Mary Beard: what is new BBC show Forbidden Art about, who is the classicist and why is she famous?
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BBC documentary Forbidden Art will explore thought-provoking and sometimes controversial works of art
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Mary Beard: I almost didn't feel such generic, violent misogyny was about me, Mary Beard
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Mary Beard's Forbidden Art, review: an adventure into the absurd and the downright disgusting
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Mary Beard: 'I'm not controversial, I'm a resilient old thing who likes discussion', Celebrity News, Showbiz & TV
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The 10 best TV shows to watch this week, from Pam & Tommy to The Teacher
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Mary Beard - The Telegraph
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Being Roman with Mary Beard, Radio 4: unconventional portrait of the Emperors
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Nakedness In Art: Mary Beard On Her BBC Series 'Shock of the Nude
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Mary Beard - The Telegraph
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Who is Mary Beard, how old is the Civilisations presenter and what other documentaries has the historian starred in?