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Alan Yentob

Alan Yentob

Acting·1947–2025·65 films

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.

As Actor

Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything (2015)Man at Party (uncredited)
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Van Gogh: Painted with Words (2010)Self - Narrator
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)Self - Presenter
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now (2024)Self - Interviewer
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me (2023)Self
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014)Self - Presenter
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
Mel Brooks Strikes Back! (2012)Self
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)Self - Narrator, Interviewer
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens (2022)
The Academy of Armando
The Academy of Armando (2025)Self - Presenter
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil (2012)Self - Presenter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)Self - Presenter
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly (2024)Self - Interviewer
Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins
Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins (2013)Self - Presenter
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures? (2013)Self
When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville
When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville (2025)Self
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M (2014)Self
Fantastic Mr. Dahl
Fantastic Mr. Dahl (2005)Self - Presenter
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? (2013)Self - Presenter
Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles
Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles (2009)Self
One Night In 2012
One Night In 2012 (2016)
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs (2022)Self - Presenter
Mini: A Life Revisited
Mini: A Life Revisited (2013)Self - Presenter
The Seven Year Hitch
The Seven Year Hitch (2010)Self
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred (2019)Self - Presenter
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester (2023)Self - presenter
Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"
Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?" (2015)Self - Presenter
Goodbye Television Centre
Goodbye Television Centre (2013)Self - Reporter
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar (2018)Self
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge (2010)Presenter
Hitler, the Tiger and Me
Hitler, the Tiger and Me (2013)Self - Presenter
Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain
Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain (2008)Presenter
A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James
A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James (2016)Self
A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas
A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las VegasSelf
Gilbert and George: No Surrender
Gilbert and George: No Surrender (2007)Self
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life (2021)Presenter
The World According to Parr
The World According to Parr (2003)Self - Prsenter
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device (2019)Self - Presenter
How to Get on in the Art World
How to Get on in the Art World (2007)Self - Presenter
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons (2018)Self - Presenter
Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman (2011)Self
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca (2014)Self - Presenter
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man (2010)Self - Presenter
Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself
Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself (2016)Self - Presenter
Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned
Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned (2017)Self
Books: The Last Chapter?
Books: The Last Chapter? (2011)Self
Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling
Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling (2020)Self - Presenter
Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future
Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future (2014)Self - Presenter
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting (2021)Self - Presenter
Turning the Art World Inside Out
Turning the Art World Inside Out (2013)
Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
Labi Siffre: This Is My Song (2022)
Antony Gormley: Being Human
Antony Gormley: Being Human (2015)Self - Presenter
The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan
The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan (2016)Self
Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless
Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless (2019)Self - Presenter
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room (2017)Self
Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me
Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me (2012)Self
The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge
The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge (2016)Self - Presenter
Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective
Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective (2012)Self
A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin
A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin (2006)Self - Presenter
The Year of Anish Kapoor
The Year of Anish Kapoor (2009)Self - Presenter
David Chipperfield: A Place to Be
David Chipperfield: A Place to Be (2015)Self - Presenter

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As Writer