Alan Yentob
imagine... (2003)
Autumn 2006
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.
Released June 10, 2003
Episode 50 min
14+
Genres: Biography, Documentary, History, News
Keywords: imdb.art, imdb.architecture, imdb.architect
Production Companies: BBC, BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S9E1 - Being Hamlet
Alan Yentob follows Welsh actor Wayne Cater and three other Hamlet hopefuls as they prepare for a Shakespeare role that has become a rite of passage for all who have taken it on. With advice and support from ex-Hamlets Ralph Fiennes, Derek Jacobi, David Warner, Jonathan Pryce and Simon Russell Beale.
May 23, 2006, midnight
S9E2 - The Artist Formerly Known as Cat Stevens
Alan Yentob presents a documentary telling the story of Yusuf Islam - the singer/songwriter who captured the hearts of a generation in the 60s and 70s with songs like Moon Shadow and Morning Has Broken under the name Cat Stevens.
May 30, 2006, midnight
S9E3 - The Ingenious Thomas Heatherwick
Alan Yentob presents a documentary profiling Thomas Heatherwick, most famous as the creator of the enormous sculpture The B of the Bang in Manchester. Heatherwick has established himself as one of the most exciting and innovative figures in British design. Described as a new Leonardo, he has turned his talents to everything from artworks and architecture to extraordinary feats of engineering and an ingenious handbag.
June 6, 2006, midnight
S9E4 - A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin
Alan Yentob presents a profile of painter Howard Hodgkin. Despite being one of Britain's most successful living artists, he doesn't like talking about his work and no one has seen him paint for over 20 years. With a major retrospective coming up at Tate Britain, he travels with Yentob to India, which has been described as his emotional lifeline. They seek out some of the great monuments of the Mogul empire, visit Hodgkin's huge mural in New Delhi, and go in search of the perfect Bombay sunset.
June 13, 2006, midnight
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Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: June 10, 2003
Last Air Date: April 16, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR / 14+
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