About this season
The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.
Episodes (4)
1. She Spoke the Unspeakable
Aired 21 February 2017 • 60 min
The author Nawal El Saadawi was a global legend. imagine... visited her in Cairo and travels with her to the village where she was born.
2. Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Aired 28 February 2017 • 93 min
Documentary celebrating the life and work of activist, poet and writer Maya Angelou, using film captured just before she died in 2014.
3. Alice Neel: Dr Jekyll and Mrs Hyde
Aired 6 March 2017 • 74 min
A portrait of a remarkable American artist. Alice Neel was an extraordinary and prolific figurative painter, and yet she spent most of her life working in obscurity.
4. Chris Ofili - The Caged Bird's Song
Aired 15 July 2017 • 60 min
Alan Yentob follows the celebrated Turner Prize-winning British artist Chris Ofili as he creates a spectacular contemporary tapestry - The Caged Bird's Song.