Adam Curtis on AI, the BBC and Bucks Fizz
The Rest Is Entertainment Presented By Sky
Thursday, 19 June 2025 - 49 minutes
Adam Curtis is one of the UK's most iconoclastic and followed documentarians. His epic films, spanning decades of cultural and political history have become instant classics and gained him a worldwide following including the likes of Kanye West and Elon Musk.
Richard Osman and Marina Hyde interview the BBC journalist about his disappointment at modern television, unique approach to archival material and his thoughts on modern culture at large.
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