Alan Yentob
Actor · Producer · Presenter · Director
Born Mar 11, 1947 · London, England, UK
Active 1974–2025 · Awards: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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.
Filmography
The Land of Sometimes (2026) — Executive ProducerAbsolutely Anything (2015) — Man at Party (uncredited)NOVA (1974) — NarratorIdeal (2005) — Alan YentobAuf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983) — ProducerVan Gogh: Painted with Words (2010) — Adaptation · ProducerDavid Bowie: Cracked Actor (1975) — Director · Writer · ProducerDavid Gilmour: Wider Horizons (2015) — Executive ProducerLondon: The Modern Babylon (2012) — Executive ProducerThe Long Night of Lady Day (1984) — ProducerKurt Vonnegut: So It Goes (1983) — ProducerLigmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985) — Editor · ProducerImagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now (2024) — Executive Producer · EditorArena (1975) — Executive ProducerTrip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) — ProducerThe Orson Welles Story (1982) — ProducerBette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano (1983) — Executive ProducerArena: Dire Straits (1980) — ProducerThe Catherine Wheel (1982) — ProducerHabaneros (2017) — Executive ProducerElla Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s (1974) — ProducerSunset People (1984) — Executive ProducerMike Leigh: Making Plays (1982) — ProducerOperation Good Guys (1997)