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Bernardine Evaristo: Never Give Up—2021
Alan Yentob explores the life and work of Anglo-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo.
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting—2021
A revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro.
Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me—2020
Writer Lemn Sissay recalls being the only black child in a northern town in the 1970s.
Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black—2020
Alan Yentob meets Lenny Henry to look back at his early years in show business.
Bill Viola: The Road to St Paul's—2019
Bill Viola creates a permanent video installation for St Paul's Cathedral.
Alice Neel: Dr Jekyll and Mrs Hyde—Winter 2017
A portrait of American artist Alice Neel, a prolific figurative painter.
Listen to Me Marlon—Autumn 2016
Vivid portrayal of a man who was by turns tremendously talented, tenacious and tormented.
DANGER! Cornelia Parker—Summer 2016
Alan Yentob follows sculptor Cornelia Parker's creative process.
Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective—Winter 2012
Crime writer Ian Rankin invites imagine... to follow him as he writes his next novel.
Vincent Van Gogh: Painted with Words
The story of Vincent Van Gogh, with dialogue sourced from his own words.
