Adam Curtis: Shorts (2007)
Adam Curtis' short films from Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and Newswipe programmes.
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1. The Rise and Fall of the TV Journalist2007-10-09A short and possibly unfair history of the rise and fall of the TV journalist as a hero.
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2. Oh Dearism2009-04-08Are 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.
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3. Paranoia and Moral Panics2010-02-09Once upon a time politicians believed they could change the world…
Adam Curtis reveals how the media has turned us all into paranoid weirdos.
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4. Oh Dearism II2014-12-30So 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?
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5. Living in an Unreal World2016-12-15We 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
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