Alan Yentob

Alan Yentob

Acting

Alan Yentob was a British television executive and presenter. He held senior roles at the BBC, including head of music and arts, controller of BBC1 and BBC2, and was the corporation's creative director from 2004 until 2015.

Filmography

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When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville ★ 9.0 When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville 2025 The Academy of Armando ★ 1.0 The Academy of Armando 2025 Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly ★ 7.0 Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly 2024 Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now ★ 8.3 Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now 2024 imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter ★ 7.0 imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter 2023 imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me ★ 10.0 imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me 2023 imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester 2023 In Conversation with Alan Yentob In Conversation with Alan Yentob 2022 Remembers… Remembers… 2022 Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens ★ 5.0 Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens 2022 imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs 2022 Labi Siffre: This Is My Song Labi Siffre: This Is My Song 2022 Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life 2021 Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting 2021 Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling 2020 Mandy ★ 7.6 Mandy 2020 Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device 2019 Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is 2019 Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless 2019 Jo Brand: No Holds Barred Jo Brand: No Holds Barred 2019 George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up? George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up? 2018 Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar 2018 Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons 2018 Mel Brooks: Unwrapped ★ 6.4 Mel Brooks: Unwrapped 2018 Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room 2017 Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned 2017 The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan 2016 The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge 2016 A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James 2016 Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself 2016 One Night In 2012 One Night In 2012 2016 David Chipperfield: A Place to Be David Chipperfield: A Place to Be 2015 Antony Gormley: Being Human Antony Gormley: Being Human 2015 Shylock's Ghost Shylock's Ghost 2015 Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?" Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?" 2015 Absolutely Anything ★ 5.9 Absolutely Anything 2015 The One and Only Mike Leigh ★ 9.0 The One and Only Mike Leigh 2014 Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future 2014 BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M 2014 Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca 2014 Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar ★ 6.0 Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar 2014 W1A ★ 7.7 W1A 2014 Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? 2013 Hitler, the Tiger and Me Hitler, the Tiger and Me 2013 Turning the Art World Inside Out Turning the Art World Inside Out 2013 Mini: A Life Revisited Mini: A Life Revisited 2013 Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins ★ 10.0 Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins 2013 Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures? ★ 8.0 Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures? 2013 Goodbye Television Centre Goodbye Television Centre 2013 Mel Brooks Strikes Back! ★ 6.5 Mel Brooks Strikes Back! 2012 Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me 2012 Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective 2012 Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil ★ 8.0 Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil 2012 Books: The Last Chapter? Books: The Last Chapter? 2011 Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman 2011 The Trouble with Tolstoy The Trouble with Tolstoy 2011 Ray Davies: Imaginary Man Ray Davies: Imaginary Man 2010 The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge 2010 The Seven Year Hitch The Seven Year Hitch 2010 Van Gogh: Painted with Words ★ 7.3 Van Gogh: Painted with Words 2010 Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles 2009 The Year of Anish Kapoor The Year of Anish Kapoor 2009 Live from Studio Five ★ 3.7 Live from Studio Five 2009 Richard Serra: Man of Steel Richard Serra: Man of Steel 2008 The Story Of The Guitar The Story Of The Guitar 2008 Beautiful People ★ 6.8 Beautiful People 2008 A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami ★ 8.5 A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami 2008 Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain 2008 How to Get on in the Art World How to Get on in the Art World 2007 Imagine... Damon & Jamie's Excellent Adventure Imagine... Damon & Jamie's Excellent Adventure 2007 Gilbert and George: No Surrender Gilbert and George: No Surrender 2007 A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin 2006 Sweet Home New Orleans Sweet Home New Orleans 2006 Fantastic Mr. Dahl Fantastic Mr. Dahl 2005 Ideal ★ 8.0 Ideal 2005 Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture 2004 The World According to Parr The World According to Parr 2003 imagine… ★ 6.2 imagine… 2003 Timeshift ★ 7.0 Timeshift 2002 Operation Good Guys ★ 6.8 Operation Good Guys 1997