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The Worst Episodes of The Century of the Self

Every episode of The Century of the Self ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Century of the Self!

Worst episode
S1E4 Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering
8.2182 votes
Best episode
S1E1 Happiness Machines
8.5311 votes
Top season
Season 1
8.3avg
Binge time
3h 52m
4 episodes
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Century of the Self Season 1 Episode 4 - Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering
    8.2/10(182 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Century of the Self Season 1 Episode 3 - There Is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads. He Must Be Destroyed
    8.3/10(193 votes)

    S1:E3

    In the 1960s, a radical group of psychotherapists challenged the influence of Freudian ideas in America. They were inspired by the ideas of Wilhelm Reich, a pupil of Freud's, who had turned against him and was hated by the Freud family. He believed that the inner self did not need to be repressed and controlled. It should be encouraged to express itself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Century of the Self Season 1 Episode 2 - The Engineering of Consent
    8.4/10(224 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Century of the Self Season 1 Episode 1 - Happiness Machines
    8.5/10(311 votes)

    S1:E1

    The story of the relationship between Sigmund Freud and his American nephew, Edward Bernays. Bernays invented the public relations profession in the 1920s and was the first person to take Freud's ideas to manipulate the masses. He showed American corporations how they could make people want things they didn't need by systematically linking mass-produced goods to their unconscious desires.

    Director:Adam Curtis
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering" is the worst rated episode of The Century of the Self. It scored 8.2/10 from 182 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on April 7, 2002. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "There Is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads. He Must Be Destroyed".

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