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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.
Last on
Sat 7 Mar 2009
23:45
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Presenter | Dai Smith |
Producer | David Olusoga |
Director | David Olusoga |
Broadcasts
- Mon 31 Mar 2008 02:35ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
- Mon 31 Mar 2008 02:40ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
- Sat 7 Mar 2009 23:45