Season 1

Adam Curtis' short films from Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and Newswipe programmes.

1. 

   1. The Rise and Fall of the TV Journalist

   2007-10-09

   A short and possibly unfair history of the rise and fall of the TV journalist as a hero.

2. 

   2. Oh Dearism

   2009-04-08

   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.

3. 

   3. Paranoia and Moral Panics

   2010-02-09

   Once upon a time politicians believed they could change the world… Adam Curtis reveals how the media has turned us all into paranoid weirdos.

4. 

   4. Oh Dearism II

   2014-12-30

   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?

5. 

   5. Living in an Unreal World

   2016-12-15

   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.