The "Up" series, in case you haven't experienced it, is a series of documentaries, latterly led by Michael Apted, which follows the lives of a group of unrelated people, visiting them every seven years.
The first documentary "Seven Up" (1964) profiled a large group of English children, all seven years old at the time. The next time they were visited they were 14, and so on. The first time I saw this series, it was "28 Up". In each documentary, they show parts of the previous programs, to catch up the viewer with the subject. The last instalment was "49 Up" and the next one, "56 Up" will be released in 2011 approximately.
It's a funny, insightful, and incredibly moving series. The children were picked from different economic and social backgrounds... the point of the experiment being to test the Jesuit saying "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man." Does this hold up? If you don't know the series, it's worth catching and seeing what you think.
Since the success of "28 Up" (the first of the documentaries to be released in cinemas I believe), other countries have started their own series and in years to come we'll see the fruits of those labours.
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This is new to me. Very interesting...I'll have to check it out.
Really loved hearing your BT experience. Thanks so much for sharing!
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