Shifty
When power begins to shift in society, everything becomes unstable, exciting and frightening. Living in Britain at the end of the 20th century.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Adam Curtis
Shifty: Season 1 (2025): Episode 1 - Part One - The Land of Make Believe
The dream world that Mrs Thatcher promised. And the ghosts that came back to disrupt it.
Shifty: Season 1 (2025): Episode 2 - Part Two - Suspicion
On your own in a world of individual freedom. It's wonderful. But can you trust the old institutions? Suspicion begins to grow.
Shifty: Season 1 (2025): Episode 3 - Part Three - I Love a Millionaire
Money replaces ideology as a way of ordering Britain. It was supposed to make things rational. But the money got mixed with old forces from the past. And wasn't as predictable as it seemed.
Shifty: Season 1 (2025): Episode 4 - Part Four - The Grinder
Those in power begin to distrust you. Once you were a heroic individual. Now you are a creature of HR. And the prime minister is just a man in blue underpants.
Shifty: Season 1 (2025): Episode 5 - Part Five - The Democratisation of Everything
Who needs politicians in a magical world of free individuals? So they give away their power. But Alexander McQueen sees what is really happening. The monstrous rise of the handbag.
