Alan Yentob
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1947-03-11
Place of Birth:London, England, UK
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Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life (2021)
Tom Stoppard is perhaps the world’s leading, funniest and cleverest playwright. Ever since he hit the ground running in the 1960s with...
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar (2018)
David Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to commemorate the sixty-fifth year of Queen...
The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan (2016)
One of the most provocative and elusive figures in contemporary art finds himself the subject of Maura Axelrod's film. Catapulted to worldwide...
The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge (2016)
Alan Yentob joins South African artist William Kentridge as he prepares an epic frieze along the banks of the river Tiber in Rome. Alan visits him in...
Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins (2013)
Alan Yentob profiles the most successful female architect there has ever been, the late Zaha Hadid, who designed buildings around the globe from...
Antony Gormley: Being Human (2015)
Alan Yentob meets sculptor Antony Gormley, creator of the iconic Angel of the North, and uncovers the influences that have shaped his life and work. ...
Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned (2017)
For decades, Margaret Atwood has been universally acclaimed as Canada's greatest living writer. Fearlessly outspoken in life and in her work, Atwood...
Mel Brooks Strikes Back! (2012)
Mel Brooks appears on stage with Alan Yentob, the creative director for the BBC, at the Geffen Theatre in California to review his extensive career...
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs (2022)
Miriam Margolyes is one of Britain’s best loved and most provocative actresses. Across her eclectic career, she has played scene-stealing turns...
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens (2022)
Twenty-something virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier has managed to outdo The Beatles by winning Grammy Awards for each...
Labi Siffre: This Is My Song (2022)
Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre. An enigmatic...
A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas (1970)
Dream city, Sin City, a mirage in the desert, Las Vegas is a film set in its own right, a piece of pop art, an outdoor museum of American culture....
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me (2023)
imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the showrunner of Doctor Who – with two Doctors...
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester (2023)
imagine... tells the story of Aviva Studios, Manchester’s colossal new cultural venue, and goes behind the scenes at the world premiere of its...
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)
imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of comedy based on satire,...
Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles (2009)
Scrabble is experiencing a renaissance. The younger generation have rediscovered the game online - through the copyright busting Scrabulous - and...
Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman (2011)
Artist Grayson Perry has been working behind the scenes at the British Museum to stage his most ambitious show yet: The Tomb of the Unknown...
Books: The Last Chapter? (2011)
Will the rise of electronic books mark the final chapter in the love story between traditional books and their readers? Alan Yentob discusses the...
Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective (2012)
Crime writer Ian Rankin invites BBC to follow him as he writes his next novel, and as he ponders what to write about after retiring his most famous...
Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture (2004)
Renowned American playwright Arthur Miller discusses his life and work with Alan Yentob.
Turning the Art World Inside Out (2013)
After the success of recent shows in Venice, London and Paris, interest in `Outsider Art' has never been higher, but what exactly is it? How do we...
The World According to Parr (2003)
Alan Yentob explores the work of Martin Parr, considered to be the most influential photographer of his generation
How to Get on in the Art World (2007)
Alan Yentob immerses himself in the Art World visiting the 5th London Frieze Art Fair in October 2007, the centre of the British contemporary art...
A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami (2008)
A 2008 documentary about Japanese author Haruki Murakami
Shylock's Ghost (2015)
As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, he travels with Alan...
Mini: A Life Revisited (2013)
1975 documentary about 11-year-old serial arsonist Michael 'Mini' Cooper, followed by Cooper and the film's director Franc Roddam in conversation...
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now (2024)
Featuring exclusive access to their recent tour and their new album, this documentary reveals the fascinating world of Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant...
Richard Serra: Man of Steel (2008)
Sculptor and giant of modern art Richard Serra discusses his extraordinary life and work. A creator of enormous, immediately identifiable steel...
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly (2024)
Salman Rushdie speaks to Alan Yentob about the devastating knife attack he was subjected to in 2022, losing his right eye and almost his ability to...
Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is (2019)
Alan Yentob meets Harlem-born artist, author and activist Faith Ringgold as she prepares for her London show at the Serpentine Gallery.
Goodbye Television Centre (2013)
After 53 years Television Centre, the BBC's TV headquarters, is closing its doors and Michael Grade gathers together many of its best-loved faces to...
One Night In 2012 (2016)
Co-produced by Rogan Productions and BBC Studios. London. The Summer of 2012. As rehearsals take place in a rainy Dagenham car park, Director Danny...
The Seven Killings of Marlon James (2016)
2015 was a momentous year for novelist Marlon James. He became the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker prize for his magisterial novel A...
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil (2012)
Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director responsible for Women In Love,...
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014)
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about...
Fantastic Mr. Dahl (2005)
Documentary about author Roald Dahl, produced for the British television series Imagine.
