[Jack_]

Wasn't quite sure where to put this but anyway

We live in a time of great uncertainty and confusion. Events keep happening that seem inexplicable and out of control. Donald Trump, Brexit, the War in Syria, the endless migrant crisis, random bomb attacks. And those who are supposed to be in power are paralysed - they have no idea what to do.

This film is the epic story of how we got to this strange place. It explains not only why these chaotic events are happening - but also why we, and our politicians, cannot understand them.

It shows that what has happened is that all of us in the West - not just the politicians and the journalists and the experts, but we ourselves - have retreated into a simplified, and often completely fake version of the world. But because it is all around us we accept it as normal.

But there is another world outside. Forces that politicians tried to forget and bury forty years ago - that then festered and mutated - but which are now turning on us with a vengeful fury. Piercing though the wall of our fake world.

Fancy having your mind blown and learning about the entire history of pretty much everything that's ever happened in the last 40 years? Then settle down for the next 2 hours and 45 minutes, you won't regret it me and my housemate watched it last night and planned to do it in chunks but it was that good we just kept watching

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04b183c

[Niamh.]

That sounds so interesting Jack. I won't have time to watch it for a few weeks unfortunately because I'm off on holiday tomorrow but I'd really like to watch it sometime...........if I don't forget

[Jessica.]

Going to watch it later

[Maru]

Wow, sounds really good. Will watch this when I get the chance next. Love me a good documentary. Thanks Jack

[Kizzy]

There's a trews on it I posted it on here.

[Kizzy]

I'm watching it... And the cynic in me is waking up, why are all those involved in the historical representations dead? The dead can't lie...or tell the truth.

Could this be a clever way of re writing history? The BBC is not as a rule the mouthpiece for a true representation of political history lately.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Left wing hand wringing bolloxio

[Jack_]

^ said the person who hasn't watched a second

[Ross.]

Originally Posted by Jack_

^ said the person who hasn't watched a second

[Jack_]

Did anyone get round to watching this? I've recommended it to several people and all have said it's one of the best documentaries they've seen

[Pete.]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Did anyone get round to watching this? I've recommended it to several people and all have said it's one of the best documentaries they've seen

I got round to seeing it around the Christmas period and I was blown away. Particularly enjoyed the segments on Middle East & how the West manipulated Gaddafi into the figure they wanted him to appear as at a given time.

Definitely going to look into Adam Curtis' work

[Withano]

Ergh! I always forget to watch this. I'm never gonna have 3 hours spare really.