About this season
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.
Episodes (7)
1. Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room
Aired 2 December 2017 • 60 min
A profile of English artist Rachel Whiteread. Alan Yentob visits Rachel in her studio and revisits her most acclaimed and controversial work, House.
2. Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Aired 17 February 2018 • 70 min
With the aid of the BBC archive, Alan Yentob and Mel Brooks embark on an unpredictable journey through the city of stars, meeting the legendary Carl Reiner along the way.
4. Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons
Aired 5 March 2018 • 66 min
Alan Yentob spends time with Philip Pullman in Oxford, discovering how the ex-teacher became an acclaimed author of fantasy fiction and an outspoken critic of organised religion.
5. Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words
Aired 26 March 2018 • 99 min
Documentary exploring Ingrid Bergman's journey from Swedish schoolgirl to Hollywood icon, using her archives of home movie footage, private diaries and letters.
6. Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memories
Aired 19 March 2018 • 90 min
Alan Yentob talks to Andrew Lloyd Webber about his autobiography, bohemian childhood and the memories he has chosen to reveal.
7. Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? Part One
Aired 21 April 2018 • 63 min
Two-part film capturing the mood of Havana and its people, the Habaneros, at a pivotal moment in time. They share their experience of life in this extraordinary city.
8. Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? Part Two
Aired 22 April 2018 • 90 min
he citizens of Cuba tell how the young revolutionaries of the 60s put their dreams into practice and set about building a brave new socialist world on America's doorstep.