This acclaimed four-part series from the BBC—a riveting documentary that grips the attention like reality TV—updates the controversial 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, Dr. Philip Zimbardo’s inquiry into the power of social situations to distort identity and erode moral behavior. Each inherently dramatic episode explores different aspects of the dynamic interplay between the study’s prisoners and guards, dealing with issues of leadership and negotiation, conflict and cooperation, work and stress, tyranny and resistance, power and powerlessness—elements of prison life that can be extrapolated to shed light on the social psychology of society in general. A viewable/printable user’s guide—149 pages of research background, findings, implications, conclusions, and a bibliography of additional texts—is available online. Contains harsh, inflammatory, and explicit language. Original BBCW broadcast title: The Experiment. 4-part series, 60 minutes each.