The Lowdown was an award winning documentary series for young people first broadcast on CBBC

CBBC

CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...

 in 1988. Reminiscent of World In Action

World in Action

World in Action was a British investigative current affairs programme made by Granada Television from 1963 until 1998. Its campaigning journalism frequently had a major impact on events of the day. Its production teams often took audacious risks and gained a solid reputation for its often...

 and Panorama

Panorama (TV series)

Panorama is a BBC Television current affairs documentary programme, which was first broadcast in 1953, and is the longest-running public affairs television programme in the world. Panorama has been presented by many well known BBC presenters, including Richard Dimbleby, Robin Day, David Dimbleby...

 it was produced by Landseer Productions, and broadcast after Newsround

Newsround

Newsround is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children...

 (and similar to Newsround Extra) until 1998. In 1996 it profiled fourteen year old Reverend Shaun Walters who was ordained a minister at the age of eight and who preached to Assembly of God congregations across America.

See also

• Wise Up
  Wise Up (TV Series)
  Wise Up was a factual childrens television series broadcast for nine series on Saturday mornings between 1995 and 2000 on Channel 4 and T4. It was produced by Carlton Productions and nominated for a BAFTA in 1996. As part of the 25th Anniversary of Channel 4, Wise Up was featured in the Radio Times...
  
  
• Panorama
  Panorama (TV series)
  Panorama is a BBC Television current affairs documentary programme, which was first broadcast in 1953, and is the longest-running public affairs television programme in the world. Panorama has been presented by many well known BBC presenters, including Richard Dimbleby, Robin Day, David Dimbleby...
  
  
• World In Action
  World in Action
  World in Action was a British investigative current affairs programme made by Granada Television from 1963 until 1998. Its campaigning journalism frequently had a major impact on events of the day. Its production teams often took audacious risks and gained a solid reputation for its often...
  
  
• Newsround
  Newsround
  Newsround is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children...