Part One - The Land of Make Believe

Season 1Episode 168 minJun 14, 2025
Part One - The Land of Make Believe

The dream world that Mrs Thatcher promised. And the ghosts that came back to disrupt it.

When power begins to shift in society, everything becomes unstable, exciting and frightening. Adam Curtis' new films tell the dramatic story of what it was like to live through the extraordinary change in Britain over the past forty years. It wasn't just the decline of political power it was also a seismic shift in consciousness in Britain at the end of the 20th century.

Gay Scottish Disco. Intersex dog. Mrs Thatcher. Encounter group. Ghosts of the Empire. Jimmy Savile. The Cheese and Onion computer. Video dating. Ian Curtis. Monetarism. Dead pilot. Stephen Hawking and Black Holes. National Front. Fat-shaming ventriloquist. Dub clash sound system. Party elephant. W****r on the line. Racist attacks. Bucks Fizz.

Part One - The Land of Make Believe has aired on Jun 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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