The Century of the Self S1E2 — The Engineering of Consent

8.4

The Century of the Self•Season 1•Episode 2

The Engineering of Consent

8.4/10 · 224 votesMar 24, 200258 min

Ranked #2 of 4 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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The programme explores how those in power in post-war America used Freud's ideas about the unconscious mind to try and control the masses.

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Cast12

Adam Curtis

Narrator

Anne Bernays

Self

Martin Bergmann

Self

Robert Reich

Self

Edward L. Bernays

Self (archive footage)

Sigmund Freud

Self (archive footage)

Anna Freud

Self (archive footage)

Wilhelm Reich

Self (archive footage)

Tony Blair

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

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Episode Summary

"The Engineering of Consent" is episode 2 of The Century of the Self season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 224 votes, ranking #2 of 4 episodes this season (season average 8.3). It aired on March 24, 2002.

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