Alan Yentob Movies

  • 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
  • 2025
    The Academy of Armando

    The Academy of Armando

    The Academy of Armando

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    Alan Yentob profiles the stellar career of one of the great satirists of our age, Armando Iannucci, whose impressive body of work includes The Day...

    The Academy of Armando
  • 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
  • 1975
    Cracked Actor

    Cracked Actor

    Cracked Actor

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    The documentary depicts Bowie on tour in Los Angeles, using a mixture of vérité sequences filmed in limousines and hotels, and concert...

    Cracked Actor
  • 2018
    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

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    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...

    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
  • 2015
    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

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    After a break of nine years, David Gilmour steps back into the spotlight with a number one album and world tour. This film is an intimate portrait of...

    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons
  • 2024
    Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

    Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

    Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

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

    Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
  • 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

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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...

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
  • 2024
    Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly

    Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly

    Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly

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    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...

    Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2017
    Habaneros

    Habaneros

    Habaneros

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    A brief history of the Cuban capital of Havana, backed by a vibrant soundtrack of son cubano, salsa, jazz, rumba, mambo and hip hop. Drawing on...

    Habaneros
  • 2014
    Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

    Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

    Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

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

    Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
  • 2012
    Mel Brooks Strikes Back!

    Mel Brooks Strikes Back!

    Mel Brooks Strikes Back!

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    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...

    Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
  • 2008
    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami

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    A 2008 documentary about Japanese author Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami
  • 2010
    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

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    Arts documentary, first broadcast before Ai Weiwei's arrest by the Chinese authorities in April 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained...

    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
  • 1980
    Arena: Dire Straits

    Arena: Dire Straits

    Arena: Dire Straits

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    Arena cameras were on hand to film the return of Dire Straits from their triumphant 1980 Brothers in Arms world tour. The film features a superb...

    Arena: Dire Straits
  • 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... 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
  • 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