The second part of Brian Sibley's epic 13-part dramatisation of JRR Tolkien's classic tale stars Ian Holm as Frodo, Sir Michael Hordern as Gandalf, Sir Robert Stephens as Aragorn, John Le Mesurier as Bilbo and Bill Nighy as Sam Gamgee.
13 January 'Stig of the Dump' (BBC 1, 6.15 to 6.45pm)
In the first episode of this new version of Clive King's popular children's book, Barney and Lou are staying with their grandparents for the summer holidays while their mum goes on holiday with her new boyfriend. When exploring the woods nearby, Barney falls into a disused quarry and meets a caveman. In an attempt to placate the creature Barney offers him his watch and is given a flint knife in return, then is shown the way out of the quarry. Later he again sees the caveman, whom he has called 'Stig', and their adventures begin. Originally scheduled for 6 January.
14 January 'The Neighbours' (BBC Radio 4, 8.30 to 9pm)
Tim Whewell presents the second programme in a six-part series on European issues and events, expanding on the issues behind the headlines and bringing to listeners' attention intriguing and relevant stories ignored by the British press.
15 January 'How to Build a Human - Creation' (BBC 2, 9 to 9.50pm)
This new series tells how human beings are made and the way their genes and hormones shape them from cradle to grave. This first programme follows Sara Waddington, who is about to give birth to identical triplets and whose babies were built from the same cells that scientists are now using to cure diseases. It examines the profound ethical questions raised by this scientific technology and suggests that we are now witnessing the 'eighth day' of creation, when scientists are exploring how to build a human being.
16 January 'Best Inventions' (BBC 1, 7.30 to 8pm)
Each programme in this new series highlights the work of three inventors. Ideas featured in this first edition include a double-decker buggy - an attachment which fixes on to a toddler's pushchair so as to enable a baby's car chair to be fixed easily to it - and a bicycle tyre with tiny bulbs that light up so cyclists can be seen in the dark.
'Life Before Birth' (BBC 1, 9 to 10pm)
This new series looks at the work of Professor Kypros Nicolaides, who runs the the Harris Birthright Research Centre for Foetal Medicine at Kings College Hospital in London. More than 15,000 couples facing devastating dilemmas pass through its doors each year and this first programme follows three couples, including one who discover their unborn baby has a large tumour attached to its spine.
17 January 'Bitter Inheritance' (BBC 2, 9.50 to 10.30pm)
Jo and John Allen's four-year-old daughter Bethany has inherited a rare and incurable wasting disease. They have a one in four chance of having another baby with the disease, and the programme follows their agonising wait for the results of pre-natal tests that will tell them if their unborn baby is healthy.
