old who is more interested in spending all her pocket money on a ride on a pony and trap than in how to get her parents out of prison.
19 June. 'Living by the Rules'
(BBC Radio 4, 11 to 11.30am)
Rules are usually unwritten and often unspoken, yet they pervade homes, relationships, jobs and speech. This three-part series asks where these rules come from and explores the relationship between individuals and the rules that govern their lives.
'Tomorrow's World - The Science Behind Spider-Man'
(BBC 1, 7 to 7.30pm)
The 'Tomorrow's World' team looks at the science behind this year's summer blockbuster film 'Spider-Man', including the transference of genes from species to species, artificial spiders' silk and whether Spider-Man's ability to predict danger before it happens has a human equivalent.
