The Mayfair Set

"The Mayfair Set" was a series of programmes produced by Adam Curtis for the BBC.

The programme looked at how buccaneer capitalists of hot money were allowed to shape the climate of the Thatcher years, focusing on the rise of Colonel David Stirling, Jim Slater, James Goldsmith, and Tiny Rowland, all members of The Clermont club in the 1960s. It received the BAFTA Award for Best Factual Series or Strand in 2000. [http://web.archive.org/web/20041019021706/http://www.bafta.org/television/archive_2000.htm]

Episodes

Part 1: Who Pays Wins

The opening episode, Who Pays Wins, focuses on Colonel David Stirling.

Part 2: Entrepreneur Spelt S.P.I.V.

The rise of Jim Slater who became famous for writing an investment column in The Sunday Telegraph under the nom de plume of The Capitalist.

Part 3: Destroy the Technostructure

This episode recounts the story of how James Goldsmith became one of the richest men in the world.

Part 4: Twilight of the Dogs

By the 80s, the day of the buccaneering tycoons was over. Tiny Rowland, James Goldsmith and Mohammed Al Fayed were the only ones who were not finished.

External links

* [http://documentaries.ws/1/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.260 "The Mayfair Set" in RealVideo]

Google Video Links (NOTE: individual Google Video pages may be incorrectly titled)
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3281665019508672875 The Mayfair Set - Part 1 - Who Pays Wins] (Adam Curtis, BBC, google video)
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7757518262618810399 The Mayfair Set - Part 2 - Entrepreneur Spelt S.P.I.V.] (Adam Curtis, BBC, google video)
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7044193379371838019 The Mayfair Set - Part 3 - Destroy the Technostructure] (Adam Curtis, BBC, google video)
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3430687402656753140 The Mayfair Set - Part 4 - Twilight of the Dogs] (Adam Curtis, BBC, google video)