96 m. ago Farewell to the 'visionary' who gave us Ab Fab, Wallace and Gromit and Colin Firth as Mr Darcy 

Following the death of legendary BBC executive Alan Yentob, the Mirror's Jessica Boulton looks back on the life and career of a daring outsider remembered as a 'cultural visionary'

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2 h. ago Alan Yentob: Tributes paid to BBC legend and 'king of TV' after broadcaster's death aged 78

Tributes have poured in for former TV presenter and BBC executive Alan Yentob

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4 h. ago Broadcaster and former BBC executive Alan Yentob dies aged 78 as tributes pour in

Alan Yentob joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968 and held various executive positions at the corporation

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5 h. ago Alan Yentob dies aged 78: Former BBC executive and TV presenter who served as director of television passes away after illness as Dawn French and Amol Rajan lead tributes

Alan Yentob (pictured) joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968 and held positions as controller of BBC One and BBC Two, director of television, head of music and arts.

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6 h. ago Alan Yentob, one of British culture’s ‘defining figures’, dies aged 78

BBC director-general Tim Davie described him as a ‘towering figure in British broadcasting’

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6 h. ago Alan Yentob dies aged 78: Former BBC executive and TV presenter who served as director of television passes away

Alan Yentob (pictured) joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968 and held positions as controller of BBC One and BBC Two, director of television, head of music and arts.

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6 h. ago Alan Yentob dead: BBC presenter and executive dies after 40 year career at broadcaster

Alan Yentob has died at the age of 78 with tributes pouring in to the BBC presenter and executive

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6 h. ago BREAKING BBC legend Alan Yentob dies aged 78 as tributes paid to 'creative force'

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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6 h. ago BBC legend Alan Yentob dies aged 78 as tributes paid to 'creative force'

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

Events

6 h. ago Former TV presenter and BBC executive Alan Yentob dies aged 78

He spent decades with the broadcaster

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6 h. ago Broadcaster and former BBC executive Alan Yentob dies aged 78

A statement from his family, released by the BBC, said Yentob died on Saturday

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6 h. ago Alan Yentob: Influential BBC executive undone by Kids Company scandal

The former creative director of the BBC was also known for presenting regular arts series Imagine.

Science

5 d. ago Part of Charity Commission’s Kids Company report ‘extremely unfair’, says judge

The charity, which supported vulnerable children, went into liquidation in August 2015 following unfounded safeguarding allegations.

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