'Check Up', (BBC Radio 4, 3 to 3.28pm)
Barbara Myers presents the health phone-in programme on the topic of ear infections, with Professor Tony Cheeseman. Listeners can phone in their queries on 08700 100444.
16 MARCH.
'Word on the Street', (BBC Radio 4, 4.30 to 5pm)
Jackie Kay visits Glasgow and meets Edwin Morgan, a major voice in Scottish poetry who has just published a new book of poems called Cathures, taken from an old name for Glasgow, while Liz Lochhead reads some of her unpublished poems about her experiences in the city.
'Diet Trials', (BBC 1, 7 to 7.30pm until 21 March)
Obesity is now one of the most serious health problems facing Britain. It is a factor in heart disease, cancer, diabetes and strokes - diseases that claim millions of lives each year. In partnership with some of Britain's leading nutrition experts, this six-part series follows 300 clinically-overweight people, including Lisa, a 28-year-old nanny, as they use one of four different diets - the SlimFast plan, WeightWatchers Pure Points programme, Rosemary Conley's 'Eat Yourself Slim' Diet and Fitness plan, and Dr Atkins's New Diet Revolution. The aim is to see which diet works for which person and who has lost the most weight at the end of the six months.
19 MARCH.
'We Were Family', (BBC Radio 4, 11 to 11.30am)
This is the last of three programmes following two families that have broken up and the effects experienced by their children as they shuttle between their parents over a period of nine months.
'Twins - The Identity Test', (BBC 1, 9 to 10pm, then 10.35 to 11.35pm)
One hundred sets of twins from across the UK are put through a series of scientific tests to find who are the most 'identical' identical twins in Britain. The tests include thrill-seeking, physical attraction and tastes in food.
20 MARCH.
'The Nation's Favourite Food - Comfort Food', (BBC 2, 8 to 8.30pm)
Britain's top TV chefs praise, criticise and argue about the most popular dishes in Britain. This first programme looks at the foods people turn to when in need of a 'gastric hug'.
'Analysis', (BBC Radio 4, 8.30 to 9pm)
More and more people are turning to chemical fixes for unhappiness - Prozac for depression and Ritalin for hard-to-control children. In an age where there are more than 400 diagnosed mental disorders, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto asks just how real these problems are and whether the medicalisation of society is an overdue response to the stresses of modern life, or merely a distraction from improving the health of those who suffer from mental illness.
21 MARCH.
'Changing Places', (BBC Radio 4, 3.30 to 4pm)
In the first of a new series, Steve Chalke discovers how the GalGael Trust, a group of long-term unemployed people in Govan, Glasgow, are providing hope for themselves and their community in an area blighted by the demise of the shipbuilding industry. Among those featured is Des, an ex-heroin addict, who has found new life with the Trust's help and now builds playground equipment for children in a local school.
