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From 2003 to 2025
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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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Season 1Specials15 episodes
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- S00E02The Plinth, the Model, the Artist and his Sculpture2011-02-23✓
- S00E03The Beatles in Love2006-12-27
- S00E04Damon and Jamie's Excellent Adventure2007-07-04
- S00E05Vincent Van Gogh: Painted with Words2010-04-05
- S00E06Yes We Can! The Lost Art Of Oratory2009-04-05
- S00E07Stones in Exile2010-05-23
- S00E08U2: From the Sky Down2011-10-09
- S00E09TO BE DELETED - NOT A SPECIALTBA
- S00E10Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender2012-10-16
- S00E11Beyoncé: Life is But a Dream2013-03-28
- S00E12David Bowie - Cracked Actor2013-04-04
- S00E14Alan Yentob interviews Robert B Weide2013-07-24
- S00E15The Smoking Diaries Update2009-07-25
- S00E16When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville2025-06-08
Season 17 episodes
- S01E01The Saatchi Phenomenon2003-06-11
- S01E02Barbara Hepworth: Shapes Out of Feelings2003-06-18
- S01E03The Hip Hop Generation2003-06-25
- S01E04Stella's Story2003-07-02
- S01E05Carlos Acosta: The Reluctant Ballet Dancer2003-07-09
- S01E06The Potrait of Omai2003-07-16
- S01E07Sir John Mortimer: Owning Up at 802003-07-30
Season 26 episodes
- S02E01The Voice of Bryn Terfel2003-11-12
- S02E02A Very Funny Business2003-11-19
- S02E03Entertaining Mr Soane2003-11-26
- S02E04The World According to Parr2003-12-03
- S02E05From Pencils to Pixels2003-12-10
- S02E06An A-Z of the OED2003-12-17
Season 39 episodes
- S03E01The Mysterious Mr Hopper2004-06-02
- S03E02Sitting for Lucian Freud2004-06-09
- S03E03Saint John Coltrane2004-06-16
- S03E04Dirty But Clean Pierre2004-06-23
- S03E05Unsuitable for Children?2004-12-15
- S03E06The Smoking Diaries2004-12-15
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Season 48 episodes
- S04E01Arthur Miller - Finishing the Picture2004-11-24
- S04E02Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson’s Smile2004-12-01
- S04E03Bruce Nauman: the Godfather of Modem Art2004-12-08
- S04E04Brando2004-12-16
- S04E05Tony Pappano - a Year at the Opera2004-12-22
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Season 53 episodes
- S05E01A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 12005-05-11
- S05E02A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 22005-05-18
- S05E03A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 32005-05-25
Season 68 episodes
- S06E01Fantastic Mr Dahl2005-06-22
- S06E02Frida Kahlo2005-06-29
- S06E03Being a Concert Pianist2005-07-06
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Season 78 episodes
- S07E01Elgar and the Missing Concerto2005-11-23
- S07E02Amos Oz: The Conscience of Israel2005-11-30
- S07E03Chuck Close, Close Up2005-12-07
- S07E04Rhythm Is It!2005-12-14
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Season 84 episodes
- S08E01Sweet Home New Orleans2006-01-17
- S08E02Warhol: Denied2006-01-24
- S08E03A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Studio2006-01-31
- S08E04Sitting Comfortably2006-02-07
Season 99 episodes
- S09E01Being Hamlet2006-05-23
- S09E02The Artist Formerly Known as Cat Stevens2006-05-30
- S09E03The Ingenious Thomas Heatherwick2006-06-06
- S09E04A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin2006-06-13
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Season 108 episodes
- S10E01Peter Pan, a Hard Act to Follow2006-10-17
- S10E02Velazquez, The Painter's Painter2006-10-24
- S10E03A Play for Today2006-10-31
- S10E04The Movie Brats, Take Two2006-11-07
- S10E05Who Cares About Art?2006-11-14
- S10E07Being a Diva2006-11-28
- S10E08www.herecomeseverybody.co.uk2006-12-06
- S10E09And Then There Was Television2006-12-19
Season 1114 episodes
- S11E01Gilbert and George: No Surrender2007-05-08
- S11E02Stealing Klimt2007-05-15
- S11E03Scott Walker2007-05-22
- S11E04It's the Surreal Thing2007-05-29
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Season 128 episodes
- S12E01Henry Perkins: Bolshoi Boy2007-10-23
- S12E02Bollywood's Big B2007-10-30
- S12E03Helvetica2008-11-06
- S12E04Louise Bourgeois: Spiderwoman2007-11-13
- S12E05How to Get on in the Art World2007-11-20
- S12E06The Secret of Life2008-02-19
- S12E07Richard Rogers: Inside Out2008-02-26
- S12E08Marc Newson: Urban Spaceman2008-03-04
Season 1310 episodes
- S13E01Doris Lessing - The Reluctant Heroine2008-05-27
- S13E02Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain2008-06-03
- S13E03Annie Leibovitz, Life Through A Lens2008-06-10
- S13E04A Trip to Asia: on the Road with the Berlin Philharmonic2008-06-17
- S13E05A Wild Sheep Chase: in Search of Haruki Murakami2008-06-24
- S13E06Werner Herzog: Beyond Reason2008-07-01
- S13E07Love, Loss and Anthony Minghella2008-07-08
- S13E102TO BE DELETED
Season 1410 episodes
- S14E01The Story of the Guitar: Episode 1: In the Beginning2008-10-05
- S14E02The Story of the Guitar: Episode 2: Out of the Frying Pan2008-10-12
- S14E03Dangerous Liaison: When Akram met Juliette2008-10-14
- S14E04The Story of the Guitar: Episode 3: This Time it's Personal2008-10-19
- S14E05A Love Story2008-10-21
- S14E06Jay-Z: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered2008-10-28
- S14E07Let There Be Light2008-11-11
- S14E08How an Orchestra Saved Venezuela's Children
Season 157 episodes
- S15E01Save the Last Dance for Me2009-06-23
- S15E02David Hockney - A Bigger Picture2009-06-30
- S15E03Rufus Wainwright, Prima Donna2009-07-07
- S15E04The Colourful Mr Eggleston2009-07-14
- S15E05Art in Troubled Times: A New Deal for Art2009-07-21
- S15E06Art In Troubled Times: Part II - The Home Front2009-07-28
- S15E101TO BE DELETEDTBA
Season 168 episodes
- S16E01The Year Of Anish Kapoor2009-11-17
- S16E02Dame Shirley Bassey: The Girl From Tiger Bay 4.02009-11-24
- S16E03Own Art2009-12-01
- S16E04Joan Baez2009-12-08
- S16E05Plácido Domingo2009-12-15
- S16E06Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles2009-12-22
- S16E07TO BE DELETEDTBA
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Season 176 episodes
- S17E01Vincent Van Gogh: Painted with Words2010-04-05
- S17E02The Stones in Exile2010-05-23
- S17E03TO BE DELETEDTBA
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Season 188 episodes
- S18E01Nigel Kennedy's Polish Adventure2010-06-15
- S18E02Art Is Child's Play2010-06-22
- S18E03Diana Athill – Growing Old Disgracefully2010-06-29
- S18E04Tom Jones – What Good Am I?2010-07-06
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Season 196 episodes
- S19E01Ai Weiwei - Without Fear or Favour2010-11-16
- S19E02Smash His Camera2010-11-23
- S19E03The Weird Adventures of Eadweard Muybridge2010-11-30
- S19E04Bruce Springsteen: Darkness Revisited2010-12-07
- S19E05Ben-Hur2010-12-14
- S19E06Ray Davies - Imaginary Man2010-12-21
Season 207 episodes
- S20E01The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself2011-03-27
- S20E02The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 2: In Search of Happiness2011-04-03
- S20E03The Man Who Forgot How to Read and Other Stories2011-06-28
- S20E04The Pharaohs' Museum on Liberation Square2011-07-05
- S20E05Lennon: The New York Years2011-07-12
- S20E06Harry Nilsson: The Missing Beatle2011-07-19
- S20E07Iraq in Venice2011-07-26
Season 2112 episodes
- S21E01Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman2011-11-01
- S21E02Simon and Garfunkel - The Harmony Game2011-11-08
- S21E03Alan Ayckbourn - Greetings from Scarborough2011-11-15
- S21E04Vidal Sassoon - A Cut Above2011-11-22
- S21E05The Lost Music of Rajasthan2011-12-06
- S21E06Books - The Last Chapter?2011-12-13
- S21E07The Art of Stand-Up - Part One2011-12-19
- S21E08The Art of Stand-Up - Part Two2011-12-20
Season 226 episodes
- S22E01Theatre of War2012-06-26
- S22E02Paul Simon's Graceland - Under African Skies2012-07-03
- S22E03Just One Falsetto2012-07-10
- S22E04Glasgow: The Grit and the Glamour2012-07-12
- S22E05Dancing with Titian2012-07-24
- S22E06TO BE DELETEDTBA
Season 238 episodes
- S23E01The Fatwa - Salman's Story2012-09-19
- S23E02Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective2012-11-06
- S23E03Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story2012-11-12
- S23E04Lang Lang2012-11-12
- S23E05The Many Lives of William Klein2012-11-20
- S23E06How Music Makes Us Feel2012-11-27
- S23E07Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me2012-12-04
- S23E08A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty2012-12-18
Season 246 episodes
