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Pandora's Box
Six modern fables by Adam Curtis exploring the cultural impact of 20th Century science using archive, clips from feature films, cartoons and home movies.
1. The Engineers' Plot (56 mins)
- The Mayfair SetHow a quartet, all belonging to a 1960s gambling club, changed our world forever.
- The TrapAdam Curtis discovers the origins of our contemporary idea of freedom.
- The Century of the SelfHow the all-consuming self dominates today's world – and how it’s been manipulated.
- The Age of UncertaintyA masterclass from John Kenneth Galbraith. The history and consequences of economic ideas
- The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New WorldStory behind the festival which showed how to carve out a bright future through design.59 mins
- The Secret Rules of Modern Living: AlgorithmsThe hidden world of algorithms, which run everything from search engines to satnavs.58 mins
- Inside StoryThe story of 11-year-old Michael, who has twice attempted to burn down his house. (1975)45 mins
- HorizonThe work of Buckminster Fuller, the inventor of the geodesic dome. (1964)45 mins
- Modern TimesBehind the scenes at the Public Carriage Office as taxi drivers take The Knowledge. (1996)49 mins
- The Hadron Collider: In Search of the Peace ParticleScience and culture collide. How CERN’s collaboration offers hope in divided times59 mins
- Emma Barnett: Fighting EndometriosisCandid conversations reveal the extent of a disease that can cause excruciating pain59 mins
- China's Magic WeaponGovernments around the world are uncovering secret operations to expand China's influence.59 mins
