The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.
imagine… (Season 20)
The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself (Episode 1)
Air date: 2011-03-27
Runtime: 65 min
Overview: Alan Yentob journeys through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how the country's great novelist became its great troublemaker, first looking back at his youth.
The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 2: In Search of Happiness (Episode 2)
Air date: 2011-04-03
Runtime: 65 min
Overview: Alan Yentob follows Tolstoy through the tortured second half of his life as he transformed from aristocrat to anarchist and turned his back on his wife.
The Man Who Forgot How to Read and Other Stories (Episode 3)
Air date: 2011-06-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Alan Yentob meets clinical neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks. Through fascinating case studies, the film explores how humans see, not just with their eyes, but also with the mind.
The Pharaohs' Museum on Liberation Square (Episode 4)
Air date: 2011-07-05
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Alan Yentob visits Egypt's National Museum, possibly the most precious museum in the world, which stood at the centre of the action during the revolution on Cairo's Tahrir Square.
Lennon: The New York Years (Episode 5)
Air date: 2011-07-12
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: Alan Yentob introduces Michael Epstein's film uncovering John Lennon and Yoko Ono's move to New York City, as Lennon sought to escape the mayhem of the Beatles era.
Harry Nilsson: The Missing Beatle (Episode 6)
Air date: 2011-07-19
Runtime: 75 min
Overview: Alan Yentob introduces John Scheinfeld's documentary, which tells the story of the riotous life and music of Harry Nilsson, a friend and hero of John Lennon's.
Iraq in Venice (Episode 7)
Air date: 2011-07-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: With Iraq having a presence at the Venice Biennale for the first time since Saddam Hussein's rise to power, Imagine follows the chosen artists ahead of the show.
