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March 27, 2011

Summer 2011

01. The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself

Alan Yentob journeys through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how the country's great novelist became its great troublemaker, first looking back at his youth.

1h 5min
March 27, 2011

02. The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 2: In Search of Happiness

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.

1h 5min
April 3, 2011

03. The Man Who Forgot How to Read and Other Stories

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.

1h 0min
June 28, 2011

04. The Pharaohs' Museum on Liberation Square

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.

50min
July 5, 2011

05. Lennon: The New York Years

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.

1h 20min
July 12, 2011

06. Harry Nilsson: The Missing Beatle

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.

1h 15min
July 19, 2011

07. Iraq in Venice

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.

1h 0min
July 26, 2011