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The Voice of Bryn Terfel

The internationally acclaimed Welsh bass baritone talks to Alan Yentob as the arts strand returns for a new, six-part ru

A Very Funny Business

A look at the process of remaking hit British sitcoms into mediocre US sitcoms.

Entertaining Mr Soane

Born in 1753, Sir John Soane was the first great innovator of British architecture. Though only one of his creations rem

The World According to Parr

Martin Parr is widely considered to be the most influential photographer of his generation. His work portrays the Britis

From Pencils to Pixels

The success of computer-created films such as Finding Nemo and Shrek has led to another “Golden Age” of animation. B

An A-Z of the OED

From the height of the British Empire right up to the digital age, Alan Yentob investigates the bizarre history of the O

The Mysterious Mr Hopper

The mid 20th-century realist Edward Hopper’s enigmatic depictions of everyday Americana are celebrated for their ambiv

Sitting for Lucian Freud

Now in his 80s, British artist Lucian Freud has always been at pains to preserve his privacy. Reasoning that the next be

Saint John Coltrane

Forty years on from the release of the landmark album A Love Supreme, Alan Yentob charts the life of hugely influential

Dirty But Clean Pierre

With Vernon God Little, his 2003 Booker Prize-winning debut novel, writer and self-confessed conman DBC Pierre, aka Aust

Unsuitable for Children?

Is modern children's fiction a dangerously influential portrayal of a degraded culture or an instruction manual for life

The Smoking Diaries

Playwright and author Simon Gray 's recent autobiography offers a turbulent mixture of memoir and anecdote and charts hi

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Arthur Miller - Finishing the Picture

The American playwright’s Death of a Salesman and The Crucible were hailed as classics. But his arraignment during th

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson’s Smile

In 1966 Brian Wilson, the creative hub of the Beach Boys, embarked on an ambitious project - an attempt to record the gr

Bruce Nauman: the Godfather of Modem Art

A profile of the US contemporary artist whose sound installation is currently transforming the vast space of Tate Modern

Brando

The brooding, raw and groundbreaking performances Marlon Brando gave in such films as A Streetcar Named Desire, On the W

Tony Pappano - a Year at the Opera

Will the staging of Wagner’s Ring Cycle provide a fitting climax to Antonio Pappano’s critically acclaimed first yea

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A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 1

It begins with the extraordinary story of the technology that made it all possible: steel cage construction and the lift

A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 2

The skyscraper goes global, as Alan Yentob continues to chart the history of tall buildings, examining the cultural lega

A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 3

There are now more tall buildings in the Far East than in North America – the traditional home of the skyscraper – w

Fantastic Mr Dahl

Alan Yentob explores the magical and mysterious world of the best-selling children's author Roald Dahl to discover what

Frida Kahlo

Alan Yentob travels to Mexico to take a closer look at the colourful life of the artist and feminist icon Frida Kahlo, a

Being a Concert Pianist

Alan Yentob gets under the lid of this extreme form of musicianship as he talks to Benjamin Grosvenor, the 12-year-old b

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Elgar and the Missing Concerto

Famous for his cello and violin concertos, it's not widely known that Edward Elgar also wrote sketches for a piano conce

Amos Oz: The Conscience of Israel

Alan Yentob presents a portrait of Israel's most celebrated writer and political commentator, Amos Oz, whose childhood m

Chuck Close, Close Up

As a child, portrait painter Chuck Close was written off as a failure because his dyslexia remained undiagnosed. Then, i

Rhythm Is It!

