About this episode
The Netflix smash-hit drama is getting everyone talking – including the prime minister. Adolescence centres on the murder of a 13-year-old girl by a boy in her class, and tries to tackle the question: why did he do it? Is this ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ television? Or a timely spotlight on a dark online ecosystem drawing in young men?
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Guests:
- Jonathan Dean, Executive Editor of Interviews, The Sunday Times Culture.
- Nathaniel Cole, workshop facilitator for young people.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Further reading: What teens really think about Adolescence — in their own words
Clips: Netflix, ITV, TikTok/shabazsays, TikTok/dr.amanisamah
Photo: Netflix.
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