About this season
Telling the story of an image: From its creation to its impact on our vision of the world, how can we explain its power? The World in Images offers an interpretation that asks us to look beyond the first glance.
Episodes (84)
1. Episode 1
Aired 13 June 2023 • 12 min
2. Episode 2
Aired 14 November 2022 • 12 min
3. Episode 3
Aired 10 May 2023 • 12 min
4. Episode 4
Aired 6 October 2023 • 11 min
5. Episode 5
Aired 6 June 2023 • 12 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 19 October 2023 • 11 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 8 December 2022
8. Cycling to Work with a Dashcam
Aired 21 June 2023 • 12 min
A young man from Metz in eastern France cycles to work every morning – and films it with a GoPro. His videos have garnered over a million views on YouTube. How can this success be explained? What do these images, filmed with an action camera, tell us?
9. Episode 9
Aired 16 June 2023 • 12 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 8 June 2023 • 12 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 25 April 2023 • 12 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 19 June 2023 • 12 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 31 August 2023 • 12 min
14. Bank robbery live online
Aired 1 June 2023 • 12 min
Her gun is a replica. Her real weapon is her smartphone. Before the robbery, the young Lebanese woman Sali Hafiz had tried to withdraw all her savings for her seriously ill sister's treatment from her savings account, but this was refused due to the severe financial crisis in the country. She then robbed her bank, unmasked...
15. Episode 15
Aired 9 June 2023 • 12 min
16. Kim Jong Top Gun
Aired 19 May 2023 • 12 min
In a bomber jacket and shades, Kim Jong-un advances on the tarmac, confident and purposeful. Behind him, there's a huge nuclear missile. Released in March 2022, the cinematography of this propaganda video evokes the film Top Gun. This American influence is fascinating, given how insular the country is.
17. Episode 17
Aired 29 February 2024 • 11 min
18. Episode 18
Aired 5 June 2023 • 12 min
19. Episode 19
Aired 11 April 2023 • 12 min
20. Episode 20
Aired 9 May 2023 • 12 min
21. Episode 21
Aired 26 October 2023 • 11 min
22. Episode 22
Aired 9 November 2023 • 12 min
23. Episode 23
Aired 12 June 2023 • 12 min
24. Episode 24
Aired 18 January 2024 • 11 min
25. Episode 25
Aired 15 June 2023 • 12 min
26. Episode 26
Aired 25 May 2023 • 12 min
27. Episode 27
Aired 30 June 2023 • 12 min
28. Zelensky's First Act
Aired 7 February 2023 • 12 min
In the basement of the Presidency, on Bankova Street, in Kyiv, Zelensky held his first meeting with foreign media as Russian tanks rolled into his country. His technique of developing close links with Western media has been a constant throughout the conflict. Florian Litzler, reporter for TF1, was a witness to this historic moment and tells his side of the story. Researcher in political communication, Valentyna Dymytrova, analyses Zelensky's posture.
29. Episode 29
Aired 8 February 2023 • 12 min
30. Episode 30
Aired 11 May 2023 • 12 min
31. Episode 31
Aired 24 November 2023 • 11 min
32. Episode 32
Aired 28 April 2023 • 12 min
33. Episode 33
Aired 1 September 2023 • 12 min
34. Episode 34
Aired 15 May 2023 • 12 min
35. Episode 35
Aired 12 April 2023 • 12 min
36. Episode 36
Aired 8 September 2023 • 12 min
37. Episode 37
Aired 1 December 2023 • 11 min
38. Episode 38
Aired 14 April 2023 • 12 min
39. Episode 39
Aired 26 May 2023 • 12 min
40. Episode 40
Aired 17 November 2023 • 11 min
41. Episode 41
Aired 13 October 2023 • 11 min
42. Episode 42
Aired 27 April 2023 • 12 min
47. Episode 47
Aired 7 June 2023 • 12 min
48. Episode 48
Aired 14 September 2023 • 15 min
49. Episode 49
Aired 24 May 2023 • 12 min
50. Episode 50
Aired 17 April 2023 • 12 min
51. Episode 51
Aired 18 April 2023 • 12 min
55. Episode 55
Aired 13 April 2023 • 12 min
56. Episode 56
Aired 19 April 2023 • 12 min
57. Episode 57
Aired 20 April 2023 • 12 min
58. Episode 58
Aired 21 April 2023 • 12 min
59. Episode 59
Aired 24 April 2023 • 12 min
60. The Blissful Dog and the Fire
Aired 26 April 2023 • 12 min
A dog wearing a hat cheerfully says "This is fine". Yet, he is about to disappear in a fire. For 10 years, this drawing has been repurposed countless times to illustrate, in particular, climate change denial. Presented by Sonia Devillers, the magazine that analyzes the images of our time.
