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Adam Curtis: Shorts
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Adam Curtis' short films from Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and Newswipe programmes.
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Episodes
5 Episodes
011. The Rise and Fall of the TV Journalist
A short and possibly unfair history of the rise and fall of the TV journalist as a hero.
022. Oh Dearism
Are you finding the world’s news too depressing and scary to bear? This is the story of the rise of Oh Dearism in television news.
033. Paranoia and Moral Panics
Once upon a time politicians believed they could change the world… Adam Curtis reveals how the media has turned us all into paranoid weirdos.
044. Oh Dearism II
So much of the news is depressing and confusing, to which the only response is 'Oh Dear'. Has that defeatist response become a central part of a new system of political control?
055. Living in an Unreal World
We live in a dream world, detached from reality. Adam Curtis reveals how, if you pull back and look at everyday life around you, you can see the cracks appearing through the shiny surface of the cocoon we live in.