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Alan Yentob, CBE (born 11 March 1947) is a retired British television executive and presenter. He has held senior roles at the BBC including head of music and arts, controller of BBC1 and controller of BBC2.
Alan Yentob is a British TV executive and creative director of the BBC. He has produced and directed documentaries, dramas and comedy shows, and appeared as an actor in some of them.
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- 5 min
- London, England, UK
Nov 15, 2022 · As a former BBC creative director and the presenter of Imagine on BBC One, Alan Yentob has interviewed a wide variety of fascinating figures over nearly two decades. In this...
- 67 min
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- Jewish Renaissance
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 extraordinary lives.
An extract from IN CONVERSATION WITH ALAN YENTOB: SIR BOB GELDOF, recorded at the BFI & Radio Times Television Festival in May 2022.Saturday 13 July 1985 was...
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- BFI
Aug 29, 2015 · Operating as a kind of high-salaried, licensed lone ranger, Yentob, 68, who has the official title of creative director, has galloped into his freshest patch of ordure this month in the aftermath...
Alan Yentob is a prominent BBC executive and producer who has worked on various arts, drama and entertainment programmes. He is also a Fellow of the British Film Institute, a supporter of science-fiction and a godparent of Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks' children.
