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23 MARCH 'The Food Programme'(BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm).

'The Food Programme'(BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm).

Sheila Dillon examines the growth in gluten and lactose intolerance, and investigates whether there's a connection with modern farming practices.

She finds out why coeliac disease, once considered exclusively a childhood condition, is now more commonly diagnosed in over-60s and under-16s. The programme also looks at food avoidance emotional disorder, when people -Jusually children - refuse to eat particular foods.

'My Dad's the Prime Minister'(BBC 1, 5.55 to 6.25pm).

This new comedy series by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman looks at all the things a typical boy experiences, from school sports day to homework problems and visiting relatives. But the trouble for Dillon Phillips is he is not exactly typical, as his father is Prime Minister, and Dillon's opportunities to change national policy are often overshadowed by his dad's ability to embarrass him.

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