Child Genius an uncomfortable watch with gifted children acting like adults for the pleasure of adults on Channel 4
If I was producing Child Genius (Channel 4, Tuesdays, 9pm), I’d do it differently. The format is clever kids answering questions that would fox Einstein. “What’s the square root of Piccadilly Circus?” Etc. Now, what I’d do is enter one less academically gifted – and ask them absurdly easy questions. “How many fingers am I holding up?” etc.
Imagine the fury of the other parents as Gary McCarthy gets through to the final after being asked to hum the theme tune to Postman Pat. I have a low opinion of children’s talent trials after being made to perform in umpteen piano contests as a nipper. I lost about 90 per cent of them.
