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Child of Our Time

Season 2 2001

  • 2001-01-03T20:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 1h
  • 3h (3 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Child of Our Time is a documentary commissioned by the BBC co-produced with The Open University and presented by Professor Robert Winston which follows up on the lives of 25 babies who were born around the turn of the third millennium as they grow from infancy, through childhood and on to becoming young adults. The aim of the series is to build up a coherent and scientifically accurate picture of how the genes and the environments of growing children interact to make a fully formed adult. The series will follow the people each year from birth to the age of 20. It sets out to answer many unanswered questions, and a large portion of Child of Our Time is made up of experiments on the 25 people to answer some of these questions. One of the most important questions that the series is seeking to answer is "Are we born or are we made?"

3 episodes

Season Premiere

2001-01-03T20:00:00Z

2x01 The Personality Test

Season Premiere

2x01 The Personality Test

  • 2001-01-03T20:00:00Z1h

This episode looks back on the first year of development of the children. It explores the effect of trauma on the child - including one of the most traumatic experiences of all, simply being born - and how our personalities are already being defined in our first year. It seems that we end up being quite a bit like our parents. It also looks at happiness - children who are more secure about the love they receive from their parents, are more happy.

2001-01-10T20:00:00Z

2x02 Tomboy or Sissy?

2x02 Tomboy or Sissy?

  • 2001-01-10T20:00:00Z1h

This episode explores the issue of gender. Already in the first year, babies start to behave in gender-stereotyped ways, but is this because they are born that way, or because of the way they are treated by their parents and others around them?

2001-01-17T20:00:00Z

2x03 Brain Magic

2x03 Brain Magic

  • 2001-01-17T20:00:00Z1h

The topic of this episode is intelligence. Is it possible for parents to increase or decrease their child's intelligence, or is intelligence simply fixed in our genes? The baby's brain increases by 3 times in the first year, so factors such as nutrition, whether a baby is premature or not, and environmental stimulation are critical.

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