Series·2025·1 season

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When power begins to shift in society, everything becomes unstable, exciting and frightening. Living in Britain at the end of the 20th century.

Created by Adam Curtis

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Part One - The Land of Make BelieveE1 · 69 min

The dream world that Mrs Thatcher promised. And the ghosts that came back to disrupt it.

Part Two - SuspicionE2 · 67 min

On your own in a world of individual freedom. It's wonderful. But can you trust the old institutions? Suspicion begins to grow.

Part Three - I Love a MillionaireE3 · 66 min

Money replaces ideology as a way of ordering Britain. It was supposed to make things rational. But the money got mixed with old forces from the past. And wasn't as predictable as it seemed.

Part Four - The GrinderE4 · 67 min

Those in power begin to distrust you. Once you were a heroic individual. Now you are a creature of HR. And the prime minister is just a man in blue underpants.

Part Five - The Democratisation of EverythingE5 · 77 min

Who needs politicians in a magical world of free individuals? So they give away their power. But Alexander McQueen sees what is really happening. The monstrous rise of the handbag.

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