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First Air: August 13, 2007
Rating: ⭐ 9.0/10 (1 votes)
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
Last Episode
Name: The Irrational Health Service
Season: 1, Episode: 2
Air Date: 2007-08-20
Richard Dawkins examines the growing suspicion the public has for science-based medicine, despite its track record of successes like the germ theory of disease, vaccines, antibiotics and increased lifespan. He notes a fifth of British children are currently not immunised against measles, mumps and rubella, attributing it to fears arising from a highly controversial report linking the vaccine with autism.

The Enemies of Reason

2007 1 seasons 2 episodes ⭐ 9.0/10 1 votes
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The Enemies of Reason is a two-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, in which he seeks to expose "those areas of belief that exist without scientific proof, yet manage to hold the nation under their spell", including mediumship, acupuncture and psychokinesis. The documentary was first broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK, styled as a loose successor to Dawkins' documentary of the previous year, The Root of All Evil?, as seen through the incorporation of brief clips from said documentary during the introduction of the first part by Dawkins. The first part aired 13 August 2007 and the second on 20 August 2007. It includes interviews with Steve Fuller, Deepak Chopra, Satish Kumar, and Derren Brown.

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