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Arena

1975 · Documentary · BBC Four · 692 episodes

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Season 1

E1E1TheatreWed, Oct 1
E2E2Art and DesignWed, Oct 8
E3E3TheatreWed, Oct 15
E4E4Art and DesignWed, Oct 22
E5E5TheatreWed, Oct 29 · 90 min
E6E6Art and DesignWed, Nov 5 · 90 min
E7E7TheatreWed, Nov 12 · 90 min
E8E8Art and DesignWed, Nov 19 · 90 min
E9E9TheatreWed, Nov 26 · 90 min
E10E10Art and DesignWed, Dec 3
E11E11TheatreWed, Dec 10
E12E12Art and DesignWed, Dec 17
E13E13TheatreWed, Jan 7
E14E14Art and DesignWed, Jan 14
E15E15TheatreWed, Jan 21
E16E16Art and DesignWed, Jan 28
E17E17TheatreWed, Feb 4
E18E18Art and DesignWed, Feb 11
E19E19TheatreWed, Feb 18
E20E20Art and DesignWed, Feb 25
E21E21TheatreWed, Mar 3
E22E22Art and DesignWed, Mar 10
E23E23TheatreWed, Mar 17
E24E24Art and DesignWed, Mar 24
E25E25Theatre: Happy Birthday Royal CourtWed, Mar 31
E26E26Art and Design: Art for Money's Sake?Wed, Apr 7
E27E27Edinburgh International Festival 1976: Part 1Wed, Aug 25
E28E28Edinburgh International Festival 1976: Part 2Wed, Sep 1
E29E29Edinburgh International Festival 1976: Part 3Wed, Sep 8
E30E30Theatre: A Dream Come TrueWed, Sep 15
E31E31Robert AltmanWed, Sep 22
E32E32Art and Design: After Samuel PalmerWed, Sep 29
E33E33Frank WestmoreWed, Oct 6
E34E34TheatreWed, Oct 13
E35E35Cinema: Eric RohmerWed, Oct 20
E36E36Art and Design: The Illustrators: The Work of Mick Brownfield and Allan ManhaWed, Oct 27
E37E37Cinema: Don SiegelWed, Nov 3
E38E38Theatre: The Cultural Common MarketWed, Nov 10
E39E39CinemaWed, Nov 17
E40E40Art and Design: Sculpture for the Blind/Linda Benedict-Jones/James BoswellWed, Nov 24
E41E41CinemaWed, Dec 1
E42E42Theatre: Brecht in NewcastleWed, Dec 8
E43E43Cinema: Christmas SpecialWed, Dec 15
E44E44CinemaWed, Jan 5
E45E45Art and Design: Sam Smith: Genuine England/Arena ReviewWed, Jan 12
E46E46CinemaWed, Jan 19
E47E47Theatre: Spokesong/At Home with MoleWed, Jan 26
E48E48CinemaWed, Feb 2
E49E49Art and Design: Ralph SteadmanWed, Feb 9
E50E50CinemaWed, Feb 16
E51E51Theatre: The Cultural Common Market: Peter Stein and the SchaubuhneWed, Feb 23
E52E52CinemaWed, Mar 2
E53E53Art and Design: What Is a Hologram?/Kit Williams - Ring Around the MoonWed, Mar 9
E54E54CinemaWed, Mar 16
E55E55Theatre: A Night OutWed, Mar 23
E56E56CinemaWed, Mar 30
E57E57Art and Design: Family Pieces/Both Sides of the Line/The Divine and the FantasticWed, Apr 6
E58E58CinemaWed, Apr 13
E59E59Theatre: The Prospect Before UsWed, Apr 20
E60E60CinemaWed, Apr 27
E61E61Art and Design: The Continuous Diary/Dine's DrawingsWed, May 4
E62E62CinemaWed, May 11
E63E63CinemaWed, May 25
E64E64CinemaWed, Jun 8
E65E65Theatre: Playwrights of the 70'sWed, Jun 15
E66E66Edinburgh FestivalWed, Sep 7
E67E67CinemaWed, Sep 14
E68E68CinemaWed, Sep 21
E69E69Art and DesignWed, Sep 28
E70E70CinemaWed, Oct 5
E71E71TheatreWed, Oct 12
E72E72Cinema: GreeceWed, Oct 19
E73E73Art and Design: Richard SeifertWed, Oct 26
E74E74CinemaWed, Nov 2
E75E75Theatre: Hands Off the ClassicsWed, Nov 9
E76E76Cinema: 21st London Film FestivalWed, Nov 16
E77E77Art and Design: The Family/Wrapping up the ReichstagWed, Nov 23
E78E78Cinema: 21st London Film Festival - Part 2Wed, Nov 30
E79E79Theatre: Leonard RossiterWed, Dec 7
E80E80Cinema: The DeepWed, Dec 14
E81E81Cinema: The Force is with us?Wed, Jan 11
E82E82Art and Design: 'The Journey' or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed SurrealistWed, Jan 18
E83E83Cinema: The Force is with us? - Part 2/Howard HawksWed, Jan 25
