Aired Monday March 18,
11:00pm - 12:30amon BBC Four
Storyville
Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark WebDocumentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This 'Amazon of illegal drugs' was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a million-dollar digital drugs cartel.
- Category
- Documentary / Anthology
- Original air date
- 2017-08-21