Mar 27, 2011 · 1h 5m
Alan Yentob journeys through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how the country's great novelist became its great troublemaker, first looking back at his youth.


The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.
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Mar 27, 2011 · 1h 5m
Alan Yentob journeys through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how the country's great novelist became its great troublemaker, first looking back at his youth.
Apr 3, 2011 · 1h 5m
Alan Yentob follows Tolstoy through the tortured second half of his life as he transformed from aristocrat to anarchist and turned his back on his wife.
Jun 28, 2011 · 1h
Alan Yentob meets clinical neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks. Through fascinating case studies, the film explores how humans see, not just with their eyes, but also with the mind.
Jul 5, 2011 · 50m
Alan Yentob visits Egypt's National Museum, possibly the most precious museum in the world, which stood at the centre of the action during the revolution on Cairo's Tahrir Square.
Jul 12, 2011 · 1h 20m
Alan Yentob introduces Michael Epstein's film uncovering John Lennon and Yoko Ono's move to New York City, as Lennon sought to escape the mayhem of the Beatles era.
Jul 19, 2011 · 1h 15m
Alan Yentob introduces John Scheinfeld's documentary, which tells the story of the riotous life and music of Harry Nilsson, a friend and hero of John Lennon's.
Jul 26, 2011 · 1h
With Iraq having a presence at the Venice Biennale for the first time since Saddam Hussein's rise to power, Imagine follows the chosen artists ahead of the show.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
imagine… Season 20 premiered on March 27, 2011.
imagine… Season 20 has 7 episodes.
The season opens with Season 20 Episode 1, "The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself". It aired on March 27, 2011.
Go to Season 20 Episode 1