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The Trap
A series of films from Adam Curtis that explore the contemporary concept of freedom.
1. F**k You Buddy (59 mins)
- The Century of the SelfHow the all-consuming self dominates today's world – and how it’s been manipulated.
- The Mayfair SetHow a quartet, all belonging to a 1960s gambling club, changed our world forever.
- The Age of UncertaintyA masterclass from John Kenneth Galbraith. The history and consequences of economic ideas
- Inside StoryThe story of 11-year-old Michael, who has twice attempted to burn down his house. (1975)45 mins
- The Great PhilosophersWisdom through the ages. Bryan Magee unpacks the big ideas of history’s greatest thinkers
- Modern TimesBehind the scenes at the Public Carriage Office as taxi drivers take The Knowledge. (1996)49 mins
- The Ascent of ManA true TV landmark. Dr Jacob Bronowski’s epic unravelling of the making of mankind
- 1976: Summer of... HeatThe summer that baked, burned and simmered with tensions that transformed a generation59 mins
- Thatcher: A Very British RevolutionMaking Margaret. The startling rise and incredible fall of a divisive Prime Minister
- The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann TapesDamned by his own voice. Adolf Eichmann denied accusations, but tapes tell another story
- Private Life of a MasterpieceHow did Whistler's portrait change the course of painting so drastically?49 mins
- Too Near the SunAn eye-opening archive doc on the race to build the world’s first superbomb49 mins
