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Season 1

  • S01E01 A New Reality

    • March 2, 2020
    • BBC Four

    James Fox explores how technological advances in the early 20th century created new ways of seeing the world, making links between artists, film-makers, photographers and scientists.

  • S01E02 Power Games

    • March 9, 2020
    • BBC Four

    James Fox explores how mass communication and new technology helped 20th-century image-makers transform society, from Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda films to the moon landings.

  • S01E03 Seductive Dreams

    • March 16, 2020
    • BBC Four

    James Fox examines how artists, film-makers and advertisers have used images to sell us fantasies of a better life.

  • S01E04 Fake Views

    • March 23, 2020
    • BBC Four

    James Fox examines how images have become more powerful – and less trusted – than ever before, from hyper-real paintings to movie special effects and deepfakes.