The Secret World of Children

The Secret World of Children (2024- )

RunningDocumentary show

In today's world, kids are given far less freedom and independence than in previous generations.

In this provocative, surprising and entertaining two-part series, we take a diverse range of nine and ten-year-olds, all from different walks of life, and give them their first taste of adult life.

Grouped in three, and with their parents watching apprehensively from a secret location, we see how the children react to their newly found independence in the big bad world. Across each episode, the children are placed in challenging scenarios that test their common sense, their ability to think for themselves, recognise danger and act independently, while their parents watch on, in both shock and delight.

Network
Scheduleevery Sunday at 19:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Episode 2
Season 1Episode 260 min

Episode 2

The second episode starts on a farm, where two different groups of children are given a taste of independence.

For Amber, Theo & Theodora the first job of the day is cleaning troughs using toilet plungers, much to the kids' bemusement. And when their boss Tom tells them he will be choosing the best worker for a very special job of grooming the guinea pigs, rebellion ensues between the children. Later, when the group are tasked with feeding the chickens, the birds make a bid for freedom…

Once the kids have been given a small financial reward for helping out, they head off to the shops to buy provisions for a picnic. One group have been given the opportunity to make a list of ingredients for their dream sandwiches, whilst the others go shopping totally unprepared, left to their own devices. But they face an even trickier moral decision after stumbling upon a lost wallet containing a whopping £10.

After a long day of many adult decisions, the children end at the park, with one final test in store – deciding whether they want to help a homeless person (who's actually an actress in disguise). Whilst the other group tuck into their less than tasty ‘dream' sarnies, conversations end on surprising topic – where Arthur and Parker make a convincing case of how the earth must be flat.

Aug 25, 2024

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E02Episode 2Aug 25, 2024
S01E01Episode 1Aug 18, 2024
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Also known as

  • Who Let the Kids Out?

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