Moo Deng: does too cute go too far?

S04 E01 • Monday, Jan 6, 2025 • Jan 6 • 11m

Star of social networks, the pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng captivates the whole world. Becoming famous thanks to TikTok videos, this endangered mammal has become a global mascot in just a few weeks. A phenomenon that questions the border between awareness and animal exploitation.

Grok: AI Out of Control

S04 E02 • Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025 • Jan 7 • 11m

Kamala Harris in a communist military uniform: This image was generated by "Grok," an AI from the X platform. Elon Musk posted the image, sparking numerous reactions. The owner of X has no problem using uncensored AI to serve a political vision.

Episode 3

S04 E03 • Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025 • Jan 8 • 11m

South China Sea: Attack on the Open Sea

S04 E04 • Monday, Jan 13, 2025 • Jan 13 • 11m

Another clash between a Chinese and a Philippine ship. For thirty years, the South China Sea has been the scene of intense tensions and a spectacular battle of public relations. But can mere images change the geopolitical landscape?

Ukraine: Pin-up Propaganda

S04 E05 • Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 • Jan 14 • 11m

The Third Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian army has caused a stir with its recruitment campaign: Glossy images of beautiful young people reminiscent of film poster art, where the brutal reality of war is sidelined.

Episode 6

S04 E06 • Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025 • Jan 15

Episode 7

S04 E07 • Monday, Jan 20, 2025 • Jan 20

Missile Tests: France's Army Flexes Its Muscle

S04 E08 • Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025 • Jan 21 • 11m

A clip circulating on social media shows the French army conducting a complex missile test firing to demonstrate its military power. The challenge with this new communication strategy lies in walking the fine line between visibility and military secrecy.

Jack Doherty: One Video Too Many?

S04 E09 • Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025 • Jan 22 • 11m

When millionaire youtuber Jack Doherty posted a video of him crashing his expensive sports car on a busy dual carriageway in Florida, he may have expected sympathy. But when his followers shared the full video that showed him texting at the wheel, the buzz went bad.

Episode 10

S04 E10 • Monday, Jan 27, 2025 • Jan 27

Episode 11

S04 E11 • Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025 • Jan 28

Kim Jong-un's Daughter

S04 E12 • Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025 • Jan 29 • 11m

When pictures of Kim Jong-un's daughter Ju-ae emerged, they caused a sensation amongst the North Korean public. Many young women began to imitate her hairstyle and outfit, a practice that was promptly banned by the totalitarian authorities.

Episode 13

S04 E13 • Monday, Feb 3, 2025 • Feb 3

Episode 14

S04 E14 • Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 • Feb 4

Episode 15

S04 E15 • Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025 • Feb 5

Episode 16

S04 E16 • Monday, Feb 10, 2025 • Feb 10

Episode 17

S04 E17 • Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025 • Feb 11

20 Years of YouTube

S04 E18 • Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025 • Feb 12 • 11m

The video sharing platform was founded 20 years ago this year. The World in Images explores the productions of one of the most successful French youtubers: Ludoc has generated millions of video views with his engaging content.

Episode 19

S04 E19 • Monday, Feb 17, 2025 • Feb 17

Episode 20

S04 E20 • Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025 • Feb 18

Episode 21

S04 E21 • Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 • Feb 19

Episode 22

S04 E22 • Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025 • Feb 25

Episode 23

S04 E23 • Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 • Feb 26

Episode 24

S04 E24 • Thursday, Feb 27, 2025 • Feb 27

Greenland: Donald Trump Jr. on Holiday

S04 E25 • Monday, Mar 3, 2025 • Mar 3 • 11m

Donald Trump Junior visited Greenland in January 2025, claiming to be an ordinary tourist. But since his father has repeatedly expressed his interest in acquiring the Danish autonomous territory for the USA, how should his highly public visit be understood in light of America's imperialist ambitions?

Ukraine: North Korean soldiers captured

S04 E26 • Thursday, Apr 3, 2025 • Apr 3 • 11m

By publishing a video of two captured North Korean soldiers, Volodymyr Zelenskyj wants to prove Pyongyang's involvement in the war. But what exactly is Ukraine aiming at by displaying these prisoners of war, and who are these images actually aimed at?

