Alan Yentob Movies

  • 2010
    Van Gogh: Painted with Words

    Van Gogh: Painted with Words

    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...

    Van Gogh: Painted with Words
  • 2012
    London: The Modern Babylon

    London: The Modern Babylon

    London: The Modern Babylon

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    London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.

    London: The Modern Babylon
  • 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
  • 2015
    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

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    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...

    David Gilmour: Wider Horizons
  • 1982
    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

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    Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays
  • 1985
    The Real Buddy Holly Story

    The Real Buddy Holly Story

    The Real Buddy Holly Story

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    This is the definitive video biography of rock 'n roll legend Buddy Holly. Produced and hosted by former Beatle, Paul McCartney, includes interviews...

    The Real Buddy Holly Story
  • 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
  • 1982
    The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

    The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

    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,...

    The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
  • 1978

    "The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist

    "The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist

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    George Melly explores his lifelong relationship with surrealism in all its forms and prominent personalities.

  • 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
  • 2022
    Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

    Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

    Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

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    Twenty-something virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier has managed to outdo The Beatles by winning Grammy Awards for each...

    Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
  • 2013
    Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins

    Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins

    Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins

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    Alan Yentob profiles the most successful female architect there has ever been, the late Zaha Hadid, who designed buildings around the globe from...

    Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins
  • 1984
    The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience

    The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience

    The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience

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    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,...

    The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
  • 2019
    The Man Who Saw Too Much

    The Man Who Saw Too Much

    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...

    The Man Who Saw Too Much
  • 2020
    Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling

    Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling

    Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling

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    Performance artist Marina Abramovic invites Alan Yentob into her home, opens her archive, travels to her birthplace in Belgrade and talks about...

    Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling
  • 2010
    The Seven Year Hitch

    The Seven Year Hitch

    The Seven Year Hitch

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    This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with...

    The Seven Year Hitch
  • 2013
    Turning the Art World Inside Out

    Turning the Art World Inside Out

    Turning the Art World Inside Out

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    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...

    Turning the Art World Inside Out
  • 2023
    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

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    imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the showrunner of Doctor Who – with two Doctors...

    imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
  • 2012
    Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil

    Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil

    Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil

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    Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director responsible for Women In Love,...

    Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
  • 2014
    Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

    Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

    Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

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    Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle - as they prepare...

    Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar