The Trap (British TV series)
| The Trap | |
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Title screen | |
| Also known as | The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom |
| Written by | Adam Curtis |
| Directed by | Adam Curtis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stephen Lambert |
| Producers | Adam Curtis Lucy Kelsall |
| Running time | 180 mins (in three parts) |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 11 March – 25 March 2007 |
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The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom is a BBC television documentary series by English filmmaker Adam Curtis. It originally aired in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in March 2007. The series consists of three 60-minute episodes which explore the modern concept and definition of freedom, specifically, "how a simplistic model of human beings as self-seeking, almost robotic, creatures led to today's idea of freedom."