62. Episode 62
Aired 2 May 2023 • 12 min
63. Episode 63
Aired 3 May 2023 • 12 min
64. Episode 64
Aired 4 May 2023 • 12 min
65. Episode 65
Aired 5 May 2023 • 12 min
66. Episode 66
Aired 12 May 2023 • 12 min
68. Episode 68
Aired 17 May 2023 • 12 min
69. Episode 69
Aired 16 May 2023 • 12 min
70. Episode 70
Aired 22 May 2023 • 12 min
71. Episode 71
Aired 23 May 2023 • 12 min
72. Episode 72
Aired 31 May 2023 • 12 min
73. Episode 73
Aired 2 June 2023 • 12 min
74. Episode 74
Aired 30 May 2023 • 12 min
76. Episode 76
Aired 7 September 2023 • 12 min
77. Episode 77
Aired 14 June 2023 • 12 min
78. Farewell Dance
Aired 22 June 2023 • 12 min
At the end of the memorial service, music begins to play and a man starts to dance with his unseen partner in his arms. Spanish teacher Agnès Lasalle was stabbed to death by one of her students in Saint-Jean-de-Luz during class. Even outside France, media outlets reported on her partner's farewell dance. Journalist Andde Irosbehere explains the context.
81. Episode 81
Aired 20 June 2023 • 12 min
82. AI as a new magic tool for manga?
Aired 23 June 2023 • 12 min
In March 2023, the manga "Cyberpunk Momotarô" was released in Japan. Its cover art was conceived by screenwriter Rootport – and realized by the AI Midjourney. The release of the world's first AI-generated manga did not go unnoticed. The screenwriter explains – while maintaining anonymity and hiding behind his favorite avatar – the creation of a new generation of manga.
83. The Milky Way in Technicolor
Aired 27 June 2023 • 12 min
A photo showing the Milky Way glowing in vibrant colors is circulating around the world. A young French photographer took the picture in January 2023, capturing the night sky aglow in magnificent colors. The image, which makes the so-called "airglow" phenomenon visible, went viral on social media and was shared by NASA and numerous astronomers.
84. Episode 84
Aired 28 June 2023 • 12 min
85. Episode 85
Aired 29 June 2023 • 12 min
88. Episode 88
Aired 26 June 2023 • 12 min
89. Episode 89
Aired 28 August 2023 • 12 min
90. Episode 90
Aired 30 August 2023 • 12 min
91. Episode 91
Aired 29 August 2023 • 12 min
92. Episode 92
Aired 4 September 2023 • 12 min
93. Episode 93
Aired 5 September 2023 • 12 min
94. NASA: The Hero Factory
Aired 6 September 2023 • 12 min
On April 3, 2023, the crew for the next lunar mission was announced in Houston. The following day, NASA posted a video on social media featuring the four astronauts, reminiscent of a movie trailer. Sami Aziz, a video producer for NASA, explains how he conceived this video, which heralds the great return of the Americans to the moon.
95. The Little YouTuber from North Korea
Aired 13 September 2023 • 12 min
Stuffed animals, tidy shelves, and splashes of pink: a typical Western girl's room. But the eleven-year-old influencer lives in North Korea. And her videos are peppered with regime messages. "With Open Eyes" takes a look inside the world's most isolated dictatorship.
96. Episode 96
Aired 11 September 2023 • 12 min
97. Episode 97
Aired 12 September 2023 • 12 min
98. Episode 98
Aired 15 September 2023 • 12 min