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Imagine (2003)

Imagine poster
Original title
imagine…
Genre
documentary television program
Country
United Kingdom
Length
51 seasons, 339 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A host named Alan Yentob introduces a series of documentary episodes about different arts topics. Each episode covers a specific artist or subject in the art world.

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What happens

Imagine (typeset as imagine...) was a wide-ranging arts documentary television series first broadcast on BBC One in 2003. The show was hosted and executive-produced by Alan Yentob from its launch until 2024. Most series consist of four to seven episodes, each on a different topic. Episodes have been directed by, among others, Geoff Wonfor, Lucy Blakstead, Jill Nicholls, Roger Parsons and Zoë Silver. The future of the programme is uncertain following Yentob's death in 2025. An interview Yentob had recorded with painter Jenny Saville, intended for the programme, was broadcast on BBC2 on June 8 alongside repeats of Yentob's work including episodes of imagine.... (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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