The Living Dead

1 seriesEntertainment / Factual
Available on
BBC Two

Investigating the way politicians erase, rewrite and interpret the past to their own interest, starting with the Second World War, through 1968, to Margaret Thatcher's national aspirations.

On the Desperate Edge of Now: Episode Image
Episode 1On the Desperate Edge of Now

How those in power manipulate both history and memory. Contains disturbing scenes.

You Have Used Me as a Fish Long Enough: Episode Image
Episode 2You Have Used Me as a Fish Long Enough

What happened when the CIA started secretly funding experiments into memory. Contains some upsetting scenes.

The Attic: Episode Image
Episode 3The Attic

How Margaret Thatcher used Churchill's wartime vision to shape Britain in the 1980s.

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