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Latest Episodes

• Season 23 Episode 2: David Bowie: Cracked Actor - An Imagine Special

  To mark David Bowie's return to the music scene after a 10-year hiatus and a new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, here is another chance to see Alan Yentob's documentary following the musician across America on his 1974 Diamond Dogs tour, at a time when his rock star excesses were at their most extreme. Originally shown as part of Omnibus in 1975, the film features revealing footage of Bowie and his fans, illustrating the effects of fame on musicians and their followers

• Season 23 Episode 1: Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream - An Imagine Special

  Alan Yentob presents this profile of the American R'n'B star, who rose to fame in the late 1990s as one third of Destiny's Child and has gone on to enjoy a phenomenally successful solo career. Directed by Beyonce herself, the film combines video diary footage and spectacular showpieces to give a revealing insight into the life of an award-winning singer, actress, entrepreneur, wife and mother

• Season 22 Episode 7: A Beauty Is Born - Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

  Alan Yentob steps behind the scenes of the choreographer's latest project. After his renowned reinterpretation of the traditional Swan Lake ballet - complete with male swans - and the colour and kitsch of his Nutcracker!, Matthew Bourne completes the Tchaikovsky trilogy by putting his own spin on The Sleeping Beauty. From the first workshops to final rehearsals with sets and costumes, Yentob follows the creative process and revisits Bourne's many groundbreaking shows to chart his inexorable rise