BBC 2

Adolf Hitler - the first state leader to have a totally manufactured image, used photography to hypnotise and corrupt a nation. In the 1930s the photographer Heninrich Hoffmann transformed the young camera shy politician into a figure of absolute power, helping to mastermind one of the most successful campaigns of mass manipulation in history. 

Mahatma Gandhi - Drama sequences shot in Delhi and Gujarat explore how Gandhi used photography to undermine the British Empire. For a non-violent campaigner, the photograph was Ghandi’s mightiest weapon in the fight to liberate India.

‘a fascinating study’  Daily Mail

‘a gripping programme’ The Times

‘undeniably absorbing’ The Observer