Alan Yentob
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
as Self - NarratorA drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every...
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Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob meets Ray Davies, the creative powerhouse behind The Kinks and author of some of the...
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Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
as SelfDavid Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in...
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The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
as PresenterPioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a...
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Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self - PresenterAt the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical "Young Frankenstein" opening to...
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Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob spends time with Philip Pullman in Oxford, discovering how the ex-teacher became an...
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Turning the Art World Inside Out
as uncreditedAfter the success of recent shows in Venice, London and Paris, interest in `Outsider Art' has...
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Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting
as Self - PresenterA revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of...
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imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
as Selfimagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the...
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Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
as InterviewerFeaturing exclusive access to their recent tour and their new album, this documentary reveals...
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The Seven Year Hitch
as SelfThis documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor...
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Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
as Self - PresenterFamous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The...
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Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
as uncreditedTwenty-something virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier has managed...
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Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
as Self - PresenterFollowing the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the...
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Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless
as Self - PresenterEdna O’Brien is one of the greatest literary talents and rule breakers of her generation. In...
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Mini: A Life Revisited
as Self - Presenter1975 documentary about 11-year-old serial arsonist Michael 'Mini' Cooper, followed by Cooper and...
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Hitler, the Tiger and Me
as Self - PresenterBeautiful story about effervescent ninety-year-old children's book author and illustrator Judith...
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Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
as Self - PresenterA look at Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions since the 1970s to 2011
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BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
as SelfFor five decades the woman they call the Divine Miss M has forged a path which has taken her...
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David Chipperfield: A Place to Be
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob talks to British architect David Chipperfield about his breakthrough in Berlin, his...
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imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
as Self - presenterimagine... tells the story of Aviva Studios, Manchester’s colossal new cultural venue, and goes...
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Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?
as SelfThe incredible story of a mysterious nanny who died in 2009 leaving behind a secret hoard -...
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Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device
as Self - PresenterOlafur Eliasson has been pushing the limits of the sublime and the spectacular in his art for...
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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self - presenterimagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders,...
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Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
as SelfArtist Grayson Perry has been working behind the scenes at the British Museum to stage his most...
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Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly
as Self - InterviewerSalman Rushdie speaks to Alan Yentob about the devastating knife attack he was subjected to in...
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Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself
as Self - PresenterOn the brink of the Depression in 1929, Georgia O'Keeffe - America's first great modernist...
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Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
as SelfMel Brooks appears on stage with Alan Yentob, the creative director for the BBC, at the Geffen...
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Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry...
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Goodbye Television Centre
as Self - ReporterAfter 53 years Television Centre, the BBC's TV headquarters, is closing its doors and Michael...
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Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective
as SelfCrime writer Ian Rankin invites BBC to follow him as he writes his next novel, and as he ponders...
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Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned
as SelfFor decades, Margaret Atwood has been universally acclaimed as Canada's greatest living writer....
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A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob takes the artist Howard Hodgkin away from his Bloomsbury studio to India to discover...
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Books: The Last Chapter?
as SelfWill the rise of electronic books mark the final chapter in the love story between traditional...
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How to Get on in the Art World
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob immerses himself in the Art World visiting the 5th London Frieze Art Fair in October...
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Jo Brand: No Holds Barred
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob looks into the life of comedian Jo Brand, marking a diverse career which began in...
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Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain
as PresenterAlan Yentob talks to Dr. Oliver Sacks about his latest book 'Musicophila: Tales of Music and the...
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One Night In 2012
as uncreditedCo-produced by Rogan Productions and BBC Studios. London. The Summer of 2012. As rehearsals...
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Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life
as PresenterTom Stoppard is perhaps the world’s leading, funniest and cleverest playwright. Ever since he...
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A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas
as SelfDream city, Sin City, a mirage in the desert, Las Vegas is a film set in its own right, a piece...
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Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles
as SelfScrabble is experiencing a renaissance. The younger generation have rediscovered the game online...
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Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob profiles the most successful female architect there has ever been, the late Zaha...
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Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"
as Self - PresenterA fascinating look at the colorful career of architect Frank Gehry who despite being well into...
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The World According to Parr
as Self - PrsenterAlan Yentob explores the work of Martin Parr, considered to be the most influential photographer...
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imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
as PresenterMiriam Margolyes is one of Britain’s best loved and most provocative actresses. Across her...
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The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob joins South African artist William Kentridge as he prepares an epic frieze along the...
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Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling
as Self - PresenterPerformance artist Marina Abramovic invites Alan Yentob into her home, opens her archive,...
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Antony Gormley: Being Human
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob meets sculptor Antony Gormley, creator of the iconic Angel of the North, and...
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The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan
as SelfOne of the most provocative and elusive figures in contemporary art finds himself the subject of...
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Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room
as SelfAn intimate portrait of British sculptor Rachel Whiteread as she unpacks her life's work for a...
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Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
as uncreditedAlan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black...
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Fantastic Mr. Dahl
as Self - PresenterDocumentary about author Roald Dahl, produced for the British television series Imagine.
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The Year of Anish Kapoor
as Self - PresenterAlan Yentob meets one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors, Anish Kapoor, known...
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NOVA
as NarratorPBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines....
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as Self - PresenterThe biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets...
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Ideal
as Alan YentobSitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances.
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Timeshift
as Self - Controller, BBC Two (archive footage)Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its...
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W1A
as SelfThe follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at...
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Beautiful People
as SelfBeautiful People is a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys...
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Operation Good Guys
as uncreditedOperation Good Guys is a British mockumentary, a fly-on-the-wall documentary series about an...
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A Bucket O' French and Saunders
as uncreditedCompilation of vintage clips from French and Saunders, along with new material.
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In Conversation with Alan Yentob
as SelfFrom the BFI Imax in London, Alan Yentob talks to Bob Geldof and Stephen Fry about their...
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Live from Studio Five
as SelfLive from Studio Five was an early-evening British magazine programme which was produced by Sky...
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The Story Of The Guitar
as uncreditedHow did the guitar become the world’s favorite instrument? Alan Yentob begins this personal...
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