The film-maker held up ‘a mirror to society’ with his pioneering documentaries

“Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.”

Aristotle might well be pleased that his maxim was the inspiration behind one of the most celebrated TV documentary series of all time – now the legacy of director Michael Apted, who has died at the age of 79.

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The film-maker held up ‘a mirror to society’ with his pioneering documentaries

“Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.”

Aristotle might well be pleased that his maxim was the inspiration behind one of the most celebrated TV documentary series of all time – now the legacy of director Michael Apted, who has died at the age of 79.

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