E84E84Theatre: ' But please, this is a farce! ' The story of The Cherry OrchardWed, Feb 1
E85E85Cinema: Joseph ConradWed, Feb 8
E86E86Art and Design: CarringtonWed, Feb 15
E87E87Cinema: Claude RenoirWed, Feb 22
E88E88Theatre: Hey Kids! Let's Do the Show Right Here ...Wed, Mar 1
E89E89Close Encounters of the Third KindWed, Mar 8
E90E90Art and Design: Carl AndreWed, Mar 15
E91E91Cinema: Dancing YearsWed, Mar 22
E92E92Theatre: Taking Our TimeWed, Mar 29
E93E93Art and Design: Way Out WestWed, Apr 5
E94E94Theatre: Children of the GodsWed, Apr 12
E95E95Television: When Is A Play Not A Play?Mon, Apr 17
E96E96Art and Design: George MellyWed, May 3
E97E97Theatre: Arnold WeskerWed, May 10
E98E98Rock: Tubes on TourWed, May 24
E99Episode 99Wed, Oct 11
E100E100Vanessa RedgraveWed, Oct 18
E101E101Arena: CinemaWed, Oct 25
E102E102Arena: CinemaWed, Nov 22
E103E103Arena: CinemaWed, Dec 6
E104E104Arena: The Museum of DrawersMon, Jan 8
E105E105On PhotographyMon, Jan 15
E106E106Arena: CinemaWed, Jan 17
E107E107Arena: CinemaSun, Jan 21
E108E108Who is Poly Styrene?Mon, Jan 22
E109E109Athol Fugard: A Lesson from AloesMon, Jan 29
E110E110Arena: CinemaWed, Jan 31
E111E111Maler's Requiem - Words and ImagesMon, Feb 5
E112E112Piaf AND What Did You Do in 'The Warp' Daddy?Mon, Feb 12
E113E113Arena: CinemaWed, Feb 14
E114E114Other Writers Will Tell You Different and The Moving Picture Mime ShowMon, Feb 26
E115E115Arena: CinemaWed, Feb 28
E116E116UbuMon, Mar 5
E117E117My WayMon, Mar 12 · ★ 7.0
E118E118Arena: CinemaWed, Mar 14
E119E119La Dame aux GladiolasMon, Mar 19
E120E120'Let Us Now Praise Famous Men ': Alabama 40 Years OnMon, Mar 26
E121E121Arena: CinemaWed, Mar 28
E122E122Tell Us the TruthMon, Apr 2
E123E123The King and I AND Journey to the Surface of the EarthMon, Apr 9
E124E124Their Lips are SealedSun, Apr 15
E125E125Steel PulseMon, May 21
E126E126Ring Around the MoonMon, Jun 11
E127E127Pictures of the MindThu, Jun 14
E128E128Six Days in SeptemberSat, Sep 29
E129E129Building for ChangeTue, Jan 16
E130E130Athol Fugard A Lesson from AloesThu, Jan 17
E131E131Lene Lovich Sleeping BeautyWed, Jan 23
E132E132Mentioned in DispatchesWed, Jan 30
E133E133Isaac Singer's Nightmare and Mrs Pupko's BeardWed, Feb 6
E134E134Peggy Taub, the Learned Goat and Other People ...Wed, Feb 13
E135E135Bring Me Back a SongWed, Feb 27
E136E136' I talk about me - I am Africa'Wed, Mar 5
E137E137Rudies Come Back or The Rise and Rise of 2-ToneWed, Mar 12
E138E138Working At ItWed, Mar 19
E139E139Victoria Wood and Andrea DunbarWed, Mar 26
E140E140Climb Every Mountain or Nothing Succeeds Like FailureWed, Apr 2
E141E141Double VisionWed, Apr 9
E142E142Dedicated Followers of FashionWed, Apr 16
E143E143Luck and FlawWed, May 21
E144E144In Their Own Image AND Facing Up to MyselfWed, May 28
E145E145Making 'The Shining'Sat, Oct 4
E146E146Dire StraitsMon, Dec 22
E147E147Chelsea HotelSat, Jan 3
E148E148Hazell Meets His MakersSat, Jan 10
E149E149Getting Away from SidneySat, Jan 17
E150E150Private WorldsSat, Jan 24
E151E151Today Carshalton Beaches ... Tomorrow CroydonSat, Jan 31
E153E153StagesSat, Feb 28
E154E154The Smallest TheatreSat, Mar 7
E155E155Huston's HobbySat, Mar 14
E156E156A Walk with Amos OzSat, Mar 21
E157E157God's Fifth ColumnistSat, Mar 28
E158E158Did You Miss Me ...?Sat, Apr 4
E159E159The Return of Lupino LaneWed, Apr 15
E160E160The Comic Strip HeroSat, Apr 18
E161E161Arena on ClairSat, May 2
E162E162Somewhere Over the RainbowSat, May 9
E163E163If the Music Had to StopSat, May 16
E164E164Curtains? The Future of the National Youth TheatreSun, Aug 16
