Q.E.D. (1982)

Looking at the human stories behind the science headlines. Superspecs. British inventor DrJosh Silver has created cheap and easyto make glasses that could revolutionise the lives of those in the developing world. He tookthem to Ghana to find out how effective they are.

Using exclusive access to Joseph Merrick's case history and medical notes, this programme traces the story of the so-called Elephant Man's life, from his birth in Leicester to his premature death in the London Hospital.

The series tonight explores US scientist Professor Stanley Curtis's work in training two young pigs to operate computers, which could prove that after humans, pigs are the most intelligent animals on the planet.

A QED drama special, based upon a real-life case of medical negligence, starring Tom Georgeson, Niamh Cusack, Michele Dotrice Within four days of being admitted to hospital with minor injuries, Ray Peters's son Mark is in a coma, and two weeks later he is dead. Suspecting critical mistakes by the doctors. Ray vows to find out the truth

Californian cowboy, Monty Roberts, has a special talent of taming wild horses in under 30 minutes. His latest challenge is to tame a wild mustang.

Dr Susan MacKinnon is the first surgeon in the world to carry out nerve transplants. Her pioneering work in St Louis, Missouri, utilising nerves from dead bodies, is the only hope for patients who would otherwise face lifelong paralysis in a limb. It's thanks to her, for instance, that three-year-old Rebecca, whose hand was almost completely paralysed after a garden accident, can play like othertoddlers. In tonight's film QED's cameras show Dr MacKinnon performing only the sixth operation of its kind on a teenager who severed an arm in a water sports accident.

A four-part series showing how parents are coping with the pressures of raising children in modern Britain. It is a common assumption that mothers automatically love their children from birth, but many women do not experience an immediate bond with or affection towards their newborn child. The first programme follows two mothers suffering from post-natal depression, as psychologists help them to learn to love their children.

Second of a four-part series showing how parents are coping with the pressures of raising children in modern Britain. The series concentrates on the intensely personal stories of families who are finding their children particularly challenging. This programme tells the story of the Broadrick family's quest to communicate with their autistic son, how they learned of the radical approach of the Option Institute in America, the two years of fundraising to visit for two weeks, and the miracle they could only dream of.

Third of a four-part series showing how parents are coping with the pressures of raising children in modern Britain. One in six children has special needs, and each year around 11,000 pupils are excluded from British schools because of their unruly behaviour. This programme follows four disruptive children as they attend a unique education unit in Westminster, London.

The parents of a gifted child have a special set of problems - not least the fact that nobody believes that they have a problem. The last programme in the series follows Chantelle, one of the brightest four-year-olds in the country, through her first year at school as she learns to cope with children up to three years older than her.