Love & Power:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... and_Power/
The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... _Concepts/
The Monkey in the Machine and the Machine in the Monkey:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... he_Monkey/
What's the deal here? I found myself watching the last as entertainment rather than as anything that imparted real knowledge. The format seems to be to take a jumble of places, people and ideas and stretch them out nearly to breaking point so they can follow the loosest of narratives. At several points I found myself wondering if it was all a joke - does Adam Curtis sit at home rubbing his sides in joy at the thought of all those "informed intellectuals" who tune in to avidly watch his jaunts down conspiracy lane?
The series was recommended to me by a friend - as wide-eyed as if he had seen the Second Coming live on BBC2. Are we moving into an age where that small portion of the population that does not think or vote tribally is led astray by such clever sleight of hand?