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When I was growing up
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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

When I was growing up, I loved my little arm

When I was growing up, I loved my little arm

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When I was growing up,
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I loved my little arm.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:40
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.
I was very comfortable with who I was. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:04
I was very comfortable with who I was.
And looking back, you know, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
And looking back, you know,
And I think that was why - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:10
And I think that was why
Some parents complained that a children's TV presenter - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
Some parents complained that a children's TV presenter
Viewers' complaints that the very sight of them - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
Viewers' complaints that the very sight of them
The parents are worried that their children might be scared - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
The parents are worried that their children might be scared
Cerrie's presence on screen provoked a reaction - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
Cerrie's presence on screen provoked a reaction
I think this just highlights the kind of discrimination - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
I think this just highlights the kind of discrimination
Simply the fact that, you know, I'm on the telly - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
Simply the fact that, you know, I'm on the telly
Can I just ask, did you have any conversations behind the scenes - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
Can I just ask, did you have any conversations behind the sc...
Was there ever a conversation where someone said, you know, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
Was there ever a conversation where someone said, you know,
If you grow up with a disability, you are aware - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
If you grow up with a disability, you are aware
This is people not being comfortable with disability, full stop, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
This is people not being comfortable with disability, full s...
So maybe you could be a children's TV presenter. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:04
So maybe you could be a children's TV presenter.
Being able to see yourself represented in a bright, sparkly, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:12
Being able to see yourself represented in a bright, sparkly,
Fast forward 12 years, and it's a different world. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:04
Fast forward 12 years, and it's a different world.
George may be the first children's TV presenter with Down's syndrome, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
George may be the first children's TV presenter with Do...
When I started working at CBeebies, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
When I started working at CBeebies,
Which is really, really good, because they just see me as George, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
Which is really, really good, because they just see me as Ge...
This space rocket... George is a role model for today's kids, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:10
This space rocket... George is a role model for today's...