The series that uses archive material to explore the cultural impact of 20th-century science. To the Brink of Eternity
The story of the rise and fall of the men on whom Dr Strangelove was based, men who believed the world could be controlled by the scientific manipulation of fear.
Mathematical geniuses employed by the American Rand Corporation, they were convinced they could apply the methods of science to the dark terrors of the Cold War and so build a new age of peace and reason. In the end, their vision degenerated into fantasy. Producer Adam Curtis
Executive producer Edward Mirzoeff (Postponed from 22 July)