Basic Info

First Air: April 29, 2001

Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (2 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 5

Last Episode

Name: The Bilderberg Group

Season: 1, Episode: 5

Air Date: 2001-05-27

Runtime: 50 min

Ronson teams up with reporter James P. Tucker Jr., who has been investigating the Bilderberg Group, an annual invitation-only conference, for over thirty years. According to Tucker, around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of influence in business, academic, or political circles, meet annually in secret. The duo encounters unwelcoming suited security men and a car chase. Ronson also interviews Group founder Denis Healey.

The Secret Rulers of the World

2001 1 seasons 5 episodes ⭐ 8.0/10 2 votes

Overview

The Secret Rulers of the World was first shown on Channel 4 in April 2001. The five-part documentary series accompanied creator Jon Ronson's book 'Them: Adventures with Extremists', which covered similar topics and described many of the same episodes. Both the series and book detail Ronson's encounters following theorists and activists residing outside political, religious, and sociological norms.