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room (2017)
An intimate portrait of British sculptor Rachel Whiteread as she unpacks her life's work for a major retrospective at Tate Britain in London. Her...
Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain (2008)
Alan Yentob talks to Dr. Oliver Sacks about his latest book 'Musicophila: Tales of Music and the Brain' which deals with the power of music and how...
A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin (2006)
Alan Yentob takes the artist Howard Hodgkin away from his Bloomsbury studio to India to discover more about his works and what inspires him.
Hitler, the Tiger and Me (2013)
Beautiful story about effervescent ninety-year-old children's book author and illustrator Judith Kerr - (a true delight) - recounting her childhood...
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014)
Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle - as they prepare...
Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?" (2015)
A fascinating look at the colorful career of architect Frank Gehry who despite being well into his eighties remains one of the world's most...
Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself (2016)
On the brink of the Depression in 1929, Georgia O'Keeffe - America's first great modernist painter - headed west. In the bright light of the New...
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)
At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical "Young Frankenstein" opening to great critical acclaim in London in late 2017. Alan...
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred (2019)
Alan Yentob looks into the life of comedian Jo Brand, marking a diverse career which began in 1980s stand-up comedy and has moved through writing,...
David Chipperfield: A Place to Be (2015)
Alan Yentob talks to British architect David Chipperfield about his breakthrough in Berlin, his love of the city and the 11 years spent on the...
The Year of Anish Kapoor (2009)
Alan Yentob meets one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors, Anish Kapoor, known for his audacious works of staggering complexity and...
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M (2014)
For five decades the woman they call the Divine Miss M has forged a path which has taken her from a pineapple-canning factory in Honolulu to becoming...
Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless (2019)
Edna O’Brien is one of the greatest literary talents and rule breakers of her generation. In 1960, her revolutionary debut novel, The Country...
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures? (2013)
The incredible story of a mysterious nanny who died in 2009 leaving behind a secret hoard - thousands of stunning photographs. Never seen in her...
The Seven Year Hitch (2010)
This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with...
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device (2019)
Olafur Eliasson has been pushing the limits of the sublime and the spectacular in his art for almost 30 years. From his monumental installation, The...
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man (2010)
Alan Yentob meets Ray Davies, the creative powerhouse behind The Kinks and author of some of the best-loved songs of the 60s, who candidly discusses...
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons (2018)
Alan Yentob spends time with Philip Pullman in Oxford, discovering how the ex-teacher became an acclaimed author of fantasy fiction and an outspoken...
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge (2010)
Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a Victorian enigma. He was born and died in Kingston upon...
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca (2014)
A look at Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions since the 1970s to 2011
Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling (2020)
Performance artist Marina Abramovic invites Alan Yentob into her home, opens her archive, travels to her birthplace in Belgrade and talks about...
Sweet Home New Orleans (2006)
Could New Orleans's days as a great musical powerhouse be coming to an end? As Alan Yentob traces the city's vast musical heritage, he meets...
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? (2013)
Famous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The Prince, has been a manual for tyrants from Napoleon...
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting (2021)
A revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, as he publishes his...
Van Gogh: Painted with Words (2010)
A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced...
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs (2022)
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens (2022)
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience (1984)
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now (2024)
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985)
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985)
Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone) (1980)
"The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist (1978)
Operation Good Guys (1997)
Operation Good Guys is a British mockumentary, a fly-on-the-wall documentary series about an elite police unit's bid to snare one of Britain's most...
The Story Of The Guitar (2008)
How did the guitar become the world’s favorite instrument? Alan Yentob begins this personal journey, fascinated by both the sound of the Oud,...
Live from Studio Five (2009)
Live from Studio Five was an early-evening British magazine programme which was produced by Sky News for Channel 5. It was presented by Kate Walsh...
Open Air (1986)
Open Air was BBC1's flagship programme for their new daytime service which began on 27 October 1986. It discussed all aspects of television and also...
Timeshift (2002)
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and...
NOVA (1974)
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
A Bucket O' French and Saunders (2007)
Compilation of vintage clips from French and Saunders, along with new material.
Beautiful People (2008)
Beautiful People is a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan. The series takes place...
imagine… (2003)
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.
W1A (2014)
The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define...
Ideal (2005)
Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances.
In Conversation with Alan Yentob (2022)
From the BFI Imax in London, Alan Yentob talks to Bob Geldof and Stephen Fry about their achievements and the challenges they have faced in their...
In Conversation with Alan Yentob (1970)
Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. Voted by leading TV executives in Broadcast as one of the top 50...
In Conversation with Alan Yentob (1970)
Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. Voted by leading TV executives in Broadcast as one of the top 50...
In Conversation with Alan Yentob (1970)
Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Dusseldorf. We follow their...
In Conversation with Alan Yentob (1970)
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.