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Name Alastair 'Ali' Unwin
Age 16
Star sign Capricorn
Where I live Suffolk
Type of school Independent boarding and day school

Favourite subjects
English, history, Latin

Favourite sports
Cricket, rugby, hockey

Main hobbies/interests
Sport, debating, parties, clubbing, music, reading

Ambition
To make people laugh.

10 words that describe me
Intelligent, funny, outspoken, passionate, confident, independent, enthusiastic, eloquent, powerful, fit

Why me?
I would put all my energies into making the programme a success, and I would certainly gain an awful amount from the experience.

What did you get out of going back in time last summer?
I arrived at the grammar school awaiting a half-hearted attempt at a re-creation of a 1950s boarding school - a bit of shouting, a few detentions and uninviting food. I wasn't prepared for the total and relentless immersion in the 1950s regime I underwent. It was shocking, especially since I was expecting to have one over on the other kids because I have been to a boarding school since I was 13.

However, I quickly became good friends with many of the other people, and felt a tremendous, rare sense of genuine comradeship bound in trust against the establishment! Overall I enjoyed the experience and felt I learned a great deal about myself and how half-hearted and, in some ways, disappointing the current education system is.

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