Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones

Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones
Genre	Documentary
Starring	Emma Willis Matt Willis The Stanway School
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Production location	The Stanway School
Running time	47 minutes (approx.)
Production company	Boldprint Studios
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	11 December (2024-12-11) – 12 December 2024 (2024-12-12)

Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones is a British two-part docuseries that follows pupils at The Stanway School in Colchester who suffer from problematic smartphone use and social media addiction. Emma and Matt Willis follow the pupils' time away from screens as their smartphones are seized for 21 days. ^{[1] [2]}

Release

The first episode was first aired on Channel 4 on 11 December 2024, with both episodes being released on Channel 4 Online on the same day. ^[3] The second, and last episode, aired the following day, on 12 December 2024. A compilation of both episodes, totalling a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes, was uploaded on the Channel 4 YouTube channel on 18 December 2024. ^[4]

See also

• Problematic smartphone use
• Problematic social media use

References

1. "This is what happened when a group of children gave up their mobile phones". Metro. 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
2. "Colchester students give up smartphones for 21 days in experiment". BBC News. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
3. "Matt and Emma Willis: 'I can't see a safe way for a kid to have a smartphone'". The Independent. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
4. Channel 4 Documentaries (2024-12-18). Inside Britain's School That Banned Smartphones | Swiped | Channel 4 Documentaries . Retrieved 2024-12-19– via YouTube.

External links

Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones at IMDb