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21) 56 up
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 144 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"The latest instalment of ITV's landmark documentary series returns to visit the people whose lives have been followed since they were just seven-years-old. The original '7 Up' was broadcast in 1964 as a one-off World in Action Special featuring children chosen from different backgrounds to talk about their hopes and dreams for the future. The series was inspired by World in Action founder editor Tim Hewat's interest in both the saying: "Give me the...
22) 49 up
Series
Pub. Date
[2006?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 134 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by the Jesuit saying, "Give me a child until he is 7 years old, and I will give you the man," in 1964 Granada Television commissioned a short documentary wherein producers profiled 14 7-year-old children, and loosely speculated on what sort of lives they might lead. It was meant and received as an indictment of the British class system, which seemed most inflexible in 1964. Almost as an afterthought, director Michael Apted--a researcher on...
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