The Honorable History of Children

Series 2, Episode 1: A glimpse of British childhood: 1939 to 1945

The first episode of this two part series uses oral histories to explore the experiences and perspectives of children during the Second World War.  It interweaves oral histories with contemporary news reports and children's testimonies from the time to offer a new, younger narrative of war. Covering the role evacuation played on children's lives, as well as prisoners of war, American GI's, German bombardment and Victory in Europe and Japan, it focuses on the emotional experiences of a generation whose voices are often consumed into a wider, more dominant adult narrative.

Series 1, Episode 4, GIRLS

Refresh yourselves of some of the most shocking poor laws imposed on children, find out about Victorian girls and their connections with the evil spirits, and investigate where villages for children actually came from.

Series 1, Episode 3, SCHOOL

Exploring the origins of one of the worst things that ever happened to British children, school. Who was responsible for the timetabling, the number of subjects and how was this able to be spread to every child in the UK, find out here.

Series 1, Episode 2 REFORM

Uncover how adults have tried to reform children. Taking you on a historical roller coaster through Oliver Twist imagined workhouses, Victorian food fights, and the children who protested against the system, until something worse came along...

Series 1, Episode 1 RULES RULES RULES

Find out why kids are always left out of history. Taking you on s journey through some of the most shocking historical rules imposed on children!