E165E165The Cinema of Andrzej WajdaSun, Sep 6
E166E166'I Thought I Was Taller' A Short History of Mel BrooksFri, Oct 2
E167E167Have You Seen the Mona Lisa...?Tue, Nov 3
E168E168Let Them Know We're HereTue, Nov 10
E169E169A Pretty British AffairTue, Nov 17
E170E170The Art of Radio Times AND The Eye of the 'Eye'Tue, Nov 24
E171E171A Tall Story: How Salman Rushdie Pickled All IndiaTue, Dec 8
E172E172Brixton to BarbadosTue, Dec 15
E173E173Private Life of the Ford CortinaTue, Jan 19
E174E174What Makes Rabbit Run?Tue, Jan 26
E175E175Here They Kill People for ItTue, Feb 2
E176E176True to Life?Tue, Feb 9
E177E177Desert Island DiscsTue, Feb 23
E178E178Listen to Britain AND Housing ProblemsTue, Mar 9
E179E179The Orson Welles Story: Part OneTue, May 18
E180E180The Orson Welles Story: Part TwoFri, May 21
E181E181Mike Leigh Making PlaysSat, Sep 4
E182E182A Genius Like UsTue, Nov 9
E183E183A Play for BridportTue, Nov 16
E184E184Upon Westminster BridgeTue, Nov 23
E185E185Three Steps to HeavenTue, Nov 30
E186E186Angus McBeanWed, Dec 8
E187E187Happy Days (Samuel Beckett Season)Sat, Dec 11
E188E188Eh Joe (Samuel Beckett Season)Mon, Dec 13
E189E189Rockaby (Samuel Beckett Season)Tue, Dec 14
E190E190Not I (Samuel Beckett Season)Wed, Dec 15
E191E191Quad (Samuel Beckett Season)Thu, Dec 16
E192E192Krapp's Last Tape (Samuel Beckett Season)Fri, Dec 17
E193E193Guernica: The Long ExileTue, Dec 28
E194E194Classically Cuban: Alicia Alonso and the Cuban National BalletTue, Jan 18
E195E195HairTue, Feb 1
E196E196Boulez NowTue, Feb 8
E197E197Jazz Juke BoxTue, Feb 15
E198E198BurroughsTue, Feb 22
E199E199The Catherine WheelTue, Mar 1
E200E200Kurt VonnegutTue, Mar 8
E201E201It's All TrueMon, May 9
E202E202Luis BunuelFri, Aug 19
E203E203Bette Davis - The Benevolent VolcanoWed, Nov 2
E204E204Anthony Powell - An Invitation to the DanceWed, Nov 9
E205E205The Ghost WriterSat, Nov 12
E206E206Jazz Juke-Box IIWed, Nov 23
E207E207Roman VishniacWed, Nov 30
E208E208Classic British DocumentariesWed, Dec 7
E209E209The GPO StoryWed, Dec 14
E210E210The Everly Brothers Reunion ConcertFri, Dec 23
E211E211George Orwell 1: Such Such Were the JoysThu, Dec 29
E212E212George Orwell 2: The Road to Wigan PierFri, Dec 30
E213E213George Orwell 3: Homage to CataloniaMon, Jan 2
E214E214George Orwell 4: The Lion and the UnicornTue, Jan 3
E215E215George Orwell 4: Nineteen Eighty-fourWed, Jan 4
E216E216Say Amen SomeoneSat, Feb 4
E217E217Four RoomsTue, Feb 21
E218E218The Theatre of Dario FoTue, Feb 28
E219E219Sunset PeopleSat, Mar 3
E220E220The Caravaggio ConspiracyTue, Mar 6
E221E221Between Dreaming and WakingTue, Mar 13
E222E222Ken Russell 's ElgarTue, Mar 20
E223E223Jerry Lee LewisTue, Mar 27
E224E224True Confessions of an Albino TerroristTue, Apr 3
E225E225My Dinner with LouisSun, May 6
E226E226Milan Kundera- Laughter and ForgettingSat, May 19
E227E227A Tribute to Joseph LoseySat, Jul 7
E228E228Beat This! A Hip Hop HistoryThu, Jul 12
E229E229The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and ExperienceFri, Nov 2
E230E230Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady DayFri, Nov 9
E231E231Eubie BlakeSat, Nov 10
E232E232Francis BaconFri, Nov 16
E233E233We Don't Like Your House Either!Fri, Nov 23
E234E234Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense: The Music of Fela KutiFri, Nov 30
E235E235After the RehearsalFri, Dec 7
E236E236What's Cuba Playing At?Fri, Dec 21
E237E237Music of the other AmericasSat, Dec 22
E238E238Pavarotti at Madison Square GardenWed, Dec 26
E239E239My Son the NovelistMon, Feb 18
E240E240Painting for Pleasure ... and Profit: Five Artists of the 80sMon, Feb 25
E241E241Marcel CarneWed, Feb 27
E242E242From an Immigrant's Notebook: Karen Blixen in AfricaMon, Mar 11
E243E243How Glorious is the Garden?Mon, Mar 18
E244E244Old Kent RoadMon, Mar 25
E245E245LigmalionMon, Apr 8
E246E246Them and Uz: A film about Tony HarrisonMon, Apr 15
E247E247Marc ChagallMon, Apr 22
E248E248Watch Me Move...Mon, Apr 29
E249E249Hugh Masekela: The African AmbassadorMon, May 6
E250E250The Theatre of Robert WilsonThu, Jul 25
E251E251Blues Night: IntroductionSat, Jul 27
E252E252Blues Night: Sonny Boy Williamson SingsSat, Jul 27
E253E253Blues Night: B.B. King SpeaksSat, Jul 27
E254E254Blues Night: Chicago BluesSat, Jul 27
E255E255Blues Night: Blind John DavisSun, Jul 28
E256E256Blues Night: Blues MedleySun, Jul 28
E257E257Blues Night: Big Bill BluesSun, Jul 28
E258E258Buddy HollyThu, Sep 12
E259E259Saint GenetTue, Nov 12
E260E260The Accordion Strikes BackTue, Nov 19
E261E261The Cinema of Francesco RosiTue, Nov 26
E262E262The Strange Case of Yukio MishimaTue, Dec 3
E263E263The Apollo Story: part 1Tue, Dec 10
E264E264The Apollo Story: part 2Tue, Dec 17
E265E265Tosca's KissWed, Jan 8
E266E266The New BabylonSat, Jan 11
E267E267Tango MioSat, Jan 18
E268E268CinderellaTue, Jan 21
E269E269The Journey ManTue, Jan 28
E270E270Go-Go in Washington DCTue, Feb 4
E271E271Marguerite YourcenarTue, Feb 11
E272E272Louise BrooksTue, Feb 18
E273E273KurosawaTue, Mar 4
E274E274Two Painters AmazedTue, Mar 11
E275E275Home FrontTue, Mar 25
E276E276Caribbean Nights: Caribbean JourneySat, Jun 14
E277E277Caribbean Nights: MedleySat, Jun 14
E278E278Caribbean Nights: PoetrySat, Jun 14
E279E279Caribbean Nights: SkaSat, Jun 14
E280E280Caribbean Nights: The Latin CaribbeanSat, Jun 14
E281E281Caribbean Nights: Maytime on the Mosquito CoastSat, Jun 14
E282E282Caribbean Nights: Calypso and CarnivalSun, Jun 15
E283E283Caribbean Nights: Whicker's Caribbean WorldSun, Jun 15
E284E284Caribbean Nights: Latin SoundSun, Jun 15
E285E285Caribbean Nights: God's ChillunSun, Jun 15
E286E286Caribbean Nights Bob MarleySun, Jun 15
E287E287Caribbean Nights: C.L.R. James's First Cricket XIMon, Jun 16
E288E288Caribbean Nights: DanzonMon, Jun 16
E289E289Caribbean Nights: Rasta and the BallTue, Jun 17
E290E290Caribbean Nights: Arturo SandovalWed, Jun 18
E291E291Caribbean Nights: KapoThu, Jun 19
E292E292Henry MooreSun, Sep 7
E293E293Salvador DaliFri, Nov 21
E294E294The Life and Times of Don Luis BunuelSat, Nov 22
E295E295The Spirit of LorcaFri, Nov 28
E296E296Cambodian WitnessFri, Dec 5
E297E297Scarfe on ScarfeFri, Dec 12
E298E298Night MovesFri, Dec 19
E299E299DylanFri, Jan 2
E300E300Stand by Your Dream: Tammy WynetteFri, Jan 16
E301E301Night and DayFri, Jan 23
E302E302Dennis PotterFri, Jan 30
E303E303Martin Chambi and the Heirs of the IncasFri, Feb 6
E304E304The Confessions of Robert CrumbFri, Feb 13
E305E305Ruth, Roses and RevolverFri, Feb 20
E306E306A Brother with Perfect TimingFri, Feb 27
E307E307Tarkovsky's CinemaFri, Mar 13
E308E308Putting Ourselves in the PictureFri, Mar 20
E309E309How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?Fri, Mar 27
E310E310Bayan Ko PilipinasFri, Apr 3
E311E311Talk is CheapFri, Apr 10
E312E312The Waugh Trilogy: Bright Young ThingSat, Apr 18
E313E313The Waugh Trilogy: Mayfair and the JungleSun, Apr 19
E314E314The Waugh Trilogy: An Englishman's HomeMon, Apr 20
E315E315German Festival: Joseph BeuysSat, Jun 6
E316E316ScreenPlay: Cariani and the CourtesansWed, Aug 5
E317E317Revolutionary with a PaintboxFri, Nov 20
E318E318Invisible InkFri, Dec 4
E319E319Of Cats and MiceFri, Dec 18
E320E320Woody GuthrieFri, Jan 8
E321E321The Dandy-Beano StoryFri, Jan 15
E322E322Broadway - The Great White WayFri, Jan 22
E323E323Ryszard Kapuscinski: Your Man Who is ThereFri, Jan 29
E324E324The EmperorFri, Feb 5
E325E325My Name Is Celia CruzFri, Feb 12
E326E326All on a Mardi Gras Day Part OneTue, Feb 16
E327E327All on a Mardi Gras Day: Part TwoTue, Feb 16
E328E328KerouacFri, Feb 26
E329E329An Andalucian Journey: Gypsies and Flamenco 1Fri, Mar 4
E330E330An Andalucian Journey: Gypsies and Flamenco 2Sat, Mar 5
E331E331Robert MapplethorpeFri, Mar 18
E332E332The English ThoroughbredFri, Mar 25
E333E333Byrne About ByrneFri, Apr 1
E334E334Rhythms of the World: Randy Travis at the Albert HallSun, Oct 2
E335E335Ten Green BottlesFri, Nov 25
E336E336Clint Eastwood: The Man with No Name.Fri, Dec 2
E337E337Moving Across the World on HorsesFri, Dec 9
E338E338History Boys on the RampageFri, Dec 16
E339E339The Unforgettable Nat King ColeFri, Dec 23
E340E340Tales from BarcelonaFri, Jan 6
E341E341BlackpoolFri, Jan 13
E342E342The Tip of the IcebergFri, Jan 27
E343E343Laurens van der Post and Albert SampleFri, Feb 3
E344E344New York - The Secret African CityFri, Feb 10
E345E345Eugene Ionesco : the Joke's on UsFri, Feb 17
E346E346John CassavetesFri, Feb 24
E347E347Power in the BloodFri, Mar 3
E348E348The Old Brass Plate Rattle Test - the Englishman and his JukeboxFri, Mar 17
E349E349Juke Box JurySun, Mar 19
E350E350Berthold LubetkinFri, Mar 31
E351E351Heavy MetalFri, Apr 7
E352E352The Other Graham GreeneFri, Apr 21
E353E353Slim Gaillard's Civilisation 1: A Traveller's TaleSun, Oct 22
E354E354Slim Gaillard's Civilisation 2: How High the MoonSun, Oct 29
E355E355Slim Gaillard's Civilisation 3: My Dinner with DizzySun, Nov 5
E356E356Animal Night: Smashing PigsSat, Dec 16
E357E357Animal Night: Sacred ElephantSat, Dec 16
E358E358Animal Night: Great Wildlife Presenters Through the AgesSat, Dec 16
E359E359Animal Night: John Daniel the FirstSat, Dec 16
E360E360Animal Night: A Day in the Life of Sam the DogSat, Dec 16
E361E361Animal Night: Animals on TrialSat, Dec 16
E362E362Animal Night: The Animal Night DebateSat, Dec 16
E363E36325 x 5: the Continuing Adventures of the Rolling StonesWed, Dec 27
E364E364NumbersFri, Jan 19
E365E365OblomovFri, Jan 26
E366E366Jerry Lee LewisFri, Feb 2
E367E367Roberto RosselliniFri, Feb 9
E368E368Next Time Dear God Please Choose Someone ElseFri, Feb 23
E369E369Salif KeitaFri, Mar 2
E370E370Fred Zinnemann: A Director's LifeFri, Mar 9
E371E371Spike and Company - Do It a CappellaFri, Mar 16
E372E372Peggy and Her PlaywrightsFri, Mar 23
E373E373The English RoseFri, Mar 30
E374E374Paris Is BurningFri, Apr 6
E375E375Dear America: Letters Home from VietnamFri, Apr 13
E376E376HavanaSun, Apr 15
E377E377The PrincessFri, Apr 20
E378E378The Ten Commandments of Krzysztof KieslowskiFri, May 4
E379E379Le Paris BlackFri, May 11
E380E380Kino PerestroikaFri, May 18
E381E381The Daily Worker StoryFri, May 25
E382E382Oooh Er, Missus! - The Frankie Howerd StoryFri, Jun 1
E383E383Agatha Christie - Unfinished PortraitThu, Sep 20
E384E384The FeverSat, Sep 29
E385E385Food Night: IntroductionSat, Dec 15
E386E386Food Night: Modern FoodSat, Dec 15
E387E387Food Night: Great Moments in Food HistorySat, Dec 15
E388E388Food Night: The Story of Food in 27 Minutes and 43 SecondsSat, Dec 15
E389E389Food Night: Good MannersSat, Dec 15
E390E390Food Night: What's Kosher?Sat, Dec 15
