'A Second Chance'(Channel 4, 8 to 9pm)
Each week 300 children in Britain are excluded from school for disruptive or violent behaviour. This documentary follows 15-year-old Tammy, who has been given a second chance to succeed. She has been in care since she was eight, living in children's homes and with foster families. Yet she was doing well at school and had no record of bad behaviour until two years ago when, after a confrontation, she pushed a teacher against a wall in view of other staff, and was expelled. Given a second chance, can Tammy's faith be restored?
14 APRIL
'Harsh Realities'(BBC Radio 4, 9 to 9.30pm)
Healthcare professionals are expected to make life and death decisions with only their expertise and experience to guide them. This programme looks at how they tackle child abuse. The zealousness of practitioners in some notorious cases, such as those in Orkney and Teesside, have made many doctors hesitant to remove a child from his or her family home. Niall Dickson asks whether, if there is even a hint of doubt about the case, the professionals should take action or play safe.
15 APRIL
'I am a Mohel'(BBC 1, time to be confirmed)
Busy A&E doctor Leslie Solomon is also a rabbi and is regularly called upon to perform ritual circumcision for Jewish families in his area. The ancient ceremony of circumcision, or 'Bris', is a time of celebration as it marks a male baby's membership of the Jewish people. Dr Solomon talks about his role as a ritual circumciser and the importance of circumcision as a mark of Jewish identity.
16 APRIL
'The Reith Lectures 2003 - The Emerging Mind: The Artful Brain'(BBC Radio 4, 4 to 4.30pm)
Professor VS Ramachandran draws on neurological case studies from ethology - the science of animal behaviour - to present a new framework for understanding how the brain creates and responds to art.
17 APRIL
'The Nation's Favourite Food - Breakfast'(BBC 2, 8 to 8.30pm)
What does Britain like to eat best in the morning? The nation's ten most popular breakfast foods are revealed in this progamme, in which celebrity chefs praise the coffee revolution, argue over the benefits of prunes and declare breakfast the most important meal of the day. Held over from 3 April.
'Analysis'(BBC Radio 4, 8.30 to 9pm)
When New Labour came to power in 1997 it promised to improve public services. Six years later, this programme examines whether those promises have been fulfilled in areas such as education, health and transport.
Julian LeGrand wonders whether the Labour Government has simply encouraged people to expect too much and asks if it has taken on far too big a challenge for itself.
