Episodes
1. Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black
January 2, 2020
74 min
Alan Yentob meets Lenny Henry as he publishes a first volume of autobiography, charting his early years in show business.
2. This House Is Full of Music
July 12, 2020
59 min
Remote cameras capture a lockdown concert performed by the Kanneh-Mason family from their home in Nottingham, with interviews with the seven musically gifted siblings.
3. Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me
July 23, 2020
90 min
Following the publication of his new memoir My Name Is Why, writer Lemn Sissay tells Alan Yentob what it was like to grow up as the only black child in a sleepy market town outside Wigan in the 1970s.
4. Kate Prince: Every Move She Makes
July 30, 2020
65 min
Alan Yentob meets choreographer and director Kate Prince as her ZooNation dance company embarks on a new West End production, Message in a Bottle.
5. My Name Is Kwame
August 6, 2020
61 min
As the Young Vic celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, Alan Yentob meets its current artistic director, playwright and actor, Kwame Kwei-Armah, to discuss his life and career.
