Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | A Bunch Of Stars | 20071217 | 20071218 (R4) | A timid boy of humble origins, Carlos Acosta embarks on his journey. |
02 | The Prix De Lausanne | 20071218 | 20071219 (R4) | No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Story Jot Davies reads from ballet superstar Carlos Acosta's enchanting and inspirational memoir. 2/5. The Prix de Lausanne Forced by his father to attend ballet school, the lonely teenager initially falls into bad ways. But he turns his life around through hard work, winning the world's most prestigious junior ballet competition. Forced to ballet school, Carlos truants and steals, but hard work leads him to win big. |
03 | A Fairytale Prince | 20071219 | 18-year-old Carlos is invited to dance as a principal with the English National Ballet. | |
03 | A Fairytale Prince | 20071220 | 18-year-old Carlos is invited to dance as a principal with the English National Ballet. | |
04 | Hardship In My Homeland | 20071220 | 20071221 (R4) | The Cuban economy suffers, but the rising star dazzles audiences around the world. |
05 LAST | The World Will Be Mine | 20071221 | 20071222 (R4) | Carlos becomes the first black principal to dance at Covent Garden. |