The Century of the Self S1E4 — Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering

8.2

The Century of the Self•Season 1•Episode 4

Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering

8.2/10 · 182 votesApr 7, 200258 min

Ranked #4 of 4 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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How both the Labour Party in Britain and the Democrats in America have sought to gain power through use of the focus group, invented by psychoanalysts to fulfil desires of the inner self.

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Happiness Machines

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Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering

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

"Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering" is episode 4 of The Century of the Self season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 182 votes, ranking #4 of 4 episodes this season (season average 8.3). It aired on April 7, 2002.

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