Many persuasive techniques used by today’s media were pioneered by Josef Goebbels. Goebbels clearly recognized the relationship between mass entertainment and political propaganda. This program traces the rise of National Socialism and the concurrent unfolding of Goebbels’ career. Period footage and interviews with eyewitnesses describe how Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda created the Führer myth, organized mass spectacles, and established a film studio to produce entertainment that furthered the Nazi cause. This remarkable and frightening picture of twisted brilliance is a chilling reminder of the dark potential of the mass media. A BBC Production. (51 minutes)