The Year of the Sex Olympics
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The Year of the Sex Olympics is a 1968 British television play written by Nigel Kneale that satirically depicts a future society pacified by voyeuristic reality entertainment.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television programme
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satirical drama ⓘ television play ⓘ |
| basedInPartOn | contemporary concerns about mass media ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | colour ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | voyeuristic reality entertainment ⓘ |
| director | Michael Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Nigel Kneale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
future dystopia
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manipulation of audiences ⓘ television as social control ⓘ |
| influenced | early reality television concepts ⓘ |
| isSatireOf |
consumer society
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television culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | BBC2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early depiction of reality TV-style programming ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastDate | 1968-07-29 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| originatedAs | television script ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | BBC Theatre 625 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Tony Garnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Nigel Kneale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | future society ⓘ |
| starred |
Brian Cox
NERFINISHED
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Leonard Rossiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzanne Neve NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
mass media
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pacification through entertainment ⓘ reality television ⓘ social control ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| writer | Nigel Kneale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 1960s ⓘ |
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