Barbra Streisand: Becoming An Icon

BBC4, 9pm, Friday

In 1969, the 26-year-old Barbra Streisand picked up a Best Actress Oscar for her debut movie Funny Girl, four years after she’d conquered Broadway in the stage version.

As this documentary reminds us, her early achievements were all the more remarkable when you consider the future superstar’s relatively humble beginnings. The film explores her desire to escape her tough childhood.