imagine… - Summer 2011
1 - The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself
Air Date: March 27, 2011
Alan Yentob journeys through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how the country's great novelist became its great troublemaker, first looking back at his youth.
2 - The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 2: In Search of Happiness
Air Date: April 3, 2011
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.
3 - The Man Who Forgot How to Read and Other Stories
Air Date: June 28, 2011
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.
4 - The Pharaohs' Museum on Liberation Square
Air Date: July 5, 2011
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.
5 - Lennon: The New York Years
Air Date: July 12, 2011
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.
6 - Harry Nilsson: The Missing Beatle
Air Date: July 19, 2011
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.
7 - Iraq in Venice
Air Date: July 26, 2011
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.