The Century of the Self

2002 NR 3h 55m 8.8

A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Happiness Machines

1. Happiness Machines

Aired: Mar 16, 2002

The first episode of the series introduces us to Edward Bernuys, Sigmund Freu...

Episode 2 The Engineering of Consent

2. The Engineering of Consent

Aired: Mar 23, 2002

Episode two looks into the theories of Edward Bernuys and Anna Freud, and how...

Episode 3 There Is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads: He Must Be Destroyed

3. There Is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads: He Must Be Destroyed

Aired: Mar 30, 2002

Part three addresses how the concepts established by Bernuys were re-assessed...

Episode 4 Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering

4. Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering

Aired: Apr 6, 2002

The final chapter explains how contemporary politicians on both sides of the ...

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Main Cast

Adam Curtis Narrator

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Adam Curtis Writer

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Century of the Self (Trailer) - Adam Curtis (2002)

Info about The Century of the Self

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Documentary