Age of the Image  - TV series (2020)

1. A New Reality

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02/03/2020

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.

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. Power Games

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09/03/2020

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.

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. Seductive Dreams

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16/03/2020

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

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

4. Fake Views

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23/03/2020

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.

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.