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Alan Yentob

Acting

Born: 1947-03-11
Died: 2025-05-24
From: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Biography

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.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

2024

Acting74 titles

Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins
10.0
Movie

Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins

2013Documentary
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
10.0
Movie

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

2023Documentary
When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville
9.0
Movie

When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville

2025Documentary
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
8.3
Movie

Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

2024Documentary
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
8.0
Movie

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil

2012Documentary
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
8.0
Movie

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982Documentary
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?
8.0
Movie

Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?

2013Documentary
Ideal
8.0
Series

Ideal

2005-2011Comedy
W1A
7.7
Series

W1A

2014-2017Comedy
Mandy
7.6
Series

Mandy

2020 - ...Comedy
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
7.3
Movie

Van Gogh: Painted with Words

2010Drama
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
7.0
Movie

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

2023Documentary
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly
7.0
Movie

Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly

2024Documentary
Timeshift
7.0
Series

Timeshift

2002 - ...Documentary
NOVA
7.0
Series

NOVA

1974 - ...Documentary
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
7.0
Series

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996-2015Comedy
Operation Good Guys
6.8
Series

Operation Good Guys

1997-2000Comedy
Beautiful People
6.8
Series

Beautiful People

2008-2009Drama
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
6.5
Movie

Mel Brooks Strikes Back!

2012Documentary
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
6.4
Movie

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

2018Documentary
imagine…
6.2
Series

imagine…

2003-2024Documentary
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
6.0
Movie

Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

2014Documentary
Absolutely Anything
5.9
Movie

Absolutely Anything

2015Comedy
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
5.0
Movie

Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

2022Documentary
Live from Studio Five
3.7
Series

Live from Studio Five

2009-2010Documentary
The Academy of Armando
1.0
Movie

The Academy of Armando

2025Documentary
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life
0
Movie

Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life

2021Drama
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
0
Movie

Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

2018Documentary
The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan
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Movie

The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan

2016Documentary
The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge
0
Movie

The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge

2016Documentary
Antony Gormley: Being Human
0
Movie

Antony Gormley: Being Human

2015Documentary
Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned
0
Movie

Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned

2017Documentary
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
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Movie

imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

2022Documentary
Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
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Movie

Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

2022Documentary
A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas
0
Movie

A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas

2024Documentary
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
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Movie

imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

2023Documentary
Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles
0
Movie

Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

2009Documentary
Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
0
Movie

Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman

2011Documentary
Books: The Last Chapter?
0
Movie

Books: The Last Chapter?

2011Documentary
Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective
0
Movie

Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

2012Documentary
Turning the Art World Inside Out
0
Movie

Turning the Art World Inside Out

2013Documentary
The World According to Parr
0
Movie

The World According to Parr

2003Documentary
How to Get on in the Art World
0
Movie

How to Get on in the Art World

2007Documentary
Mini: A Life Revisited
0
Movie

Mini: A Life Revisited

2013Documentary
Goodbye Television Centre
0
Movie

Goodbye Television Centre

2013Documentary
One Night In 2012
0
Movie

One Night In 2012

2016Documentary
A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James
0
Movie

A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James

2016Thriller
Fantastic Mr. Dahl
0
Movie

Fantastic Mr. Dahl

2005Documentary
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room
0
Movie

Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room

2017Drama
Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain
0
Movie

Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

2008Documentary
Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"
0
Movie

Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"

2015Documentary
Hitler, the Tiger and Me
0
Movie

Hitler, the Tiger and Me

2013Documentary
A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin
0
Movie

A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin

2006Documentary
Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself
0
Movie

Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself

2016Documentary
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred
0
Movie

Jo Brand: No Holds Barred

2019Documentary
David Chipperfield: A Place to Be
0
Movie

David Chipperfield: A Place to Be

2015Documentary
The Year of Anish Kapoor
0
Movie

The Year of Anish Kapoor

2009Documentary
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
0
Movie

BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M

2014Documentary
Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless
0
Movie

Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless

2019Documentary
The Seven Year Hitch
0
Movie

The Seven Year Hitch

2010Documentary
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device
0
Movie

Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device

2019Documentary
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
0
Movie

Ray Davies: Imaginary Man

2010Documentary
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons
0
Movie

Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons

2018Documentary
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
0
Movie

The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

2010Documentary
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
0
Movie

Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

2014Documentary
Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling
0
Movie

Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling

2020Documentary
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
0
Movie

Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

2013Documentary
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting
0
Movie

Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting

2021Documentary
Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me
0
Movie

Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me

2012Documentary
Gilbert and George: No Surrender
0
Movie

Gilbert and George: No Surrender

2007Documentary
Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future
0
Movie

Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future

2014Drama
The Story Of The Guitar
0
Series

The Story Of The Guitar

2008Documentary
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
0
Series

In Conversation with Alan Yentob

2022 - ...Drama
Remembers…
0
Series

Remembers…

2022 - ...Documentary

Directing6 titles

David Bowie: Cracked Actor
7.6
Movie

David Bowie: Cracked Actor

1975Documentary
The Man Who Saw Too Much
7.0
Movie

The Man Who Saw Too Much

2019Documentary
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly
7.0
Movie

Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly

2024Documentary
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
6.4
Movie

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

2018Documentary
"The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist
6.0
Movie

"The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist

1978Documentary
Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs
0
Movie

Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs

2007Drama

Writing2 titles

David Bowie: Cracked Actor
7.6
Movie

David Bowie: Cracked Actor

1975Documentary
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
7.3
Movie

Van Gogh: Painted with Words

2010Drama

Production38 titles

Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes
9.0
Movie

Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes

1983Documentary
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
9.0
Movie

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

1985Documentary
The Orson Welles Story
9.0
Movie

The Orson Welles Story

1982Documentary
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony
8.5
Movie

Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony

2008Documentary
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
8.3
Movie

Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

2024Documentary
David Gilmour: Wider Horizons
8.2
Movie

David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

2015Documentary
Arena: Dire Straits
8.0
Movie

Arena: Dire Straits

1980Drama
Ella Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s
8.0
Movie

Ella Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s

1974Drama
Sunset People
8.0
Movie

Sunset People

1984Documentary
The Catherine Wheel
8.0
Movie

The Catherine Wheel

1982Drama
Habaneros
8.0
Movie

Habaneros

2017Documentary
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
8.0
Movie

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982Documentary
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
7.9
Series

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

1983-2004Comedy
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
7.8
Movie

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

1983Documentary
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
7.6
Movie

David Bowie: Cracked Actor

1975Documentary
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
7.3
Movie

Van Gogh: Painted with Words

2010Drama
Arena
7.2
Series

Arena

1975 - ...Documentary
Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone)
7.0
Movie

Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone)

1980Documentary
The Man Who Saw Too Much
7.0
Movie

The Man Who Saw Too Much

2019Documentary
The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert
7.0
Movie

The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert

1984Drama
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
7.0
Movie

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

1984Documentary
The Real Buddy Holly Story
6.5
Movie

The Real Buddy Holly Story

1985Drama
London: The Modern Babylon
6.4
Movie

London: The Modern Babylon

2012Drama
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
6.4
Movie

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

2018Documentary
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
6.0
Movie

The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience

1984Documentary
The Land of Sometimes
New6.0
Cartoon

The Land of Sometimes

2026Animation
The GPO Story
0
Movie

The GPO Story

1983Documentary
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
0
Movie

imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

2022Documentary
Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 1984
0
Movie

Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 1984

1984Drama
Desert Island Discs
0
Movie

Desert Island Discs

1982Documentary
Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...?
0
Movie

Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...?

1981Documentary
Ella Fitzgerald's Other Show
0
Movie

Ella Fitzgerald's Other Show

1974Drama
Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story
0
Movie

Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story

2012Drama
Studs Terkel's Chicago
0
Movie

Studs Terkel's Chicago

1985Documentary
My Way
0
Movie

My Way

1979Documentary
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
0
Movie

The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

1982Documentary
Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood
0
Movie

Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood

1980Documentary
A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton
0
Movie

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

1982Documentary

Art1 title

Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
6.5
Movie

Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

2010Documentary

Editing5 titles

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
9.0
Movie

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

1985Documentary
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
8.3
Movie

Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

2024Documentary
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
6.5
Movie

Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

2010Documentary
imagine…
6.2
Series

imagine…

2003-2024Documentary
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
0
Movie

Ray Davies: Imaginary Man

2010Documentary

Crew2 titles

Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
5.0
Movie

Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

2022Documentary
Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story
0
Movie

Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story

2012Drama