Age of the Image

Season 12020

Documentary series in which art historian James Fox explores how the power of images has transformed the modern world.

4 Episodes

E01 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.

March 2, 2020

E02 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.

March 9, 2020

E03 Seductive Dreams

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

March 16, 2020

E04 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.

March 23, 2020

Age of the Image

E01 A New Reality

E02 Power Games

E03 Seductive Dreams

E04 Fake Views

The Night Manager

Person of Interest

Breaking Bad

Game of Thrones

The Boys

Lost

Peaky Blinders

Stranger Things

Chernobyl

Black Mirror

The Mandalorian

Sex Education

Star Trek: Discovery

Grimm

Emily in Paris

Squid Game

NCIS

Friends

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Shameless

E01 A New Reality

E02 Power Games

E03 Seductive Dreams

E04 Fake Views