'Stig of the Dump'
(BBC 1, 6.15 to 6.45pm) In this second episode of Clive King's children's classic, Barney is captured by the Snargets, who argue what to do with him, but Stig the caveman sets him free and captures Danny Snarget, whose brothers don't believe his story about the hairy caveman.
'Love is Not Enough - Life after Adoption'
(BBC 1, 10.15 to 10.45pm) Two families adjust to adoption. The first family has adopted three children, now aged eight, five and four, while the second family has adopted two sisters, aged ten and five, and has problems when the elder sister begins hiding things in their home.
'How to Build a Human - Predictor'
(BBC 2, 9 to 9.50pm) This second programme in the series about how human beings are made, and the way our genes and hormones shape us from cradle to grave, examines how the unique characteristics that make each of us individuals can be traced back to a subtle mix of 30,000 genes that we receive at the moment of conception - determining characteristics from how tall we grow, to the intricate make-up of our personality.
23 January
'Telly Tantrums'
(BBC Radio 4, 11 to 11.30am) Next month sees the launch of two new digital television channels for young children, Cheebies from the BBC and Nick Jnr from Nickelodeon. But the American Academy of Paediatrics is urging parents to avoid television for children under two, though some research in Britain suggests that television can be an active force for good. Trisha McNair offers some advice to the parents of young children keen to keep a firm hand on the remote control.
'Best Inventions'
(BBC 1, 7.30 to 8pm) Each programme in this new series highlights the work of three inventors. Ideas featured in this edition include a self-extinguishing chip frying pan and a gadget that allows drivers to jack up their car and inflate a flat tyre at the press of a button.
'Life Before Birth'
(BBC 1, 9 to 10pm) This second programme about the work of Professor Kypros Nicolaides, who runs the Harris Birthright Research Centre for Foetal Medicine at King's College Hospital in London, features parents-to-be, including one woman who has a rare condition called AIT, a disease where her immune system attacks her unborn child, and a couple whose unborn baby has a tumour attached to its spine.
24 January
'Horizon - Fat Busters'
(BBC 2, 9 to 9.50pm) If current trends continue, more than one quarter of British adults will be obese by 2010, while more and more children are now overweight. The science programme follows research into the genetic roots of obesity and examines alternative theories about the quest for the ideal weight.
'Bitter Inheritance - The Needell Family'
(BBC 2, 9.50 to 10.30pm) The programme follows five families as they face up to the heart-rending reality of a genetic disorder. One of the couples featured has, in six years of marriage, suffered eight miscarriages and the death of their two-day-old daughter.