Can art change lives? Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra believe so - but can they convince 250 unde

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Sweet Home New Orleans

Could New Orleans's days as a great musical powerhouse be coming to an end? As Alan Yentob traces the city's vast musica

Warhol: Denied

The joy of some collectors at owning what they believed to be genuine Andy Warhol works has been ruined by the artist's

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Studio

Critics say the British sitcom is dead by virtue of its middle-aged, middle-class “appeal”. Why then are our finest

Sitting Comfortably

Self-confessed chair addict Alan Yentob encounters a vast range of his objects of desire in this whimsical journey throu

Being Hamlet

Alan Yentob follows Welsh actor Wayne Cater and three other Hamlet hopefuls as they prepare for a Shakespeare role that

The Artist Formerly Known as Cat Stevens

Alan Yentob presents a documentary telling the story of Yusuf Islam - the singer/songwriter who captured the hearts of a

The Ingenious Thomas Heatherwick

Alan Yentob presents a documentary profiling Thomas Heatherwick, most famous as the creator of the enormous sculpture Th

A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin

Alan Yentob presents a profile of painter Howard Hodgkin. Despite being one of Britain's most successful living artists,

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Peter Pan, a Hard Act to Follow

To coincide with the publication of upcoming sequel Peter Pan in Scarlet, Alan Yentob presents a documentary which explo

Velazquez, The Painter's Painter

Imagine presents a portrait of the artist regarded by many as the greatest painter of all time. Court painter to Philip

A Play for Today

Alan Yentob presents a documentary about Jeremy Weller's attempts to get his play The Foolish Young Man ready in time fo

The Movie Brats, Take Two

Something interesting seems to be happening in American cinema, with a new group of maverick American directors led by S

Who Cares About Art?

Documentary which tells the stories of five people who spend their days guarding great treasures in museums and gallerie

Being a Diva

Alan Yentob is granted an audience in the dressing rooms of some of the great operatic divas of today, from Angela Gheor

www.herecomeseverybody.co.uk

Alan Yentob journeys into the world wide web to find out how it began, who's out there, and where it's taking us. He mee

And Then There Was Television

Alan Yentob celebrates the 70th anniversary of the world's first scheduled high-definition television service, by the BB

Gilbert and George: No Surrender

Arts series presented by Alan Yentob. Over the last 40 years, British artists Gilbert and George have fascinated, outrag

Stealing Klimt

Alan Yentob tells the story of the struggle by 90-year-old Maria Altmann to recover five Gustav Klimt paintings stolen f

Scott Walker

Alan Yentob tells the story of Scott Walker, who was one of the all time great voices of pop, and then disappeared. This

It's the Surreal Thing

Surrealism has been described as one of the most successful revolutions of the 20th century, a revolution in perception

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Henry Perkins: Bolshoi Boy

New series of the documentary strand. Profile of 88-year-old author and winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature, D

Bollywood's Big B

Investigation into the profound impact music can have on the human brain. Alan Yentob investigates case studies from neu

Helvetica

As the popular typeface celebrates its 50th birthday, Imagine screens a shorter version of the witty film by Gary Hustw

Louise Bourgeois: Spiderwoman

Alan Yentob presents a profile of the provocative French-born American artist Louise Bourgeois, who was still producing

How to Get on in the Art World

Armed with 5,000 pounds of his own money to spend on art, Alan Yentob immerses himself in the frenzied fun of Frieze Art

The Secret of Life

Alan Yentob investigates the appeal of self-help books starting with an examination of the latest bestseller, The Secret

Richard Rogers: Inside Out

Alan Yentob traces the career of Richard Rogers, uncovering the influences that have produced some of the greatest landm

Marc Newson: Urban Spaceman

The acclaimed industrial designer discusses his inspirations.

Doris Lessing - The Reluctant Heroine

Alan Yentob meets the 88-year-old winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature, with whom he explores the influence of

Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

Alan Yentob meets some of the people with strange musical disorders and powers who feature in Dr Oliver Sack 's book Mus

Annie Leibovitz, Life Through A Lens

Alan Yentob explores the rapid rise of one of modern music's most mercurial talents, Rufus Wainwright. Wainwright talks

A Trip to Asia: on the Road with the Berlin Philharmonic

This compelling record of the Berlin Philharmonic during a concert tour of Asia proves as much an inner journey as an ou

A Wild Sheep Chase: in Search of Haruki Murakami

Alan Yentob takes a jazz-fuelled tour of Japan to discover more about the often surreal work of reclusive bestselling no

Werner Herzog: Beyond Reason

Alan Yentob interviews German film director Werner Herzog, the uncompromising, often visionary director of more than 40

Love, Loss and Anthony Minghella

Alan Yentob looks at the work of Anthony Minghella, the celebrated Oscar-winning director of The English Patient and The

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The Story of the Guitar: Episode 1: In the Beginning

Alan Yentob embarks on a three-part personal journey to discover how the guitar became the world's favourite musical ins

The Story of the Guitar: Episode 2: Out of the Frying Pan

Alan Yentob presents a three-part series examining how the guitar became the world's favourite musical instrument. As t

Dangerous Liaison: When Akram met Juliette

Following British-Bangladeshi choreographer Akram Khan as he takes the risk of his life. He has just months to teach Osc

The Story of the Guitar: Episode 3: This Time it's Personal

In the final programme of the series the guitarists talk about how they find their own sound, and how the guitar has cha

A Love Story

Alan Yentob embarks on a quest to find out what makes a great love story in literature, film or song. Among those offeri

Jay-Z: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered

Alan Yentob explores the life and work of Jay-Z, following the rapper over a period of six months.

Let There Be Light

Alan Yentob meets artists who use light as both the source and inspiration for their work, including American James Turr

How an Orchestra Saved Venezuela's Children

The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, which caused a sensation at last year's Proms, is the product of an extr

Richard Serra: Man of Steel

Sculptor and giant of modern art Richard Serra discusses his extraordinary life and work. A creator of enormous, immedi

Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Rock doc Heavy Metal in Baghdad follows the struggles of Iraq's one and only metal band, Acrassicauda, and tells its own

Save the Last Dance for Me

At an age when most people are content to take it easy, one group of pensioners have taken up contemporary dance for the

David Hockney - A Bigger Picture

Filmed over three years with unprecedented access, this documentary captures the return from California of England's fav

Rufus Wainwright, Prima Donna

Alan Yentob explores the rapid rise of one of modern music's most mercurial talents, Rufus Wainwright. Wainwright talks

The Colourful Mr Eggleston

William Eggleston is one of the most influential and original photographers alive today. A Mississippi aristocrat with

Art in Troubled Times: A New Deal for Art

The Great Depression and the Second World War changed what was expected of the arts; Alan Yentob asks if this recession

Art In Troubled Times: Part II - The Home Front

In times like these, what is art worth? And what is art for? The big moment for publicly funded art in Britain was the

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The Year Of Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor is one of the most influential sculptors of his generation, known for works of staggering complexity and sc

Dame Shirley Bassey: The Girl From Tiger Bay

Alan Yentob gains an insight into the creative world of Dame Shirley Bassey in a programme first shown in 2009. After a

Own Art

There is a new breed of art collector on the block. No longer do you need to be fabulously wealthy to afford a Blake, a

Joan Baez

The American singer-songwriter Joan Baez talks, more candidly then ever, about her personal life and a career spanning 5

Plácido Domingo

He has performed in 3,400 performances in over 130 roles, conducted upwards of 450 performances, and is general director

Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

Scrabble is experiencing a renaissance. The younger generation have rediscovered the game online - through the copyright

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Vincent Van Gogh: Painted with Words

Award-winning drama-documentary, presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role as Van Gogh, using

The Stones in Exile

The story of the making of The Rolling Stones' acclaimed 1972 album Exile on Main Street. Facing huge unpaid tax bills,

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Nigel Kennedy's Polish Adventure

Nigel Kennedy now lives in Poland, where he fronts an all-Polish jazz band. Alan Yentob follows him as he explores the r

Art Is Child's Play

Alan Yentob considers the influence of play with some leading British artists, including Tracey Emin, Grayson Perry, Mar

Diana Athill – Growing Old Disgracefully

Alan Yentob meets Diana Athill, who became a celebrity in her 90s thanks to her frank and entertaining memoirs which cha

Tom Jones – What Good Am I?

Alan Yentob examines the extraordinary story of one of Britain's most recognisable pop icons, Sir Tom Jones. In a frank

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Ai Weiwei - Without Fear or Favour

Alan Yentob reveals how Chinese artist Ai Weiwei continues to fight for artistic freedom of expression.

Smash His Camera

Leon Gast follows the world's first paparazzi photographer, Ron Galella, as he revisits his old haunts and recalls his e

The Weird Adventures of Eadweard Muybridge

A portrait of the pioneering forefather of cinema Eadweard Muybridge, whose work astounded audiences worldwide.

Bruce Springsteen: Darkness Revisited

Bruce Springsteen describes his attempts to create a sequel to one of the most popular albums of all time.

Ben-Hur

Alan Yentob learns what links Radio 4 soap The Archers with Ben-Hur, one of the most epic Hollywood blockbusters of all

Ray Davies - Imaginary Man

Alan Yentob meets Ray Davies, the creative powerhouse behind The Kinks and author of some of the best-loved songs of the

The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself

Alan Yentob journeys through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how the country's great novelist became its great troublemaker,

The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 2: In Search of Happiness

Alan Yentob follows Tolstoy through the tortured second half of his life as he transformed from aristocrat to anarchist

The Man Who Forgot How to Read and Other Stories

Alan Yentob meets clinical neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks. Through fascinating case studies, the film explores how humans s

The Pharaohs' Museum on Liberation Square

Alan Yentob visits Egypt's National Museum, possibly the most precious museum in the world, which stood at the centre of

Lennon: The New York Years

Alan Yentob introduces Michael Epstein's film uncovering John Lennon and Yoko Ono's move to New York City, as Lennon sou

Harry Nilsson: The Missing Beatle

Alan Yentob introduces John Scheinfeld's documentary, which tells the story of the riotous life and music of Harry Nilss

Iraq in Venice

With Iraq having a presence at the Venice Biennale for the first time since Saddam Hussein's rise to power, Imagine foll

Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman

Over two years Grayson Perry creates his most ambitious show at the British Museum, incorporating museum exhibits and 25

Simon and Garfunkel - The Harmony Game

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel talk openly and eloquently about an extraordinarily creative period in their career - the m

Alan Ayckbourn - Greetings from Scarborough

Imagine sets out to discover why playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn is so popular, and a chorus of distinguished fans explain

Vidal Sassoon - A Cut Above

Craig Teper's film charts the career of Vidal Sassoon, the man who invented the bob-cut and created one of the world's m

The Lost Music of Rajasthan

The arts series takes a road trip round the desert state of Rajasthan, meeting musicians whose existence is under threat

Books - The Last Chapter?

Will the rise of electronic books mark the final chapter in the love story between traditional books and their readers?

The Art of Stand-Up - Part One

Alan Yentob presents the first of a two-part series on the art of stand-up comedy. He talks to comedians in Britain and

The Art of Stand-Up - Part Two

Documentary on the art of stand-up comedy. Alan Yentob talks to comedians in Britain and America, exploring the evolutio

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Theatre of War

From rehearsal room to triumphant performance, Imagine... follows the theatrical production of The Two Worlds of Charlie

Paul Simon's Graceland - Under African Skies

Did Paul Simon's unique collaboration with South Africa's township musicians set back the clock of South African liberat

Just One Falsetto

Alan Yentob delves into the world of falsetto singing, the high-pitched vocal range sung by men that comes closer to the

Glasgow: The Grit and the Glamour

Alan Yentob meets some Turner Prize-winning artists to recount how Glasgow became a city as famed for its contemporary a

Dancing with Titian

Alan Yentob meets the all-star creative team who are transforming mythological paintings of the goddess Diana into conte

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The Fatwa - Salman's Story

Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, tells for the first time the inside story of how it felt to be condemned t

Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

Crime writer Ian Rankin invites imagine... to follow him as he writes his next novel, and as he ponders what to write ab

Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story

From child prodigy to global phenomenon, Alan Yentob reveals the extraordinary life of Lang Lang, China's classical musi

Lang Lang

The pianist performs Chopin and Beethoven at Latitude, Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.

The Many Lives of William Klein

William Klein is one of the world's most influential photographers; imagine... spends time with him to discover the pers

How Music Makes Us Feel

People often turn to music when words are not enough. Alan Yentob talks to musicians including Emeli Sande and Laurie An

Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me

Nearly 30 years after her debut novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns with Alan Yentob to th

A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

lan Yentob charts the career of choreographer Matthew Bourne, and takes an exclusive look at preparations for his reinte

Beyoncé: Life is But a Dream

Documentary, directed by and starring Beyoncé Knowles, giving an insight into the life of the 16-time Grammy Award-winn

David Bowie: Cracked Actor

To mark David Bowie's comeback album and a new exhibition, Alan Yentob looks back at his 1975 documentary, Cracked Actor

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Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin'

The story of how a shy, former private in the 101st Airborne - Jimi Hendrix - became the greatest rock guitarist of all

Edmund de Waal: Make Pots or Die

Documentary following bestselling author Edmund de Waal over the course of a remarkable year, as he exhibits his pottery

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

Alan Yentob looks at the unique role Jews have played in creating the modern American musical, from Porgy and Bess to We

Turning the Art World Inside Out

Alan Yentob explores outsider art, examines why the oeuvre is only now being accepted by the art establishment and meets

Hitler, the Tiger and Me

Documentary telling the story of Judith Kerr, creator of well-loved children's books including Mog and The Tiger Who Cam

Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

Marking the 500th anniversary of Machiavelli's book The Prince, which has been a manual for tyrants from Napoleon to Sta

Rio 50 Degrees: Carry On CaRIOca

As Brazil prepares to host the Fifa World Cup this summer and the Olympic Games in 2016, imagine... explores the cultura

Philip Roth Unleashed Part 1

Hailed by many as America's greatest living writer, Philip Roth, in conversation with Alan Yentob, is ready to tell the

Philip Roth Unleashed Part 2

Alan Yentob talks to author Philip Roth about his exploration of some of the great themes of the American century, inclu

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam an

The Art That Hitler Hated

Two-part special documentary telling the story of a hoard of art that was hidden during the Third Reich as it was deemed

The Art That Hitler Hated: The Sins of the Fathers

Second episode of a two-part special documentary about a secret hoard of art discovered in Germany. The rightful owners

Bette Midler: The Divine Miss M

Alan Yentob joins Bette Midler on a journey through the chorus lines of Broadway and the bathhouses and nightclubs of th

Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On

imagine... presents this UK television debut of a tour de force from the Divine Miss M. Bette Midler performs many of he

Anselm Kiefer: Remembering The Future

Alan Yentob joins Anselm Kiefer at his studios in France and Germany as he prepares for a retrospective at the Royal Aca

The One and Only Mike Leigh

Director Mike Leigh talks to Alan Yentob about his unique body of work and struggle to make films on his own terms. Acto

Colm Toibin: His Mother's Son

Alan Yentob talks to acclaimed and curiously divided Irish writer Colm Toibin. Loud and affable in person, Toibin writes

Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"

Alan Yentob explores the colourful career of architect Frank Gehry, one of the world's most celebrated and famously prov

Jeff Koons: Diary of a Seducer

As Jeff Koons' first retrospective takes over the Whitney Museum in New York and the Pompidou in Paris, imagine... asks

Beware of Mr Baker

Jay Bulger catches up with the irascible Cream drummer Ginger Baker at his ranch in South Africa. He reflects on his six

Toni Morrison Remembers

Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, America's first lady of literature, talks to Alan Yentob about her life and work. Cont

Richard Flanagan: Life After Death

2014 Man Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan journeys with Alan Yentob through his native Tasmania, visiting the places

Shylock's Ghost

Alan Yentob travels to the ghetto in Venice with award-winning novelist Howard Jacobson as he embarks on a retelling of

Antony Gormley: Being Human

Alan Yentob meets sculptor Antony Gormley, creator of the iconic Angel of the North, and uncovers the influences that ha

My Curious Documentary

Imagine meets those involved with the stage production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and discover

The Last Impresario

The story of British theatre and film producer Michael White who has produced over 300 shows including hits such as A Ch

The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson

Julien Temple updates the remarkable story of Dr Feelgood musician Wilko Johnson. Reflecting on his impending death, Joh

David Chipperfield: A Place to Be

Alan Yentob talks to British architect David Chipperfield about his breakthrough in Berlin, his love of the city and the

Carlos Acosta: Cuba Calls

Imagine follows Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta as he masterminds a new production of Carmen for the Royal Ballet b

One Night in 2012

Alan Yentob tells the story of London's Olympic Opening Ceremony as seen through the eyes of its artistic director Danny

DANGER! Cornelia Parker

Alan Yentob follows sculptor Cornelia Parker's creative process in a film that sees her delve deep into America's histor

Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself

Thirty years after her death, to coincide with a major Tate Modern show, imagine... tells the story of Georgia O'Keeffe,

Sir Roderick Stewart: Can't Stop Me Now

Sir Rod Stewart has had a remarkable musical journey. Alan Yentob visits Rod at his homes and examines an entertaining c

The Seven Killings of Marlon James

Alan Yentob accompanies novelist Marlon James back to James's home country of Jamaica and finds in his novels a complex

The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge

Alan Yentob joins South African artist William Kentridge as he prepares an epic frieze along the banks of the River Tibe

Serial Killers - The Women Who Write Crime Fiction

Alan Yentob explores the enthralling world of female crime fiction in the company of some of its best-selling authors, i

The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan

Maurizio Cattelan's work has bordered on criminal activity and regularly defies good taste. Maura Axelrod's film builds

Listen to Me Marlon

An emotive and vivid portrayal of a man and actor who was by turns tremendously talented, tenacious and tormented. Featu

She Spoke the Unspeakable

The author Nawal El Saadawi was a global legend. imagine... visited her in Cairo and travels with her to the village wh

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Documentary celebrating the life and work of activist, poet and writer Maya Angelou, using film captured just before she

Alice Neel: Dr Jekyll and Mrs Hyde

A portrait of a remarkable American artist. Alice Neel was an extraordinary and prolific figurative painter, and yet she

Chris Ofili - The Caged Bird's Song

Alan Yentob follows the celebrated Turner Prize-winning British artist Chris Ofili as he creates a spectacular contempor

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

An unflinching and uncompromising portrait of one of the most controversial photographers.

Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned!

Alan Yentob meets acclaimed writer Margaret Atwood in Toronto and discovers how a childhood spent between the Canadian w

Alma Deutscher: Finding Cinderella

Cameron Mackintosh: The Musical Man

Alan Yentob meets Cameron Mackintosh to discover how he became the most successful man in the musical theatre business a

Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room

A profile of English artist Rachel Whiteread. Alan Yentob visits Rachel in her studio and revisits her most acclaimed an

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

With the aid of the BBC archive, Alan Yentob and Mel Brooks embark on an unpredictable journey through the city of stars

Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons

Alan Yentob spends time with Philip Pullman in Oxford, discovering how the ex-teacher became an acclaimed author of fant

Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words

Documentary exploring Ingrid Bergman's journey from Swedish schoolgirl to Hollywood icon, using her archives of home mov

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memories

Alan Yentob talks to Andrew Lloyd Webber about his autobiography, bohemian childhood and the memories he has chosen to r

Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? Part One

Two-part film capturing the mood of Havana and its people, the Habaneros, at a pivotal moment in time. They share their

Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? Part Two

he citizens of Cuba tell how the young revolutionaries of the 60s put their dreams into practice and set about building

Rupert Everett: Born to be Wilde

The story of Rupert Everett's ten-year quest to write, direct and star in his own film about the tragic last years of hi

Orhan Pamuk: A Strange Mind

Turkey's best-known writer, the Nobel Prize-winning Orhan Pamuk, glories in his city of Istanbul, showing Alan Yentob th

Rose Wylie: This Rose Is Blooming

Alan Yentob meets Rose Wylie and delves into her curious and colourful world to discover how her memories and experience

Tacita Dean: Looking to See

Alan Yentob joins Tacita Dean in her studio in Berlin to discover how the city has infused her work, and visits her in L

Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

David Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to commemorate t

George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?

