''Wise Up'' was a British factual children's television programme broadcast for nine series on Sunday mornings between 1995 and 2000 on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
(UK) and
T4. It was produced by Carlton Productions, and was directed by Martin Wallace. As well as reports, there were also regular features such as a feature called ''Knowing Me, Knowing You''. It was similar to a BBC programme called ''Ipso Facto''.
In December 1999 there was an hour-long special called ''Wise Up: Teenagers on the Line'' in which a 15-year-old girl travelled from London to
Paris
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and
Bamako, Mali
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to explore teenage life in different countries each on the Greenwich Meridian Line.
Production
The programme led to the formation of Wised Up Productions involving
Mick Robertson
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Early career
He attended Midhurst Grammar School and trained as a teacher before working in a ...
and Simon Morris. Morris did not contribute to ''Wise Up'', though he did contribute to the catalogue of programmes produced by Wised Up Productions.
Reception
The programme was nominated for a BAFTA in 1996, a Children's BAFTA in 2000.
As part of the 25th Anniversary of Channel 4, ''Wise Up'' was featured in ''
Radio Times
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.''
Awards and nominations
See also
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The Lowdown
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Mission
The Lowdown aims to help young New Zealanders understand and recover ...
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Why Don't You?''
References
External links
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{{InternationalEmmyAward Children and Young People
1995 British television series debuts
2000 British television series endings
Channel 4 original programming
Peabody Award-winning television programs