Biography
Alan Yentob (born 11 March 1947) is a retired British television executive and presenter. He has held senior roles at the BBC including head of music and arts, controller of BBC1 and controller of BBC2. He stepped down as the BBC's creative director in December 2015, and was chairman of the board of trustees of the charity Kids Company from 2003 until its collapse in 2015.
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Filmography
all 111
Movies 94
self 64
Producer 30
TV Shows 17
Director 3
Narrator 2
Writer 1
Self - presenter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)
Movie
Self
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me (2023)
Movie
Self - presenter
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester (2023)
Movie
Presenter
imagine... Stephen Frears: Director for Hire (2023)
Movie
Self
In Conversation with Alan Yentob (2022)
TV
Presenter
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens (2022)
Movie
Self
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs (2022)
Movie
Labi Siffre: This Is My Song (2022)
Movie
Presenter
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life (2021)
Movie
Himself (Presenter)
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting (2021)
Movie
Himself - Presenter
Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling (2020)
Movie
Director
The Man Who Saw Too Much (2019)
Movie
Himself - Presenter
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device (2019)
Movie
Himself - Presenter
Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless (2019)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred (2019)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Tracey Emin: Where Do You Draw the Line? (2018)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar (2018)
Movie
Himself - Presenter
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons (2018)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)
Movie
himself
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room (2017)
Movie
Executive Producer
Habaneros (2017)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned (2017)
Movie
Actor
The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan (2016)
Movie
Himself - Presenter
The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge (2016)
Movie
Himself
The Seven Killings of Marlon James (2016)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself (2016)
Movie
One Night In 2012 (2016)
Movie
Himself - Presenter
David Chipperfield: A Place to Be (2015)
Movie
Executive Producer
David Gilmour: Wider Horizons (2015)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Antony Gormley: Being Human (2015)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Shylock's Ghost (2015)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?" (2015)
Movie
Self - Presenter
The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014)
Movie
Self
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M (2014)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca (2014)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (2014)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Philip Roth Unleashed (2014)
Movie
Self
W1A (2014)
TV
8
Producer
The Vivian Maier Mystery (2013)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? (2013)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Hitler, the Tiger and Me (2013)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Turning the Art World Inside Out (2013)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins (2013)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures? (2013)
Movie
Self
Mel Brooks Strikes Back! (2012)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective (2012)
Movie
Executive Producer
London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil (2012)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Books: The Last Chapter? (2011)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman (2011)
Movie
Self - Presenter (UK version)
America in Primetime (2011)
TV
Self - Presenter
The Trouble with Tolstoy (2011)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man (2010)
Movie
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge (2010)
Movie
Editor / Other
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour (2010)
Movie
Self
The Seven Year Hitch (2010)
Movie
Writer
Van Gogh: Painted with Words (2010)
Movie
9
Self - Presenter
Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles (2009)
Movie
Self - Presenter
The Year of Anish Kapoor (2009)
Movie
Self
Live from Studio Five (2009)
TV
Self - Presenter
David Hockney: A Bigger Picture (2009)
Movie
Self - Presenter
The Story Of The Guitar (2008)
TV
Self
Beautiful People (2008)
TV
Self - Presenter
A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami (2008)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain (2008)
Movie
Producer
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008)
Movie
Self - Presenter
How to Get on in the Art World (2007)
Movie
Self
Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs (2007)
Movie
Self - Presenter
A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin (2006)
Movie
Himself - Presenter
Sweet Home New Orleans (2006)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Fantastic Mr. Dahl (2005)
Movie
Himself
Ideal (2005)
TV
Self
Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture (2004)
Movie
Self - Host / Self - Presenter / Self - Reporter
The Culture Show (2004)
TV
Self - Presenter
The World According to Parr (2003)
Movie
Self - Presenter / Self / Self - Interviewer
imagine… (2003)
TV
Self - Presenter
Leonardo (2003)
TV
Self - Controller, BBC Two (archive footage)
Timeshift (2002)
TV
Operation Good Guys (1997)
TV
Behind The Screen (1988)
TV
Open Air (1986)
TV
Executive Producer
Buddy Holly (1985)
Movie
Executive Producer
Studs Terkel's Chicago (1985)
Movie
Producer
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985)
Movie
Producer
Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 1984 (1984)
Movie
Producer
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience (1984)
Movie
Producer
Burroughs: The Movie (1984)
Movie
Producer
The Long Night of Lady Day (1984)
Movie
Producer
The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert (1983)
Movie
Producer
The GPO Story (1983)
Movie
Producer
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983)
TV
6
Executive Producer
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano (1983)
Movie
Producer
Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes (1983)
Movie
Producer
A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton (1982)
Movie
Narrator/Interviewer / Editor
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
Movie
Producer
Desert Island Discs (1982)
Movie
Producer
The Catherine Wheel: Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation (1982)
Movie
Producer
Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...? (1981)
Movie
Producer
Getting Away From Sidney (1981)
Movie
Producer
Chelsea Hotel (1981)
Movie
Producer
Arena: Dire Straits (1980)
Movie
Producer
Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone) (1980)
Movie
Producer
Six Days in September (1979)
Movie
Producer
Sham 69: Tell Us The Truth (1979)
Movie
Producer
My Way (1979)
Movie
Producer
Who Is Poly Styrene? (1979)
Movie
Director
"The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist (1978)
Movie
Executive Producer / Producer
Arena (1975)
TV
Director
Cracked Actor (1975)
Movie
Narrator
NOVA (1974)
TV
4.75
Self - Presenter
A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.76
Based on 23.9 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1974
1985
2010
2003
2023
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1947-03-11 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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