Alan Yentob Filmes

  • 1980
    Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood

    Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood

    Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood

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    This 1980 Arena documentary profiles writer and performer Victoria Wood and teenage playwright Andrea Dunbar. Wood is seen, alongside Julie Walters,...

    Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood
  • 2022
    Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

    Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

    Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

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

    Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
  • 2023
    imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

    imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

    imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

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

    imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
  • 1970
    The Land of Sometimes

    The Land of Sometimes

    The Land of Sometimes

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    On Christmas Eve, twins Alfie and Elise struggle with the absence of their father. Elise dreams of escape, while Alfie hides from the world. Their...

    The Land of Sometimes
  • 2010
    Van Gogh: Painted with Words

    Van Gogh: Painted with Words

    Van Gogh: Painted with Words

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    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...

    Van Gogh: Painted with Words
  • 2023
    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

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    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... The Factory: Made in Manchester
  • 2014
    The One and Only Mike Leigh

    The One and Only Mike Leigh

    The One and Only Mike Leigh

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

    The One and Only Mike Leigh
  • 2017
    Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned

    Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned

    Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned

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

    Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned
  • 1984
    The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

    The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

    The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

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    Made a year after Luis Buñuel's death in 1983 this is an illuminating portrait of the surreal and visionary director, featuring clips,...

    The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
  • 2025
    When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville

    When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville

    When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville

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    As a part of a tribute night to broadcaster and television executive Alan Yentob, he interviews leading British artist Jenny Saville. One of the most...

    When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville
  • 2014
    BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M

    BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M

    BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M

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    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...

    BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
  • 2013
    Mini: A Life Revisited

    Mini: A Life Revisited

    Mini: A Life Revisited

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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...

    Mini: A Life Revisited
  • 1983
    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

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    A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and career from the late 1920s to the 1980s on stage and...

    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
  • 2012
    London: The Modern Babylon

    London: The Modern Babylon

    London: The Modern Babylon

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    London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.

    London: The Modern Babylon
  • 2008
    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

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    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...

    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain
  • 2019
    Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is

    Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is

    Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is

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

    Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is
  • 2019
    The Man Who Saw Too Much

    The Man Who Saw Too Much

    The Man Who Saw Too Much

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    The Man Who Saw Too Much tells the story of 106-year-old Boris Pahor, believed to be the oldest known survivor of the Nazi concentration camps. He...

    The Man Who Saw Too Much
  • 1982
    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

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

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays
  • 2011
    Books: The Last Chapter?

    Books: The Last Chapter?

    Books: The Last Chapter?

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

    Books: The Last Chapter?
  • 2014
    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

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

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca