Icons of Our Time

Not only considered among the greatest heavyweights in boxing history but arguably the greatest sports personality of all time. We meet George Lois, the man behind the legendary Esquire cover, and Lawrence Lusting who photographed many of Ali's fights.

Anne Frank is one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Her wartime diary, "The Diary of a Young Girl", has been the basis of several plays and films, and is an inspiration to young people. In this episode, we meet Eva Schloss, Anne Frank's step-sister, and visit the Anne Frank museum.

Actress, model and singer Marilyn Monroe was the original blonde bombshell who found international success in motion pictures during the 1950s. In this episode, we meet the photographer Elliot Erwitt, who took the classic "Seven Year Itch" image, and Magnum photographer Bruce Davidson who worked with Marilyn on "The Misfits".

The archetypal Marxist revolutionary, Che was also a physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist. We go to Dublin to meet Jim Fitzpatrick who met Che and designed the classic commercially-renowned image of the famous Argentine.