imagine…: Summer 2011
Season 20 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 19.
- 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 20 Progress Shield
The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself
Mar 27, 2011 · 65 min
Alan Yentob journeys through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how the country's great novelist became its great troublemaker, first looking back at his youth.
The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 2: In Search of Happiness
Apr 3, 2011 · 65 min
Alan Yentob follows Tolstoy through the tortured second half of his life as he transformed from aristocrat to anarchist and turned his back on his wife.
The Man Who Forgot How to Read and Other Stories
Jun 28, 2011 · 60 min
Alan Yentob meets clinical neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks. Through fascinating case studies, the film explores how humans see, not just with their eyes, but also with the mind.
The Pharaohs' Museum on Liberation Square
Jul 5, 2011 · 50 min
Alan Yentob visits Egypt's National Museum, possibly the most precious museum in the world, which stood at the centre of the action during the revolution on Cairo's Tahrir Square.
Lennon: The New York Years
Jul 12, 2011 · 80 min
Alan Yentob introduces Michael Epstein's film uncovering John Lennon and Yoko Ono's move to New York City, as Lennon sought to escape the mayhem of the Beatles era.
Harry Nilsson: The Missing Beatle
Jul 19, 2011 · 75 min
Alan Yentob introduces John Scheinfeld's documentary, which tells the story of the riotous life and music of Harry Nilsson, a friend and hero of John Lennon's.
Iraq in Venice
Jul 26, 2011 · 60 min
With Iraq having a presence at the Venice Biennale for the first time since Saddam Hussein's rise to power, Imagine follows the chosen artists ahead of the show.