Monday, November 26, 2012

A Day In The Life Of A 10-Year-Old In...

"A Day In The Life Of A 10-Year-Old In..." is a kids TV show made by the BBC. The main character  in the show is a boy named Eric. As a kid with a full imagination, he is able to go back to different ancient time periods

In this one show, for example, Eric and his family moved to their new house, and then he saw a guide along the road of a Mesolithic museum...


  • This video is really fun to watch!  Even though this is a kids show, I laughed out load several times. The main characters of the show are hilarious and they do many funny things. At one point during the show, Eric was learning to hunt using an arrow but sadly (and humorously!) hit his father in the butt.
  • As a kids show there is not much information in it, but the knowledge offered is pretty basic and easy to understand. For a "history idiot" like me (I don't even know what old British life was like), I learned a lot from this show. Because the information is simple, it is not hard to guarantee the accuracy since there is not a lot to check.
  • Another unique feature of this show is that they have the boy act as the narrator, talking about his life as people of different time periods. The audience feels that they are listening to a story, not a lecture( unlike NOVA, which gives me the feeling of a lecture). 
  • Shows are about 2-3 minutes, which makes it very impressive that they are both fun to watch and educational. I also think this is a good way to present archaeology because in this day in age we are all about high-efficiency, like learning a lot in a short time, and also have fun with it.
Later when he is in class, he traveled to Norman times...


Another time, he went on a trip to Roman British times...

    Some questions to think:
  • Do you think this kind of kids show, which is more entertaining than other shows, did a better job in engaging the audience than other non-kids shows?
  • Do you think this show presents its information clearly and efficiently to the audience?
  • What do you think they can do to improve this show?

    General Comments:     
    What's right:Comics does good job in engaging audience, short show easy to follow.
    What's wrong: Not really, like this one a lot.
    Grade:A+

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