When the Whales Came BBC Radio 4, 2.30 to 3.30pm
In this play, adapted from Michael Morpurgo's book, Gracie and Daniel have been warned to stay away from Samson Island and the Birdman. But they befriend him and he too tells them to stay away because the island is cursed.
30 Minutes - The Fat Pushers Channel 4, 6 to 6.30pm
Doctors fear that obese children are set to start dying at a younger age than their parents. Will the Government continue to refuse to regulate food advertising aimed at children?
2 May
Paranoid Parents BBC Radio 5 Live, 10am to 1pm
Rajesh Mirchandani examines whether parents are right to worry about their children to the extent that some are using wris****ch tracking devices and microchip implants to keep a check on them. Postponed from 11 April.
The Food Programme BBC Radio 4, 12noon to 12.30pm
Sheila Dillon investigates how farmers and retailers achieve the year-round availability of produce on supermarket shelves, and how this has changed views on food and diets.
3 May
Making Tracks BBC Radio 3, 3.40 to 4pm
Native American music about a surprising Disney character is juxtaposed with some 17th-century pop music and a very famous canon in the latest edition of Radio 3's music programme for younger listeners.
4 May
One Life - The Fight for Dylan Gunn BBC 1, 10.35 to 11.15pm
The emotional story of a transatlantic tug of love as an estranged couple battle between Northern Ireland and the United States for custody of their young son.
5 May
New Servants BBC 2, 8 to 9pm
In our age of labour-saving devices, there are now more servants than there were in Victorian times. This series looks at these servants and their masters.
The Protectors - A Second Chance BBC 1, 9 to 10pm
More than 50,000 potentially dangerous offenders are currently free on licence in Britain and, of these, more than 20,00 are registered sex offenders. This documentary follows probation and sex offence officers in their work with two convicted men.
School Day BBC 1, 10.35 to 11.35pm
A picture of Britain's education system is captured in this programme.
Among those featured is Peter Theodule, a classroom assistant in a tough primary school in north London, who was himself repeatedly suspended from primary school and expelled from secondary school, but now he loves his job.
6 May
The Material World BBC Radio 4, 4.30 to 5pm
The science programme examines how bacteria 'talk' to each other using chemical communication until they are strong enough to take on the body's immune system.
