Let's Pretend (BBC Radio 4, 11 to 11.30am)
Michael Rosen enters the world of childhood make-believe as author and lecturer Sally Jenkinson explains how play can teach children about their environment and themselves.
26 July
Inside Money (BBC Radio 4, 12noon to 12.30pm)
Since the Government's new tax credits system was introduced in April, millions of families have either heard nothing or received conflicting information from the Inland Revenue, whose helpline and enquiry offices have been besieged by people trying to claim money they believe they are entitled to. Re-scheduled from 19 July.
The Food Programme (BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm)
Sheila Dillon charts changing tastes and asks if it is wise for adults to encourage children to eat sweets and crisps to collect tokens for schools.
She hears what fantasy foods children would put in their own literature and explores how today's authors use storylines to inform children about anorexia and other eating disorders.
28 July
Human Senses - Hearing (BBC 1, 8.30 to 9pm)
Nigel Marven tracks down some of the sounds that have the most powerful emotional effects on people.
29 July
Raising Ham (BBC Radio 4, 3.45 to 4pm)
Research suggests that three things contribute to the success of African-Caribbean children in Britain - a sense of identity rooted in a strong community, parents who believe in the value of education, and participating in focused activities through a church or youth group.
Newsround Extra (BBC 1, 5 to 5.25pm)
How the children of Baghdad are coping in the aftermath of war.
Every Home Should Have One (BBC 1, 8.30 to 9pm)
Food in Britain through the ages is in focus, including how medieval bread was used as a plate, and the origin of the term 'upper crust'.
My Family and Autism (BBC 2, 9 to 10pm)
Single mother Jacqui Jackson's four boys all have a form of autism, with their behaviour changing all the time.
31 July
Costing the Earth (BBC Radio 4, 9 to 9.30pm)
Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Gateshead and Glasgow are being rebuilt on a scale unseen since the 1950s. But would the billions be better invested in public transport and mixed-income housing than glitzy shopping centres and designer bars?
