Alan Yentob Movies

  • 2019
    Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is

    Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is

    Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is

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    Alan Yentob meets Harlem-born artist, author and activist Faith Ringgold as she prepares for her London show at the Serpentine Gallery.

    Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is
  • 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
  • 2013
    Goodbye Television Centre

    Goodbye Television Centre

    Goodbye Television Centre

    02013HD

    After 53 years Television Centre, the BBC's TV headquarters, is closing its doors and Michael Grade gathers together many of its best-loved faces to...

    Goodbye Television Centre
  • 1979
    My Way

    My Way

    My Way

    01979HD

    Arena documentary investigating the history and influence of iconic song 'My Way'

    My Way
  • 2011
    Books: The Last Chapter?

    Books: The Last Chapter?

    Books: The Last Chapter?

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    Will the rise of electronic books mark the final chapter in the love story between traditional books and their readers? Alan Yentob discusses the...

    Books: The Last Chapter?
  • 2015
    Shylock's Ghost

    Shylock's Ghost

    Shylock's Ghost

    02015HD

    As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, he travels with Alan...

    Shylock's Ghost
  • 2010
    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

    6.52010HD

    Arts documentary, first broadcast before Ai Weiwei's arrest by the Chinese authorities in April 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained...

    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
  • 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
  • 2008
    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami

    8.52008HD

    A 2008 documentary about Japanese author Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami
  • 1980
    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Mentioned in Dispatches

    01980HD

    The extraordinary story of Tim Page, war photographer. Page was wounded four times in Vietnam. The fourth and final time, he was logged 'dead on...

    Mentioned in Dispatches
  • 1983
    The GPO Story

    The GPO Story

    The GPO Story

    01983HD

    Documentary which examines the work of the GPO Film Unit in its fiftieth year. Co-produced by The Post Office and Arena.

    The GPO Story