Watchdog
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| First episode date | July 14, 1985 |
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| Presented by | Matt Allwright |
| Nikki Fox | |
| Steph McGovern | |
| No. of series | 41 (inc. daytime) |
| Executive producer(s) | Lisa Ausden |
| Networks | BBC |
| BBC One | |
| Reviews | www.imdb.com |
| Present by | Matt Allwright |
| No of seri | 41 |
| Origin releas | 14 July 1985 –; 17 October 2019 |
| Execut produc | Lisa Ausden |
| Cast | Matt Allwright |
| Episodes | EpisodesS37 E05 · Energy SpecialNov 30, 2016 S35 E01 · Watchdog at 30May 7, 2015 S01 E01 · Watchdog - Season 1 - Episode 1Jul 14, 1985 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2327996 |
About Watchdog
Somebody has to hold big companies accountable when they do their customers wrong. On `Watchdog', that is the responsibility of presenters Matt Allwright, Nikki Fox and Steph McGovern. Viewers contact the programme with situations that they want to be looked into. The hosts then investigate those stories, quiz big businesses and test claims that the companies make about their best-selling products. When all is said and done, the presenters try to keep the companies honest to benefit UK consumers. … MORE
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... During a discussion about access to porn and adult content, Ms Spielman - the head of England s schools Watchdog - said there was a " great deal" that could be done to " really limit" the content to which young children are exposed...
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Ofsted boss surprised by under-11s with smartphones
By Hazel ShearingEducation correspondent
Ofsted's Chief Inspector says she is " surprised" when primary school children have smartphones.
Amanda Spielman Said she was " not comfortable" with younger children having unlimited Internet Access .
She was being interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live about influencer Andrew Tate , who has been detained as part of an investigation into allegations of Human Trafficking and Rape - which he denies.
Schools have been trying to tackle his influence.
Mr Tate, a former kickboxer, has millions of online followers - despite being banned from sites including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube for misogynistic comments.
During a discussion about access to porn and Adult Content , Ms Spielman - The Head of England's schools Watchdog - Said there was a " great deal" that could be done to " really limit" The content to which young children are exposed.
" The First thing you can do is not give a child a smartphone when they're too young, " She Said .
" I'm very surprised when primary aged children have smartphones, for example, and even in early Secondary School . It's really hard to manage that. "
Asked whether she thought no child under The Age Of 11 should be given smartphones, She Said : " I'm not comfortable with younger children having unlimited Internet Access . "
But it is " not possible to totally control and contain adolescents' lives" she added - and it is The Job of schools, parents and society to make sure that children " can steer past all of these undesirable influences".
Mr Tate is being detained in Romania, alongside his brother Tristan. They both deny allegations of Human Trafficking and Rape .
Last week, some schools told The Bbc they were as part of a concerted attempt to tackle his influence.
Ms Spielman Said she first came across Mr Tate " a month or two before Christmas".
She Said it was " important not to get into total moral panic" about him, and that children should be exposed to a " range of male role models" through The curriculum.
Asked whether there should be compulsory lessons on misogyny in schools, Ms Spielman Said that promoting " respectful relationships" was already something that schools took seriously.
Source of news: bbc.com
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