7 episodes

imagine… - 2019

First aired Jan 21, 2019Season 36

Browse all 7 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

James Graham: In the Room Where It Happens

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Jan 21, 201975 min

Alan Yentob follows celebrated young British playwright James Graham, whose award-winning works take audiences to the very heart of key political events.

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Episode 2

Jo Brand: No Holds Barred

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Jan 28, 201960 min

Alan Yentob looks into the life of comedian Jo Brand, marking a diverse career which began in 1980s stand-up comedy and has moved through writing, performing and presenting.

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Episode 3

Bill Viola: The Road to St Paul's

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Feb 4, 2019

Charting the career of Bill Viola over 12 years, following him as he creates a permanent video installation for St Paul's Cathedral.

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Episode 4

Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless

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Jul 7, 201965 min

Alan Yentob meets Irish novelist Edna O’Brien to discuss sex, books and a lifetime of defiance.

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Episode 5

Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is

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Jul 14, 201968 min

Alan Yentob meets Harlem-born artist, author and activist Faith Ringgold as she prepares for her London show at the Serpentine Gallery.

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Episode 6

Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device

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Jul 28, 201962 min

Documentary following Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and his studio in the run-up to his landmark exhibition, In Real Life, at Tate Modern.

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Episode 7

EastSide Story

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Sep 30, 201970 min

Following a ground-breaking arts intervention programme designed to change the course of the lives of young people from two east London estates.