Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal

Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal

Documentary 2019

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Journalist Angela Saini and disability rights activist Adam Pearson explore the shocking origins, and legacy, of eugenics in Britain, and its continuing influence.

Documentary 2019

M

Starring Angela Saini, Adam Pearson

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Science journalist Angela Saini and disability rights activist Adam Pearson, investigate eugenics, the controversial idea that selective breeding can improve the human race.

59 min · 1 Sept 2019 M
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

It's commonly thought that eugenics disappeared after the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust, but the presenters discover how eugenic practices, such as the sterilisation of the poor, continued on a global scale for many more years.

58 min · 8 Sept 2019 M

Angela Saini

Host
Adam Pearson

Host
Andrew Smith

Director
Paul Sen

Producer

About

Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal

DOCUMENTARY

Journalist Angela Saini and disability rights activist Adam Pearson explore the shocking origins, and legacy, of eugenics in Britain, and its continuing influence.

Information

Studio: BBC Four
Released: 2019
Rated: M
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.