Culture catch-up: Why the UK and France are bringing Adolescence drama into classrooms

Published on 13/06/2025 - 8:14 GMT+2

This week, nan French authorities followed its UK counterpart by deciding to show schoolchildren 'Adolescence' - nan gritty British crime play astir a 13-year-old accused of sidesplitting his classmate. The move comes successful nan aftermath of an alarming emergence successful unit successful French schools arsenic nan scourge of weapon crime spreads.

There's besides increasing interest successful some countries astir nan magnitude of clip teenagers are spending connected societal media, successful peculiar nan sites being wide blamed for encouraging sexism and misogyny - and really that is affecting nine and young people's behaviour.

In this week's episode, we break down reactions to Adolescence and talk different shows and films that person tackled nan antagonistic effects of societal media.

Video editor • Theo Farrant