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TV-14
7.5
2003
Documentary
, News
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.
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- Alan Yentob
Episode 7 : Sir John Mortimer: Owning Up at 80
July. 30,2003
In the year that the barrister turned bestselling author turns 80, Alan Yentob talks to family and friends about the man widely regarded as a passionate political campaigner, wit, bon viveur and legendary lothario.
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Episode 5 : Carlos Acosta: The Reluctant Ballet Dancer
July. 09,2003
Alan Yentob tells the inspirational story of Carlos Acosta, the gifted dancer who made the leap from the backstreets of Havana to become the first black principal dancer at the Royal Ballet. The film follows Acosta over six months as he embarks on the biggest challenge of his life - producing and choreographing his own show based on his upbringing in Cuba.
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Episode 4 : Stella's Story
July. 02,2003
Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss and Vogue's Anna Wintour contribute to the tale of Stella McCartney's rise from student at St Martins to her big break into the fashion elite.
Footage shot by McCartney and dating back to 1985, alongside interviews and archive material, help paint this portrait of the designer.
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Episode 3 : The Hip Hop Generation
June. 25,2003
More than just a musical genre, hip-hop has become a global youth culture. But why does the voice of young black America resonate equally with British teenagers from city high-rises and suburban semis?
Alan Yentob embarks on a journey of discovery, encountering both young UK rappers and big US stars.
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Episode 2 : Barbara Hepworth: Shapes Out of Feelings
June. 18,2003
A profile of Barbara Hepworth, the world's first internationally celebrated woman sculptor. Born in Yorkshire in 1903, she had to fight to establish herself in a world dominated by men, and could still wield a chisel in her seventies.
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