Plastic Fantastic: Barbie's long road to Movie Stardom

This summer's box office heroine is well into her 60s and made of plastic - yes, 'Barbie' is about to hit the big screens.

But it's not just about Greta Gerwig's film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

Barbie herself has a long and sometimes controversial history of celebrity since she first appeared on shelves in 1959.

Was she a pop culture heroine, a feminist icon or a terrible role model for young girls?

Tom Brook has been looking into her past, for BBC Talking Movies