Alan Yentob

In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mike Leigh

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mel Brooks

A 2008 documentary about Japanese author Haruki Murakami

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, he travels with Alan...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Howard Jacobson

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Marlon James

Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director responsible for Women In Love,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ken Russell

Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mike Leigh

Documentary about author Roald Dahl, produced for the British television series Imagine.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

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Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Alan Yentob takes the artist Howard Hodgkin away from his Bloomsbury studio to India to discover more about his works and what inspires him.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Beautiful story about effervescent ninety-year-old children's book author and illustrator Judith Kerr - (a true delight) - recounting her childhood...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle - as they prepare...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mel Brooks

Alan Yentob meets one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors, Anish Kapoor, known for his audacious works of staggering complexity and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Anish Kapoor

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,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Chipperfield

Edna O’Brien is one of the greatest literary talents and rule breakers of her generation. In 1960, her revolutionary debut novel, The Country...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bette Midler

The incredible story of a mysterious nanny who died in 2009 leaving behind a secret hoard - thousands of stunning photographs. Never seen in her...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Amanda Drew

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ólafur Eliasson

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ray Davies

Alan Yentob spends time with Philip Pullman in Oxford, discovering how the ex-teacher became an acclaimed author of fantasy fiction and an outspoken...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a Victorian enigma. He was born and died in Kingston upon...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

A look at Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions since the 1970s to 2011

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Carmen Miranda

Performance artist Marina Abramovic invites Alan Yentob into her home, opens her archive, travels to her birthplace in Belgrade and talks about...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

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Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch

Tom Stoppard is perhaps the world’s leading, funniest and cleverest playwright. Ever since he hit the ground running in the 1960s with...

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Cast: Alan Yentob

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. ...

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Cast: Antony Gormley

For decades, Margaret Atwood has been universally acclaimed as Canada's greatest living writer. Fearlessly outspoken in life and in her work, Atwood...

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Cast: Margaret Atwood

Miriam Margolyes is one of Britain’s best loved and most provocative actresses. Across her eclectic career, she has played scene-stealing turns...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Twenty-something virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier has managed to outdo The Beatles by winning Grammy Awards for each...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jacob Collier

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....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Alan Yentob explores the work of Martin Parr, considered to be the most influential photographer of his generation

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

David Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to commemorate the sixty-fifth year of Queen...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Hockney

One of the most provocative and elusive figures in contemporary art finds himself the subject of Maura Axelrod's film. Catapulted to worldwide...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Alan Yentob profiles the most successful female architect there has ever been, the late Zaha Hadid, who designed buildings around the globe from...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Zaha Hadid

Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre. An enigmatic...

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imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the showrunner of Doctor Who – with two Doctors...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Russell T Davies

imagine... tells the story of Aviva Studios, Manchester’s colossal new cultural venue, and goes behind the scenes at the world premiere of its...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of comedy based on satire,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Scrabble is experiencing a renaissance. The younger generation have rediscovered the game online - through the copyright busting Scrabulous - and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Will the rise of electronic books mark the final chapter in the love story between traditional books and their readers? Alan Yentob discusses the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Renowned American playwright Arthur Miller discusses his life and work with Alan Yentob.

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1975 documentary about 11-year-old serial arsonist Michael 'Mini' Cooper, followed by Cooper and the film's director Franc Roddam in conversation...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Featuring exclusive access to their recent tour and their new album, this documentary reveals the fascinating world of Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

Sculptor and giant of modern art Richard Serra discusses his extraordinary life and work. A creator of enormous, immediately identifiable steel...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Salman Rushdie

Alan Yentob meets Harlem-born artist, author and activist Faith Ringgold as she prepares for her London show at the Serpentine Gallery.

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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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Grade

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Cast: Simon Rattle

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Cast: Billie Holiday

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Cast: David Bowie

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Cast: Cat Stevens

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Cast: Ai Weiwei

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Cast: Ai Weiwei

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Cast: Michael Gambon

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Gilmour

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Cast: David Bowie

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Cast: David Bowie

Genre: Drama

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch

Genre: Drama

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch

Genre: Music

Cast: Sara Rudner

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mel Brooks

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Cast: George Melly

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Cast: Boris Pahor

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Cast: Don Everly

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Cast: Paul Anka

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Cast: Fela Kuti

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Cast: Nabil Shaban

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Cast: Kurt Vonnegut

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Cast: Ray Davies

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Cast: Alan Yentob

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Cast: Jacob Collier

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Cast: Bette Davis

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Cast: Mike Leigh

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Cast: Jason Carter

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Cast: Jason Carter

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Cast: Studs Terkel

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Cast: Adrian Thrills

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Cast: Roy Plomley

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Cast: Mark Knopfler

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Cast: Don Everly

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Cast: Jerry Allison

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Cast: Alan Yentob

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Yentob

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Cast: Ella Fitzgerald

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Cast: Mel Brooks

Genre: Music

Cast: Lang Lang

Genre: Music

Cast: Lang Lang

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mel Brooks