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Picture This: Imaginary Friends
1x30 BBC
Many children have a friend, a companion, a playmate visible through their eyes but unseen to everyone else. This programme explores the childhood phenomenon of Imaginary Friends. Four children film and interact with their imaginary friends as their parents try to come to terms with this stage of childhood.
"For a really enchanting view of a director fully engaged with the hearts and minds of the people he is filming, do not miss Picture This: Imaginary Friends."
Jane Shilling -
Mail on Sunday
"A captivating journey into the wonderland of pre-school children, populated by such invisible but sharply imagined companions as Tiptoes the mouse."
The Times
"A fascinating and truly captivating programme"
Vanessa -
The Vanessa Show
"A unique film which takes us into the wonderful world of childhood"
Woman's Hour -
Radio 4
"Stuart Napier lends a discreet ear to some endearing individuals as they describe magic moments invisible to all but themselves"
Edna Pottersman -
The Sunday Telegraph
"A stylish new film by Stuart Napier for the BBC's Picture This series"
Robin Askew -
Venue Magazine
"Imaginary Friends, a charming film which confirms how fanciful children can be."
James Walton -
The Daily Telegraph
"There's a very real sense of poignancy at the programme's end when Leigh announces that his dragons are going away"
Omer Ali -
Time Out
