Good Morning Sunday
BBC Radio 2, 7 to 9am
In this Mothering Sunday show, actress Nanette Newman talks to Don Maclean about her experience of motherhood. amd discusses her latest book, Small Talk, an anthology of children's sayings.
Sunday Half-Hour
BBC Radio 2, 8.30 to 9pm
Roger Royle talks to Julie Payne, who has fostered more than 35 children.
She also has three sons of her own and an adopted daughter.
Happy Families - Who Rules the Roost?
BBC 3, 9 to 10pm
Jason and Karen Perryman never wanted to have children. But after the death of Jason's sister they become the parents of her two young children. The programme follows them as they juggle parenting with two demanding jobs.
22 March
Passions
BBC Radio 4, 3.45 to 4pm each weekday
Sue Nelson talks to five scientists whose hobbies have influenced their work. They include, on Wednesday, Kim Binstead, who is working on a computer system that uses comedy to help children learn a new language; on Thursday, Dr Hugh Montgomery, an intensive care consultant who writes children's thrillers; and on Friday, Professor Marilyn Vihman, whose bilingual children are the subjects of her research into language development.
Your Life in Their Hands
BBC 1, 9 to 10pm
This documentary follows the work of Stephen Westaby at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, where he is now acknowledged as one of the world's best cardiac surgeons.
23 March
Police Protecting Children
BBC 2, 9 to 10pm
This first of a three-part series following the work of detectives who look into serious crimes against children follows the case of a five-year-old girl who suffered a fatal head injury at home and died. After her funeral, medical evidence emerged that suggested a history of physical abuse. The police requested a second post-mortem, the child's body was exhumed and her stepmother was taken into custody for questioning.
24 March
Second Sight
BBC Radio 4, 8 to 8.30pm
Gary O'Donohue, who is blind, travels to the LV Prasad Eye Hospital in Hyderbad, India, to find out about its work in stem cell research and in treating blindness in extremely premature babies.
Your NHS - For Better, For Worse
BBC 1, 9 to 10pm
Billions of pounds have been pumped into the National Health Service over the past few years. This programme examines where the money has gone and whether it has really improved the service.
25 March
Books for Boys
BBC 4, time to be confirmed
Presenter Richard Hammond talks to children's fiction authors including Anthony Horowitz and Garth Nix to find out what makes their books so popular with boys.
26 March
Word of Mouth
BBC Radio 4, 4 to 4.30pm
Michael Rosen returns with a new series of programmes exploring the world of words and the way people speak.
