Thursday, December 21, 2006

BBC Documentaries Galore

The Power of Nightmares

Documentary film making at it's best; an extensive look at the origins of religious fundamentalism, in both it´s Christian and Islamic form, and it's growing political influence. An examination of the necessity of a binary value system of good and evil, with an enemy figure ever present (being the Soviets or Al-Quaeda) to succeed in maintaining the masses in a state of permanent fear.
Part 1 - Baby, It´s Cold Outside
Part 2 - The Phantom Victory
Part 3 - The Shadows in The Cave

Root of All Evil?

Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist super-star and author of the seminal book "The Selfish Gene", makes the case for the dangers of tolerating religion. An atheist manifesto, his approach may occasionally be somewhat tactless but nevertheless it´s an important and timely reminder of why God is passé.
Part 1 - The God Delusion
Part 2 - The Virus of Faith

Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision

1978 documentary on Hunter S. Thompson where he performs his usual antics, shooting things, taking drugs and mixing chlorophyll with his whisky.

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