. (BBC 2, 5 to 5.25pm)
In this series six children take on the roles of teachers and attempt to educate their elders in the finer points of teenage subculture. The adults are put through their paces during football class, learn some new dance moves and make clothes for the pop band they have to form by the end of term.
29 July. 'Afternoon Play - The Bed and Breakfast Star'
(BBC Radio 4, 2.15 to 3pm)
The first of three family dramas on Radio 4 that are based on popular children's stories by Jacqueline Wilson, a winner of the Smarties Book Award for fiction, features joke-loving Elsa.
30 July. 'Afternoon Play - The Story of Tracy Beaker'
(BBC Radio 4, 2.15 to 3pm)
The second drama adapted from Jacqueline Wilson's bestselling novels centres on Tracy Beaker, a bright, sassy ten-year-old who lives in a children's home and is writing her autobiography, which she is sure will be a bestseller and Hollywood smash film.
'Death - After They Are Gone'
(Channel 4, 9 to 10pm)
Research shows that people can come to terms with loss more easily if they have time to prepare. In the past, they were helped through the grieving process by religion and ritual, but with the decline of both, how do people in 21st century Britain grieve? This programme traces the range of emotions experienced by three families after a bereavement.
'The Real Gary Glitter'
(Channel 4, 10.35 to 11.35pm)
Gary Glitter has had an extraordinary life, which saw him rise from 1960s bit-part player to glam rock star in the 1970s, then sink into disgrace with his conviction for the possession of child pornography in the 1990s.
This programme uncovers a sordid tale of ego, tantrums and an interest in teenage girls. It features interviews with his former band members, associates and a woman who claims Glitter abused her when she was a child.
31 July. 'Afternoon Play - The Dare Game'
(BBC Radio 4, 2.15 to 3pm)
In the third play based on Jacqueline Wilson's stories, Tracy Beaker deals with the difficulty of accepting that her loving mother cannot care for her.
'Connect'
(BBC Radio 4, 9 to 9.30pm)
Walking is an amazing combination of mechanical and nervous control.
Presenter Quentin Cooper explores some of the mysteries surrounding the control of walking and the impact that accidents or disease can have.
1 August. 'Material World'
(BBC Radio 4, 4.30 to 5pm)
One of the more imaginative explanations for last year's foot and mouth epidemic was that disease-causing pathogens were carried here by dust clouds from the Sahara desert. But pathogens transported in dust clouds are also suspected of causing coral infection and childhood asthma in the Caribbean. The programme looks at these theories and some real historical benefits created by dust clouds.
'Children Behaving Badly - Mute'
(Channel 4, 8.30 to 9pm)
This compelling four-part series tells the stories of families coping or struggling with the extremes of behaviour displayed by their children. The first focuses on two families with selectively mute children. It explores the possible factors leading to the condition and asks what can be done to help both the children and their parents, who have to cope with the uninformed attitudes of other people.
