Arena
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Portrait of playwright Joe Orton, murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell in 1967.
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Salman Rushdie talks about India and Midnight's Children's autobiographical elements.
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Beryl Bainbridge takes a tour of the last twenty years of writer Samuel Johnson's life.
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Jazz singer George Melly recalls how Dada and Surrealism influenced his early life.
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Documentary looking at some of the most memorable Arena programmes of the past 30 years.
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Reclusive film director Ingmar Bergman discusses his career from his home on Faro.
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Ingmar Bergman pays a final visit to Filmstaden, where many of his films were made.
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1989 documentary which takes a look at Europe's most successful holiday resort.
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Film exploring the impact of the world on Bob Marley and of Bob Marley on the world.
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A profile of Brian Eno, former Roxy Music keyboardist and a pioneer in ambient music.
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Documentary looking at the short but brilliant career of rock'n'roll star Buddy Holly.
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Documentary about London cabbies, using archive footage, music and film.
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Documentary looking at Radio Caroline, founded in 1964.
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How the American jazz music of the 1940s and 50s gave birth to the notion of 'cool'.
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Profile of the influential jazz pianist Dave Brubeck as he approaches his 90th birthday.
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A film made to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Roy Plomley's classic radio programme.
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An examination of the work and the legend of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
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Documentary on the American folk revival, from which Bob Dylan emerged in the early 1960s.
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Documentary about meetings with the legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman.
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A celebration of British cinema from the 1940s and 1950s.
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Documentary about the painter Francis Bacon, whose life was as colourful as his art.
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Arena explores the rise of the crooner from his family background to overwhelming success.
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Documentary about legendary country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams.
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Britain's leading actors perform works by Harold Pinter at the National Theatre in London.
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A look at Pinter's key theme, the room, through the rooms in which he wrote his plays.
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Exploring the relationship between the public and private dimensions of Pinter's life.
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Documentary about musicians who perform in tribute acts.
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Documentary about Johnny Mercer, one of America's greatest songwriters.
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Profile of Ken Dodd, Britain's most enduring variety entertainer.
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An Arena special focusing on Linda McCartney's photographic career.
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Documentary celebrating one of London's great characters, the bus conductor.
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Profile of the legendary Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz, who lived and worked in New York.
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An investigation of the appeal and power of the popular song My Way, written by Paul Anka.
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Drama in which a torturer interrogates three members of the same family.
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Documentary about the life of Frankie Howerd, with help from friends and colleagues.
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A host of leading theatrical greats pay tribute to the actor Paul Scofield.
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A look behind the scenes of Radio 4 comedy shows.
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Behind the scenes of Radio 4 comedy shows.
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Documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Secret Policeman's Ball in 2004.
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Arena enlists models Lily Cole and Lizzy Jagger to help Rolf Harris achieve an ambition.
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Documentary looking at the phenomenon of sanctity.
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Jim White takes a road trip into the heart of the poor white American South.
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Documentary which explores the stories behind the film of The Third Man.
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Legendary music producer Phil Spector, later to stand trial for murder, dissects his songs
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Behind the scenes of the long-running serial as the team prepare the 15,000th episode.
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Documentary examining the turbulent life and career of Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
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A remarkable guided tour through the culinary world of Elvis Presley.
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A look at the legend of 'Superman' and its portrayal in comic books and films.
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Writer Philip Hoare confronts our fascination with the ocean's mystery animal, the whale.
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The earliest surviving episode in the BBC archives of The Archers.
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Bob Dylan's performances at the Newport folk festival between 1963 and 1965.
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Profile of the Nobel Prize-winning Trinidadian-born British writer, VS Naipaul.
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Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek.
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Looking at radio and it's history, Dr Carl Dolmetsch finds out why the pips changed pitch.
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A 150-year journey, using literature, music and film inspired by the Underground.
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The story of the construction of the much-loved blue whale at the Natural History Museum.
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A look at the roles in the rock world of John Peel and John Walters, his producer.
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Tony Bennett reflects over his life story with friend and jazz enthusiast Clint Eastwood.
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Documentary about musicians who perform in tribute acts.
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Arena brings an unprecedented insight into the mysterious life of TS Eliot.
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Nelson Mandela and his fellow ex-prisoners recall their incarceration on Robben Island.
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Documentary on the life of Woody Guthrie, the travelling folk songwriter and singer.
Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales
Author and whale-watcher Philip Hoare takes us into the world of three types of whales
The Orson Welles Story
Profile of Orson Welles, looking at his life and career in theatre, radio and film
The Waugh Trilogy
Three part profile of the writer, Evelyn Waugh.