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The Secret Rulers of the World

2001 1 Season 8.3Series

Documentary

The Secret Rulers of the World was first shown on Channel 4 in April 2001. The five-part documentary series accompanied creator Jon 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 outside political, religious, and sociological norms.

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Jon Ronson

Creator, Director, Writer

Top Cast

Jon Ronson

Jon Ronson

Narrator (voice) · 5 eps

Alex E. Jones

Alex E. Jones

Self – Radio Talk Show Host · 5 eps

Jack McLamb

Self – Ex-Police Officer, Family Friend / Self – Police Against the New World Order · 3 eps

David Icke

David Icke

Self – Conspiracy Investigator · 3 eps

Timothy McVeigh

Timothy McVeigh

Self (archive footage) · 2 eps

Gail Gans

Self – Anti-Defamation League · 2 eps

Rachel Weaver

Self · 1 ep

Randy Weaver

Randy Weaver

Self – Rachel's Father · 1 ep

Richard Butler

Richard Butler

Self – Founder, Aryan Nations · 1 ep

Linda Eckstrom

Self – Neighbor · 1 ep

Mike Johnson

Self – US Marshal in Charge of the State of Idaho · 1 ep

Bill Maher

Bill Maher

Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

Dallas Pike

Self – Guitarist (uncredited) · 1 ep

Sara Weaver

Self – Rachel's Sister (archive footage) · 1 ep

Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan

Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

Richard Littlejohn

Richard Littlejohn

Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

Brian Mulroney

Brian Mulroney

Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

Dan Herbeck

Self – McVeigh's Official Biographer · 1 ep

Lou Michel

Self – McVeigh's Official Biographer · 1 ep

Liz McDermott

Self – McVeigh's Next Door Neighbor · 1 ep