Pop star prisoner?

A new documentary investigates Britney Spears’ legal dispute

- TESS LAMACRAFT, IAN MACEWAN

NEW FACTUAL

The Battle for Britney: Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship Wednesday, BBC2 HD, 9pm

For decades, Britney Spears has been one of the most famous pop stars on the planet. But ever since her very public breakdown 13 years ago, the singer has had very little control over her own life.

In 2008, after Britney was hospitalised twice in a month, her father, Jamie Spears, became her court-appointed conservator which meant he was given control of her finances and career.