Niall Ferguson's Networld

Niall Ferguson's Networld

Documentary 2020

In this groundbreaking new series hosted by Niall Ferguson and based on his bestselling book The Square and the Tower, Ferguson visits network theorists, social scientists and data analysts to explore the history of social networks.

Documentary 2020

PG

Starring Niall Ferguson

EPISODE 1

Disruption

Untangling issues surrounding social media networks, including why some ideas go viral and why truth itself sometimes gets lost in the fray.

50 min · Mar 17, 2020 PG
EPISODE 2

Winner Takes All

How the worldwide web shifted to become a profitable network controlled by a tiny elite.

50 min · Mar 17, 2020 PG
EPISODE 3

Networld War

With lessons from terrorism and surveillance, Niall Ferguson explains how democracies face threats from forces that exploit and weaponize social networks.

50 min · Mar 17, 2020 PG

Niall Ferguson

Host
Adrian Pennink

Director
Melanie Fall

Producer
Ewan Roxburgh

Producer

About

Niall Ferguson's Networld

DOCUMENTARY

In this groundbreaking new series hosted by Niall Ferguson and based on his bestselling book The Square and the Tower, Ferguson visits network theorists, social scientists and data analysts to explore the history of social networks.

Information

Studio: PBS
Released: 2020
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.