Alan Yentob
Date of birth: 1947-03-11
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life
2021-09-09
Tom Stoppard is perhaps the world’s leading, funniest and cleverest playwright. Ever since he hit th
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
2018-10-09
David Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in Westminster Ab
The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan
2016-12-06
One of the most provocative and elusive figures in contemporary art finds himself the subject of Mau
The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge
2016-11-22
Alan Yentob joins South African artist William Kentridge as he prepares an epic frieze along the ban
Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins
2013-07-30
Alan Yentob profiles the most successful female architect there has ever been, the late Zaha Hadid,
Antony Gormley: Being Human
2015-11-03
Alan Yentob meets sculptor Antony Gormley, creator of the iconic Angel of the North, and uncovers th
Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned
2017-08-28
For decades, Margaret Atwood has been universally acclaimed as Canada's greatest living writer. Fear
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
2012-12-10
Mel Brooks appears on stage with Alan Yentob, the creative director for the BBC, at the Geffen Theat
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
2022-04-25
Miriam Margolyes is one of Britain’s best loved and most provocative actresses. Across her eclectic
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
2022-05-02
Twenty-something virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier has managed to ou
Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
2022-02-14
Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black Brit
A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas
Dream city, Sin City, a mirage in the desert, Las Vegas is a film set in its own right, a piece of p
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023-12-18
imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the sho
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
2023-12-11
imagine... tells the story of Aviva Studios, Manchester’s colossal new cultural venue, and goes behi
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023-12-27
imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exp
Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles
2009-12-22
Scrabble is experiencing a renaissance. The younger generation have rediscovered the game online - t
Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
2011-11-01
Artist Grayson Perry has been working behind the scenes at the British Museum to stage his most ambi
Books: The Last Chapter?
2011-12-13
Will the rise of electronic books mark the final chapter in the love story between traditional books
Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective
2012-11-06
Crime writer Ian Rankin invites BBC to follow him as he writes his next novel, and as he ponders wha
Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture
2004-11-24
Renowned American playwright Arthur Miller discusses his life and work with Alan Yentob.
Turning the Art World Inside Out
2013-11-19
After the success of recent shows in Venice, London and Paris, interest in `Outsider Art' has never
The World According to Parr
2003-12-03
Alan Yentob explores the work of Martin Parr, considered to be the most influential photographer of
How to Get on in the Art World
2007-11-20
Alan Yentob immerses himself in the Art World visiting the 5th London Frieze Art Fair in October 200
A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami
2008-06-28
A 2008 documentary about Japanese author Haruki Murakami
Shylock's Ghost
2015-10-27
As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after S
Mini: A Life Revisited
2013-10-29
1975 documentary about 11-year-old serial arsonist Michael 'Mini' Cooper, followed by Cooper and the
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
2024-04-16
Featuring exclusive access to their recent tour and their new album, this documentary reveals the fa
Richard Serra: Man of Steel
2008-11-25
Sculptor and giant of modern art Richard Serra discusses his extraordinary life and work. A creator
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly
2024-05-07
Salman Rushdie speaks to Alan Yentob about the devastating knife attack he was subjected to in 2022,
Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is
2019-07-14
Alan Yentob meets Harlem-born artist, author and activist Faith Ringgold as she prepares for her Lon
Goodbye Television Centre
2013-03-22
After 53 years Television Centre, the BBC's TV headquarters, is closing its doors and Michael Grade
One Night In 2012
2016-07-17
Co-produced by Rogan Productions and BBC Studios. London. The Summer of 2012. As rehearsals take pl
A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James
2016-10-29
2015 was a momentous year for novelist Marlon James. He became the first Jamaican writer to win the
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
2012-01-14
Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982-09-04
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014-11-24
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Par
Fantastic Mr. Dahl
2005-06-22
Documentary about author Roald Dahl, produced for the British television series Imagine.
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room
2017-12-02
An intimate portrait of British sculptor Rachel Whiteread as she unpacks her life's work for a major
Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain
2008-06-03
Alan Yentob talks to Dr. Oliver Sacks about his latest book 'Musicophila: Tales of Music and the Bra
A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin
2006-06-13
Alan Yentob takes the artist Howard Hodgkin away from his Bloomsbury studio to India to discover mor
Hitler, the Tiger and Me
2013-11-26
Beautiful story about effervescent ninety-year-old children's book author and illustrator Judith Ker
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
2014-06-29
Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jon
Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"
2015-06-23
A fascinating look at the colorful career of architect Frank Gehry who despite being well into his e
Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself
2016-07-26
On the brink of the Depression in 1929, Georgia O'Keeffe - America's first great modernist painter -
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018-02-17
At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical "Young Frankenstein" opening to great
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred
2019-01-28
Alan Yentob looks into the life of comedian Jo Brand, marking a diverse career which began in 1980s
David Chipperfield: A Place to Be
2015-12-01
Alan Yentob talks to British architect David Chipperfield about his breakthrough in Berlin, his love
The Year of Anish Kapoor
2009-11-14
Alan Yentob meets one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors, Anish Kapoor, known for
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
2014-11-11
For five decades the woman they call the Divine Miss M has forged a path which has taken her from a
Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless
2019-07-07
Edna O’Brien is one of the greatest literary talents and rule breakers of her generation. In 1960, h
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?
2013-06-25
The incredible story of a mysterious nanny who died in 2009 leaving behind a secret hoard - thousand
The Seven Year Hitch
2010-10-04
This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device
2019-07-28
Olafur Eliasson has been pushing the limits of the sublime and the spectacular in his art for almost
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
2010-12-21
Alan Yentob meets Ray Davies, the creative powerhouse behind The Kinks and author of some of the bes
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons
2018-03-05
Alan Yentob spends time with Philip Pullman in Oxford, discovering how the ex-teacher became an accl
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
2010-11-30
Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a Victorian e
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
2014-08-21
A look at Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions since the 1970s to 2011
Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling
2020-10-11
Performance artist Marina Abramovic invites Alan Yentob into her home, opens her archive, travels to
Sweet Home New Orleans
2006-01-17
Could New Orleans's days as a great musical powerhouse be coming to an end? As Alan Yentob traces th
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
2013-12-03
Famous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The Prin
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting
2021-03-28
A revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of the
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
2010-04-05
A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word
Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me
2012-12-04
Nearly 30 years after her debut novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns wi
The Academy of Armando
2025-03-03
Alan Yentob profiles the stellar career of one of the great satirists of our age, Armando Iannucci,
When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville
2025-06-08
As a part of a tribute night to broadcaster and television executive Alan Yentob, he interviews lead
Gilbert and George: No Surrender
2007-05-08
Alan Yentob meets the Turner Prize winning artists Gilbert & George at home. Over the last 40 years,
Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future
2014-11-18
There is no-one quite like Anselm Kiefer. Having achieved fame and notoriety in equal measure in the
George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?
2018-10-16
He has been crowned with every laurel in contemporary classical music, composed operas which play on
The Trouble with Tolstoy
2011-03-26
The Life of Tolstoy, from his gambling and youthful escapades, to his powerful religious conversion
Imagine... Damon & Jamie's Excellent Adventure
2007-07-04
Alan Yentob takes a look at the latest project of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, an operatic adapta