Imagine

Latest Episodes

• Season 16 Episode 3: Own Art

  Alan Yentob sheds light on the Own Art scheme, which enables people to borrow up to £2,000 interest-free to purchase new pieces of art for their collections. In the five years since its inception, around 12,500 people have signed up, most of whom earn less than the national average income. Yentob meets some of the people who have joined, including a pig farmer, a factory worker and a police officer, who explain how they came to appreciate art and how the project has helped them

• Season 16 Episode 2: Dame Shirley Bassey: The Girl from Tiger Bay

  Alan Yentob marks the completion of Shirley Bassey's album The Performance, the David Arnold-produced record that is her first studio release in two decades, by examining a selection of her greatest archive performances. He also meets some of the songwriters who contributed to the album, including Gary Barlow, Pet Shop Boys, Manic Street Preachers, KT Tunstall and frequent James Bond composer John Barry

• Season 16 Episode 1: The Year of Anish Kapoor

  Alan Yentob follows the progress of celebrated sculptor Anish Kapoor's solo exhibition at the Royal Academy, an event that marks the first time a living British artist has been granted the whole gallery space. The presenter reveals the inspiration behind Kapoor's mysterious works, and discovers how the artist has captivated the public imagination through his inventive use of reflective surfaces and dark voids