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C4 "Girls and Boys Alone" documentary

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Podrick · 03/02/2009 16:39

There is a boys house and a girls house with primary age kids left to live without adults...quite a lot of bullying goes on apparently with no intervention...sounds exploitative to me but I will be interested to watch! C4 at 9pm tonight

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alicecrail · 03/02/2009 16:46

I'm going to watch it too. It can't possibly be no adults at all surely?

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Podrick · 03/02/2009 17:04

The adults watch on cc TV I think - and the camera crew are adults presumably

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alicecrail · 03/02/2009 17:08

I think it will be interesting. I can't imagine having to watch my child on cctv and not being allowed to step in at all. That would be a nightmare

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Podrick · 03/02/2009 17:10

I think the parents could remove the child from the house permanently if they wished but only one did

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SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore · 03/02/2009 17:10

I would presume that there are people near by ready to step in if anything goes wrong/gets dangerous and that the children recieve counselling afterwards.

bigTillyMint · 03/02/2009 17:12

There was a feature on BBC breakfast - apparently one boy wanted to leave, and did.

My DC saw the trailer on the breakfast prog and want to watch it. I'm recording it, so I guess they could... what do you think?

themoon66 · 03/02/2009 20:18

Why would you put your DC up for something like this?? I'm genuinely puzzled.

diddle · 03/02/2009 21:08

looks like its going to be quite interesting to see how they behave and react to different situations. glad there are actual adults there. don't think i could do that with my kids

overweightnoverdrawn · 03/02/2009 21:10

usually I watch any old crap on the telly . i like Im a survivor get me out of here . LOL BUT I have made the decision not to watch this as I have a 9yr old ds and I think I would find it too upsetting to watch . Believe me I am no wuss. But this is just cheap TV

TequilaMockinBird · 03/02/2009 21:11

1 of the little boys is in my DD's class at school!

Watching with interest....

Ewe · 03/02/2009 21:17

I think it is interesting to see how they behave. Hasn't this been done before anyway?

RTKangaMummy · 03/02/2009 21:18

which one?

diddle · 03/02/2009 21:19

oh wowtequila, i bet the whole school is watching

stainesmassif · 03/02/2009 21:23

didn't william golding already write about this for us?? i find it completely terrifying - both imagining my child self in there and allowing my own child to participate

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diddle · 03/02/2009 21:23

i'm already amazed at how much the girls appear to be acting or talking like grown ups, sayng things they;ve probably heard their parents say

stainesmassif · 03/02/2009 21:26

the tone of the documentary so far seems to be 'hahaha - looked how stuck the kids are without adults to look after them' - we knew that didn't we?

scifinerd · 03/02/2009 21:26

I really really don't get why any parent would allow their child to participate in this. I think its pretty irresponsible of channel 4 to use children for a "scientific" experiment.

Twinklemegan · 03/02/2009 21:26

Lol Ewe, I was just about to ask hasn't this been done before? I'm sure it has, and it was pretty cringeworthy IRRC.

RTKangaMummy · 03/02/2009 21:28

Charley 11 year old girl and Jason were on THIS MORNING today with their mums

ravenAK · 03/02/2009 21:29

Definitely been done before.

The boys wrecked the house, then behaved quite kindly to one another.

The girls had one of their number locked in a bathroom wailing within hours, iirc...

themoon66 · 03/02/2009 21:37

Is someone there close enough to stop the boys seriously hurting each other?

Waswondering · 03/02/2009 21:42

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nannynick · 03/02/2009 21:43

Yes, they are just showing that part - one of the mums is having a chat with her son. So the parents must be quite close, keeping an eye on the CCTV.

funnypeculiar · 03/02/2009 21:44

Ohhh, all the boys crying because they are missing their mums is making me sniffy

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