Can't Get You Out of My Head

In six films, Adam Curtis traces the different forces across the world that have led to now. It covers a wide range—including the strange roots of modern conspiracy theories, the history of China, opium and opioids, the history of Artificial Intelligence, melancholy over the loss of empire and, love and power. And explores whether modern culture, despite its radicalism, is really just part of the new system of power.

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Documentary
War & Politics
Created By

Adam Curtis

First Aired on

Feb 11, 2021

1 seaons till Feb 11, 2021

Popularity: 4.3737
20 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

BBC Film (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Part Six - Are We Pigeon? Or Are We Dancer?

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1Part One - Bloodshed on Wolf Mountain80 min

    Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence – and You.

  • Episode 2Part Two - Shooting and F**king are the Same Thing80 min

    Dreams of revolution. But the ghosts of old power were still in the dreamer’s heads.

  • Episode 3Part Three - Money Changes Everything80 min

    Money replaced the grand dreams of the future. It was safer. But then money took on a life of its own.

  • Episode 4Part Four - But What If the People Are Stupid?80 min

    How power got inside your head in the 1990s. But you didn’t notice because you were busy shopping.

  • Episode 5Part Five - The Lordly Ones80 min

    How a fake version of Britain was invented. To hide what we had really done in the empire.

Crew & Team

Sandra Gorel

Producer

Rose Garnett

Executive Producer

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