Alan Yentob Movies

  • 2016
    One Night In 2012

    One Night In 2012

    One Night In 2012

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    Co-produced by Rogan Productions and BBC Studios. London. The Summer of 2012. As rehearsals take place in a rainy Dagenham car park, Director Danny...

    One Night In 2012
  • 2015
    Frank Gehry: The Architect Says

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

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

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    A fascinating look at the colorful career of architect Frank Gehry who despite being well into his eighties remains one of the world's most...

    Frank Gehry: The Architect Says
  • 2012
    Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

    Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

    Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective

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    Crime writer Ian Rankin invites BBC to follow him as he writes his next novel, and as he ponders what to write about after retiring his most famous...

    Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective
  • 2021
    Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting

    Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting

    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...

    Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2007
    Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs

    Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs

    Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs

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    This insightful biography tells the story of legendary singer/songwriter Yusuf Islam, previously known as Cat Stevens, as he celebrates his return to...

    Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs
  • 1980
    Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone)

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

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

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    Adrian Thrills investigates a new and exhilarating musical blend which is taking the country by storm. 2-tone is a unique mix of music, fusing...

    Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone)
  • 2013
    Goodbye Television Centre

    Goodbye Television Centre

    Goodbye Television Centre

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    After 53 years Television Centre, the BBC's TV headquarters, is closing its doors and Michael Grade gathers together many of its best-loved faces to...

    Goodbye Television Centre
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2008
    Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony

    Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony

    Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony

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    Journey with the musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic and their conductor Sir Simon Rattle on a breakneck concert tour of six metropolises across...

    Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony
  • 2014
    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

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    A look at Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions since the 1970s to 2011

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
  • 2013
    Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

    Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

    Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

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    Famous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The Prince, has been a manual for tyrants from Napoleon...

    Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
  • 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
  • 2014
    The One and Only Mike Leigh

    The One and Only Mike Leigh

    The One and Only Mike Leigh

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    In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about...

    The One and Only Mike Leigh
  • 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
  • 1982
    The Catherine Wheel

    The Catherine Wheel

    The Catherine Wheel

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    Seamlessly blending elements of movement and music, Twyla Tharp choreographs a rock 'n' roll dance spectacular, set to a score by former Talking...

    The Catherine Wheel
  • 2010
    Ray Davies: Imaginary Man

    Ray Davies: Imaginary Man

    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...

    Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
  • 2015
    Shylock's Ghost

    Shylock's Ghost

    Shylock's Ghost

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    As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, he travels with Alan...

    Shylock's Ghost