imagine… - Season 41

First aired: 2/7/2022 8 episodes

Episodes

1. Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life

Aired: 2/7/2022

Alan Yentob meets Marian Keyes to explore her incredible journey from hard-partying waitress to best-selling author and everything she's learned about life, love and storytelling.

2. Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

Aired: 2/14/2022

Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre.

3. Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge

Aired: 2/21/2022

Alan Yentob profiles dance pioneer Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet, charting his ascent from childhood in 1970s Stockport.

4. Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

Aired: 4/25/2022

Following the release of her autobiography, This Much Is True, actress Miriam Margolyes opens up to Alan Yentob about her career highs and her most vulnerable moments.

5. Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

Aired: 5/2/2022

Alan Yentob meets virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier, and hears from musicians Jacob has collaborated with, including Stormzy, Chris Martin and Hans Zimmer.

6. Malorie Blackman: What If?

Aired: 10/31/2022

As she prepares to publish her long-awaited autobiography, former children's laureate Malorie Blackman discusses the key moments in her life that made her a writer.

7. Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice

Aired: 11/7/2022

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.

8. Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit

Aired: 11/14/2022

Alan Yentob meets Douglas Stuart, the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Shuggie Bain, which was based on Stuart’s own troubled upbringing amid poverty and addiction in 1980s Glasgow.