Alan Yentob died at the age of 78 and his wife Philippa pays the former BBC manager by touching tribute
BBC Art publisher and documentary producer Alan Yentob died at the age of 78.
A statement from the family’s family, published by the BBC, said he died on May 24th.
For TV series such as Yentob, Omnibus, Arena and Imagine, David Bowie, Charles Saatchi, Maya Angelou and Grayson Perry interviewed the broadcaster during his long -standing career.
His wife Philippa Walker described him as ‘curious, funny, annoying, late and creative’ in every cell of his body and added that he was ‘the most gentle man’.
He said: ‘Bella for Yakup and I kept the promise of something unexpected with the area every day. Our lives were exciting, exciting.
“ `In every cell of his body curious, funny, annoying, late and creative. But above that, he was the most gentle and deep moral man. It leaves a mile -wide love trail. ‘
In 1968, he joined the BBC as an intern in the world service and worked on the ranks to become the company’s music and art president in 1985.
During the term of office in BBC2, Yentob was loan with the commissions of shows such as stabilizing, and then I received news for you, which moved to BBC One.
He also started CBBC and Cbebies.
In 1993, he became an official controller of BBC1. The drama commissions extended to the actor Colin Find, from pride and prejudice to Ballykissangel, who made a heartbeat, while the unsuccessful Spanish set of soap used a ax to Eldorado.
In addition, the artist Leonardo Da Vinci, starring Sir Mark Rylance, presented shows for BBC, including a series of about the life of a regular art series Imagine since 2003.
In 2004, the publisher was appointed as the creative director to supervise the creative strategy of the BBC and served as the president of Kids for Kids Company, founded by Camila Batmanghelidjh from 2003 to the collapse of the charity in 2015.
In a BBC two programs in 2024, he spoke to the author Sir Salman Rushdie about the devastating effects of the knife attack on the scene, which left him blind.
In 2005, Leicester was awarded as an honorary letter doctor of the University of De Montfort and in 2024 he became the commander of the British Empire Order (CBE) for art and media services by the king.
Yentob married TV producer Philippa Walker, and the couple had two children together.
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