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Mar 2018
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Is Civilisation Crumbling? with Adam Cu...

Russell Brand
About this episode
A look back at one of the first and most memorable Under The Skin episodes with filmmaker Adam Curtis about the rise of individualism, where real power lies, and whether we really want change.

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