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.

2001 short film

这是一部想象力让人叹为观止的短片佳作。 　　艺术家用沙在玻璃板上作画，约4分钟的时间里，随着沙的被撒落和她手指的移动，一幅幅美丽的景象在观众眼前呈现，它们包括蓝天白云下小树随风飘扬、鹰鹫在天空翱翔、和煦阳光下绵羊吃草、女性手托鸟儿默默注视、白鸽嘴衔橄榄枝向前飞行等。尤其令人称赞的是，后一副景象并非在前一副被破坏之后建立，而是在其基础上。可说每一副都在短暂的空间里，开拓出了一些延续的美。

After the breakout success of the song "I Can Only Imagine," MercyMe's Bart Millard is living the dream—sold-out arenas, a devoted fan base, and a thriving career. But behind the spotlight, Bart's past threatens the family he's built, especially the fragile bond with his son, Sam. When hopeful newcomer Tim Timmons joins the band for their biggest tour yet, he unknowingly brings a renewed gratitude to Bart's life through their unlikely friendship. Bart soon discovers that Tim carries hardships—and secrets—of his own, forcing him to face his past and repair his relationships with Sam and his wife, Shannon, before fame costs him what matters most.

http://www.monkeyjourneytothewest.com 　　Alan Yentob takes a look at the latest project of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, an operatic adaptation of Wu Cheng'en's epic novel 'Monkey: Journey to the West' in collaboration with acclaimed theatre and opera director Chen Shi-Zheng. 　　记录了Gorillaz的两位成员（Damon Albarn 和 Jamie Hewlett）与华裔导演陈士争合作一同完成基于中国经典文学作品《西游记》的现代戏剧：《Monkey：Journey to the West》。 　　imagine.damon.and.jamies.excellent.adventure.ws.pdtv.xvid-remax 　　在线观看地址（需注册）http://www.blurcast.tv/watch/423196

The internationally renowned British architect puts substance before image, and isn't interested in a building's iconic presence on a skyline. 'How many squiggles can a city take?' he once asked. He has been described as classical, minimalist, simple, but if there is a word he would like to apply to his architecture, it is 'humane'. 　　Alan Yentob talks to Chipperfield about his breakthrough in Berlin, his love of the city and its history and the 11 years spent on the transformation of the Neues Museum, his 'masterpiece'. After successes at the Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield, and Turner Contemporary Margate, he is now embarking on his most prestigious project ever, a new gallery for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

“Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now”, a new “Imagine…“ documentary feature with Alan Yentob, will be airing on BBC One on 16th April. This is the first time Neil and Chris have allowed backstage access to a camera team, accompanying them during the Dreamworld tour for an intimate look inside the world and creations of Pet Shop Boys. In this feature, Alan Yentob will also be talking to Tennant and Lowe about the new PSB album,“Nonetheless”, and their creative evolution over the past four decades. Further guests include the duo’s longtime manager, Angela Becker, Olly Alexander, Marc Almond, Brandon Flowers, James Ford, Stuart Price, Miranda Sawyer, Jake Shears and Rufus Wainwright. Further details at the link below.

The personal film archives of Yoko Ono were utilized for this feature-length documentary on the life of John Lennon. Predictably, it downplays Lennon's association with the Beatles and concentrates on his years with Ono. The film spends a lot of time recounting Lennon's anti-war activities, highlighted by a confrontation on a talk show hosted by conservative cartoonist Al Capp. The title of the documentary is, of course, taken from Lennon's idyllic ballad about a world free of hatred and discord. Imagine: John Lennon is a reverent but ultimately depressing chronicle of an artist who died the untimeliest of deaths.