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...
- 2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped6.4292018HD
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...
- 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.
- 2023
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,...
- 1975
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
David Bowie: Cracked Actor7.21975HD
The documentary depicts Bowie on tour in Los Angeles, using a mixture of vérité sequences filmed in limousines and hotels, and concert...
- 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...
- 2024
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly72024HD
Salman Rushdie speaks to Alan Yentob about the devastating knife attack he was subjected to in 2022, losing his right eye and almost his ability to...
- 2014
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar62014HD
Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle - as they prepare...
- 2025
The Academy of Armando
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Alan Yentob profiles the stellar career of one of the great satirists of our age, Armando Iannucci, whose impressive body of work includes The Day...
- 1985
The Real Buddy Holly Story
The Real Buddy Holly Story61985HD
This is the definitive video biography of rock 'n roll legend Buddy Holly. Produced and hosted by former Beatle, Paul McCartney, includes interviews...
- 2014
The One and Only Mike Leigh
The One and Only Mike Leigh92014HD
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about...
- 1982
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
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A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular,...
- 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...
- 1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
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Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
- 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...
- 1982
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...
- 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...
- 2013
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?02013HD
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...
- 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...