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The Century of the Self

Season 1 Episode 2: The Engineering of Consent

Edward Bernays and Anna Freud's ideas have a profound impact on shaping societal trends, as the CIA and corporate America adopt and adapt their theories to influence public opinion.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Happiness Machines

1. Happiness Machines

Aired: Mar 17, 2002

Edward Bernays, Sigmund Freud's nephew, revolutionizes the concept of populat...

Episode 2 The Engineering of Consent

2. The Engineering of Consent

Aired: Mar 24, 2002

Edward Bernays and Anna Freud's ideas have a profound impact on shaping socie...

Episode 3 There Is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads. He Must Be Destroyed

3. There Is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads. He Must Be Destroyed

Aired: Mar 31, 2002

The 1960s saw a reevaluation of the ideas pioneered by Bernuys, ultimately gi...

Episode 4 Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering

4. Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering

Aired: Apr 7, 2002

Leaders on both sides of the Atlantic put into practice the concepts and stra...

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Info about The Century of the Self

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary