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I’m a Child Anorexic

Synopsis
This BBC education film is about a North London clininc where around thirty severely underweight children are undergoing treatment for anorexia. Made using the children’s own video diaries and conversations with each other, the programme documents the highs and lows of the twelve-week programme, as the girls make progress and go from the dangerously emaciated and malnourished states they arrive in to a healthy weight and their departure. The programme provides an insight into children’s beliefs about food, dieting and fat; and shows the terrifying power of TV, magazines, celebrities, parents and peers in influencing and distorting their perceptions.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2007
Subjects
Social Studies; Psychology; Mental Health and Counselling
Keywords
advertising; anorexia nervosa; body image; children; dieting; food; media representation; mental health

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£195.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
60 minutes
Year
2007

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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