imagine…: Summer 2003
Episode Guide
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The Saatchi Phenomenon
Jun 11, 2003 · 50 min
Alan Yentob presents a new seven-part series looking at the power and effect of the arts and their main protagonists. The elusive and intriguing Charles Saatchi has been hugely in
Barbara Hepworth: Shapes Out of Feelings
Jun 18, 2003 · 50 min
A profile of Barbara Hepworth, the world's first internationally celebrated woman sculptor. Born in Yorkshire in 1903, she had to fight to establish herself in a world dominated by
The Hip Hop Generation
Jun 25, 2003 · 50 min
More than just a musical genre, hip-hop has become a global youth culture. But why does the voice of young black America resonate equally with British teenagers from city high-rise
Stella's Story
Jul 2, 2003 · 50 min
Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss and Vogue's Anna Wintour contribute to the tale of Stella McCartney's rise from student at St Martins to her big break into the fashion elite. Footage s
Carlos Acosta: The Reluctant Ballet Dancer
Jul 9, 2003 · 50 min
Alan Yentob tells the inspirational story of Carlos Acosta, the gifted dancer who made the leap from the backstreets of Havana to become the first black principal dancer at the Roy
The Potrait of Omai
Jul 16, 2003 · 50 min
Alan Yentob tells the story of Joshua Reynolds’ portrait of Britain’s first non-white celebrity, Omai, which the Tate Gallery is fighting to keep in Britain. One of the artist’s gr
Sir John Mortimer: Owning Up at 80
Jul 30, 2003 · 50 min
In the year that the barrister turned bestselling author turns 80, Alan Yentob talks to family and friends about the man widely regarded as a passionate political campaigner, wit,