Season 1

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  7.7/1010 votes

  Iranian Embassy Siege

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/2019

  In 1980, photographers captured the SAS as they stormed through the Iranian Embassy in London in pursuit of the six gunmen who had taken it over.

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  7.8/1010 votes

  The Royal Kiss

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/28/2019

  A look at the iconic photo of Charles and Diana's Royal Wedding balcony kiss. Some say their body language indicated the troubles that lay ahead.

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  8.1/1010 votes

  The Terror of War (Napalm Girl)

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2019

  Captured running from an attack in terror, the chilling image of 9-year-old Kim Phuc is thought to have helped end the Vietnam War.

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  8.0/108 votes

  Hunting the President

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2019

  Photographer Ron Edmonds made history when he captured the moment that John Hinckley Jr fired a gun at President Reagan as he waved at crowds.

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  8.0/108 votes

  The Hooded Man

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2019

  A look at one of the most memorable images of the Iraq war - a photo taken by one of several soldiers who tortured Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib.

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  7.8/107 votes

  Munich Massacre

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2019

  Kurt Strumpf's photo of a terrorist at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games grew into a symbol of the 21-hour stand-off and its resulting bloodbath.

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  7.8/107 votes

  Mandela's Walk to Freedom

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/2019

  Fists clenched and walking hand-in-hand with Winnie, Greg English's image of Nelson Mandela leaving prison gave hope to millions across the world.

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  7.9/109 votes

  The Drowned Boy

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2019

  Captured lying face down on a Turkish beach, the heart-wrenching image of two-year-old refugee Aylan Kurdi caused international outrage.

  Director: Unknown

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  8.2/1010 votes

  The Lady in the Mask

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/2019

  The image of a commuter clutching a mask to her badly burnt face during the London 7/7 bombings brings home the threat of terrorism in the UK.

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  7.9/1010 votes

  The Moors Murders

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/23/2019

  The focus falls on Ian Brady's 'trophy' shot of fellow murderer Myra Hindley, which captures her looking down on the grave of victim John Kilbride.

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  8.2/107 votes

  Tank Man

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/30/2019

  A look at the Tiananmen Square image that shocked the world - Jeff Widener's photo of a man stood before a column of tanks in 1989.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.5/107 votes

  A Man on the Moon

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2020

  With insight from British astronaut Tim Peake, this is a look at how one iconic image from the Apollo 11 mission changed the way we see our planet.

  Director: Unknown

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