imagine…: Autumn 2008
Season 14 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 13.
- 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 14 Progress Shield
The Story of the Guitar: Episode 1: In the Beginning
Oct 5, 2008
Alan Yentob embarks on a three-part personal journey to discover how the guitar became the world's favourite musical instrument. Beginning with the rise of the acoustic guitar, the
The Story of the Guitar: Episode 2: Out of the Frying Pan
Oct 12, 2008
Alan Yentob presents a three-part series examining how the guitar became the world's favourite musical instrument. As the guitar turns electric, music is changed for ever. The wor
Dangerous Liaison: When Akram met Juliette
Oct 14, 2008 · 55 min
Following British-Bangladeshi choreographer Akram Khan as he takes the risk of his life. He has just months to teach Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche to dance. She mus
The Story of the Guitar: Episode 3: This Time it's Personal
Oct 19, 2008
In the final programme of the series the guitarists talk about how they find their own sound, and how the guitar has changed their lives. Since its invention, the electric guitar h
A Love Story
Oct 21, 2008 · 50 min
Alan Yentob embarks on a quest to find out what makes a great love story in literature, film or song. Among those offering their help in this labour of love are author Jeffrey Euge
Jay-Z: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered
Oct 28, 2008 · 55 min
Alan Yentob explores the life and work of Jay-Z, following the rapper over a period of six months.
Let There Be Light
Nov 11, 2008 · 80 min
Alan Yentob meets artists who use light as both the source and inspiration for their work, including American James Turrell.
How an Orchestra Saved Venezuela's Children
Nov 18, 2008 · 50 min
The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, which caused a sensation at last year's Proms, is the product of an extraordinary music education system that has been running for m
Richard Serra: Man of Steel
Nov 25, 2008 · 60 min
Sculptor and giant of modern art Richard Serra discusses his extraordinary life and work. A creator of enormous, immediately identifiable steel sculptures that both terrify and me
Heavy Metal in Baghdad
Dec 2, 2008 · 60 min
Rock doc Heavy Metal in Baghdad follows the struggles of Iraq's one and only metal band, Acrassicauda, and tells its own story about the horror of daily life in the war-torn city.