Name: Episode 2 | Britain in Focus: Photographic History
Uploaded: 2024-12-10
Duration: 59 min 4 s
Description: Episode 2 | Britain in Focus: Photographic History | Eamonn McCabe explores how British photographers responded to historic events in the first half of the 20th century and traces the emergence of photojournalism.

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Eamonn McCabe explores how British photographers responded to historic events in the first half of the 20th century and traces the emergence of photojournalism.

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Episode 2 | Britain in Focus: Photographic History

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