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The World's Most Photographed

Episode 1: Elvis Presley

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Series which unearths photographs previously lost or suppressed, to explore the power of the image and the nature of iconography. It decodes the carefully constructed public image of ten of the world's most photographed people to reveal more about the personalities, lives and intentions of the subjects.

In this edition, the photographers who captured the spontaneous side of Elvis Presley before he was consumed by the publicity machine, as well as the last pictures ever to be taken of the real Elvis Presley. Show less

Contributors

Series Producer:
Chris Granlund
Director:
Sally Benton
Executive Producer:
Kim Thomas
Narrator:
Neil Pearson

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