TV series

The Age of Uncertainty
1977 · 1 season
A calm, thoughtful lecture series that walks you through big economic ideas with dry wit and archival footage.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- John Kenneth Galbraith, Kevork Malikyan
- Tagline
- A history of economic ideas and their consequences.
- Overview
- A 13-part personal view by John Kenneth Galbraith of the rise and crisis of Industrial Society. The ideas of economists and social philosophers shape actions and events even when we are unaware of their sources. They have had a decisive influence on the great rush of change and revolution through which the world has passed in the last two hundred years. Professor Galbraith traces these ideas and their consequences.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Politics, power, class, work
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- John Kenneth Galbraith, Kevork Malikyan


