# New Adam Curtis Doc "Bitter Lake". Anyone seen it?

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**Created:** [January 26, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-adam-curtis-doc-bitter-lake-anyone-seen-it/710919 "2015-01-26T13:46:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-adam-curtis-doc-bitter-lake-anyone-seen-it/710919/1 "2015-01-26T13:46:21Z")

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I’d be interested to have a discussion about this hugely watchable and entertaining feature length doc which really helped me to understand the middle east and foundations of ISIS.

It’s on BBC iPlayer which might only be available to UK dopers: [BBC iPlayer - Bitter Lake](http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gyz6b/adam-curtis-bitter-lake)

Here’s a YouTube link if you can’t access the iPlayer version: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg4UEO-xxfo)

Seriously good.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-adam-curtis-doc-bitter-lake-anyone-seen-it/710919/2 "2015-01-26T13:55:59Z")

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> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#):
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> I’d be interested to have a discussion about this hugely watchable and entertaining feature length doc which really helped me to understand the middle east and foundations of ISIS.
> 
> It’s on BBC iPlayer which might only be available to UK dopers: [Bitter Lake - BBC iPlayer](http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gyz6b/adam-curtis-bitter-lake)
> 
> Here’s a YouTube link if you can’t access the iPlayer version: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg4UEO-xxfo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg4UEO-xxfo)
> 
> Seriously good.

Thanks, I’ll check it out soon.

Vice News just made a good 25 minute doc. about the Hong Kong protests that is also very interesting. I can’t link to youtube from work right now, but I’ll try to post it later.