Is childhood today better or worse than a generation ago? Rising numbers of mental health conditions and screen time stress, can certainly make us want to turn back time. But is being young today really as bad as all that? Surely progress is being made in some areas? And could we be viewing our own childhoods through rose-tinted spectacles?

Introducing Childhood Heroes, the podcast all about the big issues affecting modern childhood. In each episode, we speak to a new subject expert and discuss how life is today for children and young people - for better or worse...