Age of the Image - Season 1
1 - A New Reality
Air Date: March 2, 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.
2 - Power Games
Air Date: March 9, 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.
3 - Seductive Dreams
Air Date: March 16, 2020
James Fox examines how artists, film-makers and advertisers have used images to sell us fantasies of a better life.
4 - Fake Views
Air Date: 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.