Alan Yentob Filmes
- 2012
London: The Modern Babylon
London: The Modern Babylon6.52012HD
London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
- 2007
How to Get on in the Art World
How to Get on in the Art World02007HD
Alan Yentob immerses himself in the Art World visiting the 5th London Frieze Art Fair in October 2007, the centre of the British contemporary art...
- 2024
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now8.32024HD
Featuring exclusive access to their recent tour and their new album, this documentary reveals the fascinating world of Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant...
- 1983
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano7.31983HD
A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and career from the late 1920s to the 1980s on stage and...
- 2012
Ian Rankin and the Case of the Disappearing Detective
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Crime writer Ian Rankin invites BBC to follow him as he writes his next novel, and as he ponders what to write about after retiring his most famous...
- 1982
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina01982HD
A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular,...
- 2017
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...
- 2005
Fantastic Mr. Dahl
Fantastic Mr. Dahl02005HD
Documentary about author Roald Dahl, produced for the British television series Imagine.
- 1978
"The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist
"The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist61978HD
George Melly explores his lifelong relationship with surrealism in all its forms and prominent personalities.
- 1981
Getting Away From Sidney
Getting Away From Sidney01981HD
Getting Away From Sidney - BBC TV documentary about Graeae, a touring theatre company of disabled actors (1981) The Arena arts TV programme which...
- 1970
The Land of Sometimes
The Land of Sometimes01970HD
On Christmas Eve, twins Alfie and Elise struggle with the absence of their father. Elise dreams of escape, while Alfie hides from the world. Their...
- 2006
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...
- 2014
The One and Only Mike Leigh
The One and Only Mike Leigh92014HD
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about...
- 1982
Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs01982HD
Arena celebrates Roy Plomley's Desert Island Discs with the help of many celebrity castaways, including Frankie Howerd, Russell Harty, Trevor...
- 1980
Arena: Dire Straits
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Arena cameras were on hand to film the return of Dire Straits from their triumphant 1980 Brothers in Arms world tour. The film features a superb...
- 2022
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens52022HD
Twenty-something virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier has managed to outdo The Beatles by winning Grammy Awards for each...
- 2015
Antony Gormley: Being Human
Antony Gormley: Being Human02015HD
Alan Yentob meets sculptor Antony Gormley, creator of the iconic Angel of the North, and uncovers the influences that have shaped his life and work. ...
- 2018
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
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David Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to commemorate the sixty-fifth year of Queen...
- 2010
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man02010HD
Alan Yentob meets Ray Davies, the creative powerhouse behind The Kinks and author of some of the best-loved songs of the 60s, who candidly discusses...
- 2010
The Seven Year Hitch
The Seven Year Hitch02010HD
This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with...