Alan Yentob
imagine... (2003)
Autumn 2003
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
S2E1 - The Voice of Bryn Terfel
The internationally acclaimed Welsh bass baritone talks to Alan Yentob as the arts strand returns for a new, six-part run. As well as learning more about the technical aspects of Terfel's voice, Yentob watches him perform at the opera - but is he prepared to duet with the maestro?
Nov. 12, 2003, midnight
S2E2 - A Very Funny Business
A look at the process of remaking hit British sitcoms into mediocre US sitcoms.
Nov. 19, 2003, midnight
S2E3 - Entertaining Mr Soane
Born in 1753, Sir John Soane was the first great innovator of British architecture. Though only one of his creations remains intact, his influence resonates to this day.
Alan Yentob’s arts strand continues with this drama-documentary - starring Corin Redgrave as Soane and Sam West as his student Wightwick - which tells the remarkable story of Soane's life.
Nov. 26, 2003, midnight
S2E4 - The World According to Parr
Martin Parr is widely considered to be the most influential photographer of his generation. His work portrays the British way of life in all its idiosyncratic detail - Women’s Institutes, bird-watching, and fish and chips - iconic images that make up a retrospective exhibition currently on a world tour.
Alan Yentob takes Parr back to his suburban past to reveal the root of his inspiration.
Dec. 3, 2003, midnight
S2E5 - From Pencils to Pixels
The success of computer-created films such as Finding Nemo and Shrek has led to another “Golden Age” of animation. But does it spell the end for pencil-drawn animation?
Toy Story’s John Lasseter and Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park are among those voicing their opinions.
Dec. 10, 2003, midnight
S2E6 - An A-Z of the OED
From the height of the British Empire right up to the digital age, Alan Yentob investigates the bizarre history of the Oxford English Dictionary, helped by poet Benjamin Zephaniah and author Julian Barnes.
Dec. 17, 2003, midnight
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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