In six films, Adam Curtis traces the different forces across the world that have led to now. It covers a wide range—including the strange roots of modern conspiracy theories, the history of China, opium and opioids, the history of Artificial Intelligence, melancholy over the loss of empire and, love and power. And explores whether modern culture, despite its radicalism, is really just part of the new system of power.
6 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2021
Rating
7.7/10
23 votes • HD
People
Episodes
Episode 1 • Feb 11, 2021
Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence – and You.
Episode 2 • Feb 11, 2021
Dreams of revolution. But the ghosts of old power were still in the dreamer’s heads.
Episode 3 • Feb 11, 2021
Money replaced the grand dreams of the future. It was safer. But then money took on a life of its own.
Episode 4 • Feb 11, 2021
How power got inside your head in the 1990s. But you didn’t notice because you were busy shopping.
Episode 5 • Feb 11, 2021
How a fake version of Britain was invented. To hide what we had really done in the empire.
Episode 6 • Feb 11, 2021
How did we get here? And how do we get out?
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