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A Vision of the World
Documentary series. A look at the pictures Albert Kahn produced the first time he took his autochrome plates abroad during an epic round-the world trip in 1908.
Documentary series examining philanthropist Albert Kahn's Archives of the Planet - an attempt to document all aspects of human life on earth in the early 20th century using the world's first user-friendly colour photography process, leading to an archive of 72,000 photographs shot in more than 50 countries. This episode shows the pictures Kahn produced the first time he took his autochrome plates abroad during an epic round-the world trip in 1908.
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- Thu 19 Apr 200721:00
- Fri 20 Apr 200700:30
- Fri 20 Apr 200703:30
- Tue 24 Apr 200700:50
- Fri 27 Apr 200700:00
- Sun 20 May 200719:00
- Mon 21 May 200700:30
- Mon 21 May 200703:00
- Fri 16 Nov 200719:30BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
- Tue 19 Aug 200823:50