# Sophie Morgan Says Nazi Era Practices Are Already Happening in Society > Disability advocate Sophie Morgan reveals that viewers are crying and screaming at her new Channel 4 documentary, The Experiment, which tests if people can spot Nazi-era ideology disguised as modern care. - Publisher: Briefzora (https://briefzora.com) - URL: https://briefzora.com/sophie-morgan-says-nazi-era-practices-are-already-happening-in-society - Published: 2026-11-01T21:03:39+05:00 - Author: Briefzora Desk (https://briefzora.com/author/briefzora-desk) - Section: Lifestyle - Topics: Channel 4 - Image: https://briefzora.com/uploads/2026/11/shocking-nazi-experiment-showed-dark-side-of-humanity-but-chilling-s-bngyih.webp ## Key points - Sophie Morgan presented a Channel 4 documentary titled The Experiment. - The documentary tested if the public could recognise Nazi-era ideology disguised as modern care. - Nazi rhetoric caused the death of 250,000 disabled people during Hitler's era. - Sophie Morgan has been a wheelchair user for 23 years following a car crash at age 18. ## Why it matters Disabled people face rising hate crimes, ongoing discrimination in employment and social life, and the continued threat of institutionalisation. ## Article Disability advocate and former Loose Women star Sophie Morgan shares that viewers have been crying and screaming at the television after watching her disturbing new documentary titled The Experiment. Airing last week, the Channel 4 special featured 41-year-old Sophie watching in horror as members of the public took part in a deeply concerning social experiment to see if they could recognise Nazi-era ideology when it was repackaged as modern and progressive care solutions for disabled and neurodivergent people. Many participants failed to recognise the ideology, which made for incredibly tough viewing. Speaking to The Sun, broadcast and writer Sophie, who was paralysed after a car crash aged 18, states that the attitude towards disabled people is more hostile than ever and the Nazi practices that people fear happening again in the film are already happening. She revealed that it was really sad to look at ableism so cold in the face during the process but felt she had a responsibility to share that part of history. "I think with any project that touches on these subjects there's a risk of it hurting people, harming people or perhaps not doing the subject justice," she explained. "This is so complicated and so nuanced, it's shining a light into the darkest sides of our history, but also us as a race. "It's so complex that I knew I would have to tread carefully. But I also felt somewhat, if I'm honest, I felt I had I felt like I had a responsibility. "I don't know if that's the right word, but that's as close as I'll get to explaining how I felt once I'd seen behind the veil, so to speak, and understood what happened. I felt very compelled to go further." The vile Nazi rhetoric led to the death of 250,000 disabled people in Hitler's era, and this documentary argues that horrific messaging used then is creeping back. The hour-long special presents a social experiment going to the heart of the problem by recreating policies based on Nazi ideology and packaging them inside a residential facility named Segrilife. Locking people away, giving them menial work and Borstal-like sleeping conditions, it provides a glimpse into a scary potential future. Presenters Mat Fraser and Sophie ask whether people would recognise cruelty if it was dressed up as care. The disturbing answer is that many of the people looking around Segrilife did not recognise it. Programme makers persuaded individuals it was a real facility and gave them a tour of the site. The majority did not bat an eye at posters on the wall reading normal life isn't for everyone and a life worth living. Using disabled actors to play residents, the team tried to paint a picture of an institution unfit for purpose. One lady commented that she would not mind moving in, saying the site was calm and the stark bedroom equipped with cameras was cosy. Astonishingly, none of the public asked to be taken out of the documentary after discovering the truth, and a good conversation followed among them. Sophie sat behind the camera with her co-host Mat watching it all unfold, stating it was one of the most upsetting parts of the entire process. She said that these were just average people chosen for an experiment who looked into the eyes of disabled people and did not recognise they were discriminating against them. "It felt hurtful, sorry. It was really sad to look at ableism so cold in the face. We see it, we do see it day to day as disabled people," she said. "This is nothing new. Many of the practices that we are so frightened about, hypothetically happening again in this film are already happening. "I don't mean mass murder of disabled people in killing centres, but institutionalising of disabled people. It's happening already." Viewers at home found it difficult as well, with Sophie noticing different reactions from the disabled and non-disabled communities. "I've had people telling me they've been screaming at the TV and they're crying at the TV, either saying I know this or, on the flip side, you've got the non-disabled community or people who are not so familiar with this issue who are so shocked and saddened," she noted. She has been asked to put it on school curricula, show it to politicians, and received letters from people planning to send it to their members of parliament. Family members of disabled people who experienced institutionalisation or social care issues also expressed gratitude for the powerful project. The documentary highlights that hate crimes against disabled people are rising. Sophie notes she cannot miss the shift, explaining that living as a disabled person means facing discrimination at every turn in social life, work life, employment and benefits. She has faced criticism herself, recalling when a troll told her to listen to a real disabled person, which came as a huge shock. "Somebody said to me, they said to me on social media, you need to listen to real disabled people," she recounted. "Like I wasn't a real disabled person. And I found that really extraordinary perception. Because I'm on TV, I'm somehow not a real one? "I'm legitimately paralysed and have been a wheelchair user for 23 years. I'm a real disabled person." The show also features inflammatory quotes from right-wing politicians suggesting the needy are stealing benefits. Sophie advocates for ensuring disabled people receive necessary support, reflecting on her own experience after becoming disabled at age 18. "When I first got disabled, when I was 18 years old and I had no job and no idea what I was going to do, I was claiming all the support I could possibly get," she said. "I didn't know what wheelchair users could do and I didn't know what jobs we could have. I wouldn't be here today without it. "It's so sad that people don't understand. We want to be able to work, but we just need support to be able to do that." ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Sophie Morgan's documentary about? The Experiment is a Channel 4 special that tests whether members of the public can recognise Nazi-era ideology when repackaged as modern care solutions for disabled people. ### How long has Sophie Morgan used a wheelchair? Sophie Morgan has been a wheelchair user for 23 years after being paralysed in a car crash at age 18. --- When citing, please link to https://briefzora.com/sophie-morgan-says-nazi-era-practices-are-already-happening-in-society and name Briefzora as the source.