Ghanaian-British writer and filmmaker Yaba Badoe came to King’s in 1973, the year after women were first admitted to King’s as students. She studied Archaeology and Anthropology, becoming a civil servant in Ghana before undertaking a traineeship with the BBC. Her films include the documentaries The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo and The Witches of Gambaga, winner of Best Documentary at the Black International Film Festival in 2010.