Alan Yentob Movies

  • 2021
    Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life

    Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life

    Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life

    02021HD

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

    Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life
  • 2018
    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

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

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
  • 2016
    The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan

    The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan

    The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan

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

    The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan
  • 2016
    The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge

    The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge

    The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge

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    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...

    The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge
  • 2013
    Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins

    Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins

    Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins

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

    Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins
  • 2015
    Antony Gormley: Being Human

    Antony Gormley: Being Human

    Antony Gormley: Being Human

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    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....

    Antony Gormley: Being Human
  • 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 h...

    Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned
  • 2012
    Mel Brooks Strikes Back!

    Mel Brooks Strikes Back!

    Mel Brooks Strikes Back!

    6.52012HD

    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 as...

    Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
  • 2022
    imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

    imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

    imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

    02022HD

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

    imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
  • 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

    52022HD

    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
  • 2022
    Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

    Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

    Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

    02022HD

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

    Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
  • 2024
    A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas

    A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas

    A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas

    02024HD

    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. Wha...

    A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas
  • 2023
    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    102023HD

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

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
  • 2023
    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    02023HD

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

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
  • 2023
    imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

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

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

    72023HD

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

    imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
  • 2009
    Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

    Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

    Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

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

    Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles
  • 2011
    Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman

    Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman

    Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman

    02011HD

    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 Craftsman....

    Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
  • 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 subj...

    Books: The Last Chapter?
  • 2012
    Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

    Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

    Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

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    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 cr...

    Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective
  • 2004
    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture

    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture

    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture

    02004HD

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

    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture