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 34)
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room (Episode 1)
Air date: 2017-12-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A profile of English artist Rachel Whiteread. Alan Yentob visits Rachel in her studio and revisits her most acclaimed and controversial work, House.
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (Episode 2)
Air date: 2018-02-17
Runtime: 70 min
Overview: With the aid of the BBC archive, Alan Yentob and Mel Brooks embark on an unpredictable journey through the city of stars, meeting the legendary Carl Reiner along the way.
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons (Episode 3)
Air date: 2018-03-05
Runtime: 66 min
Overview: Alan Yentob spends time with Philip Pullman in Oxford, discovering how the ex-teacher became an acclaimed author of fantasy fiction and an outspoken critic of organised religion.
Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words (Episode 4)
Air date: 2018-03-26
Runtime: 99 min
Overview: Documentary exploring Ingrid Bergman's journey from Swedish schoolgirl to Hollywood icon, using her archives of home movie footage, private diaries and letters.
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memories (Episode 5)
Air date: 2018-03-19
Runtime: 90 min
Overview: Alan Yentob talks to Andrew Lloyd Webber about his autobiography, bohemian childhood and the memories he has chosen to reveal.
Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? Part One (Episode 6)
Air date: 2018-04-21
Runtime: 63 min
Overview: Two-part film capturing the mood of Havana and its people, the Habaneros, at a pivotal moment in time. They share their experience of life in this extraordinary city.
Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? Part Two (Episode 7)
Air date: 2018-04-22
Runtime: 90 min
Overview: he citizens of Cuba tell how the young revolutionaries of the 60s put their dreams into practice and set about building a brave new socialist world on America's doorstep.
