Alan Yentob Movies

  • 2003
    The World According to Parr

    The World According to Parr

    The World According to Parr

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    Alan Yentob explores the work of Martin Parr, considered to be the most influential photographer of his generation

    The World According to Parr
  • 1985
    Studs Terkel's Chicago

    Studs Terkel's Chicago

    Studs Terkel's Chicago

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    This documentary features acclaimed Chicagoan broadcaster and Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel talking about the value of oral history and the...

    Studs Terkel's Chicago
  • 2022
    Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

    Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

    Labi Siffre: This Is My Song

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    Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre. An enigmatic...

    Labi Siffre: This Is My Song
  • 2023
    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

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    imagine... tells the story of Aviva Studios, Manchester’s colossal new cultural venue, and goes behind the scenes at the world premiere of its...

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
  • 1983
    Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes

    Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes

    Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes

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    A documentary featured on BBC's Arena series in 1983. The author discusses his life, his work and his thoughts and opinions.

    Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes
  • 2019
    Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless

    Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless

    Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless

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    Edna O’Brien is one of the greatest literary talents and rule breakers of her generation. In 1960, her revolutionary debut novel, The Country...

    Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless
  • 2015
    Frank Gehry: The Architect Says

    Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"

    Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"

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    A fascinating look at the colorful career of architect Frank Gehry who despite being well into his eighties remains one of the world's most...

    Frank Gehry: The Architect Says
  • 2004
    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture

    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture

    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture

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    Renowned American playwright Arthur Miller discusses his life and work with Alan Yentob.

    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture
  • 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
  • 2008
    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

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    Alan Yentob talks to Dr. Oliver Sacks about his latest book 'Musicophila: Tales of Music and the Brain' which deals with the power of music and how...

    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain
  • 2017
    Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room

    Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room

    Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room

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    An intimate portrait of British sculptor Rachel Whiteread as she unpacks her life's work for a major retrospective at Tate Britain in London. Her...

    Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room
  • 2006
    Sweet Home New Orleans

    Sweet Home New Orleans

    Sweet Home New Orleans

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    Could New Orleans's days as a great musical powerhouse be coming to an end? As Alan Yentob traces the city's vast musical heritage, he meets...

    Sweet Home New Orleans
  • 2016
    Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself

    Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself

    Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself

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    On the brink of the Depression in 1929, Georgia O'Keeffe - America's first great modernist painter - headed west. In the bright light of the New...

    Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself
  • 2012
    Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me

    Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me

    Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me

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    Nearly 30 years after her debut novel, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns with Alan Yentob to the scenes of her extraordinary...

    Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me