13 of them taking part will be excellent. They should really spend the week before putting each show on so people can follow the journey.

Brilliant groundbreaking tv

Yes i may watch that Soozy, i am the same age too 

I'm older by two years but still feel as though I'm of that generation.

I agree ...............we get the flash backs but it's not always enough.

I love the little boy who was worried that his wife would make him eat greens and little Bruce whose 'hearts desire was to see his parents' who were living in africa.

ooooh can't wait!

Just a little taster

I'm looking forward to it, too. 

Although, as they are so much older than me, it is more of a history programme to me. 

I know it's wrong to dislike  a seven year old you have never met, but that kid at the end of the clip needs  a good slap.

I saw the trailer for this show and  they said it was a shame they only had 4 girls in it, but that was a sign of the times.

Ive not heard of them, sounds fun though

It's well worth watching Bramble - you will easily pick it up but there is stff on the web and on You Tube if you want to get up to speed. I hope it's not just one hour long - it needs much more IMO.

I saw it advertised Soozy.... and wondered if you had seen it was on....

Soozy, thanks to this thread, I spent several hours watching the earlier programmes on Youtube this afternoon.

I'll be watching the new programmes.

It'll be nice to have company . Don't think i'll post during the programme though as I don't want to miss any of it.

I love it - takes me back to my childhood - those three little girls from a very similar background to myself. When I look at the clothes they were wearing and the ribbons in the hair etc. it takes me back.

Just realised i called Sweet - Bramble somewhere up there ^^^^ 

I don't think Bramble has learnt to read yet!. It's early days!

 dunno though - she's a BT and they're very clever 

I'll have to watch they are the same age as me now,56.

I remember watching 21 up,or   it was maybe 28 up and one of the posh boys refused to take part anymore and became reclusive.

I love this series Soozy - I have seen them although I am a bit young to remember the first one so must have seen a repeat. I had the dvds on my wish list in Amazon for a long time, but could never quite justify the expense.

I have 49up on DVD

Perhaps the most important long term social study of our time - love it!!!

You've made me want to watch them now.  I might spend a lot of the weekend on youtube so I'm ready for Monday

I'm really looking forward to this. I wasn't in this country when it was first aired, but somehow managed to catch up with it and have watched it ever since. My favourite is Neil.

I wonder what has happened to him this past seven years. So sad - at seven years old he was the brightest, sunniest, happiest little boy in the programme ..............by fourteen you can see the depression setting in. I so hope things are easier for him now - somehow though I don't think they will be 

I don't want to spoil it soozy, so I'll zipp it now on this thread.

Cheers  I'm usually not adverse to spoilers but after waiting seven years - I can wait until Monday!

I'll be watching - I watched the last one and can't believe it's been 7 years since that

I'm not quite as old as them, but I vaguely remember the buzz of interest engendered at the time by the idea of what it was, even though I was too young to fully grasp it myself. Hence me not being aware of it again until 21 or 28 came along.

I spent so long watching the 21, 28 and 35 programmes on Youtube, that I didn't get back on here last night. Still have the 42 and 49 ones to watch and I can't wait for the new programme.

Who's your faves Yogi? I love Nick and Bruce (that's from memory) - I might do a bit of catching up.

I've only watched that 15 minute clip so far, but I think it's Nick I like - the wee lad from Yorkshire?

It was so sad. He seemed such a sweet and happy little boy. Something went wrong and he became a recluse. I think he recovered though. He went on to be a lib dem councillor or something if memory serves me right. I hope he's ok and will be in this one.

I loved Bruce from the moment he said "my heart's desire is to see my daddy". He grew to be a lovely man with a social conscience (IMO).

I like Nick too and my heart goes out to Neil, who seems such a troubled soul.

Can't wait to watch 42 and 49 later tonight.

That's exactly how I feel ................I was like .awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww - bles him - he was a troubled and awkward teen and young man too .......he did seem to come through the other side.

 I watched your clip Soozy, made me feel 9 again.........hope they don't all look younger than me when we see them at 56 

Ooh, I hadn't heard it was on soon. Thanks for the reminder. One of my favourite programmes ever. I had to watch it when I was at school for my GCSE in Sociology, and it kick started my life long love for social sciences.

There's a two page interviev with one of the women in our Scottish paper up here,she's has a tough time lately.

Another train wreck approaching......... They've  put it up against the Chatsworth thing, and we still have a load of catching up to do. I will try to watch Prisoners of War tonight.

Watched it live and then Chatsworth on catch up.

There is a fine line between spoof narated documentaries and the real thing.

I think that we are entering the summer schedule of duff TV. Neither prog seemed much more worthy than an hour apiece. I think we got the message pretty quickly.

However, Peter was absolutely fascinating and how he evolved from being a well rounded politically aware teacher into someone unashamedly playing country music was surely worthy of an hour.

I'm determined to watch all the old ones before next monday, because I couldnt' see Peter as much other than a bit of a doofus.