imagine… (Season 23)

The Fatwa - Salman's Story (Episode 1)

Air date: 2012-09-19

Runtime: 81 min

Overview: Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, tells for the first time the inside story of how it felt to be condemned to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989.

Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective (Episode 2)

Air date: 2012-11-06

Runtime: 58 min

Overview: Crime writer Ian Rankin invites imagine... to follow him as he writes his next novel, and as he ponders what to write about after retiring his most famous creation.

Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story (Episode 3)

Air date: 2012-11-12

Overview: From child prodigy to global phenomenon, Alan Yentob reveals the extraordinary life of Lang Lang, China's classical music superstar.

Lang Lang (Episode 4)

Air date: 2012-11-12

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

The Many Lives of William Klein (Episode 5)

Air date: 2012-11-20

Runtime: 65 min

Overview: William Klein is one of the world's most influential photographers; imagine... spends time with him to discover the personality behind a remarkable creative life.

How Music Makes Us Feel (Episode 6)

Air date: 2012-11-27

Runtime: 65 min

Overview: People often turn to music when words are not enough. Alan Yentob talks to musicians including Emeli Sande and Laurie Anderson about the emotional power of music.

Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me (Episode 7)

Air date: 2012-12-04

Runtime: 75 min

Overview: Nearly 30 years after her debut novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns with Alan Yentob to the scenes of her extraordinary childhood in Lancashire.

A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty (Episode 8)

Air date: 2012-12-18

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: lan Yentob charts the career of choreographer Matthew Bourne, and takes an exclusive look at preparations for his reinterpretation of Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty.