A glance again at Alan Yentob’s vibrant, artistic profession

Alan Yentob, the long-serving BBC arts broadcaster and documentary-maker, has died aged 78.

Yentob profiled and interviewed a variety of vital cultural and inventive figures through the years, together with David Bowie, Charles Saatchi, Maya Angelou and Grayson Perry, for TV collection reminiscent of Omnibus, Arena and Imagine.

He additionally served as controller of BBC One and Two, and the organisation’s artistic director and head of music and humanities. Here’s a glance again at his lengthy and diverse profession.