Imagine...

  • Premiered: Jun 2003
  • Episodes: 225
  • Followers: 2
  • Running
  • BBC One
  • Tuesday
  • Documentary History News

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The Plinth, the Model, the Artist and his Sculpture
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Sep 15, 2005
In 2005, an extraordinary sculpture by leading Brit artist Marc Quinn of a naked, heavily pregnant, disabled Alison Lapper was unveiled on the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. .. show full overview
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Elgar and the Missing Piano Concerto
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Nov 22, 2005
Famous for his cello and violin concertos, it's not widely known that Edward Elgar also wrote sketches for a piano concerto. This often hilarious film shows how the embryonic piece - a performance of which follows - came to life.
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Amos Oz: the Conscience of Israel
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Nov 30, 2005
Tragedy and history loom large in the background of writer and political commentator Amos Oz. His memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness is an eyewitness account of the birth of Israel. Alan .. show full overview
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Chuck Close , Close Up
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Dec 07, 2005
As a child, portrait painter Chuck Close was written off as a failure because his dyslexia remained undiagnosed. Then, in 1988, he was partially paralysed by a stroke. Undaunted by these .. show full overview
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Rhythm Is It! Can art change lives?
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Dec 14, 2005
Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra believe so - but can they convince 250 underprivileged teenagers from suburban Berlin? The aim is to stage Stravinsky's Le Sacre du .. show full overview
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Sweet Home New Orleans
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Jan 17, 2006
Could New Orleans's days as a great musical powerhouse be coming to an end? As Alan Yentob traces the city's vast musical heritage, he meets musicians who have lived and worked there all .. show full overview
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Warhol: Denied
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Jan 24, 2006
The joy of some collectors at owning what they believed to be genuine Andy Warhol works has been ruined by the artist's authentication board's declaring them fake. They speak of their .. show full overview
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Studio
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Jan 31, 2006
Critics say the British sitcom is dead by virtue of its middle-aged, middle-class "appeal". Why then are our finest comic writers and performers making prize-winning shows? As he talks .. show full overview
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Sitting Comfortably
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Feb 07, 2006
Self-confessed chair addict Alan Yentob encounters a vast range of his objects of desire in this whimsical journey through the changing styles of the modern chair - a furniture item .. show full overview
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The Beatles in Love
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Dec 27, 2006
Film documenting the creation of Love, a spectacular collaboration bringing together the magic of The Beatles' music with the imagination of Cirque Du Soleil. The project was initially .. show full overview
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Damon and Jamie's Excellent Adventure
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Jul 04, 2007
Alan Yentob presents a documentary about cartoon pop group Gorillaz' foray into the world of Chinese opera, with Damon Albarn composing his first full length score and Jamie Hewlett .. show full overview
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Yes We Can! The Lost Art Of Oratory
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Apr 05, 2009
The remarkable election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States has been propelled as much by his exceptional skill as an orator as by any other factor. From the .. show full overview
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Vincent Van Gogh: Painted with Words
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Apr 05, 2010
Drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role as Van Gogh. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van .. show full overview
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Stones in Exile
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May 23, 2010
Alan Yentob introduces a revealing documentary which tells the story of the making of The Rolling Stones' acclaimed 1972 album, Exile on Main Street. Facing huge unpaid tax bills in .. show full overview
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U2: From the Sky Down
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Oct 09, 2011
Imagine presents a feature-length documentary about the making of U2's seminal album Achtung Baby. Early in 2011, U2 returned to Hansa Studio in Berlin to discuss the making of .. show full overview
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The Fatwa - Salman's Story
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Sep 19, 2012
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, and to spend the next .. show full overview
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Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
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Oct 16, 2012
Renowned as the bravura front man of one of Britain's greatest rock bands, Freddie Mercury's life outside Queen is rarely celebrated or explored. In a touching portrait, imagine... .. show full overview
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Beyoncé: Life is But a Dream
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Mar 28, 2013
Following in the footsteps of Alan Yentob's 2008 profile of Jay-Z, imagine... presents the much-heralded Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream. With Beyoncé herself in the director's chair, this .. show full overview
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David Bowie - Cracked Actor
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Apr 04, 2013
To mark David Bowie's comeback album and a new exhibition at the V&A, Alan Yentob looks back at his legendary 1975 documentary, Cracked Actor. The film follows Bowie during the Diamond .. show full overview
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Alan Yentob interviews Robert B Weide
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Jul 24, 2013
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One Night In 2012
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Jul 17, 2016
Alan Yentob tells the story of London's Olympic Opening Ceremony, as seen through the eyes of its artistic director Danny Boyle, his creative team and just some of the thousands of .. show full overview
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The Handmade Films of William Kentridge (1)
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Nov 23, 2016
A look at the work of South African artist William Kentridge who first became well known for making hand-drawn animations featuring a pair of alter egos, set in the urban-industrial .. show full overview
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The Handmade Films of William Kentridge (2)
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Nov 23, 2016
A look at the work of South African artist William Kentridge who first became well known for making hand-drawn animations featuring a pair of alter egos, set in the urban-industrial .. show full overview
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