TESTIMONY Films, an independent television production company, is making a BBC1 history programme looking at the childhood memories of Britain's oldest citizens.

We want to know how children lived at the beginning of the 20th century at the height of the British Empire, when a few enjoyed great wealth but the majority endured poverty and lived in large families.

What was it like growing up in a time when childhood ended early and teenagers had not been invented? We would like to hear your good and bad childhood memories. Please ring me on 0117 925 8589 or write:

KATHERINE NIGHTINGALE, Researcher, Testimony Films, 12 Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RS.