TV tonight: the story of Ella Fitzgerald and her remarkable voice

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Graced with one of the finest and most mercurial voices in jazz, Ella Fitzgerald was a titan of song during the five decades of her career.

This illuminating doc traces Fitzgerald’s life from appearing at 16 in a talent contest at the Harlem Apollo while she was homeless to facing horrific racism as a singer in the 1940s before becoming one of the leading voices in the civil rights movement.

Archive clips provide an insight into Fitzgerald’s huge talent. Ammar Kalia Engineering wonders with a side order of ostentatious wealth in this new series tracking the comings and goings at one of the world’s busiest travel hubs.