Caught in the Web
Caught in the Web is a BBC schools TV series from the 2010s, covering PSHE for primary and secondary school pupils.
A cautionary programme weaving a series of stories about what might go wrong when children use the internet, with a narrative about a girl who goes online as 'Lost Princess' and meets her 'White Knight' in a chat room. They end up planning to meet in real life.
The programme was made as a 15-minute Newsround Special episode for a general audience, and first shown in that form on 9th February 2010 which was "Safer Internet Day", on BBC1 and the CBBC Channel. This version contains three individual stories alongside Lost Princess.
A 30-minute version for schools was first shown two days later on BBC2. This version includes four additional stories as well as longer versions of the rest.
All of the stories are dramatised with different actors.
Video
The seven individual stories are available to watch on the BBC website, as well as the full 15-minute version of the programme with the abbreviated Lost Princess story.
The stories
Lost Princess sets up her profile on MyFaceSpace and starts interacting with people online. She is unaware of the dangers of the internet, where Evil Arrow lurks.
Lucy's password is taken by bullies.
Daniel gets a chain letter email from a stranger which scares him.
Kieran becomes addicted to playing video games.
Becca has her messenger account hacked.
Jess does a dare without her clothes on her webcam.
Janie has an embarrassing video shared widely and encounters cyber-bullying.
Charlotte makes a friend online who is not what they seem.
Lost Princess arranges to meet White Knight at a music gig in real life.
Credits
| Narrated by | David Tennant |
| Starring | Daisy Doidge-Hill as Lost Princess Rhys Matthews as White Knight |
| Written by | Dawn Harrison |
| Director of Photography | Joel Devlin |
| Film editor | Ian Pearce |
| Graphics and animation | Wönky Films |
| Additional graphics | Visitor |
| Original music | Darren Francis |
| Directors | Richard Turley Sara Gundlash* |
| Series producer | Audrey Neil |
Credits marked with * apply to the 30 minute schools version, but not the 15 minute children's version.
Broadcasts
| Year | Term | Day | Time | Channel | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Spring 2010 | Thu | 11:00 | BBC2 | 11 Feb | |
| 2010-11 | Autumn 2010 | Thu | 05:30 | BBC2 | 21 Oct | |
| Spring 2011 | Thu | 04:00 | BBC2 | 8 Feb | ||
| 2011-12 | Spring 2012 | Tue | 04:50 | BBC2 | 7 Feb |
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Links
- BBC Programmes page for Caught in the WebThe BBC page for the schools version of the programme is suppressed behind the Newsround brand site...
- BBC Programmes page for Caught in the Web...but the page for the general children's version is available.
- British Film Institute Collections for Caught in the Web
- Caught in the Web on the Internet Movie Database
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