Look and Read

Look and Read

Release Date:  3/1/2004
Country of Release:  UK
Length:  20 minutes
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Medium:  Video
Genre:  ADV
Release Message:  When Ben and his family take refuge in an old mansion, he discovers that he can see into the Victorian world through his camcorder. Featuring Sophie Aldred as Roz.
Description:  When Ben and his family take refuge in an old mansion, he discovers that he can see into the Victorian world through his camcorder. A five-part drama which offers a child's-eye view of life in Victorian Britain. Follows a mystery adventure story across centuries to discover a world in which the rights and responsibilities of children in the 9-11 age group were very different from those of today. The episode titles are: A Light at the window; The Girl in Blue; A Flicker at the Fairground; Phantoms and Photographs (aka Photos and Phantoms); A Secret comes to light. Program for primary schools, aimed at improving children's literacy skills.[1] The programm presents fictional stories in a serial format, the first of which was broadcast in 1967 and the most recent in 2004, making it the longest running nationally broadcast program for schools in the United Kingdom. The series remains popular among school children.