Desperate games

Despairing at the state of the world, a group of intellectuals form the new Scientific World Government to put the world to rights.

They quickly start making changes for the better, eliminating hunger and disease whilst promoting new scientific thought.

But while congratulating themselves on a job well done, they fail to notice that, actually, people are not happy - the suicide rate has skyrocketed and, strangely, it turns out the public want a little risk in their lives.

So, to cater for the masses, they form a plan to stage an entertainment show the likes of which the world has never seen before.