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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.
Yentob, 52, is firmly among the favourites in the race to succeed Sir John Birt as director general.
Alan Yentob. Producer: Imagine. Alan Yentob has held many of the most prestigious positions at the BBC. He joined as a general trainee in 1968.
Feb 12, 2016 · “Cocaine, milk and milk were the main ingredients of his diet,” says Yentob. The resulting film, Cracked Actor (1975), is an unmatchable insight into rock excess. Before long, Yentob wasn’t ...
Dec 3, 2015 · Securing unprecedented access, Cracked Actor, his 1974 portrait of David Bowie, captured the chameleon singer in the throes of a cocaine-induced identity crisis in Los Angeles.
Mar 9, 1993 · Alan is proud of his immigrant background - Sephardic Jews, from Iraq. His father was a first-generation immigrant, arriving in Manchester and opening a textile factory there.
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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 ...
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