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Blood for Sale: Gothic goes Global

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The language of Gothic came to encapsulate the 20th century's horrors, from Marx's analysis of capitalism to Conrad's dark vision of imperialism.

Gothic fantasy horror would be outstripped by real horror as the truth of mechanised warfare dawned on an innocent world in 1914. The language of Gothic would increasingly come to encapsulate the horrors of the 20th century - from Marx's analysis of 'vampiric' capitalism to Conrad's dark vision of imperialism and TS Eliot's image of The Wasteland, a Gothic narrative seemed to make more sense of the modern world more than any other.

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Sun 14 Feb 201620:10GMT
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Credits

PresenterAndrew Graham-Dixon
WriterAndrew Graham-Dixon
Executive ProducerBasil Comely
Series ProducerSilvia Sacco
ProducerPaul Tickell
DirectorPaul Tickell
Assistant ProducerDan Goldschmied
Production CoordinatorGrace Brassington

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Feb 201601:10GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News North America, BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Sat 13 Feb 201615:10GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Sun 14 Feb 201609:10GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Sun 14 Feb 201620:10GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD