Season 41

2022

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8 episodes07/02/2022

Episodes

Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life
S41 · E1 · 07/02/2022 · 58 min

Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life

Alan Yentob meets Marian Keyes to explore her incredible journey from hard-partying waitress to best-selling author and everything she's learned about life, love and storytelling.

Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
S41 · E2 · 14/02/2022 · 59 min

Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre.

Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge
S41 · E3 · 21/02/2022 · 1 h 22 min

Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge

Alan Yentob profiles dance pioneer Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet, charting his ascent from childhood in 1970s Stockport.

Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
S41 · E4 · 25/04/2022 · 1 h 06 min

Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

Following the release of her autobiography, This Much Is True, actress Miriam Margolyes opens up to Alan Yentob about her career highs and her most vulnerable moments.

Episode 5
S41 · E5 · 02/05/2022 · 1 h 10 min

Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

Alan Yentob meets virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier, and hears from musicians Jacob has collaborated with, including Stormzy, Chris Martin and Hans Zimmer.

Episode 6
S41 · E6 · 31/10/2022 · 1 h 10 min

Malorie Blackman: What If?

As she prepares to publish her long-awaited autobiography, former children's laureate Malorie Blackman discusses the key moments in her life that made her a writer.

Episode 7
S41 · E7 · 07/11/2022 · 1 h 06 min

Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice

Alan Yentob follows acclaimed artist Sonia Boyce as she prepares to make history as the first black woman to represent Great Britain at the Venice Biennale.

Episode 8
S41 · E8 · 14/11/2022 · 59 min

Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit

Alan Yentob meets Douglas Stuart, the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Shuggie Bain, which was based on Stuart’s own troubled upbringing amid poverty and addiction in 1980s Glasgow.

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