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2003 6.2

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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  1. Play The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself
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    The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself

    2011-03-27

    Alan Yentob journeys through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how the country's great novelist became its great troublemaker, first looking back at his youth.

  2. Play The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 2: In Search of Happiness
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    The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 2: In Search of Happiness

    2011-04-03

    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.

  3. Play The Man Who Forgot How to Read and Other Stories
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    The Man Who Forgot How to Read and Other Stories

    2011-06-28

    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.

  4. Play The Pharaohs' Museum on Liberation Square
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    The Pharaohs' Museum on Liberation Square

    2011-07-05

    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.

  5. Play Lennon: The New York Years
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    Lennon: The New York Years

    2011-07-12

    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.

  6. Play Harry Nilsson: The Missing Beatle
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    Harry Nilsson: The Missing Beatle

    2011-07-19

    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.

  7. Play Iraq in Venice
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    Iraq in Venice

    2011-07-26

    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.

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