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Photos That Changed The World

Season 1 2019 - 2020

  • 2019-10-21T21:00:00Z on History
  • 25m
  • 5h (12 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, War
Special series looking at the defining moments of the last century, caught on camera. Hear the stories behind world-changing photos from photographers, eyewitnesses, reporters, historians and more.

12 episodes

Series Premiere

2019-10-21T21:00:00Z

1x01 Iranian Embassy Siege

Series Premiere

1x01 Iranian Embassy Siege

  • 2019-10-21T21:00:00Z25m

In 1980, photographers captured the SAS as they stormed through the Iranian Embassy in London in pursuit of the six gunmen who had taken it over.

2019-10-28T22:00:00Z

1x02 The Royal Kiss

1x02 The Royal Kiss

  • 2019-10-28T22:00:00Z25m

A look at the iconic photo of Charles and Diana's Royal Wedding balcony kiss. Some say their body language indicated the troubles that lay ahead.

1x03 The Terror of War (Napalm Girl)

  • 2019-11-04T22:00:00Z25m

Captured running from an attack in terror, the chilling image of 9-year-old Kim Phuc is thought to have helped end the Vietnam War.

2019-11-11T22:00:00Z

1x04 Hunting the President

1x04 Hunting the President

  • 2019-11-11T22:00:00Z25m

Photographer Ron Edmonds made history when he captured the moment that John Hinckley Jr fired a gun at President Reagan as he waved at crowds.

2019-11-18T22:00:00Z

1x05 The Hooded Man

1x05 The Hooded Man

  • 2019-11-18T22:00:00Z25m

A look at one of the most memorable images of the Iraq war - a photo taken by one of several soldiers who tortured Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib.

2019-11-25T22:00:00Z

1x06 Munich Massacre

1x06 Munich Massacre

  • 2019-11-25T22:00:00Z25m

Kurt Strumpf's photo of a terrorist at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games grew into a symbol of the 21-hour stand-off and its resulting bloodbath.

2019-12-02T22:00:00Z

1x07 Mandela's Walk to Freedom

1x07 Mandela's Walk to Freedom

  • 2019-12-02T22:00:00Z25m

Fists clenched and walking hand-in-hand with Winnie, Greg English's image of Nelson Mandela leaving prison gave hope to millions across the world.

2019-12-09T22:00:00Z

1x08 The Drowned Boy

1x08 The Drowned Boy

  • 2019-12-09T22:00:00Z25m

Captured lying face down on a Turkish beach, the heart-wrenching image of two-year-old refugee Aylan Kurdi caused international outrage.

2019-12-16T22:00:00Z

1x09 The Lady in the Mask

1x09 The Lady in the Mask

  • 2019-12-16T22:00:00Z25m

The image of a commuter clutching a mask to her badly burnt face during the London 7/7 bombings brings home the threat of terrorism in the UK.

2019-12-23T22:00:00Z

1x10 The Moors Murders

1x10 The Moors Murders

  • 2019-12-23T22:00:00Z25m

The focus falls on Ian Brady's 'trophy' shot of fellow murderer Myra Hindley, which captures her looking down on the grave of victim John Kilbride.

2019-12-30T22:00:00Z

1x11 Tank Man

1x11 Tank Man

  • 2019-12-30T22:00:00Z25m

A look at the Tiananmen Square image that shocked the world - Jeff Widener's photo of a man stood before a column of tanks in 1989.

2020-01-06T22:00:00Z

1x12 A Man on the Moon

1x12 A Man on the Moon

  • 2020-01-06T22:00:00Z25m

With insight from British astronaut Tim Peake, this is a look at how one iconic image from the Apollo 11 mission changed the way we see our planet.

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