Alan Yentob
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Series SeasonSeason 23 episodes2012
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Winter 2012
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Episodes
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Episode 181 min2012-09-19
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 to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989.
Episode 258 min2012-11-06
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 about after retiring his most famous creation.
Episode 32012-11-12
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 music superstar.
Episode 42012-11-12
Lang Lang
The pianist performs Chopin and Beethoven at Latitude, Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.
Episode 565 min2012-11-20
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 personality behind a remarkable creative life.
Episode 665 min2012-11-27
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 Anderson about the emotional power of music.
Episode 775 min2012-12-04
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 the scenes of her extraordinary childhood in Lancashire.
Episode 860 min2012-12-18
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 reinterpretation of Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty.