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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

It was all about doing thingsthat you shouldn't really be doing - smoking behind the bike...

It was all about doing things
that you shouldn't really be doing - smoking behind the bike sheds

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It was all about doing things that you shouldn't really be doing -
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smoking behind the bike sheds...
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:17
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, family
Production
Mighty Productions,BBC

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Movie Summary

Konnie Huq explores and celebrates the very best of British children's programming from the past 100 years.
And we're talking late '70s. It really was kind of ahead of its time - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
And we're talking late '70s. It really was kind of...
Yeah, in the jungle. Then your dad should go where he belongs - - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
Yeah, in the jungle. Then your dad should go where he belong...
And that's when all the questions started to be asked - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
And that's when all the questions started to be asked
"Dear Sir, I am surprised and annoyed that the BBC continue - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
"Dear Sir, I am surprised and annoyed that the BBC cont...
"To illustrate acts of thieving, bullying, smoking, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:21
"To illustrate acts of thieving, bullying, smoking,
And I remember this question in the House, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:10
And I remember this question in the House,
One of the most controversial storylines - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
One of the most controversial storylines
This bravely put the issue of heroin addiction - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
This bravely put the issue of heroin addiction
One of the big issues in society - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
One of the big issues in society
And so we had to try and explain how Zammo would get to that low ebb, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
And so we had to try and explain how Zammo would get to that...
Then we had the second series, which shows Zammo's rehabilitation, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
Then we had the second series, which shows Zammo's reha...
The very people who were against, at the beginning, all the teaching, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:20
The very people who were against, at the beginning, all the ...
And it was also something that reached out to teen audiences - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
And it was also something that reached out to teen audiences
# Just say no - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:19
# Just say no
Kids' TV can be pure entertainment - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
Kids' TV can be pure entertainment
You know, everything you're going through, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
You know, everything you're going through,
And I think that is a very, really important role - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
And I think that is a very, really important role
But it wasn't just at home that kids were watching TV. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:04
But it wasn't just at home that kids were watching TV.
BBC Television for schools was also creating dramas - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
BBC Television for schools was also creating dramas
Back in 1987, homosexual acts between men under the age of 21 - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
Back in 1987, homosexual acts between men under the age of 2...