Extraordinary Portraits Season 4 Episode 6 - Millie & Karen

Airdate: 2025-Mar-14

Episode summary:

Comedian and art-lover Bill Bailey matches 20-year-old Millie; a campaigner challenging the stereotypes around Down's Syndrome, with Karen Turner; an award-winning, self-taught painter.Twenty-year-old Millie is a drama student and social media influencer who is campaigning for equality around pregnancies involving foetuses with Down's Syndrome.When Millie discovered that a healthy foetus with Down's Syndrome could be terminated right up until birth she took the issue to government, demanding a change in the law.To capture Millie; Bill has chosen Karen Turner, an award-winning, self-taught painter who celebrates people in society who aren't always represented on canvas.But how will she reflect this charismatic young campaigner?

About Extraordinary Portraits series:

Where skills meet stories. Artists create breathtaking portraits of people with incredible personal and powerful stories – creating a picture...Show more >