| Decadence | |
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| Also known as | Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Pria Viswalingam |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Pria Viswalingam |
| Production location | Australia |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | 6 December 2006 – 10 January 2007 |
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Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life is a six-part television documentary series commissioned by SBS Independent and produced by Fork Films. The series is hosted by Pria Viswalingam, who is best known for his work on the travel show A Fork in the Road.[1] Decadence was originally broadcast on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) of Australia in 2006 in the form of six, thirty-minute-long episodes (including advertisements). It was re-screened again in 2007 as part of the SBS season on globalisation.
The series examined the decadence and meaninglessness of modern, western life.[2] It is also posed the question: 'If we live in such a great and prosperous world, and we are living longer, better, and healthier than before, why are we so unhappy?' There were interviews with prominent experts and leaders in their fields throughout the series including John Tirman, Cardinal George Pell, Avner Offer, Susan Greenfield, Phillip Knightley, Kishore Mahbubani, Noam Chomsky,[2] and John Spong.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
smhwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Galvin, Peter (30 November 2011). "Review: It's the end of the world as we know it". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Viswalingam, Pria (1 December 2011). "Fall of an empire: this is as good as it gets". The Sydney Morning Herald (Interview). Interviewed by Sacha Molitorisz. Retrieved 18 September 2015.