Boys and Girls Alone

Boys and Girls Alone
Genre	Reality Television
Directed by	Mark Henderson & Martin Fuller
Country of origin	England
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Production location	Hertfordshire
Running time	49 minutes
Production company	Love Productions
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	February 2009 (2009-2)

Boys and Girls Alone is a British reality TV programme made for Channel 4 and first broadcast in 2009. The programme saw a group of children, made up of both boys and girls aged between eight and eleven, attempt to live alone. ^[1] While there were adult crew members on set, the children were ultimately left to their own devices and the adults would only step in in extreme circumstances.

Controversy

The series attracted considerable press attention over allegations of "child abuse and cruelty". ^[2] As a result, the UK government has "ordered a review of child employment laws". ^[3]

See also

• Kid Nation - A U.S television show that attracted similar controversy

References

1. Holmwood, Leigh (12 February 2009). "Channel 4 faces social services threat to Boys And Girls Alone". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
2. "UK | England | Cornwall | More calls to axe C4 child show". BBC News. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
3. "The Times & The Sunday Times". Timesonline.co.uk. 30 May 1919. Retrieved 30 May 2019.^{[ dead link ‍]}