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Can We Live Without Our Phones?
What happens when smartphones are taken away from kids for a week? With the help of two families and lots of remote cameras, Panorama finds out.
What happens when smartphones are taken away from kids for a week? With the help of two families and lots of remote cameras, Panorama finds out. Do they talk to their parents more, sleep better, or miss out on vital conversations with friends and the chance to discover something new?
With calls for smartphones to be banned for children, Marianna Spring speaks to parents, teenagers and social media company insiders to investigate whether the content pushed to their feeds is harming them.
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Sun 8 Sep 202420:30
BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Marianna Spring |
| Executive Producer | Adam Grimley |
| Assistant Producer | Steph Wilmot |
| Editor | Karen Wightman |
| Producer | Joseph McAuley |
| Director | Joseph McAuley |
Broadcasts
- Mon 2 Sep 202420:00BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
- Mon 2 Sep 202420:30BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
- Sat 7 Sep 202400:30
- Sat 7 Sep 202403:30
- Sat 7 Sep 202413:30
- Sun 8 Sep 202401:30
- Sun 8 Sep 202408:30BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
- Sun 8 Sep 202420:30BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD