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The Mayfair Set
Four stories about the rise of business and the decline of political power by Adam Curtis.
Series 1: 1. Who Pays Wins (59 mins)
- Pandora's BoxAdam Curtis explores the cultural impact of 20th Century science.
- 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.
- Modern TimesBehind the scenes at the Public Carriage Office as taxi drivers take The Knowledge. (1996)49 mins
- The Birth Of IsraelExamining the events leading up to the Israeli war of Independence in 1949. Made in 2008.59 mins
- Aberfan: The Village That Fought BackBetrayed by the government, Aberfan’s devastated community demands justice59 mins
- ChronicleDocumentary about the Vikings who allegedly discovered North America. (1966)50 mins
- The Improbable Mr AttleeProf David Reynolds examines the achievements of Clement Attlee.59 mins
- TimeshiftHow Antarctica fired the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers.59 mins
- Singapore 1942: End of EmpireA 70th-anniversary television event telling the story of the fall of Singapore in 1942.59 mins
- Escaping Idi AminGet out or face the consequences. Survivors tell the tale of a dictator’s cruel ultimatum
- A History of Britain by Simon SchamaThe secret of who we are. Simon Schama journeys through 5000 years of life in Britain
