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 41)
Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life (Episode 1)
Air date: 2022-02-07
Runtime: 58 min
Overview: Alan Yentob meets Marian Keyes to explore her incredible journey from hard-partying waitress to best-selling author and everything she's learned about life, love and storytelling.
Labi Siffre: This Is My Song (Episode 2)
Air date: 2022-02-14
Runtime: 59 min
Overview: Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre.
Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge (Episode 3)
Air date: 2022-02-21
Runtime: 82 min
Overview: Alan Yentob profiles dance pioneer Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet, charting his ascent from childhood in 1970s Stockport.
Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs (Episode 4)
Air date: 2022-04-25
Runtime: 66 min
Overview: Following the release of her autobiography, This Much Is True, actress Miriam Margolyes opens up to Alan Yentob about her career highs and her most vulnerable moments.
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens (Episode 5)
Air date: 2022-05-02
Runtime: 70 min
Overview: Alan Yentob meets virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier, and hears from musicians Jacob has collaborated with, including Stormzy, Chris Martin and Hans Zimmer.
Malorie Blackman: What If? (Episode 6)
Air date: 2022-10-31
Runtime: 70 min
Overview: As she prepares to publish her long-awaited autobiography, former children's laureate Malorie Blackman discusses the key moments in her life that made her a writer.
Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice (Episode 7)
Air date: 2022-11-07
Runtime: 66 min
Overview: Alan Yentob follows acclaimed artist Sonia Boyce as she prepares to make history as the first black woman to represent Great Britain at the Venice Biennale.
Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit (Episode 8)
Air date: 2022-11-14
Runtime: 59 min
Overview: Alan Yentob meets Douglas Stuart, the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Shuggie Bain, which was based on Stuart’s own troubled upbringing amid poverty and addiction in 1980s Glasgow.
