• Air date: 21 Jan '19 7 episodes
      Imagine is a wide ranging arts series first broadcast on BBC One in 2003, hosted and executive produced by Alan Yentob. Each series usually consists of 4 to 7 episodes, each on a different topic. Episodes have been directed by, among others, Geoff Wonfor, Lucy Blakstead, Roger Parsons and Zoë Silver.
  • List of Episodes (7)
    • 1. James Graham: In the Room Where It Happens

      21 Jan '19
      Alan Yentob follows celebrated young British playwright James Graham, whose award-winning works take audiences to the very heart of key political events.
    • 2. Jo Brand: No Holds Barred

      28 Jan '19
      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.
    • 3. Bill Viola: The Road to St Paul’s

      04 Feb '19
      Charting the career of Bill Viola over 12 years, following him as he creates a permanent video installation for St Paul's Cathedral.
    • 4. Edna O'Brien: Fearful… and Fearless

      07 Jul '19
      Alan Yentob meets Irish novelist Edna O’Brien to discuss sex, books and a lifetime of defiance.
    • 5. Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is

      14 Jul '19
      Alan Yentob meets Harlem-born artist, author and activist Faith Ringgold as she prepares for her London show at the Serpentine Gallery.
    • 6. Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device

      28 Jul '19
      Documentary following Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and his studio in the run-up to his landmark exhibition, In Real Life, at Tate Modern.
    • 7. EastSide Story

      30 Jul '19
      Following a ground-breaking arts intervention programme designed to change the course of the lives of young people from two east London estates.