Alan Yentob

Alan Yentob

1947-03-11
78 (2025-05-24)
London, England, UK

London, England, UK

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The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.
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Van Gogh: Painted with Words 2010 (7.3)

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.
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Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now 2024 (8.3)

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.
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Who Is Poly Styrene? 1979 (7)

A film portrait of the New Wave singer-songwriter Poly Styrene, which originally aired as part of the Arena series on BBC.
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Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact 1987

In his London studio, Francis Bacon discusses his work and approach with David Sylvester. His representations of the human figure in portraits and triptychs link him to the distorted realism of Van Gogh and Picasso, who also portrayed the intensity of life that Bacon calls “the brutality of fact.”