Episodes List
Ep.1 Marian Keyes: My (not so) Perfect Life
Air Date: 2022-02-07
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.
Ep.2 Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
Air Date: 2022-02-14
Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre.
Ep.3 Wayne McGregor: Dancing on the Edge
Air Date: 2022-02-21
Alan Yentob profiles dance pioneer Wayne McGregor, the resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet, charting his ascent from childhood in 1970s Stockport.
Ep.4 Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
Air Date: 2022-04-25
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.
Ep.5 Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Air Date: 2022-05-02
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.
Ep.6 Malorie Blackman: What If?
Air Date: 2022-10-31
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.
Ep.7 Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice
Air Date: 2022-11-07
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.
Ep.8 Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit
Air Date: 2022-11-14
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.
