BBC Two

BBC Two is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964.

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Wildlife on One

Nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough

Wildlife on One: Malice in Wonderland: A Coral Reef Drama

10/02/1994

Malice in Wonderland: A Coral Reef Drama

BBC One - Wildlife on One, Malice in Wonderland: A Coral Reef Drama

A focus on the creatures that inhabit the Red Sea coral reef.

A Red Sea coral reef looks like a garden paradise, but there are few plants there. Animals rule - and most of them are out to attack or avoid each other.

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The Century of the Self: There is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads; He Must Be Destroyed

There is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads; He Must Be Destroyed

The Century of the Self

BBC Two - The Century of the Self, There is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads; He Must Be Destroyed

This film looks at how radical ideas inspired the rise of the "me" generation.

In the 1960s, the influence of Freud's ideas in the US was challenged by a radical group of psychotherapists. This film looks at the consequent rise of the "me" generation.

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.

Out of this came a political movement that sought to create new beings free of the psychological conformity that had been implanted in people's minds by business and politics.

This programme shows how this rapidly developed in America through self-help movements like Werber Erhard's Erhard Seminar Training - into the irresistible rise of the expressive self: the Me Generation.

But the American corporations soon realised that this new self was not a threat but their greatest opportunity. It was in their interest to encourage people to feel they were unique individuals and then sell them ways to express that individuality. To do this they turned to techniques developed by Freudian psychoanalysts to read the inner desires of the new self.

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Adam Curtis examines how Freudian theory influenced twentieth century society.

Documentary series by Adam Curtis examining how Freudian theory influenced twentieth century society.

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The Century of the Self: There Is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads - He Must Be Destroyed

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Until 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales (analogue) was known simply as BBC Two Wales. BBC Two Wales (digital) was BBC 2W. From 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales schedules on both analogue and digital became identical

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Archive: Opt out on analogue only from network BBC Two for the Yorkshire region. Active dates TBC but English regional opts dropped as digital switchover completed.

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