Alan Yentob Movies

  • 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
  • 2009
    The Year of Anish Kapoor

    The Year of Anish Kapoor

    The Year of Anish Kapoor

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    Alan Yentob meets one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors, Anish Kapoor, known for his audacious works of staggering complexity and...

    The Year of Anish Kapoor
  • 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
  • 1981
    Getting Away From Sidney

    Getting Away From Sidney

    Getting Away From Sidney

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    Getting Away From Sidney - BBC TV documentary about Graeae, a touring theatre company of disabled actors (1981) The Arena arts TV programme which...

    Getting Away From Sidney
  • 2018
    George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?

    George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?

    George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?

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    He has been crowned with every laurel in contemporary classical music, composed operas which play on the world's most illustrious stages and been...

    George Benjamin: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?
  • 2006
    Sweet Home New Orleans

    Sweet Home New Orleans

    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...

    Sweet Home New Orleans
  • 2019
    Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device

    Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device

    Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device

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    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...

    Olafur Eliasson: Miracles of Rare Device
  • 2013
    Hitler, the Tiger and Me

    Hitler, the Tiger and Me

    Hitler, the Tiger and Me

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    Beautiful story about effervescent ninety-year-old children's book author and illustrator Judith Kerr - (a true delight) - recounting her childhood...

    Hitler, the Tiger and Me
  • 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
  • 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...?
  • 1983
    The GPO Story

    The GPO Story

    The GPO Story

    01983HD

    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
  • 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