E391E391Food Night: The Last SupperSat, Dec 15
E392E392Food Night: The Complete History of the PotatoSat, Dec 15
E393E393Food Night: I Just Happen to Have One Here I Made EarlierSat, Dec 15
E394E394Food Night: Movable Feast - the Politics of DisgustSat, Dec 15
E395E395Food Night: Eating for OneSat, Dec 15
E396E396Food Night: Fasting and AbstinenceSat, Dec 15
E397E397Food Night: DebateSat, Dec 15
E398E398Lifepulse - a Natural ThrillerFri, Dec 28
E399E399Miller Meets MandelaFri, Jan 18
E400E400Derek Jarman - a PortraitFri, Jan 25
E401E401Anselm Kiefer : Operation SealionFri, Feb 1
E402E402The Strange Story of Joe MeekFri, Feb 8
E403E403The Other RociFri, Feb 22
E404E404Caroline 199 - A Pirate's TaleFri, Mar 1
E405E405Staring at the CeilingFri, Mar 8
E406E406Three Irish WritersFri, Mar 15
E407E407One Irish RoverSat, Mar 16
E408E408The Importance of Being OscarSun, Mar 17
E409E409The OtherFri, Mar 22
E410E410Kenneth Anger's Hollywood BabylonFri, Apr 5
E411E411Elmore Leonard 's Criminal RecordsFri, Apr 12
E412E412The Human FaceFri, Apr 19
E413E413Texas Saturday NightWed, Apr 24
E414E414The Grass ArenaSun, Jan 19
E415E415Billy, How Did You Do It? 1Thu, Jan 23
E416E416Billy, How Did You Do It? 2Fri, Jan 24
E417E417Billy, How Did You Do It? 3Sat, Jan 25
E418E418Masters of the CanvasFri, Jan 31
E419E419Oliver StoneFri, Feb 7
E420E420FatwaFri, Feb 14
E421E421Six Degrees of Separation: a New York TaleFri, Feb 21
E422E422The Incredible Case of ComradeFri, Feb 28
E423E423Croatia - the Artists' WarFri, Mar 6
E424E424Otto Dix : a Tale of Two GermaniesFri, Mar 13
E425E425Chi-Chi the PandaFri, Mar 20
E426E426Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt UpFri, Mar 27
E427E427Last Supper - Frank on FrankFri, Apr 3
E428E428A Spanish Odyssey - a Portrait of Javier MariscalFri, Apr 10
E429E429An Argentinian Journey: 1: The Gaucho and the PampasFri, Apr 17
E430E430An Argentinian Journey: 2: Zamba, Chacarera and ChamameSat, Apr 18
E431E431An Argentinian Journey: 3: Pacha Mama - Sacred LandSun, Apr 19
E432E432Sportswriter: the Fight, the Match and the RaceSat, Jul 18
E433E433Linda McCartney, behind the LensSat, Dec 26
E434E434The Graham Green Trilogy: England Made Me (1904-39)Fri, Jan 8
E435E435The Graham Greene Trilogy: The Dangerous Edge (1940-60)Sat, Jan 9
E436E436The Graham Greene Trilogy: A World of My Own (1961-91)Sun, Jan 10
E437E437On the Road with BoggsFri, Jan 15
E438E438The Grateful and the DeadFri, Jan 22
E439E439A Tribute to Dizzy GillespieFri, Jan 29
E440E440Larry KramerTue, Jan 5
E441E441Edward Said: the Idea of EmpireFri, Feb 12
E442E442The Last Soviet CitizenFri, Feb 19
E443E443Derek WalcottSat, Feb 20
E444E444Zhang YimouFri, Mar 12
E445E445Philip RothFri, Mar 19
E446E446Only the Names Have Been ChangedFri, Mar 26
E447E447WeegeeFri, Apr 2
E448E448Duchamp's FountainFri, Apr 2
E449E449Edgar Reitz: Return to HeimatMon, Apr 12
E450E450Tales Of Rock And Roll: Peggy SueSat, Apr 17
E451E451Not a Bad GirlSun, Apr 18
E452E452Heartbreak HotelSat, Apr 24
E453E453Walk on the Wild SideSat, May 1
E454E454Highway 61 RevisitedSat, May 8
E455E455Arena: Radio Night: IntroductionSat, Dec 18
E456E456Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio: First: the Infant.Sat, Dec 18
E457E457Radio Night: TV Talk, Radio Rabbit What does the voice reveal?Sat, Dec 18
E458E458Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 2: The Schoolboy.Sat, Dec 18
E459E459Radio Night: Heard But Not SeenSat, Dec 18
E460E460Radio Night: Back to Square OneSat, Dec 18
