imagine…: Autumn 2007
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of imagine… Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Henry Perkins: Bolshoi Boy
Oct 23, 2007 · 50 min
New series of the documentary strand. Profile of 88-year-old author and winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature, Doris Lessing. Alan Yentob meets Doris to discuss her literar
Bollywood's Big B
Oct 30, 2007 · 50 min
Investigation into the profound impact music can have on the human brain. Alan Yentob investigates case studies from neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks' latest book Musicophillia, includi
Helvetica
Nov 6, 2008 · 50 min
As the popular typeface celebrates its 50th birthday, Imagine screens a shorter version of the witty film by Gary Hustwit about the history of the Swiss-designed “Kate Moss of fon
Louise Bourgeois: Spiderwoman
Nov 13, 2007 · 50 min
Alan Yentob presents a profile of the provocative French-born American artist Louise Bourgeois, who was still producing cutting edge work at the age of 95.
How to Get on in the Art World
Nov 20, 2007
Armed with 5,000 pounds of his own money to spend on art, Alan Yentob immerses himself in the frenzied fun of Frieze Art Fair week in London's Regent Park. He meets artists, dealer
The Secret of Life
Feb 19, 2008
Alan Yentob investigates the appeal of self-help books starting with an examination of the latest bestseller, The Secret.
Richard Rogers: Inside Out
Feb 26, 2008
Alan Yentob traces the career of Richard Rogers, uncovering the influences that have produced some of the greatest landmarks in modern architecture.
Marc Newson: Urban Spaceman
Mar 4, 2008
The acclaimed industrial designer discusses his inspirations.