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September 19, 2012

Winter 2012

01. The Fatwa - Salman's Story

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.

1h 21min
September 19, 2012

02. Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

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.

58min
November 6, 2012

03. Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story

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

November 12, 2012

04. Lang Lang

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

November 12, 2012

05. The Many Lives of William Klein

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.

1h 5min
November 20, 2012

06. How Music Makes Us Feel

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.

1h 5min
November 27, 2012

07. Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me

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.

1h 15min
December 4, 2012

08. A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

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.

1h 0min
December 18, 2012