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The Best Episodes of imagine… Season 23

Every episode of imagine… Season 23 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of imagine… Season 23!

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. #1 Fan Favorite
    imagine… Season 23 Episode 1 - The Fatwa - Salman's Story
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    #1 - The Fatwa - Salman's Story

    S23:E1

    Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, tells for the first time the inside story of how it felt to be condemned to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. imagine… Season 23 Episode 2 - Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective
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    #2 - Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

    S23:E2

    Crime writer Ian Rankin invites imagine... to follow him as he writes his next novel, and as he ponders what to write about after retiring his most famous creation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. imagine… Season 23 Episode 3 - Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story
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    #3 - Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story

    S23:E3

    From child prodigy to global phenomenon, Alan Yentob reveals the extraordinary life of Lang Lang, China's classical music superstar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. imagine… Season 23 Episode 4 - Lang Lang
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    #4 - Lang Lang

    S23:E4

    The pianist performs Chopin and Beethoven at Latitude, Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. imagine… Season 23 Episode 5 - The Many Lives of William Klein
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    #5 - The Many Lives of William Klein

    S23:E5

    William Klein is one of the world's most influential photographers; imagine... spends time with him to discover the personality behind a remarkable creative life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. imagine… Season 23 Episode 6 - How Music Makes Us Feel
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    #6 - How Music Makes Us Feel

    S23:E6

    People often turn to music when words are not enough. Alan Yentob talks to musicians including Emeli Sande and Laurie Anderson about the emotional power of music.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. imagine… Season 23 Episode 7 - Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me
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    #7 - Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me

    S23:E7

    Nearly 30 years after her debut novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns with Alan Yentob to the scenes of her extraordinary childhood in Lancashire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. imagine… Season 23 Episode 8 - A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty
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    #8 - A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

    S23:E8

    lan Yentob charts the career of choreographer Matthew Bourne, and takes an exclusive look at preparations for his reinterpretation of Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 23 Ratings Summary

"The Fatwa - Salman's Story" is the best rated episode of "imagine…" season 23. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/19/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective".