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Winter 2012

8 episodes · Sep 19, 2012

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  • S23E1

    The Fatwa - Salman's Story

    Sep 19, 201281m

    Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, tells for the first time the inside story of how it felt to be condemned to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989.

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  • Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective
    S23E2

    Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

    Nov 6, 201258m

    Crime writer Ian Rankin invites imagine... to follow him as he writes his next novel, and as he ponders what to write about after retiring his most famous creation.

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  • S23E3

    Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story

    Nov 12, 2012

    From child prodigy to global phenomenon, Alan Yentob reveals the extraordinary life of Lang Lang, China's classical music superstar.

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  • Lang Lang
    S23E4

    Lang Lang

    Nov 12, 2012

    The pianist performs Chopin and Beethoven at Latitude, Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.

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  • The Many Lives of William Klein
    S23E5

    The Many Lives of William Klein

    Nov 20, 201265m

    William Klein is one of the world's most influential photographers; imagine... spends time with him to discover the personality behind a remarkable creative life.

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  • How Music Makes Us Feel
    S23E6

    How Music Makes Us Feel

    Nov 27, 201265m

    People often turn to music when words are not enough. Alan Yentob talks to musicians including Emeli Sande and Laurie Anderson about the emotional power of music.

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  • S23E7

    Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me

    Dec 4, 201275m

    Nearly 30 years after her debut novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns with Alan Yentob to the scenes of her extraordinary childhood in Lancashire.

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  • S23E8

    A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

    Dec 18, 201260m

    lan Yentob charts the career of choreographer Matthew Bourne, and takes an exclusive look at preparations for his reinterpretation of Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty.

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