Do as You Are Told

This report by Horizon explores how far people are prepared to suppress their own moral scruples in the face of necessity to obey authority.

Other episodes for this season

A Matter of Self-Defense
Episode 1 - A Matter of Self-Defense
Bird Brain - The Mystery of Bird Navigation
Episode 2 - Bird Brain - The Mystery...
Never Too Late to Learn
Episode 3 - Never Too Late to Learn
The Great Fish Hunt
Episode 4 - The Great Fish Hunt
Pedal Power
Episode 5 - Pedal Power
The Writing on the Wall
Episode 6 - The Writing on the Wall
Where Did the Colorado Go?
Episode 7 - Where Did the Colorado Go...
The Future Goes Boom
Episode 8 - The Future Goes Boom
Fusion: The Energy Promise
Episode 9 - Fusion: The Energy Promis...
The First Ten Years
Episode 10 - The First Ten Years
This Yankee Dodge Beats Mesmerism Hollow
Episode 11 - This Yankee Dodge Beats M...
The Hunting of the Quark
Episode 12 - The Hunting of the Quark
A Noah's Ark for Europe
Episode 13 - A Noah's Ark for Europe
Bridges: When It Comes to the Crunch
Episode 14 - Bridges: When It Comes to...
Search for Life
Episode 15 - Search for Life
The Secrets of Sleep
Episode 16 - The Secrets of Sleep
Who Needs Skills?
Episode 17 - Who Needs Skills?
Hills of Promise
Episode 18 - Hills of Promise
The Race for the Double Helix
Episode 19 - The Race for the Double H...
The Immigrant Doctors
Episode 20 - The Immigrant Doctors
Mines, Minerals and Men
Episode 21 - Mines, Minerals and Men
What Price Steak?
Episode 22 - What Price Steak?
Listen and Be Loyal
Episode 23 - Listen and Be Loyal
Adam or Eve?
Episode 24 - Adam or Eve?
An Unholy Scramble
Episode 25 - An Unholy Scramble
Do as You Are Told
Episode 26 - Do as You Are Told
The First Signs of Washoe
Episode 27 - The First Signs of Washoe
The Other Way
Episode 28 - The Other Way
The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?
Episode 29 - The Greatest Advance Sinc...
Joey
Episode 30 - Joey
The Neglected Harvest
Episode 31 - The Neglected Harvest
How on Earth Did They Do That?
Episode 32 - How on Earth Did They Do...
The Lysenko Affair
Episode 33 - The Lysenko Affair