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  • 2007-05-22T01:00:00Z on BBC Four
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  • 2h (2 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
The Archive of the Planet was the brainchild of the millionaire French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn. Between 1908 and 1930, he used his vast personal fortune to generate what is now generally acknowledged to be the most important collection of early colour photographs in the world.

2 episodes

Special 1 Europe: After the Fire

  • 2007-05-22T01:00:00Z1h

When the Armistice was signed in November 1918, Kahn's team photographed the scenes of jubilation in Paris. Their cameras also witnessed the negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference and recorded the horrifying aftermath of four years of war.

2009-05-22T01:00:00Z

Special 2 Japan in Colour

Special 2 Japan in Colour

  • 2009-05-22T01:00:00Z1h

Some of the most important of all the 72,000 colour images in Kahn's Archive were shot during three separate visits (in 1908, 1912 and 1926) to Japan.

This film showcases Kahn's treasury of films and autochromes of silk-farmers, Shinto monks, schoolchildren, porcelain merchants, Kabuki stars and geishas - pictures that were recorded at a time when this fascinating country was going through momentous changes.

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