This edition celebrates the 30th anniversary of this popular news programme for children. The original presenter, John Craven, is joined by the current team of Matthew Price, Lizo Mzimbo and Becky Jago, who take a look back over 30 years along with the news issues of the day.
7 April 'The Food Programme' (BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm)
Sheila Dillon questions whether food can ever be 100 per cent safe to eat and whether the pursuit of risk-free food has led to the sacrificing of taste and texture.
'Correspondent' (BBC 2, 7.15 to 8pm)
Women in Afghanistan have survived 23 years of war, betrayal by their own countrymen and the ruthless gender apartheid designed to erase them from public view. This programme tells the extraordinary story of resistance, rebellion and struggle waged by Afghan women.
8 April 'Running in the Family' (BBC Radio 2, during the day until 10 April)
The topic of genes and genetic information is covered in a series of programmes over three days. Subjects will include how close medical science is to identifying the role genes play in cancer and whether genetic information about people will be used by potential employers, insurers and the police. A free booklet, Genetics and You, is available via the BBC Radio 2 Action Line on 0800 022 022. There is also information on the website www.bbc.co.uk/genes.
'Blue Peter' (BBC 1, 5 to 5.25pm)
It's a right royal 'Blue Peter' as the 50 winners of the Golden Jubilee competition are announced. Their works will make up the My Queen Elizabeth exhibition at London's National Gallery, which will be opened in May by the Children's Laureate, Quentin Blake, and run throughout the summer. The exhibition then moves to major galleries in Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh.
9 April 'Here for a Month, Here for a Day' (BBC Radio 4, 8 to 8.40pm)
Actor Paul Barber was a foster child from the age of seven, and hated it. When his mother died he was taken into care in Liverpool and, in his words, pushed from pillar to post for ten years. He was also separated from his brothers and sisters, and often found it a relief to leave his temporary guardians and return to a children's home. Talking about fostering to experts in the childcare system, Paul discovers there is greater professionalism today as well as a greater awareness of the problems fostering can't solve.
10 April 'In Safe Hands' (BBC Radio 4, 11 to 11.30am)
This three-part series goes behind the scenes in one of the country's busiest child protection units. It explores decisions made by Nottingham, as social workers deal with cases ranging from child sexual abuse to teenagers who are out of control. This first programme features child protection officers working side by side with police and education officials following a suspected case of child abuse.
