Adult at 14 season
A Channel 4 season on teenage sex and consent.
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The Adult at 14 season is a programming strand that aired in the 2003 autumn season on the UK television station Channel 4. It examined the lives of British teenagers, focusing on issues such as sex, relationships, and potential long-term consequences like teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The season supported keeping the age of consent at sixteen to protect vulnerable young people from abuse, while also campaigning for changes to the Sexual Offences Bill to avoid criminalizing under-16s for consensual non-penetrative sexual activity.
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Background
The Adult at 14 season comprised a documentary and several talk segments, including a talk show segment called 'The Sex Talk.' The documentary 'Sex Before 16' is an hour-long program titled 'Sex Before 16: How The Law Is Failing,' which addresses the age of consent. Note that the drama 'Pleasureland' aired separately on 1 March 2004, not as part of the 2003 autumn season.
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- Wikipedia: Adult at 14 season (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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