TV and radio

Edge of the City Channel 4, 9 to 10pm

Focusing on Bradford, a city recovering from riots three years ago, this programme gives a snapshot of the darker side of city life in Britain, showing people with a great dependency on the state, and the social workers who pick up the pieces. Among other topics, it looks at a disturbing form of child abuse called grooming, and juvenile crime and those who seek to prevent re-offending.

21 May

Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids ITV 1, 4.05 to 4.30pm

Two more animated stories narrated by Nigel Planer. In The Top Hat, Benjamin is taught a lesson for abusing the power of a magic top hat. Delia Deathabridge reveals what happens to characters when a story lies unfinished in a book.

SMart BBC 1, 5 to 5.25pm

Ideas in this children's art programme include how to make food from tissue paper that looks good enough to eat, creating a realistic two-dimensional picture from an assortment of three-dimensional objects, and working with plaster at the Leytonstone Centre of Contemporary Arts.

23 May

The Food Programme BBC Radio 4, 12noon to 12.30pm

Sheila Dillon investigates the ethical, nutritional and environmental arguments for curbing the nation's carnivorous appetites. She talks to animal welfare campaigners, food scientists and unrepentant carnivore and chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and finds out from science writer Colin Tudge why he thinks the future of mankind rests on reduced meat consumption.

25 May

Case Notes BBC Radio 4, 9 to 9.30pm

Dr Mark Porter meets volunteers and doctors to predict just how far away we are from a vaccine for HIV/AIDS. He also hears the latest opinions on the safety of particular vaccines and what people should be considering for their travels abroad, safety at home and for children.

26 May

Down with... the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority BBC Radio 4, 8 to 8.45pm

Many argue that parents should have the right to 'engineer' a baby to save a sibling and to choose the sex of their children, but the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority disagrees. It has been accused of being aloof, not talking to parents or consulting widely enough with the scientific community. Diana Madill chairs a debate about the workings of this British institution.

World Weddings - Love Converts BBC 2, 10 to 10.30pm

This programme follows a Hindu and a Muslim in Calcutta who plan to get married, even though their love is deemed taboo. It shows the sectarian divisions that still haunt India and follows two families in crisis over the impending wedding.