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She Spoke the Unspeakable

Episode number: 1

Overview: The author Nawal El Saadawi was a global legend. First shown in 2017 when she was 85, imagine... visited her in Cairo and travels with her to the village where she was born.

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Episode number: 2

Overview: Documentary portrait of the trail-blazing activist, poet and writer Maya Angelou. Born in 1928, she enthused generations with her bold and inspirational championing of the African American experience that pushed boundaries and redefined the way people think about race and culture.

Alice Neel: Dr Jekyll and Mrs Hyde

Episode number: 3

Overview: A portrait of a remarkable artist. American painter Alice Neel was an extraordinary and prolific figurative painter, and yet she spent most of her life working in obscurity.

Chris Ofili - The Caged Bird's Song

Episode number: 4

Overview: Alan Yentob follows the celebrated Turner Prize-winning British artist Chris Ofili as he creates a spectacular contemporary tapestry - The Caged Bird's Song.