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Adam Curtis FilmsThe Mayfair Set

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Kevin Adam Curtis (born 26 May 1955) is a British documentary film-maker. Curtis says that his favourite theme is "power and how it works in society", and his works explore areas of sociology, psychology, philosophy and political history.

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4 Episodes

  • The Mayfair Set: Part 1. 'Who Pays Wins'
    E1
    The Mayfair Set: Part 1. 'Who Pays Wins'The opening episode focuses on Colonel David Stirling and the birth of the global arms trade in the 1960s.
  • The Mayfair Set: Part 2. 'Entrepreneur Spelt S.P.I.V.'
    E2
    The Mayfair Set: Part 2. 'Entrepreneur Spelt S.P.I.V.'The rise of accountant, game theorist and asset stripper Jim Slater, who became famous for writing an investment column in The Sunday Telegraph under the nom de plume of The Capitalist.
  • The Mayfair Set: Part 3. 'Destroy the Technostructure'
    E3
    The Mayfair Set: Part 3. 'Destroy the Technostructure'This episode tells the story of how Sir James Goldsmith, through a series of corporate raids, became one of the world's richest men, and a victim of his own success.
  • The Mayfair Set: Part 4. 'Twilight of the Dogs'
    E4
    The Mayfair Set: Part 4. 'Twilight of the Dogs'By the late 1980s, the day of the buccaneering tycoon was over. Tiny Rowland, Sir James Goldsmith and Mohamed Al-Fayed were the only ones left.

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