Shifty
When power begins to shift in society, everything becomes unstable, exciting and frightening. Living in Britain at the end of the 20th century.
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Seasons
1.Part One - The Land of Make Believe
5.014-06-20251h 9mThe dream world that Mrs Thatcher promised. And the ghosts that came back to disrupt it.
2.Part Two - Suspicion
4.514-06-20251h 7mOn your own in a world of individual freedom. It's wonderful. But can you trust the old institutions? Suspicion begins to grow.
3.Part Three - I Love a Millionaire
14-06-20251h 6mMoney replaces ideology as a way of ordering Britain. It was supposed to make things rational. But the money got mixed with old forces from the past. And wasn't as predictable as i...
4.Part Four - The Grinder
14-06-20251h 7mThose in power begin to distrust you. Once you were a heroic individual. Now you are a creature of HR. And the prime minister is just a man in blue underpants.
5.Part Five - The Democratisation of Everything
1.014-06-20251h 17mWho needs politicians in a magical world of free individuals? So they give away their power. But Alexander McQueen sees what is really happening. The monstrous rise of the handbag.
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