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Winter 2012

Season 23 · 2012 · 8 episodes

Episodes

1The Fatwa - Salman's StorySalman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, tells for the first time the inside story of how it felt to be condemned to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989.
2Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing DetectiveCrime writer Ian Rankin invites imagine... to follow him as he writes his next novel, and as he ponders what to write about after retiring his most famous creation.
3Do or Die: Lang Lang's StoryFrom child prodigy to global phenomenon, Alan Yentob reveals the extraordinary life of Lang Lang, China's classical music superstar.
4Lang LangThe pianist performs Chopin and Beethoven at Latitude, Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.
5The Many Lives of William KleinWilliam Klein is one of the world's most influential photographers; imagine... spends time with him to discover the personality behind a remarkable creative life.
6How Music Makes Us FeelPeople often turn to music when words are not enough. Alan Yentob talks to musicians including Emeli Sande and Laurie Anderson about the emotional power of music.
7Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and MeNearly 30 years after her debut novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns with Alan Yentob to the scenes of her extraordinary childhood in Lancashire.
8A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beautylan Yentob charts the career of choreographer Matthew Bourne, and takes an exclusive look at preparations for his reinterpretation of Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty.