Alan Yentob
- Title: Alan Yentob
- Popularity: 4.747
- Known For: Acting
- Birthday: 1947-03-11
- Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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Alan Yentob Movies
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2008
MoviesA Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami
A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami8.5 2008 HD
A 2008 documentary about Japanese author Haruki Murakami
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2016Movies
One Night In 2012
One Night In 20121 2016 HD
Co-produced by Rogan Productions and BBC Studios. London. The Summer of 2012. As rehearsals take place in a rainy Dagenham car park, Director Danny...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2005Movies
Fantastic Mr. Dahl
Fantastic Mr. Dahl1 2005 HD
Documentary about author Roald Dahl, produced for the British television series Imagine.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2017Movies
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room
Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room1 2017 HD
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...
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Cast: Alan Yentob
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2008Movies
Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain
Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain1 2008 HD
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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2006Movies
A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin
A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin1 2006 HD
Alan Yentob takes the artist Howard Hodgkin away from his Bloomsbury studio to India to discover more about his works and what inspires him.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2013Movies
Hitler, the Tiger and Me
Hitler, the Tiger and Me1 2013 HD
Beautiful story about effervescent ninety-year-old children's book author and illustrator Judith Kerr - (a true delight) - recounting her childhood...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2014Movies
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar5 2014 HD
Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle - as they prepare...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2015Movies
Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"
Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"1 2015 HD
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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2016Movies
Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself
Georgia O'Keeffe: By Myself1 2016 HD
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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2019Movies
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred1 2019 HD
Alan Yentob looks into the life of comedian Jo Brand, marking a diverse career which began in 1980s stand-up comedy and has moved through writing,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2019Movies
Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless
Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless1 2019 HD
Edna O’Brien is one of the greatest literary talents and rule breakers of her generation. In 1960, her revolutionary debut novel, The Country...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2013Movies
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?8 2013 HD
The incredible story of a mysterious nanny who died in 2009 leaving behind a secret hoard - thousands of stunning photographs. Never seen in her...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2018Movies
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons
Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons1 2018 HD
Alan Yentob spends time with Philip Pullman in Oxford, discovering how the ex-teacher became an acclaimed author of fantasy fiction and an outspoken...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2010Movies
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge1 2010 HD
Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a Victorian enigma. He was born and died in Kingston upon...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2020Movies
Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling
Marina Abramovic: The Ugly Duckling1 2020 HD
Performance artist Marina Abramovic invites Alan Yentob into her home, opens her archive, travels to her birthplace in Belgrade and talks about...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2006Movies
Sweet Home New Orleans
Sweet Home New Orleans1 2006 HD
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...
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Cast: Alan Yentob
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2013Movies
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?1 2013 HD
Famous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The Prince, has been a manual for tyrants from Napoleon...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2021Movies
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting
Kazuo Ishiguro: Remembering and Forgetting1 2021 HD
A revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, as he publishes his...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2021Movies
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life1 2021 HD
Tom Stoppard is perhaps the world’s leading, funniest and cleverest playwright. Ever since he hit the ground running in the 1960s with...
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Cast: Alan Yentob
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2022Movies
Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs1 2022 HD
Miriam Margolyes is one of Britain’s best loved and most provocative actresses. Across her eclectic career, she has played scene-stealing turns...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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1970Movies
A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas
A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas1 1970 HD
Dream city, Sin City, a mirage in the desert, Las Vegas is a film set in its own right, a piece of pop art, an outdoor museum of American culture....
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2013Movies
Turning the Art World Inside Out
Turning the Art World Inside Out1 2013 HD
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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2003Movies
The World According to Parr
The World According to Parr1 2003 HD
Alan Yentob explores the work of Martin Parr, considered to be the most influential photographer of his generation
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2007Movies
How to Get on in the Art World
How to Get on in the Art World1 2007 HD
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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2016Movies
The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan
The Art World's Prankster: Maurizio Cattelan1 2016 HD
One of the most provocative and elusive figures in contemporary art finds himself the subject of Maura Axelrod's film. Catapulted to worldwide...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2016Movies
The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge
The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge1 2016 HD
Alan Yentob joins South African artist William Kentridge as he prepares an epic frieze along the banks of the river Tiber in Rome. Alan visits him in...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2023Movies
Stephen Frears: Director for Hire
Stephen Frears: Director for Hire1 2023 HD
Despite decades of success across both cinema and television, Frears likes to fly under the radar, subscribing to Billy Wilder’s maxim,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2014Movies
The One and Only Mike Leigh
The One and Only Mike Leigh9 2014 HD
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Mike Leigh
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2012Movies
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!6 2012 HD
Mel Brooks appears on stage with Alan Yentob, the creative director for the BBC, at the Geffen Theatre in California to review his extensive career...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Mel Brooks
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2015Movies
Shylock's Ghost
Shylock's Ghost1 2015 HD
As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, he travels with Alan...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Howard Jacobson
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2016Movies
The Seven Killings of Marlon James
The Seven Killings of Marlon James1 2016 HD
2015 was a momentous year for novelist Marlon James. He became the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker prize for his magisterial novel A...
