School Swap: UK to USA
★ 7 · 2025 · Documentary · Reality
UK big-city diversity collides with small town America, as teens from London switch lives, and schools, with high school students in rural Arkansas
Episodes
1. Episode 147m · The US students confront difficult truths in their debut week in a diverse London school. In Arkansas, the UK teens learn about Mena's racist past, which leaves them questioning their physical safety.
2. Episode 247m · Guns and smartphones, book bans and dreaming spires are the latest hot topics as teens from south London switch places with high school students from rural Arkansas.▶3. Episode 347m · Love is in the air for the two groups of teenagers bringing both joy and tears as the students prepare to leave their new friends and return home.More Like This
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