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10 July Sport Relief 2004
10 July

Sport Relief 2004

BBC 1, 7 to 9pm; BBC 2, 9 to 9.30pm; BBC 1, 9.30pm to midnight An evening of sport-themed programmes to raise money to help children and young people. Viewers can donate on the night via the Sport Relief donation line on 08457 910 910, the website www.bbc.co.uk/sportrelief or by pressing the red button on their interactive TV remote.

11 July

The Food Programme - Tuna

BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm

The British love tinned tuna, served with everything from mayonnaise to sweet corn. But perhaps people should think twice about the tuna they buy, after this comparison of the nutritional value of fresh and tinned tuna.

Time Machine - The World Shaped by Time

BBC 1, 8 to 9pm

In this programme millennia are compressed into milliseconds to show the powerful unseen forces that shape the earth and create the planet's ever-changing landscapes.

13 July

File on Four

BBC Radio 4, 8 to 8.30pm

James Silver weighs the pros and cons of the Government's apprenticeship project. More than 230,000 people are enrolled in a multi-billion-pound programme that combines on-the-job training with school-based learning.

Recently the Government lowered the entry age from 16 to 14. But critics say the scheme is a waste of taxpayers' money and is little more than an easy way for companies to get cheap labour.

13 July

You Are What You Eat

Channel 4, 8.30 to 9pm

Nutritionist Dr Gillian McKeith examines people's eating habits and what their choices of food do to their bodies.

14 July

Midsummer Sins

BBC Radio 4, 9 to 9.30am

Joan Bakewell presents a new series based on the seven deadly sins - sloth, envy, gluttony, anger, greed, lust and pride - and sees how they stand up to modern scrutiny. She asks why pride in sinful in an age that values self-esteem.

Supernanny

Channel 4, 9 to 10pm

Britain's 'best nanny' helps harassed parents sort out their children's behaviour, in the second of three programmes in which different families open their doors to a childcare expert whose mission is to create order from chaos in just a few weeks.

15 July

The Material World

BBC Radio 4, 4.30 to 5pm

In the hayfever season, Quentin Cooper talks to Professor Jean Emberlin, director of the National Pollen Research Unit, to find out how pollen is counted, what the different types are and when they are in season.

This World - The Family

BBC 2, 9 to 10pm

This insider's account of the House of Saud and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia looks at topics including the restrictions women face in Saudi society.