Age of the Image – Season 1
2020
4 Episodes
Episodes
S01E01
A New Reality
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.
02 Mar 202060m
S01E02
Power Games
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.
09 Mar 202060m
S01E03
Seductive Dreams
James Fox examines how artists, film-makers and advertisers have used images to sell us fantasies of a better life.
16 Mar 202060m
S01E04
Fake Views
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.
23 Mar 202060m