The Best Episodes of imagine… Season 12

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   #1 - Henry Perkins: Bolshoi Boy

   S12:E110/23/2007

   New series of the documentary strand. Profile of 88-year-old author and winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature, Doris Lessing. Alan Yentob meets Doris to discuss her literary output as well as her work with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. They also talk about her communist beliefs and how they help shape her books.

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   #2 - Bollywood's Big B

   S12:E210/30/2007

   Investigation into the profound impact music can have on the human brain. Alan Yentob investigates case studies from neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks' latest book Musicophillia, including a man who developed a passion for piano playing after being struck by lightning and a man whose severe Tourettes disappears when he plays the drums.

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   #3 - Helvetica

   S12:E311/6/2008

   As the popular typeface celebrates its 50th birthday, Imagine screens a shorter version of the witty film by Gary Hustwit about the history of the Swiss-designed “Kate Moss of fonts”.

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   #4 - Louise Bourgeois: Spiderwoman

   S12:E411/13/2007

   Alan Yentob presents a profile of the provocative French-born American artist Louise Bourgeois, who was still producing cutting edge work at the age of 95.

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   #5 - How to Get on in the Art World

   S12:E511/20/2007

   Armed with 5,000 pounds of his own money to spend on art, Alan Yentob immerses himself in the frenzied fun of Frieze Art Fair week in London's Regent Park. He meets artists, dealers and collectors to investigate what is driving the current creative and sales boom in contemporary art, and also to find out what hot tips they can offer a novice collector.

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   #6 - The Secret of Life

   S12:E62/19/2008

   Alan Yentob investigates the appeal of self-help books starting with an examination of the latest bestseller, The Secret.

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   #7 - Richard Rogers: Inside Out

   S12:E72/26/2008

   Alan Yentob traces the career of Richard Rogers, uncovering the influences that have produced some of the greatest landmarks in modern architecture.

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   #8 - Marc Newson: Urban Spaceman

   S12:E83/4/2008

   The acclaimed industrial designer discusses his inspirations.

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