Episode number 5 of Series “World in action”.
In 1964 a team from Granada Television set out to test the following theory - are children’s lives already mapped out for them by the age of seven? This was the start of a remarkable series which documents groups of children from childhood through puberty to adulthood. Of the original 14 subjects, 11 remain. Now halfway through their lives, how close are they to realising their dreams and ambitions? This enthralling film also starts asking grander questions common to all humans - what is love, what is character, what is success?
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ACMI Identifier
312375
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Children - Great Britain
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social classes
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social groups
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social structure - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Great Britain
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Great Britain
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conduct of life
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Nature and nurture
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nature and nurture
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)