TV and radio

Wednesday, June 19, 2002

22 June 'World Routes'

22 June

'World Routes'

(BBC Radio 3, 1 to 2pm)

Lucy Duran and Rita Ray mark Refugee Week from 16 to 23 June with highlights from 'Celebrating Sanctuary', an open-air festival on London's South Bank that aims to recognise the contribution made by past and present refugees in enriching the cultural life of the UK.

23 June

'The Food Programme'

(BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm)

Sheila Dillon looks at the role of yeast, mould and bacteria and the role they play in the making of bread, beer and cheese. She also explores the cultural importance and magical properties attributed to micro-organisms, the impact of Louis Pasteur's work, and the latest scientific research into how they may be harnessed in foods to benefit human health.

'Inside My Head - Woodside'

(Channel 4, 8.05 to 9pm)

The second programme in this documentary series on young people's mental health issues visits Woodside, one of the few acute psychiatric adolescent units in Britain. The film focuses on two patients. Emma is sectioned under the Mental Health Act, and has to accept medication. Carina was admitted after she had tried to kill herself by taking a massive heroin overdose. This documentary observes their brave attempts to overcome their difficulties, as well as being privy to the psychiatric team's discussions on how to help them.

25 June

'Young Minds - Abuse'

(Channel 4, 7.55 to 8pm)

A mother tells of her agony after her seven-year-old daughter's mental health deteriorated following sexual abuse in this personal account about the impact of coping with young people with severe mental health problems.

'File on Four'

(BBC Radio 4, 8 to 8.30pm)

This current affairs programme examines evidence that the Government missed or ignored early signs of foot and mouth disease and that measures taken by the Ministry of Agriculture may have contributed to its rapid spread across the British countryside last year.

'Life as a Teenager'

(BBC Radio 4, 9.02 to 9.30pm)

Connie St Nicholas returns with another four programmes in her series about the health and well-being of the seven ages of humanity. In this first programme she looks at the hormonal changes that are the hallmark of the teenage years and talks to teenagers about what they are going through.

26 June

'Living by the Rules'

(BBC Radio 4, 11 to 11.30am)

In this second of three programmes, Shyama Perera considers the rules governing how people travel and move about.

'Young Minds - ADHD'

(Channel 4, 7.55 to 8pm)

A mother and daughter tell of their mixed emotions when they fail to cope with the behavioural problems of a young foster child.

28 June

'Afternoon Play - The Paternity Test: Contact'

(BBC Radio 4, 2.15 to 3pm)

The first of two interconnected plays on the subject of paternity tells the story of a man who attempts to deny his paternity but eventually accepts and demands the right to be a father to his child.

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