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CLOCK CHIMES In the 1950s,
as the Empire collapsed around them, the British Government saw the
intelligence agencies as one of the few ways in which Britain could
still remain powerful around the world. In the public's eyes, the spies
were powerful, glamorous figures, epitomised by James Bond, who proved that Britain
still had global power
as the Empire collapsed around them, the British Government saw the
intelligence agencies as one of the few ways in which Britain could
still remain powerful around the world. In the public's eyes, the spies
were powerful, glamorous figures, epitomised by James Bond, who proved that Britain
still had global power
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CLOCK CHIMES
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In the 1950s,
as the Empire collapsed around them,
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the British Government saw the
intelligence agencies as one of
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the few ways in which Britain could
still remain powerful
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around the world.
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In the public's eyes, the spies
were powerful, glamorous figures,
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epitomised by James Bond,
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who proved that Britain
still had global power.
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Movie Summary
Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence and You. An emotional history of the modern world by Adam Curtis.