Alan Yentob

Imagine... The Academy Of Armando review

Leaves no doubt that Iannucci is the foremost satirist of our time.

Imagine... French And Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter review

Only Alan Yentob could make French and Saunders unfunny!

Imagine... French And Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter review

Honesty, agony and hilarity with our greatest double act.

Imagine: Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black, review

A remarkable - and occasionally uncomfortable - look at the many faces Lenny Henry.

Lenny Henry has had quite the career. From teen star of talent contest New Faces to his controversial role as the only black performer on The Black and White Minstrel Show, his 80s sketch show Three of a Kind and then his reinvention as a Shakespearean actor and activist for media diversity, Henry takes Alan Yentob through his tumultuous past as detailed in his recent memoir, Who Am I, Again? Packed with glorious archive clips, this is is a fitting tribute to a comedy giant.

Alan Yentob enjoys the company of self-confessed "scruff-bag" Jo Brand as she discusses her career and why she is proud to be a lipstick feminist. An intimate encounter with a character summed up by fellow comic Mark Thomas as: "hard work, playful, compassionate, funny as fuck".

Classicist Mary Beard to make cameo in W1A

The presenter and classicist has been given a small turn in the new series alongside BBC creative director Alan Yentob, RadioTimes.com can reveal.

BBC security correspondent sets sights on W1A cameo

Frank Gardner is to follow in the footsteps of Clare Balding, Carol Vorderman and Alan Yentob by appearing in the mockumentary.

Imagine… Monty Python - And Now For Something Rather Similar opened with a series of interviews given by the comedy team in 1999. Each, in turn, gave a professional, personal, artistic or logistical reason why they would never perform as a group again.

Fast-forward 14 years, and the Pythons have announced a reunion. It was going to be a one-off performance in London's O2 Arena, but when this sold out in 45 seconds they quickly expanded it into a very lucrative tour.

Imagine… and Alan Yentob tracked the Pythons down to various parts of the globe, where they were all engaged upon individual projects, to discuss the forthcoming tour. Most expressed mild enthusiasm, John Cleese declared curmudgeonly ambivalence, while Terry Gilliam announced that he wouldn't be able to attend any rehearsals as he had a film to launch in Paris.

Only Eric Idle appeared genuinely committed to the undertaking. Moreover, he wasn't content to stage a greatest hits sketch show but took it upon himself to produce an authentic stage spectacular, complete with an all-singing, all-dancing chorus.

The other Pythons seemed happy to let him do all the hard work, put in the hours, shoulder the stress and accept the responsibility. Which, in my experience, is pretty much the template for all creative 'teams'.