Zig Zag: Snapshots: Children in the Second World War
Snapshots: Children in the Second World War is a unit of the BBC Schools TV series Zig Zag from the 2000s, covering history for primary school pupils.
Examining the lives of children during World War II using archive footage froma variety of sources, interviews, and some reenactments from fiction.
These programmes are presented as 'Snapshots' as they make up a shorter-than-usual unit of just two episodes, each composed of short segments on specific topics which could be used in isolation.
Primary History
From 2002 this unit was repeated as part of the new series Primary History, with amended opening titles but otherwise intact.
Episode List
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Evacuation | 8 Nov 2000 |
| 2. | Daily Life | 16 Nov 2000 |
Broadcasts
Broadcasts from autumn 2002 onwards were part of the series Primary History.
| Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | Autumn 2000 | Tuesday, 12:10pm | Wednesday, 1:10pm | Thursday, 12:10pm | Friday, 12:10pm | BBC2 | 8, 16 Nov; 1, 5, 8 Dec | |
| Summer 2001 | Wednesday, 11:50am | BBC2 | 6, 13, 20 Jun | |||||
| 2001-02 | Autumn 2001 | Tuesday, 11:50am | BBC2 | 13 Nov-4 Dec | ||||
| 2002-03 | Autumn 2002 | Tuesday, 11:00am+ | Friday, 1:00pm | BBC2 | 10, 17 Sep; 4, 15 Oct | |||
| Summer 2003 | Monday, 11:20am+ | BBC2 | 23 Jun | |||||
| 2003-04 | Autumn 2003 | Tuesday, 11:10am | BBC2 | 23, 30 Sep | ||||
| 2004-05 | Autumn 2004 | Monday, 11:20am | BBC2 | 15-22 Nov | ||||
| Spring 2005 | Friday, 11:10am | BBC2 | 28 Jan, 4 Feb | |||||
| 2005-06 | Autumn 2005 | Tuesday, 10:50am | BBC2 | 18 Oct, 8 Nov | ||||
| 2006-07 | Autumn 2006 | Friday, 10:50am | BBC2 | 24 Nov | ||||
| 2007-08 | Autumn 2007 | Monday, 10:50am | BBC2 | 5-12 Nov |
CBBC Channel
Also broadcast on the CBBC Channel 'Class TV' service of schools programmes:
- 2003-04: Autumn 2003
- 2004-05: Autumn 2004 , Spring & Summer 2005
- 2006-07: Autumn 2006 & Spring 2007
Credits
| Narrators | Jane Whittenshaw Hugh Dennis |
| Consultant | William Stow |
| Education Officer | Shelagh Scarborough |
| Executive Producer | Sue Nott |
| Producer | Michelle Jones |
Resources
There was a Video Plus pack, later a DVD Plus pack, and a resource pack available.
Links
- BBC History - Children of World War 2 (archived 2001)
- BBC Programmes page for Snapshots: Children in the Second World War
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