Genre: Crime
Cast: Marlon James
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2012Movies
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil8 2012 HD
Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director responsible for Women In Love,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ken Russell
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2018Movies
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped6.2 2018 HD
At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical Young Frankenstein opening to great critical acclaim in London in late 2017. Alan...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Mel Brooks
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2009Movies
The Year of Anish Kapoor
The Year of Anish Kapoor1 2009 HD
Alan Yentob meets one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors, Anish Kapoor, known for his audacious works of staggering complexity and...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Anish Kapoor
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2015Movies
David Chipperfield: A Place to Be
David Chipperfield: A Place to Be1 2015 HD
Alan Yentob talks to British architect David Chipperfield about his breakthrough in Berlin, his love of the city and the 11 years spent on the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: David Chipperfield
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2014Movies
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M1 2014 HD
For five decades the woman they call the Divine Miss M has forged a path which has taken her from a pineapple-canning factory in Honolulu to becoming...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bette Midler
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2019Movies
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device
Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device1 2019 HD
Olafur Eliasson has been pushing the limits of the sublime and the spectacular in his art for almost 30 years. From his monumental installation, The...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ólafur Eliasson
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2010Movies
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man1 2010 HD
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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ray Davies
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2015Movies
Antony Gormley: Being Human
Antony Gormley: Being Human1 2015 HD
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. ...
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Cast: Antony Gormley
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2017Movies
Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned
Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned1 2017 HD
For decades, Margaret Atwood has been universally acclaimed as Canada's greatest living writer. Fearlessly outspoken in life and in her work, Atwood...
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Cast: Margaret Atwood
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2022Movies
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens1 2022 HD
Twenty-something virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier has managed to outdo The Beatles by winning Grammy Awards for each...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jacob Collier
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2018Movies
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar1 2018 HD
David Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to commemorate the sixty-fifth year of Queen...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: David Hockney
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2013Movies
Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins
Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins10 2013 HD
Alan Yentob profiles the most successful female architect there has ever been, the late Zaha Hadid, who designed buildings around the globe from...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Zaha Hadid
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2014Movies
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca1 2014 HD
A look at Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions since the 1970s to 2011
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Carmen Miranda
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2010Movies
The Seven Year Hitch
The Seven Year Hitch1 2010 HD
This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Amanda Drew
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1982Movies
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays1 1982 HD
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Mike Leigh
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2010Movies
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Van Gogh: Painted with Words7.7 2010 HD
A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch
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2010Movies
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour6.5 2010 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ai Weiwei
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2022Movies
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens1 2022 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jacob Collier
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1975Movies
Cracked Actor
Cracked Actor7.2 1975 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: David Bowie
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2007Movies
Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs
Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs1 2007 HD
Genre: Music
Cast: Cat Stevens
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2018Movies
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped6.2 2018 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Mel Brooks
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1978Movies
"The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist
"The Journey", or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist1 1978 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: George Melly
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2019Movies
The Man Who Saw Too Much
The Man Who Saw Too Much7 2019 HD
Genre:
Cast: Boris Pahor
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2010Movies
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour6.5 2010 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ai Weiwei
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2010Movies
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
Ray Davies: Imaginary Man1 2010 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ray Davies
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1982Movies
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays1 1982 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Mike Leigh
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1985Movies
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain1 1985 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jason Carter
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2008Movies
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony1 2008 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Simon Rattle
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1984Movies
The Long Night of Lady Day
The Long Night of Lady Day9 1984 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Billie Holiday
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2012Movies
London: The Modern Babylon
London: The Modern Babylon6.706 2012 HD
Genre:
Cast: Michael Gambon
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2015Movies
