Age of the Image

Season 1

2020 · 4 episodes · 4h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. A New Reality

   2 Mar 2020 · 60 min

   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.

2. 

   2. Power Games

   9 Mar 2020 · 60 min

   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.

3. 

   3. Seductive Dreams

   16 Mar 2020 · 60 min

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

4. 

   4. Fake Views

   23 Mar 2020 · 60 min

   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.