Secret Rulers of the World was a five part series of documentary films written, directed by and featuring British journalist Jon Ronson. The series was first shown on the British television network Channel 4 on April 2001. The series accompanied Ronson's book Them: Adventures With Extremists, which covered similar topics and described many of the same episodes. Both the series and book detail Ronson's encounters following theorists and activists residing on the fringes of the political, religious, and sociological spectrum. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jon Ronson (born in 1967) is a Cardiff born Jewish journalist, author, documentary filmmaker and radio presenter. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ...

Episodes

The Legend of Ruby Ridge

Jon Ronson meets with Randy and daughter Rachel, two surviving members of the Weaver family. The film shows previously unseen archive footage to describe the life of a family who moved to a cabin in Ruby Ridge, Idaho to escape what they saw as the tyrannical elite of international bankers bent on enslaving the world. Ronson also explains how the Weaver family's paranoid conspiracy theories became a self fulfilling tragedy when the American Government killed two of the family members including 14 year old Sam Weaver. Ronson explores the unsympathetic media response to the killings and how this incident might have influenced the siege at Waco, the Oklahoma City bombing and the growth of the America militia movement Randy Weaver Randall Claude Weaver was born on January 3, 1948. ... Ruby Ridge is a remote mountainous area in the northern Idaho Panhandle, known for a confrontation in August 1992 between a family living there and agents of the US federal government. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Boise Boise Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Damage to the Murrah building before cleanup began. ... // General Overview The early Puritan colonists of America considered the militia an important social structure, necessary to defend their colonies from Indian attacks. ...

David Icke, The Lizards and The Jewsexamines

Jon Ronson follows David Icke as he promotes his theory that "the elite are genetically descended from a race of 12 foot, blood drinking, shape shifting lizards". During the film Icke is accused in Canada of anti-semitism. Ronson questions whether Icke literally means lizards, as he steadfastly maintains. Or whether he mean Jews, which Icke denies adamantly. This is a film about code words. David Icke David Vaughan Icke, pronounced // (born April 29, 1952) is a former professional football player, reporter, television sports presenter, and British Green Party national spokesperson. ...

Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma bomber

Before his involvement in the Oklahoma City bombing, Timothy McVeigh believed that a shadowy elite secretly controlled the governments of the world, conspiring to establish a genocidal New World Order. He believed that the Alfred P. Murrah building was local New World Order headquarters. But many other theorists are convinced that the world only knows part of an apparent complex conspiracy story behind the bombing. Ronson meets a number of theorists whilst investigating the story, and concludes his film in Elohim City, a survivalist compound in Oklahoma. Damage to the Murrah building before cleanup began. ... Timothy McVeigh after his arrest in 1995 Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001), considered by the FBI an American domestic terrorist, was executed for his part in the April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City bombing. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Elohim City is a private community in Adair County, Oklahoma founded by Richard G. Millar in 1973. ...

In The Satanic Shadowy Elite?

Jon Ronson follows theorist and radio host Alex Jones as he attempts to infiltrate the annual gathering of dignitaries and business leaders (reportedly including George Bush and Henry Kissenger) at Bohemian Grove, California. Whilst Jones implements a series of dramatic covert plans to access the camp, Ronson strolls in unimpeded. The film includes footage of attendees dressed in robes and burning an effigy at the foot of a giant stone owl. Jones believes that the ceremony is related to occult secret societies. After the event, Ronson meets comedy actor and fellow attendee Harry Shearer who describes the event as a glorified fraternity party. Shearer largely dismisses Jones's dramatic retelling of the gathering and notes that the music is supplied by The Symphony Orchestra of San Francisco. Notable men called Alex Jones: Alex Jones (U.S. journalist) Alex Jones (British playwright) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bohemian Grove is a 2700 acre (11 km²) campground located in Monte Rio, California belonging to a private San Francisco-based mens fine arts club known as the Bohemian Club, which was founded in 1872. ... Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943, Los Angeles, California) is an American comedic actor and writer who began his career as a child actor in 1950s movies (The Robe) and television (The Jack Benny Program). ...

The Bilderberg Group

Ronson teams up with Jim Tucker in Washington DC, a theorist who investigates the workings of the the Bilderberg Group, an annual invitation-only conference of around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of influence in business, academic, or political circles. The duo encounter unwelcoming suited security men and a car chase. Ronson also interviews Group founder Denis Healey. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, PC (born 30 August 1917), is a British Labour politician, regarded by some (especially in the Labour Party) as the best Prime Minister we never had. He was born in Keighley, Yorkshire. ...