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Adam Curtis: Shorts
Adam Curtis' short films from Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and Newswipe programmes.
Living in an Unreal World (5 mins)
- The TrapAdam Curtis discovers the origins of our contemporary idea of freedom.
- The Mayfair SetHow a quartet, all belonging to a 1960s gambling club, changed our world forever.
- Inside StoryThe story of 11-year-old Michael, who has twice attempted to burn down his house. (1975)45 mins
- Building SightsPosy Simmonds discovers a remarkable police station in the City of London. (1996)9 mins
- Modern TimesBehind the scenes at the Public Carriage Office as taxi drivers take The Knowledge. (1996)49 mins
- Cities of EuropeA film journey across London seen through the eyes of two boys. (1955)25 mins
- Personal ChoiceJane Fonda is interviewed about her political activities and her career in acting. (1970)30 mins
- A House in BayswaterAn early film by Ken Russell about the tenants of a house in Bayswater. (1960)30 mins
- Eye To EyeLarry Adler provides musical commentary to scenes from London and New York. (1957)28 mins
- A Woman's Place?Challenging the previously accepted traditional roles of women in the workplace. (1978)25 mins
- Tomorrow's WorldA compilation of 1960s features on how computers started to be used in homes and offices.20 mins
- Three Swings on a PendulumInvestigating the so-called 'swinging London' of the 1960s. (1967)47 mins
