Alan Yentob Movies
- 2012
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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 2010
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Van Gogh: Painted with Words7.52010HD
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...
- 2010
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour6.52010HD
Arts documentary, first broadcast before Ai Weiwei's arrest by the Chinese authorities in April 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained...
- 1984
Sunset People
Sunset People01984HD
Sunset Boulevard stretches 27 miles from Los Angeles’ Chinatown all the way to the ocean – a ride made famous by Philip Marlowe in the...
- 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...
- 1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays01982HD
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
- 2022
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs02022HD
Miriam Margolyes is one of Britain’s best loved and most provocative actresses. Across her eclectic career, she has played scene-stealing turns...
- 1985
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain01985HD
Drama documentary which takes the form of an up-dated version of Pygmalion. With a special music score by jazz group Working Week, with real...
- 2010
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge02010HD
Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a Victorian enigma. He was born and died in Kingston upon...
- 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...
- 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...
- 2018
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar02018HD
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,...
- 2019
The Man Who Saw Too Much
The Man Who Saw Too Much72019HD
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...
- 1982
Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs01982HD
Arena celebrates Roy Plomley's Desert Island Discs with the help of many celebrity castaways, including Frankie Howerd, Russell Harty, Trevor...
- 2019
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device02019HD
Olafur Eliasson has been pushing the limits of the sublime and the spectacular in his art for almost 30 years. From his monumental installation, The...
- 2012
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil82012HD
Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director responsible for Women In Love,...
- 2022
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens52022HD
Twenty-something virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier has managed to outdo The Beatles by winning Grammy Awards for each...