2. Kayfabe Country

In episode two, Jamie ventures into the strange world of 1980s WWF wrestling - where performers and fans share an unspoken agreement to treat the whole spectacle as real. A shared illusion where everyone knows it's fake, but plays along because it feels true. It sounds like harmless fun. And for a while, it was. But Jamie soon wonders: what happens when an idea like that escapes the ring and changes the world?

Credits:

Presenter: Jamie Bartlett

Series Producer: Tom Pooley

Sound Design: Rob Speight

Production Coordinator: Neena Abdullah

Original music: Coach Conrad

Editor: Craig Templeton Smith

A Tempo+Talker production for BBC Radio 4.