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Celebrating Female Artists
The incredible stories of amazing women in art
When an accident changes Frida's life, she channels pain and heartache into painting.
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Caroline Walker paints women’s lives, from housework to caregiving to creative production.
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Style, sex and power: the extraordinary story of Coco Chanel.
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Sian Eleri uncovers the real Gwen John, now revered as Wales's greatest female artist.
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Artist Tracey Emin talks to Alan Yentob about her life.
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23 Oct 2018
Lucy Worsley explores Agatha Christie’s haunted early life, revealing some secrets.
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Documentary about 60s pop artist Pauline Boty, tracking her contribution to British art.
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A portrait of a true visionary and one of our greatest living painters.
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A look at how Cornish landscapes have influenced sculptor Barbara Hepworth's work. (1961)
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Alan Yentob explores the life and work of Anglo-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo.
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An intimate portrait of figurative artist Greer Ralston as she works.
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Alan Yentob follows artist Sonia Boyce as she prepares for the 2022 Venice Biennale.
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Miriam Margolyes talks to Alan Yentob about her career highs and most vulnerable moments.
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Film exploring the unique talent, life and body of work of Caroline Aherne.
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The truth about the Maria Callas myth and the gift of her extraordinary voice.
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Moving story of photographer Tish Murtha, who used her camera to fight for social change.
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Alison Lapper explores her life through art and archive.
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Portrait of Delia Derbyshire, the electronic sound pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme.
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Actor Gillian Anderson talks to John Wilson about her creative influences and experiences.
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After years of telling the story of Christian art, Sister Wendy Beckett tells her own.
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A profile of the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years.
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A film portrait of one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, Billie Holiday.
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Screenwriter and playwright Abi Morgan talks to John Wilson about her creative influences.
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08 May 2025
Film about female movie stars such as Garbo, Dietrich, Hayworth, Crawford and Monroe.
