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The Experiment (2002)

The Experiment was a documentary series broadcast on BBC television in 2002 produced by Steve Reicher and Alex Haslam in which 15 men are randomly selected to be either "prisoner" or guard, contained in a simulated prison over an eight-day period. “The BBC Prison Study explores the social and psychological consequences of putting people in groups of unequal power. It examines when people accept inequality and when they challenge it”. The documentary presented the findings of what subsequently became known as The BBC Prison Study

Released May 11, 2002 60 min Episode 60 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Network: BBC Two

Country: United Kingdom
Production Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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BBC Two
60 min
60 min/ep
May 11, 2002
May 22, 2002, midnight
Ended
NR