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Happiness Machines

The story of the relationship between Sigmund Freud and his American nephew, Edward Bernays. Bernays invented the public relations profession in the 1920s and was the first person to take Freud's ideas to manipulate the masses. He showed American corporations how they could make people want things they didn't need by systematically linking mass-produced goods to their unconscious desires.

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  • Originally Aired March 17, 2002
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-MA
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created December 17, 2017 by
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Name Type Role
Adam Curtis Writer
Adam Curtis Director