'Moral Notes - Family Life'
(BBC Radio 4, 11.30am to 12 noon)
Simon Brett explores how the Victorians perfected the use of popular song as a way to reflect values, morality and beliefs. He looks at how the image of family life as a happy gathering presided over by fond parents began in the 1840s and notes how, behind the facade, songs chart the shift from obedience to disaffection.
'Word of Mouth - To Correct or Not to Correct'
(BBC Radio 4, 4 to 4.30pm)
Michael Rosen asks whether pointing out our children's mistakes gives them a grammatical head start or stifles a natural process.
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