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In this episode Fran\\xe7ois Matarasso asks \\u201cWhy is our childhood not a good guide to our children\\u2019s?\\u201d He notes that, growing up in the 1960s, he had only \\u201dtwo television channels, offering just an hour or two of

children\\u2019s programmes a day, our window on the world was small and closely controlled. And the future seemed equally straightforward: there were jobs and professions to choose from and you could picture yourself living a life much like that of your parents, only better\\u201d.

He argues that for the children of the 2020s this picture no longer holds. He then looks at what children gain from the arts and the ways in which politicians have contrived to limit this access and the amount of stimulation it can provide. He ends with a plea for increased involvement, but on children\\u2019s own terms.