Psychologist Stanley Milgram and the 'Milgram experiment'

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Duration: 04:51

Psychologist Stanley Milgram explains his world-famous 'Milgram experiment', which showed that 'ordinary' people could be capable of committing evil acts

Available since Wed 27 Jul 2011

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Director
Jacqui Farnham
Producer
Jacqui Farnham
Executive Producer
Jonty Claypole

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Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words Human, All Too Human

1/3 Series featuring great minds of the 20th century using film from the BBC's archive.

First broadcast: 01 Aug 2011

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