- S24E01Beyoncé: Life is But a Dream2013-03-28
- S24E02David Bowie: Cracked Actor2013-04-04
- S24E03TO BE DELETEDTBA
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Season 256 episodes
- S25E01Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin'2013-10-29
- S25E02Edmund de Waal: Make Pots or Die2013-11-05
- S25E03Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy2013-11-12
- S25E04Turning the Art World Inside Out2013-11-19
- S25E05Hitler, the Tiger and Me2013-11-26
- S25E06Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?2013-12-03
Season 264 episodes
- S26E01Rio 50 Degrees: Carry On CaRIOca2014-05-18
- S26E02Philip Roth Unleashed Part 12014-05-20
- S26E03Philip Roth Unleashed Part 22014-05-27
- S26E04Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar2014-06-29
Season 277 episodes
- S27E01The Art That Hitler Hated2014-10-28
- S27E02The Art That Hitler Hated: The Sins of the Fathers2014-11-04
- S27E03Bette Midler: The Divine Miss M2014-11-11
- S27E04Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On2014-11-11
- S27E05Anselm Kiefer: Remembering The Future2014-11-18
- S27E06The One and Only Mike Leigh2014-11-25
- S27E07Colm Toibin: His Mother's Son2014-12-02
Season 285 episodes
- S28E01Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"2015-06-23
- S28E02Jeff Koons: Diary of a Seducer2015-06-30
- S28E03Beware of Mr Baker2015-07-07
- S28E04Toni Morrison Remembers2015-07-14
- S28E05Richard Flanagan: Life After Death2015-07-21
Season 297 episodes
- S29E01Shylock's Ghost2015-10-27
- S29E02Antony Gormley: Being Human2015-11-03
- S29E03My Curious Documentary2015-11-10
- S29E04The Last Impresario2015-11-17
- S29E05The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson2015-11-24
- S29E06David Chipperfield: A Place to Be2015-12-01
- S29E07Carlos Acosta: Cuba Calls2015-12-08
Season 304 episodes
- S30E01One Night in 20122016-07-17
- S30E02DANGER! Cornelia Parker2016-07-19
- S30E03Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself2016-07-26
- S30E04Sir Roderick Stewart: Can't Stop Me Now2016-07-31
Season 315 episodes
- S31E01The Seven Killings of Marlon James2016-10-29
- S31E02The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge2016-11-22
- S31E03Serial Killers - The Women Who Write Crime Fiction2016-11-29
- S31E04The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan2016-12-06
- S31E05Listen to Me Marlon2017-01-14
Season 324 episodes
- S32E01She Spoke the Unspeakable2017-02-21
- S32E02Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2017-02-28
- S32E03Alice Neel: Dr Jekyll and Mrs Hyde2017-03-06
- S32E04Chris Ofili - The Caged Bird's Song2017-07-15
Season 334 episodes
- S33E01Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures2017-07-29
- S33E02Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned!2017-08-28
- S33E03Alma Deutscher: Finding Cinderella2017-09-04
- S33E04Cameron Mackintosh: The Musical Man2017-09-11
Season 347 episodes
- S34E01Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room2017-12-02
- S34E02Mel Brooks: Unwrapped2018-02-17
- S34E04Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons2018-03-05
- S34E05Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words2018-03-26
- S34E06Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memories2018-03-19
- S34E07Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? Part One2018-04-21
- S34E08Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? Part Two2018-04-22
Season 359 episodes
- S35E01Rupert Everett: Born to be Wilde2018-05-20
- S35E02Orhan Pamuk: A Strange Mind2018-05-27
- S35E03Rose Wylie: This Rose Is Blooming2018-07-22
- S35E04Tacita Dean: Looking to See2018-07-29
- S35E05Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar2018-10-09
- S35E06George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?2018-10-16
- S35E07Tracey Emin: Where Do You Draw the Line?2018-10-23
- S35E08Becoming Cary Grant2018-10-30
Season 367 episodes
- S36E01James Graham: In the Room Where It Happens2019-01-21
- S36E02Jo Brand: No Holds Barred2019-01-28
- S36E03Bill Viola: The Road to St Paul's2019-02-04
- S36E04Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless2019-07-07
- S36E05Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is2019-07-14
- S36E06Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device2019-07-28
