Imagine (TV series)

"Imagine" is a wide ranging arts series first broadcast on BBC One in 2003. Hosted and executive produced by Alan Yentob the show is currently airing the 11th series, which is expected to follow the usual format 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. One notable episode aired during series 8 is about the internet and features an interview with the Internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales.

Series 1 (from June 11 2003):
* The Saatchi Phenomenon
* Barbara Hepworth: Shapes Out of Feelings
* The Hip Hop Generation
* Stella's Story
* Carlos Acosta: The Reluctant Ballet Dancer
* The Portrait of Omai
* John Mortimer: Owning Up at 80

Series 2 (from November 12 2003):
* The Voice of Bryn Terfel
* A Funny Business - A look at UK and US sitcoms
* Entertaining Mr Soane
* The World According to Parr
* From Pencils to Pixels - celebrates the phenomena of the animated feature film
* An A-Z of the OED

Series 3 (from November 24 2004):
* Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture
* Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson's Smile
* Bruce Nauman: The Godfather of Modern Art
* Brando
* Antonio Pappano: A Year at the Opera

Series 4 (from May 11 2005):
* A Short History of Tall Buildings (3 parts)

Series 5 (from June 22 2005):
* Fantastic Mr Dahl
* Frida Kahlo
* Being a Concert Pianist

Series 6 (from November 23 2005):
* Elgar and the Missing Concerto
* Amos Oz: The Conscience of Israel
* Chuck Close, Close Up
* Rhythm Is It!

Series 7 (from January 17 2006)
* Sweet Home New Orleans - examining the city's musical heritage
* Warhol Denied
* A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Studio
* Sitting Comfortably - traces the changing styles of the modern chair

Series 8 (from May 23 2006)
* Being Hamlet
* Yusuf, the Artist Formerly Known As Cat Stevens
* The Ingenious Thomas Heatherwick
* www.herecomeseverybody.co.uk - A history of the World Wide Web (included Wikipedia)
* Who Cares About Art? - follows the work of five art curators

Series 9 (from May 8 2007)
* Gilbert and George: No Surrender
* Gustav Klimt: Stealing Klimt
* Scott Walker
* Imagine... It's the Surreal Thing
* Damon and Jamie's Excellent Adventure

Series 10 (from October 23 2007)
* The Bolshoi Boy - following a british boy at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy
* Bollywood's Big B - Amitabh Bachchan
* Helvetica
* Louise Bourgeois - Spiderwoman
* How to get on in the Art World
* The Sectret of Life
* Richard Rodgers - Inside Out
* Marc Newson - Urban Spaceman

Series 11 (from May 23 2008)
* Doris Lessing - The Hostess and The Alien
* Oliver Sacks - Tales of Music and The Brain
* Annie Leibovitz - Life Through a Lens
* A Trip to Asia: On the Road with the Berlin Philharmonic
* A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami
* Werner Herzog - Beyond Reason
* Anthony Minghella
* Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett - Damon and Jamie's Excellent Adventure

Other (2006)
* "Imagine... A Mildly Amusing Panel Show" - a special highlights edition of "Never Mind the Buzzcocks", a parody of the Imagine series, presented by Yentob himself.

References

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/imagine/ Official BBC Imagine site]
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