2022
Season 41 • 2022
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1. Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life
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.
2022-02-07 • 58 min

2. Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre.
2022-02-14 • 59 min

3. Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge
Alan Yentob profiles dance pioneer Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet, charting his ascent from childhood in 1970s Stockport.
2022-02-21 • 82 min

4. Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
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.
2022-04-25 • 66 min
5. Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Alan Yentob meets virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier, and hears from musicians Jacob has collaborated with, including Stormzy, Chris Martin and Hans Zimmer.
2022-05-02 • 70 min
6. Malorie Blackman: What If?
As she prepares to publish her long-awaited autobiography, former children's laureate Malorie Blackman discusses the key moments in her life that made her a writer.
2022-10-31 • 70 min
7. Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice
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.
2022-11-07 • 66 min
8. Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit
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.
2022-11-14 • 59 min