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The producers of a Big Brother-style show for children aged eight to 12 were yesterday accused of making their lives hell in an effort to get a TV hit.

In Channel 4’s Boys And Girls Alone, which starts tomorrow night, the 10 boys and 10 girls are filmed repeatedly sobbing as their efforts to fend for themselves without their parents degenerate into violence, bullying and vandalism.

Mirror

'Big Brother Junior' show defended

Channel 4 has defended a "bold and ambitious" show which looks at how children as young as eight would cope without their parents for a fortnight.

Boys And Girls Alone has drawn comparisons with Channel 4's Big Brother and sees children upset, tussling, squabbling and feeling "picked on".

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LITTLE BIG BRO? IT’S LIVE TV CHILD ABUSE

SHRINKS last night accused telly chiefs of abuse over a Big Brother-style show starring primary school children.



Child psychologists called for social services to probe whether the 20 youngsters taking part in the “TV experiment” had been exploited.

They claimed the children, aged eight to 12, were exposed to bullying and violence in Tuesday’s Boys And Girls Alone.

The opening show – about 10 boys and 10 girls being left to fend for themselves for two weeks – showed scenes of sobbing youngsters begging to be allowed to go home.

Child care professionals expressed horror at Channel 4’s decision to screen the four-part series filmed in Cornwall.

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