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- 2023/24: Pet Shop Boys: Then and NowWatch Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - unguarded, poignant and hilarious.89 mins
- 2023/24: French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterA profile of the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years.89 mins
- 2023/24: The Factory: Made in Manchesterimagine... explores Manchester’s Aviva Studios and its opening production, Free Your Mind.70 mins
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- 2022: Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and GritAlan Yentob meets the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Shuggie Bain.59 mins
- 2022: Sonia Boyce: Finding Her VoiceAlan Yentob follows artist Sonia Boyce as she prepares for the 2022 Venice Biennale.66 mins
- 2022: Malorie Blackman: What If?A profile of writer and former children's laureate Malorie Blackman.70 mins
- 2022: Miriam Margolyes: Up for GrabsMiriam Margolyes talks to Alan Yentob about her career highs and most vulnerable moments.67 mins
- 2022: Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the EdgeAlan Yentob profiles Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet.82 mins
- 2022: Labi Siffre: This Is My SongAlan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of Labi Siffre.66 mins
- 2022: Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect LifeAlan Yentob meets Marian Keyes to explore her incredible journey to best-selling author.59 mins
- 2021: Bernardine Evaristo: Never Give UpAlan Yentob explores the life and work of Anglo-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo.70 mins
- 2021: 1. Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and ForgettingA revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro.76 mins
- 2020: 2. Lemn Sissay: The Memory of MeWriter Lemn Sissay recalls being the only black child in a northern town in the 1970s.67 mins
- 2020: Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and BlackAlan Yentob meets Lenny Henry to look back at his early years in show business.74 mins
- 2019: 3. Bill Viola: The Road to St Paul'sBill Viola creates a permanent video installation for St Paul's Cathedral.67 mins
- Winter 2017: 3. Alice Neel: Dr Jekyll and Mrs HydeA portrait of American artist Alice Neel, a prolific figurative painter.75 mins
- Autumn 2016: Listen to Me MarlonVivid portrayal of a man who was by turns tremendously talented, tenacious and tormented.98 mins
- Autumn 2016: 1. The Seven Killings of Marlon JamesAlan Yentob accompanies the charismatic and provocative novelist Marlon James to Jamaica.58 mins
- Summer 2016: DANGER! Cornelia ParkerAlan Yentob follows sculptor Cornelia Parker's creative process.66 mins
- Winter 2012: 1. Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective...Crime writer Ian Rankin invites imagine... to follow him as he writes his next novel.58 mins
- Vincent Van Gogh: Painted with WordsThe story of Vincent Van Gogh, with dialogue sourced from his own words.80 mins
- Winter 2009: 1. The Year of Anish KapoorAlan Yentob meets Anish Kapoor, one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors.50 mins