David Gilmour: Wider Horizons
David Gilmour: Wider Horizons8.3 2015 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: David Gilmour
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1975Movies
Cracked Actor
Cracked Actor7.2 1975 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: David Bowie
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2010Movies
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Van Gogh: Painted with Words7.7 2010 HD
Genre: Drama
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch
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1982Movies
The Catherine Wheel: Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation
The Catherine Wheel: Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation9 1982 HD
Genre: Music
Cast: Sara Rudner
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2019Movies
The Man Who Saw Too Much
The Man Who Saw Too Much7 2019 HD
Genre:
Cast: Boris Pahor
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1983Movies
The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert
The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert1 1983 HD
Genre: Music
Cast: Don Everly
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1979Movies
My Way
My Way1 1979 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Paul Anka
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2017Movies
Habaneros
Habaneros10 2017 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1983Movies
The GPO Story
The GPO Story1 1983 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1984Movies
Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 1984
Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 19841 1984 HD
Genre: Music
Cast: Fela Kuti
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1981Movies
Getting Away From Sidney
Getting Away From Sidney1 1981 HD
Genre:
Cast: Nabil Shaban
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1983Movies
Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes
Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes9 1983 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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2022Movies
Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs1 2022 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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1983Movies
Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano
Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano8 1983 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bette Davis
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1985Movies
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain1 1985 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jason Carter
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1985Movies
Studs Terkel's Chicago
Studs Terkel's Chicago1 1985 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Studs Terkel
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1980Movies
Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone)
Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone)1 1980 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Adrian Thrills
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1975Movies
Cracked Actor
Cracked Actor7.2 1975 HD
Genre: Documentary
Cast: David Bowie
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2010Movies
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Van Gogh: Painted with Words7.7 2010 HD
Genre: Drama
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch
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2000S3 E6
Operation Good Guys
Operation Good Guys6.7 2000 HD
Operation Good Guys is a British mockumentary, a fly-on-the-wall documentary series about an elite police unit's bid to snare one of Britain's most...
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Ray Burdis
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2007S1 E5
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
A Bucket O' French and Saunders6.5 2007 HD
Compilation of vintage clips from French and Saunders, along with new material.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Dawn French
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2008S1 E3
The Story Of The Guitar
The Story Of The Guitar1 2008 HD
How did the guitar become the world’s favorite instrument? Alan Yentob begins this personal journey, fascinated by both the sound of the Oud,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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1991S3 E17
Behind The Screen
Behind The Screen1 1991 HD
Genre:
Cast: Rob Curling
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1990S4 E260
Open Air
Open Air5.5 1990 HD
Open Air was BBC1's flagship programme for their new daytime service which began on 27 October 1986. It discussed all aspects of television and also...
Genre:
Cast: Gloria Hunniford
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2010S1 E246
Live from Studio Five
Live from Studio Five3.6 2010 HD
Live from Studio Five was an early-evening British magazine programme which was produced by Sky News for Channel 5. It was presented by Kate Walsh...
Genre:
Cast:
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2023S50 E10
NOVA
NOVA7.011 2023 HD
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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2011S7 E6
Ideal
Ideal8.214 2011 HD
Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Johnny Vegas
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2017S17 E3
Timeshift
Timeshift1 2017 HD
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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2023S53 E1
imagine…
imagine…5 2023 HD
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.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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2017S3 E6
W1A
W1A7.9 2017 HD
The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define...
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Hugh Bonneville
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2022S1 E2
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
In Conversation with Alan Yentob1 2022 HD
From the BFI Imax in London, Alan Yentob talks to Bob Geldof and Stephen Fry about their achievements and the challenges they have faced in their...
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Cast: Alan Yentob
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2009S2 E6
Beautiful People
Beautiful People7.4 2009 HD
Beautiful People is a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan. The series takes place...
Genre: Drama
Cast: Luke Ward-Wilkinson
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2022S2022 E1
Beautiful People
Beautiful People6.5 2022 HD
Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. Voted by leading TV executives in Broadcast as one of the top 50...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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2022S2022 E1
Beautiful People
Beautiful People6.5 2022 HD
Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. Voted by leading TV executives in Broadcast as one of the top 50...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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2004S4 E6
Beautiful People
Beautiful People8.1 2004 HD
Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Dusseldorf. We follow their...
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Tim Healy
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2023S53 E1
Beautiful People
Beautiful People5 2023 HD
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.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alan Yentob
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