BBC Two unveils 'Violence Season'

BBC Two has announced a season of four programme that look at the social, historical and psychological causes of violence.

The Violence Season looks at what makes an individual violent and explores whether we all have the capacity for extreme violence.

"Violence is part of the human experience – it can both repel and, fascinate us," said executive producer Charlotte Moore. "By exploring issues from gun crime in America to modern warfare, the season asks if we all have the capacity to be violent within us and what lessons we can learn about violence."

Among the programmes to be screened are Fighting Passions, which challenges common perceptions of war, and Going Postal, a film examining the high school, campus and workplace shootings which have hit America.

The Violence Season will be shown on BBC Two next month.