Alan Yentob

Acting

Alan Yentob

Born March 11, 1947 · London, England, UK

Died May 24, 2025 · aged 78

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.

Known For

Absolutely AnythingAbsolutely Anything · 2015
Absolutely Anything
★ 5.92015
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.
The Land of SometimesThe Land of Sometimes · 2026
The Land of Sometimes
★ 6.12026
MovieAnimationFantasy
Twins Alfie and Elise find a magical Wish Watch on Christmas Eve and are swept by the Wish Collector into the musical Land of Sometimes, where they learn that wishes have consequences.
Van Gogh: Painted with WordsVan Gogh: Painted with Words · 2010
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
★ 7.32010
MovieDramaDocumentary
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 from the letters that Van Gogh sent to his younger brother Theo, and of those around him. What emerges is a complex portrait of a sophisticated, civilised and yet tormented man.
London: The Modern BabylonLondon: The Modern Babylon · 2012
London: The Modern Babylon
★ 6.42012
Movie
London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
Mel Brooks: UnwrappedMel Brooks: Unwrapped · 2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
★ 6.42018
MovieDocumentaryComedy
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 Yentob visits Mel at home in Hollywood, at work and at play.
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and NowImagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now · 2024
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
★ 8.32024
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Featuring exclusive access to their recent tour and their new album, this documentary reveals the fascinating world of Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.
The Real Buddy Holly StoryThe Real Buddy Holly Story · 1985
The Real Buddy Holly Story
★ 6.51985
MovieMusicDocumentary
This is the definitive video biography of rock 'n roll legend Buddy Holly. Produced and hosted by former Beatle, Paul McCartney, includes interviews with Keith Richards, Phil and Don Everly, Sonny Curtis, Jerry Allison, Holly's family, and McCartney himself, among others.
The Man Who Saw Too MuchThe Man Who Saw Too Much · 2019
The Man Who Saw Too Much
★ 7.02019
MovieDocumentary
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 was sent to Dachau, Dora, Harzungen, Bergen-Belsen and Natzweiler – one of the Nazis' least known but most deadly camps. Twenty years after the war, Pahor wrote an extraordinary book about his experiences called Necropolis - City of the Dead. Pahor’s harrowing descriptions are illustrated with remarkable drawings by fellow prisoners, creating a unique record of conditions in the Nazi death camps. His testimony, along with details from a shocking report into the camp by British intelligence officer Captain Yurka Galitzine and the chilling testimony by SS commandant Josef Kramer, infamous as the Beast of Belsen, combine to tell an extraordinary story.

Filmography

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The Man Who Saw Too MuchThe Man Who Saw Too Much · 2019
The Man Who Saw Too Much
★ 7.02019
MovieDocumentary
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 was sent to Dachau, Dora, Harzungen, Bergen-Belsen and Natzweiler – one of the Nazis' least known but most deadly camps. Twenty years after the war, Pahor wrote an extraordinary book about his experiences called Necropolis - City of the Dead. Pahor’s harrowing descriptions are illustrated with remarkable drawings by fellow prisoners, creating a unique record of conditions in the Nazi death camps. His testimony, along with details from a shocking report into the camp by British intelligence officer Captain Yurka Galitzine and the chilling testimony by SS commandant Josef Kramer, infamous as the Beast of Belsen, combine to tell an extraordinary story.

Director

Trip to Asia: The Quest for HarmonyTrip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony · 2008
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony
★ 8.52008
MovieDocumentary
Journey with the musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic and their conductor Sir Simon Rattle on a breakneck concert tour of six metropolises across Asia: Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo. Their artistic triumph onstage belies a dynamic and dramatic life backstage. The orchestra is a closed society that observes its own laws and traditions, and in the words of one of its musicians is, “an island, a democratic microcosm – almost without precedent in the music world - whose social structure and cohesion is not only founded on a common love for music but also informed by competition, compulsion and the pressure to perform to a high pitch of excellence... .” Never before has the Berlin Philharmonic allowed such intimate and exclusive access into its private world.

Producer