Heaven on Earth

The History Channel on Sky has had on the three part “Heaven on Earth” series about the rise and fall of socialism.

This 3-hour documentary explores one of the most powerful political ideas in history. Socialism spread farther and faster than any religion. Then, in almost the blink of an eye, it all collapsed. What happened?

I really recommend people try and get a copy and watch it. It gives a great account of the causes of socialism, the massive misery imposed on millions of people in the name of socialism, and how a doctrine which was once followed in scores and scores of countries is now all but extinct. Of course you still have “socialism lite” with the nicer sounding name of “social democrats”