Dancing into controversy

The continuing controversy over Alan Yentob's role as presenter of Imagine is unlikely to die down after this week's first programme of a new run. It's about a young British dancer at the Bolshoi academy and Yentob flies out twice to keep track of his progress: once to Vienna for a competition (where he wishes the contest-focused teenager good luck, but is completely ignored); and once to Moscow, where he hands over a multi-pack of Mars bars and actually manages an ultra-short, noddy-free interview. As if to provide value for money, there are crucial sequences showing the BBC's creative director in the lobby of the students' hall of residence, and not being understood by the man on the desk.