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Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life

Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life

Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life

2006 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life is a six-part television documentary series commissioned by SBS Independent and produced by Fork Films. The series is hosted by Pria Viswalingam, who is best known for his work on the travel show A fork in the road. Decadence was originally broadcast on the Special Broadcasting Service of Australia in 2006 in the form of six, thirty-minute-long episodes. It was rescreened again in 2007 as part of the SBS season on globalisation. The series examines the decadence and meaninglessness of modern, western life. It is also poses the question: If we live in such a great and prosperous world, and we are living longer, better, and healthier than before, why are we so unhappy?. There are interviews with many prominent experts and leaders in their fields throughout the series.

Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life is a six-part television documentary series commissioned by SBS Independent and produced by Fork Films. The series is hosted by Pria Viswalingam, who is best known for his work on the travel show A fork in the road. Decadence was originally broadcast on the Special Broadcasting Service of Australia in 2006 in the form of six, thirty-minute-long episodes. It was rescreened again in 2007 as part of the SBS season on globalisation. The series examines the decadence and meaninglessness of modern, western life. It is also poses the question: If we live in such a great and prosperous world, and we are living longer, better, and healthier than before, why are we so unhappy?. There are interviews with many prominent experts and leaders in their fields throughout the series.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Money

Part one examines the growing greed of society and the 80's ideal that greed is good. It also looks at the growing dispa

EP 2

Sex

Pria interviews New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney about the extent to which many cases of rape have become

EP 3

Democracy

The nature of modern democracy is examined in this episode and the question "Do we really live in a democratic world any

EP 4

Education

The continuing undervaluing of an education in the West is considered. The lack of funding for primary and secondary edu

EP 5

Family

The modern western family is looked at , as is what really is a family in the west. The gradual decline in the importanc

EP 6

God

The nature of religion and religion in the West is looked at. The growing number of irreligious people in Western countr

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