- S36E07EastSide Story2019-09-30
Season 376 episodes
- S37E01Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black2020-01-02
- S37E02This House Is Full of Music2020-07-12
- S37E03Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me2020-07-23
- S37E04Kate Prince: Every Move She Makes2020-07-30
- S37E05My Name Is Kwame2020-08-06
- S37E06Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling2020-10-11
Season 407 episodes
- S40E01We'll Be Back?2021-02-09
- S40E02Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting2021-03-28
- S40E03Bernardine Evaristo: Never Give Up2021-09-02
- S40E04Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life2021-09-09
- S40E05TO BE DELETEDTBA
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Season 418 episodes
- S41E01Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life2022-02-07
- S41E02Labi Siffre: This Is My Song2022-02-14
- S41E03Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge2022-02-21
- S41E04Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs2022-04-25
- S41E05Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens2022-05-02
- S41E06Malorie Blackman: What If?2022-10-31
- S41E07Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice2022-11-07
- S41E08Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit2022-11-14
Season 425 episodes
- S42E01Stephen Frears: Director for Hire2023-03-20
- S42E02The Factory: Made in Manchester2023-12-11
- S42E03French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter2023-12-27
- S42E04Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now2024-04-16
- S42E05Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me2023-12-18
Season 435 episodes
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Season 444 episodes
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Season 454 episodes
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Season 467 episodes
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- S46E07Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? (1)TBA
- S46E08Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? (2)TBA
Season 479 episodes
- S47E01Rupert Everett: Born to be WildeTBA
- S47E02Orhan Pamuk: A Strange MindTBA
- S47E03Rose Wylie: This Rose Is BloomingTBA
- S47E04Tacita Dean: Looking to SeeTBA
- S47E05Hockney, The Queen and the Royal PeculiarTBA
- S47E06George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?TBA
- S47E07Tracey Emin: Where Do You Draw the Line?2018-10-21
- S47E08Becoming Cary Grant2018-10-30
Season 487 episodes
- S48E01James Graham: In the Room Where It Happens2019-01-21
- S48E02Jo Brand: No Holds Barred2019-01-28
- S48E03Bill Viola: The Road to St Paul’s2019-02-04
- S48E04Edna O'Brien: Fearful… and Fearless2019-07-07
- S48E05Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is2019-07-14
- S48E06Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device2019-07-28
- S48E07EastSide Story2019-07-30
Season 496 episodes
- S49E01This House is Full of Music2020-07-12
- S49E02Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me2020-07-23
- S49E03Kate Prince: Every Move She Makes2020-07-30
- S49E04My Name Is Kwame2020-08-06
- S49E05Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling2020-10-11
- S49E06Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black2020-01-02
Season 504 episodes
- S50E01We'll Be Back?2021-02-09
- S50E02Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting2021-03-28
- S50E03Bernardine Evaristo: Never Give Up2021-09-02
- S50E04Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life2021-09-09
Season 528 episodes
- S52E01Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life2022-02-07
- S52E02Labi Siffre: This Is My Song2022-02-14
- S52E03Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge2022-02-21
- S52E04Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs2022-04-25
- S52E05Jacob Collier: The Room Where It Happens2022-05-02
- S52E06Malorie Blackman: What If?2022-10-31
- S52E07Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice2022-11-07
- S52E08Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit2022-11-14
Season 534 episodes
- S53E01TO BE DELETEDTBA
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Season 541 episodes
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