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The Lost Pictures of Eugene Smith

In 1950 the American photo-journalist W Eugene Smith came to Britain to cover the general election, but his photographs were never published. Professor Dai Smith tells the story.

In 1950 the American photo-journalist W Eugene Smith came to Britain to cover the general election for Life Magazine, but his photographs were never published. Welsh writer and broadcast Professor Dai Smith goes in search of these lost pictures and discovers how the magazine's opposition to Attlee's radical Labour government caused them to suppress Smith's work.

40 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 Mar 200923:45

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterDai Smith
ProducerDavid Olusoga
DirectorDavid Olusoga

Broadcasts

  • Mon 31 Mar 200802:35
  • Mon 31 Mar 200802:40
  • Sat 7 Mar 200923:45