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Imagine Season 18 Episodes
Season 18 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2011 - 2011
Episode 1
Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
60 mins
Artist Grayson Perry has been working behind the scenes at the British Museum to stage his most ambitious show yet: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman. Given free rein to choose whatever he wants from the Museum's vast collections, Perry has also produced some 25 new works of art, from his trademark ceramics to a working motorbike. Imagine follows Perry for more than two years as he creates his own imaginary civilisation at the heart of the British Museum.
Episode 2
Simon and Garfunkel: The Harmony Game
60 mins
In Jennifer Lebeau's film, Simon and Garfunkel: The Harmony Game, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel talk openly and eloquently about an extraordinarily creative period in their career - the making of Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Episode 3
Alan Ayckbourn: Greetings from Scarborough
60 mins
Episode 4
Vidal Sassoon: A Cut Above
60 mins
Episode 5
The Lost Music of Rajasthan
60 mins
The arts series takes a road trip round the desert state of Rajasthan, meeting musicians whose existence is under threat from the new India. They meet Bhopa bards who recite four-night-long epics in front of huge hand-painted scrolls, saffron-clad, chillum-smoking sisters, cross-dressers and Gypsy dancers who literally bend over backwards to pick up rupees.
Episode 6
Books: The Last Chapter?
60 mins
The history of the books since the scroll until the e-book and how the digital revolution is reshaping the traditional book, the publishing market, the authors and their readers. The advantages of the e-book, the future of the traditional book and how it's perceived by the various agents involved in the production, sale and consumption of books. Is it the beginning of the end for the traditional book ?
Episode 7
The Art of Stand-Up: Part One - To Be or Not to Be...
60 mins
Alan Yentob presents the first of a two-part series for Imagine on the art of stand-up comedy. He talks to comedians in Britain and America, exploring their backgrounds and influences and their passion for making people laugh.
Episode 8
The Art of Stand-Up: Part Two - The Journey...
60 mins
Alan Yentob talks to comedians in Britain and America, exploring the evolution of stand-up and how it transfers to other mediums. He also joins Eddie Izzard backstage for the first solo stand-up show at the Hollywood Bowl.
