L8R Youngers 2
Short dramas in the Bafta-winning series about the journey from primary to secondary school. The programme explores peer culture and peer pressure, homework and bullying.
Picking up from the success of the original Bafta Award-winning programme, L8R Youngers 2 takes Joe, Eli, Shanice, Julie, Chaz and their schoolfriends on a rollercoaster ride from primary to secondary school. The talented young cast are all new to television and their characters are 'real' because young people created them. They are multi-ethnic, lively, funny, street, serious and stuck with all the problems and pleasures of growing up.
In the first part, our crew are 10 to 11 years old and still in primary school. They're on the cusp of adolescence and engaged with issues such as ethnicity and difference, understanding new feelings, the impact of problems at home, drugs awareness, friendships and first dating.
In the second part, they're 11 to 12 years old and making the transition to secondary school. Here, the thrill of finally getting to 'big school' is mixed with new and difficult realities, but a growing maturity means they learn to support each other and think about the future in new ways. The programme explores peer culture and peer pressure, changing teaching and learning styles and how they can impact on young people, homework, bullying and how to get support.
Exploring the formative move from primary to secondary school from the young person's point of view, these are their own stories, they speak directly, and sometimes they don't pull their punches.
L8R Youngers 2 is the latest addition to the multi award-winning L8R family of dramas. L8R and L8R Youngers awards include two Baftas, RTS and European Karlsruhe Awards.
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Clips
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Support from friends against bullies
Duration: 06:29
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Joe's story (pt 2/2) - problems at home affecting life at school
Duration: 07:28
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Chaz's story - coping with reading difficulties
Duration: 06:28
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Eli's story - balancing new and long standing relationships
Duration: 04:47
Broadcasts
- Tue 10 Jan 2012 05:00
- Fri 9 Mar 2012 04:00
- Wed 20 Jun 2012 05:00
- Fri 13 Jul 2012 05:00
- Thu 13 Sep 2012 03:55
- Wed 21 Nov 2012 04:00
- Wed 9 Jan 2013 04:20
- Wed 17 Jul 2013 04:00
- Wed 20 Nov 2013 04:25
- Fri 20 Dec 2013 04:00
- Fri 14 Feb 2014 04:05
- Wed 19 Nov 2014 05:00
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