'Five Live Report - Pupils in Peril'
(BBC Radio 5 Live, 12 to 12.30pm).
Although there have been 45 deaths on school trips since 1985, the police have not brought one prosecution against any school, nor has the Health and Safety Executive. This programme investigates why schools and scouting organisations do not require the special licence held by outdoor activity centres, and hears from bereaved parents, children at risk, safety experts and teachers.
22 April
'It's My Story - Beating the Burglars'
(BBC Radio 4, 8 to 8.30pm).
Former police chief superintendent Brian Steele works in Leeds with elderly and vulnerable people to warn them of the dangers of distraction burglary where victims are duped into allowing bogus officials into their homes. In his research, he met young offenders who began their careers in childhood by pretending to have lost a ball in someone's garden in order to distract the householder while their father entered the property.
23 April
'Montel - Missing Children'
(Channel 4, 1 to 1.35pm).
Ken Woaden, author of the book Child Lures, gives advice to children, parents and carers about avoiding dangerous strangers who often seem friendly and non-threatening.
'Home Ground - Parents Who Get Away with Murder'
(BBC 2, 7.30 to 8pm).
Recent research by the NSPCC has found that in Britain two-thirds of parents who kill or seriously injure their children are unlikely to stand trial. This programme looks at how mothers and fathers accused of murder often walk free because the prosecution cannot prove which of them inflicted the injuries.
25 April
'Crossing Continents'
(BBC Radio 4, 11 to 11.30am).
A decade ago the world was shocked by images of Romanian orphanages full of abandoned babies - the products of Ceausescu's 'no conception' policy. Now, in neighbouring Moldova, the orphanages are still full as many adults are leaving the country and their children to seek work abroad. Mark Brayne explores the problem of 'economic orphans'.
'Costing the Earth'
(BBC Radio 4, 9 to 9.30pm).
For many years there has been great concern about the possible health effects of living under or near large electric power-lines. Here Alex Kirby looks at a recent study of pregnant women in California which has found that those exposed to sudden high levels in the magnetic field are at double the risk of miscarriage, and that these peak levels could potentially come from appliances such as hair dryers, microwave ovens and vacuum cleaners.
26 April
'Newsround Extra'
(BBC 1, 5.25 to 5.35pm).
Becky Jago travels to mainland Europe to report on the plight of asylum seekers, in particular the children travelling with their parents to seek a new life. She also talks to some families who made it to Britain but have not found it to be quite what they were expecting.
