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- Documentary series examining the history of mental problems in humans.
- This documentary examines the dozens of Yiddish-language talking films made in the United States and Europe between the release of The Jazz Singer in 1927 and the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.
- The ancient Aztec world inadvertantly welcomes its doom in the form of the Conquistadors.
- A film documentary recording the personal journey of five actors as they explore their childhood memory. This drama workshop is designed as a preparation for later filming of the three films in the series. The films are inspired by former psychoanalyst Alice Miller. In her book 'The Drama Of Being A Child' she argues that many children lose their ability to express their 'true self'.
- From the days of horrific experiments to today's more sophisticated attempts, different aspects of mental illness, society's attempts to cure or contain it and the changing attitudes in doctors and the general public are explored.
- Dr Jonathan Miller asks is madness an illness in the medical sense?
- Dr Jonathan Miller describes how in the past, people considered "mad" would be kept separate from the rest of the population and out of sight.
- Psychological perspectives on madness are discussed.
- Dr Jonathan Miller explores theories and treatments and why the concept of madness remains elusive.