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Save the Last Dance for Me
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23, 2009
At an age when most people are content to take it easy, one group of pensioners have taken up contemporary dance for the first time. Alan Yentob follows them on their journey as they .. show full overview
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David Hockney: A Bigger Picture
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30, 2009
Filmed over three years with unprecedented access, this documentary captures the return from California of England's favourite living artist. As Hockney approaches the age of 70, he .. show full overview
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Rufus Wainwright, Prima Donna
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07, 2009
Alan Yentob explores the rapid rise of one of modern music's most mercurial talents, Rufus Wainwright. Wainwright talks candidly about his background, his family of musical luminaries .. show full overview
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The Colourful Mr Eggleston
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14, 2009
William Eggleston is one of the most influential and original photographers alive today. A Mississippi aristocrat with a fondness for guns, drink and women, he dragged colour into the .. show full overview
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Art in Troubled Times: A New Deal for Art
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21, 2009
The Great Depression and the Second World War changed what was expected of the arts; Alan Yentob asks if this recession could see the next transformation. Artist Chuck Close talks .. show full overview
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The Smoking Diaries Update
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25, 2009
As part of an evening of programmes celebrating the life and work of the playwright and diarist, Simon Gray, who died in 2008. This updated Imagine is a rare insight into one of .. show full overview
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Art in Troubled Times: Part II – The Home Front
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28, 2009
In times like these, what is art worth? And what is art for? The big moment for publicly funded art in Britain was the Second World War. "Something absolutely remarkable happened .. show full overview

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