Born to Be Different

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Born to Be Different
Genre Documentary
Composer Julian Stewart Lindsay
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series10
No. of episodes17
Production
Running time49 minutes
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release17 June 2003 (2003-06-17) –
2020 (2020)

Born to Be Different is a British documentary series on Channel 4, which follows the lives of six disabled children who were born in the millennium. Series 10 began in the UK on 26 March 2020. [1]

Contents

Children

Overview

Born to Be Different is directed by Anna Stickland.[ citation needed ] The first series, released in 2003, looks at the first year of the children's lives. The second series, released in 2004, looks at the children's lives as they reach two years of age. The third series, released in 2005, follows the children as they turn three. The fourth series, released in 2007, looks at the children's lives between the ages of three and four. The fifth series, released in 2009, focuses on the children at the ages of six and seven. The sixth series, released in 2010, focuses on the children at the ages of eight and nine. The seventh series, released in 2011, follows the lives of the children between the ages of nine and ten. The eighth series, released in 2010, follows the children as the turn eleven and start secondary school. The ninth series, released in 2016, looks the lives of the children at the age of sixteen. The tenth series was released in 2020.

Critical reception

Reviewing the show, TimesOnline commented with irony that "by the end of [it], we had sobered up entirely. A queasy feeling followed, of being pulled morally up and down and in and out until you didn't know whom you pitied or why. The sign, in other words, of excellent television." [9]

In its review, The London Paper expressed concerns about the voyeuristic approach of the show and asks: "what is to be gained from watching harried mothers breaking down, and children being constantly reminded of their problems by the camera crew? [...] Let’s just hope Channel 4's intentions were in the right place." [10]

The music for the series was composed by Julian Stewart Lindsay.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Nathan dropped out of the series after series 8

References

  1. 1 2 3 O'Donovan, Gerard (14 March 2013). "Born to Be Different, Channel 4, review". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "William Davis, from Bury St Edmunds, who appeared on Channel 4 series Born to be Different, dies aged 24". Suffolk News. 2 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Everyone fell in love with Zoe from Born To Be Different". Irish Examiner. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Wyatt, Daisy (1 March 2016). "Born to Be Different, Channel 4 - TV review: A life-affirming watch". The Independent. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Help raise £5000 to funeral fund for Shelbie Williams". JustGiving. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Emily to appear in 'Born To Be Different' on TV". Burnley Express. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Born To Be Different". RTE.ie. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Born to Be Different - Episode 1". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company Limited. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Rumbelow, Helen (29 April 2009). "Desperately Hungry Housewives; Born to be Different; Cruickshank on Kew". The Times Literary Supplement . Archived from the original on 8 May 2009.
  10. ↑ http://www.thelondonpaper.com/staying-in/tv/features/born-to-be-different.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)|[ permanent dead link ]
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