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New series 1/5.
Robert Lindsay recalls five legendary screen stars who defined a certain style - Cary Grant , Ingrid Bergman , Humphrey Bogart ,
Audrey Hepburn and, kicking off the series with the most elegantly graceful dancer and singer in cinema, FredAstaire.
With archive input from partners Eleanor Powell , Leslie Caron and, of course, Ginger Rogers , plus new interviews with daughter Ava Astaire-McKenzie , Lionel Blair and others.
Producer Alison Vernon-Smith

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Robert Lindsay
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Cary Grant
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Ingrid Bergman
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Humphrey Bogart
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Audrey Hepburn
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Eleanor Powell
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Leslie Caron
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Ginger Rogers
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Ava Astaire-McKenzie
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Lionel Blair
Producer:
Alison Vernon-Smith

Newseries 1/6. Mica Paris profiles Aretha Franklin , whose upbringing, steeped in gospel music, resulted in classics such as Respect, / Say a Little Prayer, Baby I Love You, Think, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman and many others.
Aretha and the Church
A look at the singer's early years in church singing alongside her Baptist minister father. At the age often, she lost her mother, but gospel great Mahalia Jackson looked after her and introduced her to other inspired singers. Producer Alex Feldman

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Mica Paris
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Aretha Franklin
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Mahalia Jackson
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Alex Feldman

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