Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit 14 November 2022: imagine… on BBC One
Alan Yentob meets Douglas Stuart at a critical point in his career as he emerges from the starlight of his triumphant debut novel, and winner of the Booker…
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Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice 7 November 2022: imagine… on BBC One
Alan Yentob follows acclaimed artist Sonia Boyce as she prepares to make history as the first black woman to represent Great Britain at the Venice Biennale.…
Malorie Blackman: What If? 31 October 2022: imagine… on BBC One
Alan Yentob follows one of Britain’s best loved writers, Malorie Blackman, former Children’s Laureate and the first children’s writer to win the prestigious…
Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me 30 August 2022: imagine… on BBC Four
Lemn Sissay’s writings are a source of inspiration to huge numbers of people around the world. From poems on the walls and buildings of Manchester…
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise 16 August 2022: imagine… on BBC Four
Documentary portrait of the trailblazing activist, poet and writer Maya Angelou. Born in 1928, she enthused generations with her bold and inspirational…
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny’s Pictures? 31 July 2022: imagine… on BBC Four
The incredible story of a mysterious nanny who died in 2009 leaving behind a secret hoard – thousands of stunning photographs. Never seen in her…
DANGER! Cornelia Parker 10 July 2022: imagine… on BBC Four
Imagine reveals the darker side of one of Britain’s most original and inventive artists. A sculptor working with found materials, Cornelia Parker…
Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words 30 June 2022: imagine… on BBC Four
Widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses of the 20th century, Ingrid Bergman’s talent was matched only by her incandescent screen presence.…
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens 2 May 2022: imagine… on BBC One
Twenty-something virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier has managed to outdo the Beatles by winning Grammy Awards for…
Toni Morrison Remembers 26 April 2022: imagine… on BBC Four
Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison is America’s first lady of literature. Her books encompass black American history but live and breathe in the…