The Secret Life of Kids - Kieran's Story
ITV 1, 7.30 to 8pm
Kieran Dixon from Charlton keeps a video diary in which he talks about being bullied at school and his hopes for the next summer holidays, which he will spend at a weight-loss camp.
13 December
The Marriage Years. BBC Radio 4, 10.30 to 11am
Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton in 1964. Other people who also got married that year talk about what life was like at the start of the permissive era.
Stories from the Wards. BBC Radio 4, 7.45 to 8pm
In this programme, NHS workers talk about the most unforgettable moments during the course of their working lives. They include a medical geneticist who inspired a man born with cerebral palsy to write his life story, and how this transformed his perspective on dealing with patients with a severe disability. A nurse also talks about witnessing the miraculous recovery of a patient injured in a road accident.
The Big Read. BBC 2, 8.55 to 10.25pm
Clive Anderson hosts this programme from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, finally announcing the nation's favourite novel.
14 December
The Food Programme. BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm
As the multi-million-pound cookbook industry sets the Christmas cash tills ringing, Sheila Dillon and guests pick the best of this year's menu from Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Rick Stein and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
15 December
Woman's Hour Drama - Behave Yourself. BBC Radio 4, 10.45 to 11am each weekday
Over a week of programmes, renowned international performer Bobby Baker learns the general rules of behaviour, etiquette and relaxation in preparation for her work's Christmas 'do' on Friday.
Bodyshock - Wild Child. Channel 4, 9 to 10pm
In 2001 reports surfaced of Oxana, a young Ukrainian woman who had been abandoned by her parents and brought up by a pack of dogs from age three to eight. This programme looks at the lives of Oxana and three other 'feral'
children raised by animals or without human interaction. New evidence shows how neglect in their formative years changed the way their brains function.
16 December
Case Notes. BBC Radio 4, 9 to 9.30pm
Dr Mark Porter investigates what happens to our eyes and sight as we get older. He finds out how often we should have our eyes checked, how glaucoma - the single biggest cause of preventable blindness - can be detected, and what the eye can reveal about other conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and brain tumours.
19 December
Darling, It's Crystals for Christmas. BBC Radio 4, 11 to 11.30am
Comedienne Helen Lederer goes in search of the people who decide the fashions for Christmas decorations and learns what it's like to be working on Christmas all year round.
