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This final episode of "Art That Made Us" profiles the shift in British art from a generation haunted by the horrors of World War II to a fresh wave of voices rebelling against the established system.
Actress Lesley Sharp brings to life excerpts from Shelagh Delaney's groundbreaking play, "A Taste of Honey," highlighting the previously unheard experiences of working-class women. While Chila Kumari Singh Burman explores the pop art of Pauline Boty, whose paintings and collages celebrate self-assured femininity and female sexuality.
Award-winning filmmaker Amma Asante meets pioneering photographer Charlie Phillips, who captured the dramatic transformation of Notting Hill during the turbulent 1960s. "Brilliant Isles" also delves into the influence of Hanif Kureishi's acclaimed novel, "The Buddha of Suburbia," which explores the experiences of second-generation immigrants navigating identity and belonging.
(Director), David Threlfall (Narrator), Adrian Scarborough (Philip Larkin), Adam Karim (Buddha Of Suburbia), Gavin John Wright (Trainspotting)