Episodes 8

1

Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life

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February 7, 202258m

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.

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Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

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February 14, 202259m

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

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Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge

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February 21, 202259m

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

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Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

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April 25, 20221h 6m

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.

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Presenter Alan Yentob gains unique access to the extraordinary world of astonishing musician Jacob Collier. This 20-something year-old has managed to outdo the Beatles by winning Grammy Awards for each of his first four albums. As a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer, and arranger, we meet the musicians Jacob has collaborated with including Stormzy, Chris Martin, and film composer Hans Zimmer.

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Malorie Blackman: What If?

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October 31, 20221h 10m

Alan Yentob follows one of Britain’s best-loved writers: Malorie Blackman, former Children’s Laureate and the first children’s writer to win the prestigious Pen Pinter Prize. Bold, provocative and challenging, her books have plunged children’s literature into previously uncharted waters: her tragic reverse-racism novel Noughts and Crosses challenged assumptions and declared her a writer like no other.

As she prepares to publish her long-awaited autobiography, Malorie discusses the key moments in her life that made her a writer.

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Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice

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November 7, 20221h 6m

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.

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Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit

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Season Finale
November 14, 202259m

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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