'Good Morning Sunday'
(BBC Radio 2, 7 to 9am) The actor and singer Michael Crawford joins presenter Don Maclean to talk about his work for the NSPCC and the 13 years of abuse and bullying he suffered as a child, as well as his latest recording 'The Disney Album'.
'The Ark - Fozail the Robber'
(ITV 1, 11 to 11.30am)
Owl and the crew continue their collection of the world's great religious stories. This week the Ark visits Jerusalem, a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims, where the crew learn about Mohammed's journey to meet Allah and the story of Fozail the Robber.
'Desert Island Discs'
(BBC Radio 4, 11.15am to 12 noon)
Sue Lawley's castaway is author Anne Fine, the Children's Laureate, who has more than 60 books in print, around 40 of which are children's books, and has seen one novel, Madame Doubtfire, made into a hit film. Anne is recognised for the unsentimental way she tackles family life in her books, exploring uncomfortable themes and difficult characters such as demanding parents and step-parents and jealous siblings.
'Christmas Around the World'
(BBC Radio 3, 12 noon to 9.30pm)
Anthony Burton introduces an international celebration from the European Broadcasting Union, with Christmas music from ten countries and a look at 500 years of seasonal festivities. The countries are, in order, Denmark, Finland, Canada, Poland, Latvia, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Slovenia and the United States.
'The Food Programme'
(BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm)
The programme looks at cakes from around the world and why they are the centrepiece of so many celebrations.
'Wheels within Wheels'
(BBC Radio 4, 5.40 to 5.54pm)
Travel writer Dervla Murphy tells how her childhood in Lismore, in rural south-west Ireland, shaped her lifetime of adventures.
'Go4It'
(BBC Radio 4, 7.15 to 7.45pm)
This edition of the children's magazine programme goes behind the scenes at 'Blue Peter' and CBBC.
17 December
'The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm'
(BBC Radio 4, 11.30am to 12 noon each weekday)
John Fortune plays the archetypal absent-minded Professor Branestawm from children's literature, with Julia McKenzie as his housekeeper Mrs Flittersnoop, and Leslie Phillips his dim but enthusiastic friend Colonel Dedshott. This five-part series dramatises some of his most famous adventures involving absurdly complicated devices designed to solve everyday problems, including the burglar-catching machine, the multiple pancake-making machine and the time machine.
'Eureka TV'
(BBC 1, 4.20 to 4.35pm)
Talking toilets, how to create the perfect bubble circle, the secrets of the male seahorse, and how it is possible for it to rain fish and mashed potatoes when a tornado is created in the studio, are among the items featured in this last programme in the science series for children presented by Kate Heavenor and Fearne Cotton.
18 December
'So This Is Christmas'
(Channel 4, 8 to 9pm)
A compendium of childhood excitement, adult dread and amazing true stories, such as the newborn baby who was given a week to live on Christmas Eve and was saved on Christmas Day, and the man whose house burned down on Christmas Day. The programme also includes archive footage and personal memories of the school nativity play and Santa's Grotto as well as the magic of Christmas morning itself.
'Case Notes - Child Health'
(BBC Radio 4, 9 to 9.30pm)
Dr Graham Easton talks to a specialist in children's bowel disorders who explains the causes and treatment available, both with drugs and careful retraining of the children and their parents.
19 December
'The Borrowers'
(BBC 1, 4.30 to 5pm)
The last episode of this repeated drama series for children based on Mary Norton's classic books about the adventures of a family who are just 15cm tall. The Borrowers are imprisoned in an attic and must escape but the only way is out the window. Starring Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton and Sian Phillips.
'Favourite Christmas Carols'
(BBC 1, 7.30 to 8pm)
Eamonn Holmes presents the first of two programmes delving into the stories behind some of our best-loved Christmas carols. Among the performers are the Finchley Children's Music Group and 12-year-old Becky Taylor. The second programme is on 21 December at 7 to 7.30pm.
'What the Kids Want ... and How They Get It'
(BBC 1, 9 to 10pm)
Robert Lindsay narrates this documentary which looks at the increasingly sophisticated methods children use to get exactly what they want from their parents. Five-year-old Courtney, for example, slips toys into the supermarket trolley without her mother knowing. While some children employ constant pestering and nagging, others rally the support of their siblings or send parents on a guilt trip. Behavioural psychologists, meanwhile, analyse what's behind the whingeing, and offer advice for dealing with tears and tantrums.
