E1 - A New Reality

Aired: March 02, 2020

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.

E2 - Power Games

Aired: March 09, 2020

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.

E3 - Seductive Dreams

Aired: March 16, 2020

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

E4 - Fake Views

Aired: March 23, 2020

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.