E461E461Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 3: The Lover.Sat, Dec 18
E462E462Radio Night: Sunday DinnerSat, Dec 18
E463E463Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 4: The Soldier.Sat, Dec 18
E464E464Radio Night: PiratesFri, Dec 31
E465E465Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 5: The Judge.Sat, Dec 18
E466E466Radio Night: TV Theft, Radio Rip-OffSat, Dec 18
E467E467Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 6: The Old Man.Sat, Dec 18
E468E468Radio Night: The Spot FX ManSat, Dec 18
E469E469Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 7: Senility.Sat, Dec 18
E470E470Radio Night: It's Life, JimSat, Dec 18
E471E471Radio Night: The Time SignalSat, Dec 18
E472E472Radio Night: The Two Voyages of Donald CrowhurstSat, Dec 18
E473E473Radio Night: The Shipping ForecastSun, Dec 19
E474E474The Next Voice You HearSun, Dec 19
E475E475In Search of OzSat, Jan 29
E476E476Who Is Vladimir Pozner?Sat, Feb 5
E477E477The Dark Side of BlackSat, Feb 12
E478E478The Ring - a South London TaleSat, Feb 26
E479E479GlitterbugSat, Mar 5
E480E480Theatre without ActorsSat, Mar 12
E481E481KalashnikovSat, Mar 19
E482E482Trouble Man - the Last Years of Marvin GayeSat, Mar 26
E483E483Relics IntroductionThu, Mar 31
E484E484Relics: Einstein's BrainFri, Apr 1
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E486E486Relics: The Grave Case of Charlie ChaplinSun, Apr 3
E487E487Philip K Dick - a Day In the AfterlifeSat, Apr 9
E488E488Voices from the IslandSat, Apr 23
E489E489Cindy Sherman - Nobody's Here but MeSun, Apr 24
E490E490Bahia of all the SaintsSat, May 7
E491E491Sandra Bernhard - Confession of a Pretty LadyFri, May 20
E492E492Louise BourgeoisSat, Aug 6
E493E493The Peter Sellers Story 1Sat, Feb 11
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E495E495The Peter Sellers Story: 3: I Am Not a Funny ManSat, Feb 25
E496E496Punk and the PistolsSun, Aug 20
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E499E499Tony Bennett's New YorkSun, Dec 22
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E508E508The Noel Coward Trilogy: The Boy ActorSat, Apr 11
E509E509The Noel Coward Trilogy: Captain CowardSun, Apr 12
E510E510The Noel Coward Trilogy: Sail AwayMon, Apr 13
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E512E512The Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine TomorrowMon, May 25
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E514E514Cuba Night: the 40-Year Face-offSat, Jan 2
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E517E517Cuba Night: LBJ, Nixon and Brezhnev: the Middle YearsSat, Jan 2
E518E518Cuba Night: The Simpsons: The Trouble with TrillionsSat, Jan 2
E519E519Cuba Night: Reagan and Gorbachev: Castro, Cuba and the Fall of CommunismSat, Jan 2
E520E520Cuba Night: Who Owns Che? The Importance of Not Being ErnestoSat, Jan 2
E521E521Cuba Night: The Clinton Years: Cuba Today and TomorrowSat, Jan 2
E522E522Salman Rushdie and the Ground beneath His FeetThu, Apr 22
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E529E529The VeilSat, May 20
E530E530Wisconsin Death TripSun, Jul 2
E531E531Clint Eastwood: Out of the WestSun, Dec 24
E532E532Clint Eastwood: American Film-makerMon, Dec 25
E533E533James Ellroy's Feast of DeathSun, May 6
E534E534And the Winner Is ...Sun, May 13
E535E535Budd Schulberg - a ContenderSat, May 19
E536E536The SourceMon, May 28
E537E537Salgado - the Spectre of HopeWed, May 30
E538E538Stalin - the Red GodThu, May 31
E539E539According to BerylSat, Oct 6
E540E540Night of Entertainers: Sykes and a DayWed, Dec 26
