Alan Yentob Movies

  • 1981
    Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...?

    Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...?

    Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...?

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    Arena looks behind the Gioconda smile. The Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre behind plate glass - an unsigned, undated portrait of a smiling woman. She...

    Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...?
  • 2010
    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

    Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

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    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
  • 2015
    David Chipperfield: A Place to Be

    David Chipperfield: A Place to Be

    David Chipperfield: A Place to Be

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    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...

    David Chipperfield: A Place to Be
  • 2004
    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture

    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture

    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture

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    Renowned American playwright Arthur Miller discusses his life and work with Alan Yentob.

    Arthur Miller: Finishing the Picture
  • 1979
    My Way

    My Way

    My Way

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

    My Way
  • 1982
    Desert Island Discs

    Desert Island Discs

    Desert Island Discs

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    Arena celebrates Roy Plomley's Desert Island Discs with the help of many celebrity castaways, including Frankie Howerd, Russell Harty, Trevor...

    Desert Island Discs
  • 1984
    Sunset People

    Sunset People

    Sunset People

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    Sunset Boulevard stretches 27 miles from Los Angeles’ Chinatown all the way to the ocean – a ride made famous by Philip Marlowe in the...

    Sunset People
  • 2011
    The Trouble with Tolstoy

    The Trouble with Tolstoy

    The Trouble with Tolstoy

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    The Life of Tolstoy, from his gambling and youthful escapades, to his powerful religious conversion and finally death.

    The Trouble with Tolstoy
  • 2008
    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain

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    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...

    Oliver Sacks: Tales of Music and the Brain
  • 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
  • 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

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    A 2008 documentary about Japanese author Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search of Haruki Murakami
  • 1983
    The GPO Story

    The GPO Story

    The GPO Story

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    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