Adam Curtis

We live in a time when all elites, whether on the left or the right, believe in rigid rules that say there…

— Adam Curtis

So much of the language that surrounds us - from things like economics, management theory, and the algorithms built into computer systems…

— Adam Curtis

Fred Hoyle was one of the first scientists to become famous on television and radio. It was because he told a dramatic…

— Adam Curtis

In the battle for Kobane on the Syrian border, everyone talks about the enemy - IS - and the frightening ideas that…

— Adam Curtis

I have a suspicion that the politicians' revival of the old behaviourist ideas and techniques will be helped and reinforced by a…

— Adam Curtis

I have always wanted to make a series of films which would be like an 'emotional history' that conveys what it feels…

— Adam Curtis

BP is accused of destroying the wildlife and coastline of America, but if you look back into history, you find that BP…

— Adam Curtis

In many cruise ships, there are hundreds of workers from some of the poorest countries on earth who are paid minute amounts…

— Adam Curtis

Journalists, whose job is to pull back and tell dramatic stories that bring power into focus, find it impossible because things like…

— Adam Curtis

There is a lurking sense that there is a kind of seedy corruption underlying a lot of public life today. But while…

— Adam Curtis

Tyler Kent was a horrible man. He was a rabid anti-communist who believed that the Jews had been behind the Russian Revolution.

— Adam Curtis

Ever since the economic crisis in 2008, millions of people have accepted cuts in all sorts of things - from real wages…

— Adam Curtis

James Goldsmith is important because he used the power of the markets to break up the cosy patrician elite that ran Britain…

— Adam Curtis

Of course there are many factors that led to the Iranian revolution, but back in 1951, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company - which…

— Adam Curtis

At its heart, 'South Park' has a touching faith in human beings: that despite their absurdities and flaws, people have the capacity…

— Adam Curtis

Both individuals and societies tell themselves stories to simplify and make sense of the messy chaos of reality.

— Adam Curtis

Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there…

— Adam Curtis

The problem with wonks is that they can't deal with emotion and feeling, and they don't like stories. It means that they…

— Adam Curtis

As well as our relationship with Afghanistan, I am researching the legacy of other European empires - in Africa. We think of…

— Adam Curtis

Tony Blair believed in a consumerist idea of democracy.

— Adam Curtis

The latest rule is: you cannot have protectionism - otherwise you will get a world war. Other rules say you cannot have…

— Adam Curtis

One of the main functions of politicians - and journalists - is to simplify the world for us.

— Adam Curtis

A conveyor belt of Think Tank pundits and allied operatives poured into the TV studios, and together they built a fortress around…

— Adam Curtis

Following the principle that you should know your enemy, the BBC has assiduously recorded the relentless rise of Rupert Murdoch and his…

— Adam Curtis

The idea of elegance and aristocratic indulgence of an ocean cruise was born out of the image of the rich men and…

— Adam Curtis