The programme tracks the creation of celebrated composer Sir George Benjamin's latest opera Lessons in Love and Violence

Tracey Emin: Where Do You Draw the Line?

Artist Tracey Emin talks to Alan Yentob about her life, from her troubled early years in Margate to a series of breakthr

Becoming Cary Grant

A revealing insight into the life of Hollywood icon Cary Grant, featuring excerpts from his unpublished autobiography an

Andrea Levy: Her Island Story

Andrea Levy's novel Small Island about the Windrush generation captured imaginations. imagine... finds out if the new ad

James Graham: In the Room Where It Happens

Alan Yentob follows celebrated young British playwright James Graham, whose award-winning works take audiences to the ve

Jo Brand: No Holds Barred

Alan Yentob looks into the life of comedian Jo Brand, marking a diverse career which began in 1980s stand-up comedy and

Bill Viola: The Road to St Paul's

Charting the career of Bill Viola over 12 years, following him as he creates a permanent video installation for St Paul'

Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless

Alan Yentob meets Irish novelist Edna O’Brien to discuss sex, books and a lifetime of defiance.

Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is

Alan Yentob meets Harlem-born artist, author and activist Faith Ringgold as she prepares for her London show at the Serp

Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device

Documentary following Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and his studio in the run-up to his landmark exhibition, I

EastSide Story

Following a ground-breaking arts intervention programme designed to change the course of the lives of young people from

Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black

Alan Yentob meets Lenny Henry as he publishes a first volume of autobiography, charting his early years in show business

This House Is Full of Music

Remote cameras capture a lockdown concert performed by the Kanneh-Mason family from their home in Nottingham, with inter

Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me

Following the publication of his new memoir My Name Is Why, writer Lemn Sissay tells Alan Yentob what it was like to gro

Kate Prince: Every Move She Makes

Alan Yentob meets choreographer and director Kate Prince as her ZooNation dance company embarks on a new West End produc

My Name Is Kwame

As the Young Vic celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, Alan Yentob meets its current artistic director, playwright and ac

Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling

Performance artist Marina Abramovic invites Alan Yentob into her home, opens her archive, travels to her birthplace in B

We'll Be Back?

Alan Yentob explores the huge ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK's pioneering and world-renowned performi

Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting

A revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let M

Bernardine Evaristo: Never Give Up

Alan Yentob explores the remarkable life and work of the trailblazing Anglo-Nigerian writer Bernardine Evaristo, author

Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life

Playwright Tom Stoppard tells Alan Yentob the extraordinary story of his life and his latest play, Leopoldstadt, in whic

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Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life

Alan Yentob meets Marian Keyes to explore her incredible journey from hard-partying waitress to best-selling author and

Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwrite

Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge

Alan Yentob profiles dance pioneer Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet, charting his ascent f

Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

Following the release of her autobiography, This Much Is True, actress Miriam Margolyes opens up to Alan Yentob about he

Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

Alan Yentob meets virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier, and hears from musicians Jacob has

Malorie Blackman: What If?

As she prepares to publish her long-awaited autobiography, former children's laureate Malorie Blackman discusses the key

Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice

Alan Yentob follows acclaimed artist Sonia Boyce as she prepares to make history as the first black woman to represent G

Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit

Stephen Frears: Director for Hire

imagine… profiles Stephen Frears, acclaimed film director of Dangerous Liaisons and The Queen. Some say he’s grumpy,

The Factory: Made in Manchester

imagine... tells the story of Aviva Studios, Manchester’s colossal new cultural venue, and goes behind the scenes at t

French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of

Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

Featuring exclusive access to their recent tour and their new album, this documentary reveals the fascinating world of P

