Alan Yentob Movies
- 2010
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...
- 2019
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...
- 1975
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...
- 2010
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
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Alan Yentob meets Ray Davies, the creative powerhouse behind The Kinks and author of some of the best-loved songs of the 60s, who candidly discusses...
- 2018
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...
- 1984
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience61984HD
The Everly Brothers were among the most successful and revered of all the giants of early rock 'n' roll. A determining influence on the Beatles,...
- 2010
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
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Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a Victorian enigma. He was born and died in Kingston upon...
- 2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped6.72018HD
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...
- 2018
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons02018HD
Alan Yentob spends time with Philip Pullman in Oxford, discovering how the ex-teacher became an acclaimed author of fantasy fiction and an outspoken...
- 2015
David Gilmour: Wider Horizons
David Gilmour: Wider Horizons8.32015HD
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...
- 2013
Turning the Art World Inside Out
Turning the Art World Inside Out02013HD
After the success of recent shows in Venice, London and Paris, interest in `Outsider Art' has never been higher, but what exactly is it? How do we...
- 2021
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting
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A revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, as he publishes his...
- 2023
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me102023HD
imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the showrunner of Doctor Who – with two Doctors...
- 2024
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now8.52024HD
Featuring exclusive access to their recent tour and their new album, this documentary reveals the fascinating world of Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant...
- 2012
London: The Modern Babylon
London: The Modern Babylon6.52012HD
London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
- 1984
The Long Night of Lady Day
The Long Night of Lady Day91984HD
This acclaimed documentary depicts the sad life of the greatest of all jazz singers, Billie Holiday, a life engraved with personal tragedy and...
- 1983
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano7.31983HD
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...
- 2010
The Seven Year Hitch
The Seven Year Hitch02010HD
This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with...
- 2008
A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami
A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami8.52008HD
A 2008 documentary about Japanese author Haruki Murakami
- 1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays01982HD
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.