Alan Yentob
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 11, 1947
- Died
- May 24, 2025
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Alan Yentob was a British television executive and presenter. He held senior roles at the BBC, including head of music and arts, controller of BBC1 and BBC2, and was the corporation's creative director from 2004 until 2015.
Filmography
- IMAGINE: DANGER! Cornelia Parker
IMAGINE: DANGER! Cornelia Parker TBA
Presenter, Editor
A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas TBA
as Self
The Land of Sometimes 2026
Executive Producer, In Memory Of
When Alan Yentob Met Jenny Saville 2025
as Self
The Academy of Armando 2025
as Self - Presenter
Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly 2024
as Self - Interviewer, Director
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now 2024
as Self - Interviewer, Executive Producer, Editor
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter 2023
as Self - Presenter
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me 2023
as Self
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester 2023
as Self - presenter
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens 2022
as Self, Presenter
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs 2022
as Self - Presenter, Producer
Labi Siffre: This Is My Song 2022
Actor
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life 2021
as Presenter
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting 2021
as Self - Presenter
Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling 2020
as Self - Presenter
The Man Who Saw Too Much 2019
Director, Producer
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device 2019
as Self - Presenter
- Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is
Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is 2019
as Self - Presenter
Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless 2019
as Self - Presenter
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred 2019
as Self - Presenter
- George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?
George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up? 2018
as Self - Presenter
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar 2018
as Self
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons 2018
as Self - Presenter
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped 2018
as Self - Presenter, Producer, Director
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room 2017
as Self
Habaneros 2017
Executive Producer
Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned 2017
as Self
The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan 2016
as Self
The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge 2016
as Self - Presenter
A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James 2016
as Self
Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself 2016
as Self - Presenter
One Night In 2012 2016
Actor
David Chipperfield: A Place to Be 2015
as Self - Presenter
David Gilmour: Wider Horizons 2015
Executive Producer
Antony Gormley: Being Human 2015
as Self - Presenter
- Shylock's Ghost
Shylock's Ghost 2015
as Self - Presenter
Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?" 2015
as Self - Presenter
Absolutely Anything 2015
as Man at Party (uncredited)
- The One and Only Mike Leigh
The One and Only Mike Leigh 2014
as Self - Presenter
Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future 2014
as Self - Presenter
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca 2014
as Self - Presenter
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar 2014
as Self - Presenter
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? 2013
as Self - Presenter
Hitler, the Tiger and Me 2013
as Self - Presenter
Turning the Art World Inside Out 2013
Actor
Mini: A Life Revisited 2013
as Self - Presenter
Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins 2013
as Self - Presenter
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures? 2013
as Self
Goodbye Television Centre 2013
as Self - Reporter
Mel Brooks Strikes Back! 2012
as Self
Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me 2012
as Self
Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story 2012
Executive Producer, Presenter
Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective 2012
as Self
London: The Modern Babylon 2012
Executive Producer
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil 2012
as Self - Presenter
Books: The Last Chapter? 2011
as Self
Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman 2011
as Self
- The Trouble with Tolstoy
The Trouble with Tolstoy 2011
Actor
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man 2010
as Self - Presenter, Editor
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge 2010
as Presenter
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour 2010
Other, Editor
The Seven Year Hitch 2010
as Self
Van Gogh: Painted with Words 2010
as Self - Narrator, Adaptation, Producer
Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles 2009
as Self
The Year of Anish Kapoor 2009
as Self - Presenter
- Richard Serra: Man of Steel
Richard Serra: Man of Steel 2008
as Presenter, Executive Producer
- A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami
A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami 2008
as Self
Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain 2008
as Presenter
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony 2008
Producer
How to Get on in the Art World 2007
as Self - Presenter
- Imagine... Damon & Jamie's Excellent Adventure
Imagine... Damon & Jamie's Excellent Adventure 2007
as Self - Presenter, Executive Producer
Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs 2007
Director
Krapp's Last Tape 2007
as Self (Introduction), Executive Producer
Gilbert and George: No Surrender 2007
as Self
A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin 2006
as Self - Presenter
- Sweet Home New Orleans
Sweet Home New Orleans 2006
as Self - Presenter
Fantastic Mr. Dahl 2005
as Self - Presenter
- Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture
Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture 2004
as Self
The World According to Parr 2003
as Self - Prsenter
The Real Buddy Holly Story 1985
Executive Producer
Studs Terkel's Chicago 1985
Executive Producer
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain 1985
Editor, Producer
Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 1984 1984
Producer
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience 1984
Producer
Sunset People 1984
Executive Producer
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel 1984
Producer
- The Long Night of Lady Day
The Long Night of Lady Day 1984
Producer
The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert 1984
Producer
The GPO Story 1983
Producer
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano 1983
Executive Producer
Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes 1983
Producer
A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton 1982
Producer
Mike Leigh: Making Plays 1982
as Self - Narrator, Interviewer, Producer
The Orson Welles Story 1982
Producer
Desert Island Discs 1982
Producer
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina 1982
Executive Producer
The Catherine Wheel 1982
Producer
Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...? 1981
Producer
Today Carshalton Beeches... Tomorrow Croydon 1981
Producer
- Getting Away From Sidney
Getting Away From Sidney 1981
Producer
Arena: Dire Straits 1980
Producer
Luck and Flaw 1980
Producer
Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood 1980
Producer
Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone) 1980
Producer
Mentioned in Dispatches 1980
Executive Producer
Lene Lovich: Sleeping Beauty 1980
Producer
My Way 1979
Producer
"The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist 1978
Director
David Bowie: Cracked Actor 1975
Director, Writer, Producer
Ella Fitzgerald's Other Show 1974
Producer
Ella Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s 1974
Producer
Credits from TMDB.