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The World in Images
Season 5 · Episode 91
Keir Starmer and the cursed back-seat photo
0.011mOctober 5, 2026
Taken on February 9, 2026, the viral image of the British prime minister looking defeated from the back seat of his car invites us to examine how press photography shapes our view of political power.
Episodes
- Episode 1Palantir: the marketing of cyberwar
- Episode 2Chongqing: The World's Biggest City
- Episode 3Racism in AI: Beware of the gorillas!
- Episode 4Trump’s 'Fecal' Video: When PR Hits a New Low
- Episode 5The Fake Real Mine Tragedy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Episode 6The legendary wave of Nazaré
- Episode 7Russia: Factory of Fake News
- Episode 8When forgotten peoples disrupt the COPs
- Episode 9Cryptocurrencies conquer the advertising market
- Episode 10When AI Rewrites the Holocaust
- Episode 11Beneath the Uniform: Bodycams as a Security Measure?
- Episode 12How NATO Demonstrates Strength
- Episode 13Maduro Captured
- Episode 14Deepfakes: Viktor Orbán's Electoral Weapon
- Episode 15Fire and Ice: Skiing on a molten Mount Etna?
- Episode 16Hong Kong: The Towering Inferno
- Episode 17Close-up photos of Trump's inner circle spark controversy
- Episode 18Russian Drone: Returned to Sender
- Episode 19The Great Modi Show
- Episode 20Film star Timothée Chalamet at the peak of PR
- Episode 21China: Becoming an Influencer to Save the Shop
- Episode 22Ukraine: The Face of War
- Episode 23Donald Trump sells (not just) watches
- Episode 24A Showcase of Power: Egypt's New Museum
- Episode 25Who's afraid of an information label?
- Episode 26The Death of Renée Good: Images Lack Evidentiary Value
- Episode 27Poland: AI in the service of Eurosceptics
- Episode 28Enlist! - Army with new recruitment strategies
- Episode 29Sexy Priests – Followers Guaranteed?
- Episode 30AI brings Robin Williams back to life
- Episode 31ICE: The Codes of Brute Force
- Episode 32It's so green!
- Episode 33President Macron's Black Mirrored Sunglasses
- Episode 34British Far-Right in "Reporter" Mode
- Episode 35How China is trying to intimidate Taiwan
- Episode 36Science Washing: A Clean Slate Through Science?
- Episode 37A photographer's quick thinking
- Episode 38Japan and Mount Fuji: A Visually Powerful Warning
- Episode 39Barbie with Autism – Marketing or Inclusion?
- Episode 40Destination Moon: China is fine-tuning its launch
- Episode 41The Swag of Dictators
- Episode 42Robot Dogs – A Biting Allegory
- Episode 43United24: Ukraine's PR Agency
- Episode 44Kate Middleton: A Trip to the Countryside
- Episode 45Hyena in the Moonlight: The Secrets of Wildlife Photography
- Episode 46Have babies! China changes its position
- Episode 47Roblox: Video Games as a Form of Protest
- Episode 48Sweden: Moose as TV Stars
- Episode 49The Subtle Codes of Nuclear Deterrence
- Episode 50German Carnival: Jesters' heads must roll
- Episode 51Iran: Trump and the War, Hollywood Style
- Episode 52"MAGA Symphony": Donald Trump as Orchestra Conductor
- Episode 53Why Iran is reenacting the war with Lego
- Episode 54Relooted: Gamers Plunder Colonial Looted Art
- Episode 55Episode 55
- Episode 56Episode 56
- Episode 57Episode 57
- Episode 58When Filmmakers Turn to Advertising
- Episode 59Cheburashka: The Stuffed Toy Dividing Russian Society
- Episode 60Has the Magic Vanished from Marine Zoos?
- Episode 61A missile planted in the landscape
- Episode 62True Crime: Amateur Detectives on the Hunt for Clicks
- Episode 63Nepal: A former rapper as prime minister
- Episode 64Sports mascots - a powerful communication tool
- Episode 65The Nutella jar and the ad that fell from the sky
- Episode 66Israeli Propaganda in New York's Times Square
- Episode 67When FIFA designs a tactic for Gaza
- Episode 68Sumo wrestlers, heavyweights of diplomacy
- Episode 69Favela tourism: Can poverty become a vacation video?
- Episode 70Iran: Political Messages on Public Walls
- Episode 71India: Tamil Cinema as a Pathway to Politics
- Episode 72Friend: The AI Necklace Facing Public Backlash
- Episode 73Trump’s Vision for a Triumph Arch
- Episode 74Israel-Palestine: Images at the heart of a war of narratives
- Episode 75The Battle for the Rainbow Flag
- Episode 76AI: False Witnesses of the True Past
- Episode 77In the Netherlands, the police display the suspects' names.
- Episode 78Why is Putin posing with children?
- Episode 79The war seen through Hezbollah drone footage
- Episode 80Should we fear China’s giant spacecraft?
- Episode 81Artificial waves in the summer heat
- Episode 82Behind the niqabs, far-right propaganda
- Episode 83How Elon Musk puts SpaceX into orbit
- Episode 84Trolling the manosphere to sell yogurt
- Episode 85Meta’s Smart Glasses: The Glamour of Surveillance
- Episode 86Kai Trump: A YouTuber in the White House
- Episode 87North Korea’s Endless Tears
- Episode 88Lula Works Out His Re-Election Bid
- Episode 89Paul Watson: The Risky Tactic of Ramming
- Episode 90Defying Vertigo: Fear as Spectacle
- Episode 91Keir Starmer and the cursed back-seat photo
- Episode 92Russia's *Immortal Regiment* as a Propaganda Tool
- Episode 93Marching Zulu Warriors - Tradition Used to Fuel Xenophobia
- Episode 94How Poland Is Preparing for War
- Episode 95Nepal Floods: Where Does Our Morbid Fascination Come From?
- Episode 96Do You Have to Make French Fries to Get Elected?
- Episode 97FLNC: The Ritual of a Secret Press Conference
- Episode 98Israel: Ben-Gvir's Far Right Spectacle
- Episode 99When Explorers Turn Science Into a Spectacle
- Episode 100Hunting Migrants: Video Games from the White House
- Episode 101The Milky Way - Race for the Perfect Image
- Episode 102Iran: Why Target Donald Trump’s Son?
- Episode 103Why Is the Confederate Flag Making a Comeback?
- Episode 104Road Trip Reality TV - Trump’s Transportation Secretary Tours the US
- Episode 105The Statue of Liberty - Symbol of the American Dream
- Episode 106The Strategic Use of Images of Migrant Boats