Child Genius

Series 2 | Episode 2 | Child Genius

Child Genius

In the second episode of this two-part series, viewers catch up with the programme's now 13-year-old prodigies.

Aimee practices piano seven days a week and her star is rising, including a win at a prestigious competition. But the pressures of high-flying mixed with teenage hormones tests her relationship with her parents.

Michael is writing his fourth novel and is now home-schooled so he can pursue his academic interests in Ancient Greek, particle physics and even Anglo-Saxon. But how will he negotiate the transition from child prodigy to becoming a man?

Dante and his parents have tried a string of therapists in search for answers as to why his gift is so troublesome for the family. Dante has a strong interest in neuroscience so undergoes an MRI scan to try and explain why his intelligence makes him - and his family - unhappy.

And in an interesting twist, Dante and Michael have become friends: but what happens when two teenage geniuses get together?

Will Dante get himself into trouble for taking a replica pistol into school after his trip to Paris?

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Wednesday 23 April 2008 Channel 4
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