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Rupert Everett: Born to be Wilde

The story of Rupert Everett's ten-year quest to write, direct and star in his own film about the tragic last years of hi

Orhan Pamuk: A Strange Mind

Turkey's best-known writer, the Nobel Prize-winning Orhan Pamuk, glories in his city of Istanbul, showing Alan Yentob th

Rose Wylie: This Rose Is Blooming

Alan Yentob meets Rose Wylie and delves into her curious and colourful world to discover how her memories and experience

Tacita Dean: Looking to See

Alan Yentob joins Tacita Dean in her studio in Berlin to discover how the city has infused her work, and visits her in L

Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

David Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to commemorate t

George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?

Tracking the creation of celebrated composer Sir George Benjamin's latest opera Lessons in Love and Violence, which prem

Tracey Emin: Where Do You Draw the Line?

Artist Tracey Emin talks to Alan Yentob about her life, from her troubled early years in Margate to a series of breakthr

Becoming Cary Grant

A revealing insight into the life of Hollywood icon Cary Grant, featuring excerpts from his unpublished autobiography an

Andrea Levy: Her Island Story

Andrea Levy's novel Small Island about the Windrush generation captured imaginations. imagine... finds out if the new ad

James Graham: In the Room Where It Happens

Alan Yentob follows celebrated young British playwright James Graham, whose award-winning works take audiences to the ve

Jo Brand: No Holds Barred

Alan Yentob looks into the life of comedian Jo Brand, marking a diverse career which began in 1980s stand-up comedy and

Bill Viola: The Road to St Paul’s

Charting the career of Bill Viola over 12 years, following him as he creates a permanent video installation for St Paul'

Edna O'Brien: Fearful… and Fearless

Alan Yentob meets Irish novelist Edna O’Brien to discuss sex, books and a lifetime of defiance.

Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is

Alan Yentob meets Harlem-born artist, author and activist Faith Ringgold as she prepares for her London show at the Serp

Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device

Documentary following Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and his studio in the run-up to his landmark exhibition, I

EastSide Story

Following a ground-breaking arts intervention programme designed to change the course of the lives of young people from

This House is Full of Music

Remote cameras capture a lockdown concert performed by the Kanneh-Mason family from their home in Nottingham, with inter

Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me

Following the publication of his new memoir My Name Is Why, writer Lemn Sissay tells Alan Yentob what it was like to gro

Kate Prince: Every Move She Makes

Alan Yentob meets choreographer and director Kate Prince as her ZooNation dance company embarks on a new West End produc

My Name Is Kwame

As the Young Vic celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, Alan Yentob meets its current artistic director, playwright and ac

Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling

Performance artist Marina Abramovic invites Alan Yentob into her home, opens her archive, travels to her birthplace in B

Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black

Alan Yentob meets Lenny Henry as he publishes a first volume of autobiography, charting his early years in show business

We'll Be Back?

Alan Yentob explores the huge ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK's pioneering and world-renowned performi

Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting

Alan Yentob explores the remarkable life and work of the trailblazing Anglo-Nigerian writer Bernardine Evaristo, author

Bernardine Evaristo: Never Give Up

Playwright Tom Stoppard tells Alan Yentob the extraordinary story of his life and his latest play, Leopoldstadt, in whic

Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life

A revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let M

Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life

Alan Yentob meets Marian Keyes to explore her incredible journey from hard-partying waitress to best-selling author and

Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwrite

Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge

Alan Yentob profiles groundbreaking dance pioneer Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet, charti

Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

Following the release of her autobiography, This Much Is True, actress Miriam Margolyes opens up to Alan Yentob about he

Jacob Collier: The Room Where It Happens

Presenter Alan Yentob gains unique access to the extraordinary world of astonishing musician Jacob Collier. This 20-some

Malorie Blackman: What If?

Alan Yentob follows one of Britain’s best-loved writers: Malorie Blackman, former Children’s Laureate and the first

Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice

Alan Yentob follows acclaimed artist Sonia Boyce as she prepares to make history as the first black woman to represent G

Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit

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