Episode 27

S04 E27 • Wednesday, Mar 5, 2025 • Mar 5

Episode 28

S04 E28 • Monday, Mar 10, 2025 • Mar 10

Episode 29

S04 E29 • Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 • Mar 11

Episode 30

S04 E30 • Wednesday, Mar 12, 2025 • Mar 12

Episode 31

S04 E31 • Monday, Mar 17, 2025 • Mar 17

Episode 32

S04 E32 • Tuesday, Mar 18, 2025 • Mar 18

Baltic States: Going Off-Grid

S04 E33 • Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025 • Mar 19 • 11m

Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia disconnected themselves from the Russian electricity network on 9 February 2025 and joined the European grid. This real and symbolic move to energy independence from Russia was marked by a spectacular ceremony.

Assassin's Creed: Battle of the Black Samurai

S04 E34 • Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 • Mar 20 • 11m

The trailer for the video game “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” sparked a real outcry: online attacks, petitions, calls for boycotts. In question? The presence of a black samurai. Deciphering a controversy which revives debates on representativeness in video games. On May 15, 2024, Ubisoft studios released the trailer for one of their most anticipated video games: Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This clip, which presents the fourteenth part of the cult saga, aroused very violent opposition. The reason: the character of Yasuke, a black samurai. However, far from being a pure marketing creation, Yasuke is a very real historical character. Executive producer of the Assassin’s Creed brand, Marc-Alexis Côté tells us about this anti-Yasuke revolt. The founder of the Afrogameuses association, Jennifer Lufau, traces the history of racialized characters in video games.

J.D.Vance: Oval Office Bruiser

S04 E35 • Monday, Mar 24, 2025 • Mar 24 • 11m

It was a scene that shocked the world: Volodymyr Zelensky humiliated in the Oval Office by Donald Trump and J.D. Vance in front of the world’s media. But was this a planned ambush by the American administration? And what was the vice president’s role?

Musk: One greeting too many?

S04 E36 • Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025 • Mar 26 • 11m

In January 2025, Elon Musk performed a controversial gesture in which many saw a Nazi salute. Quickly, activist artists hijacked it and projected it onto the Tesla mega-factory near Berlin. How do Elon Musk and the far right cultivate the ambivalence of certain symbols?

Two Women on the Ice

S04 E37 • Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025 • Mar 26 • 11m

Two female ice-skaters taking to the ice together caused a media sensation: Gabriel Papadakis and Madison Hubbell challenged the heteronormative codes of figure skating when they performed as a couple at the Art on Ice show in Zurich in February 2025.

Episode 38

S04 E38 • Monday, Mar 31, 2025 • Mar 31

Episode 39

S04 E39 • Tuesday, Apr 1, 2025 • Apr 1

When drugs become a sensation

S04 E40 • Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025 • Apr 2 • 11m

Hundreds of confiscated cocaine packages are piled up on the floor, guarded by armed police: images like this are often spread in the media in the fight against drug trafficking.

Episode 41

S04 E41 • Monday, Apr 7, 2025 • Apr 7

Advertising for TV series reinvents itself

S04 E42 • Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025 • Apr 8 • 11m

Apple staged a surprise performance in New York's Grand Central Terminal to promote the second season of "Severance." Inside a glass cube, the actors slipped into their roles before astonished travelers. The images generated a colossal media response at the season's launch.

The Secrets of QR Codes

S04 E43 • Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025 • Apr 9 • 11m

In just a few years the QR code has become ubiquitous in our everyday lives being used everywhere from restaurants to hospitals, to art exhibitions. But what do these little pixelated squares say about our digital civilisation?

A Gulf War on Google Maps

S04 E44 • Monday, Apr 14, 2025 • Apr 14 • 11m

In Google Maps the Gulf of Mexico is now called the “Gulf of America”. The renaming decided by Donald Trump on the day he took office marks a new imperialist orientation for the USA and defies an international consensus that has existed for over four hundred years.

Episode 45

S04 E45 • Tuesday, Apr 15, 2025 • Apr 15

Episode 46

S04 E46 • Wednesday, Apr 16, 2025 • Apr 16

Episode 47

S04 E47 • Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025 • Apr 22

Episode 48

S04 E48 • Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025 • Apr 23

Episode 49

S04 E49 • Monday, Apr 28, 2025 • Apr 28

Episode 50

S04 E50 • Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 • Apr 29