Enlighten Up!

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started22nd May 2013
last rpt25th Nov 2014
3 school years
episodes1
duration30 mins
subject ⚖️CitizenshipPhilosophy
age rangeKS3Age 11-13
languageenIn English


Enlighten Up! is a BBC Schools TV programme from the 2010s, covering philosophy for secondary school pupils.

The work of Scottish philosophers including Adam Smith and David Hume is explained in animation, and illustrated through live action comedy sketches.


The programme was repeated for a general audience, but only in Scotland, on Sunday 23rd June 2013 at 6pm on BBC1 Scotland.

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Broadcasts

Year Term Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Channel Details
2012-13 Summer 2013 Wednesday, 5:10am BBC2 22 May
2014-15 Autumn 2014 Tuesday, 5:25am BBC2 25 Nov

Credits

Written and Performed by Iain Connell
Robert Florence
Executive Producers John Archer (for Hopscotch Films)
Gerald Strother (for BBC Scotland)
Cartoonist Mitch Miller
Animation Cat Bruce
Ko Lik Films
Philosophy Advisers Catherine McCall
Alfred Archer
Script Editor Emma Lennox
Director Brian Ross
Producer Carolynne Sinclair Kidd

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