Origin Story

What are the real stories behind the most misunderstood and abused ideas in politics? From Conspiracy Theory to Woke to Centrism and beyond, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey dig into the astonishing secret histories of concepts you thought you knew.

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Society & Culture
News Commentary
History
1
Rupert Murdoch – Part One – Empire of The Sun
92 min
2
Anti-vaxxers – Herd impunity – Origin Story Rev...
80 min
3
Russell Brand – Confidence man – Origin Story R...
84 min
4
Ayn Rand: The ego has landed – Origin Story Rev...
76 min
5
The Battle of Cable Street – Origin Story Revis...
40 min
6
John Rawls – Philosopher king of the 20th Century
60 min
7
Origin Story Live at Union Chapel
123 min
8
Section 28 – Anatomy of a Moral Panic
78 min
9
The Duke of Buckingham – How a queer love story...
73 min
10
Origin Story live show announcement!
0 min
11
Starmer Revisited – Where Did It All Go Wrong?
82 min
12
The Luddites – Rage Against the Machine
99 min
13
Paranormal Investigations – Is There Anybody Ou...
98 min
14
Think Tanks – Part Two – The Room Where It Happens
77 min
15
Think Tanks – Part One – What’s the Big Idea?
75 min
16
Evangelicals – Part Two – Good News, Bad News
80 min
17
Evangelicals – Part One – Altared States
88 min
18
J.K. Rowling – Part Two – Transparent
83 min
19
J.K. Rowling – Part One – Transformation
65 min
20
European Union – Part Three – The Expanse
79 min
21
European Union – Part Two – Reality Bites
65 min
22
European Union – Part One – Come Together
79 min
23
Origin Story – Live at Bloomsbury Theatre, 15th...
102 min
24
The General Strike – The Revolution That Wasn’t
80 min
25
Introvert / Extrovert – In Two Minds
54 min