
Turning 20
Twenty years on, the children from the groundbreaking series Child of Our Time reflect on growing up during a time of extraordinary social change.
In 1999, the groundbreaking BBC series Child of Our Time began filming a group of babies from the moment they were born, to explore what would shape their lives in the new millennium. Twenty years on, these children are fully grown and can reflect in their own words on growing up during a time of extraordinary social change. Drawing on thousands of hours of archive footage, this special focuses on three of the children - Eve, Jamie and Rhianna - exploring childhood as the first generation of 21st-century UK.
Eve, Jamie and Rhianna share their feelings on starting school, finding friends and their turbulent teenage years. Alongside the fun of childhood, all have faced challenges - they can now reflect on how rebellion, family tension and bereavement have played a part in making them the adults they are today.
Throughout this special, a number of other children from Child of Our Time share their own reflections and experiences on some of the issues that have touched their generation, including mental health, sexual identity and the pressure to achieve.
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Jamie’s Rebellion
Duration: 01:49
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Eve’s mum falls ill
Duration: 02:25
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The Children Turn 20
Duration: 01:56
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
00:02Regina Spektor
Us
00:09Snow Patrol
The Finish Line
00:11The Wombats
Let's Dance to Joy Division
00:12Razorlight
Fall To Pieces
00:13The Wombats
Let's Dance to Joy Division
00:13Sigur Rós
Fjögur píanó
00:13The Magic Numbers
Forever Lost
00:15Keane
A Bad Dream
00:17Kaiser Chiefs
I Predict A Riot
00:20Belle and Sebastian
I'm Not Living in the Real World
00:22Morning Runner
Burning Benches
00:27Keane
Untitled 1
00:28Vampire Weekend
A-Punk
00:30Vampire Weekend
A-Punk
00:36Ben Folds
In Between Days
00:40Starsailor
Silence is Easy
00:47Franz Ferdinand
Come On Home
00:50Bloc Party
So Here We Are
00:52The Hoosiers
Worried About Ray
00:52The Wurzels
Chelsea Dagger
00:56Ellie Goulding
Your Song
00:59The Vaccines, Freddie Cowan
Norgaard