E541E541Night of Entertainers: Drake's ProgressTue, Dec 25
E542E542Night of Entertainers: The 1812 Overture in E Flat Major Opus 49Tue, Dec 25
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E544E544The Private Dirk Bogarde: Part 1Wed, Dec 26
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E546E546Estonia Dreams of EurovisionSat, May 18
E547E547Kurosawa: Part OneSat, Jun 15
E548E548Kurosawa: Part TwoSat, Jun 22
E549E549The Peter Sellers Story: As He Filmed ItSat, Aug 24
E550E550Harold Pinter: 1: The RoomSat, Oct 26
E551E551Harold Pinter: 2: CelebrationSat, Oct 26
E552E552One for the RoadSat, Oct 26
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E554E554The RoomTue, Nov 5
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E557E557I Am from NowhereTue, Jan 14
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E559E559The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough: Part OneSun, Aug 24
E560E560The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough: Part TwoMon, Aug 25
E561E561Imagine ImagineSat, Sep 20
E562E562Dylan Thomas - from Grave to CradleSat, Nov 22
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E564E564Alec Guinness, a Secret ManMon, Dec 29
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E567E567Shadowing the Third ManSat, Oct 2
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E573E573Calling Hedy LamarrSat, Feb 12
E574E574Francis Bacon's ArenaSat, Mar 19
E575E575Arena at 30Sat, Sep 3
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E577E577Bob Dylan: No Direction Home: Part 2Tue, Sep 27 · ★ 8.0
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E579E579The Princess and PanoramaTue, Nov 8
E580E580Routemasters! The Double Decker Bus ConductorsSat, Dec 10
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E596E596Dylan in the MadhouseSun, Oct 14
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E600E600The Hunt for Moby-DickSat, Sep 20
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E608E608CoolFri, Apr 3
E609E609TS EliotSat, Jun 6
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E612E612Harold Pinter - A CelebrationSun, Jan 24
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E623E623Jonathan MillerSat, Mar 31
E624E624Amy Winehouse - The Day She Came to DingleMon, Jul 23
E625E625The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour: Episode 1: Magical Mystery Tour RevisitedSat, Oct 6
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E627E627Screen GoddessesSat, Dec 22
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E631E631Arena: The National Theatre: Part Two - War and PeaceThu, Oct 31
E632E632Whatever Happened to Spitting Image?Thu, Mar 20
E633E633The National Theatre: Learning ZoneWed, Apr 2
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E635E635Nicolas Roeg - It's About TimeFri, Jun 26
E636E636Night and DaySun, Nov 22
E637E637Loretta Lynn - Still a Mountain GirlFri, Mar 18
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E639E6391966 - 50 Years Ago TodaySun, Jul 24
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E644E644Kirsty Young: 75 Years of Desert Island DiscsMon, May 29
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E646E646American Epic: Episode 4: The SessionsFri, Jun 9
E647E647Stanley and his DaughtersSun, Feb 4
E648E648Bob Dylan – Trouble No MoreFri, Mar 30
E649E649Nothing Like a DameSat, Jun 2
E650E650Make Me Up!Sun, Nov 4
E651E651Unstoppable: Sean Scully and the Art of EverythingSat, Apr 6
E652E652That SummerSun, Jul 7
E653E653Cindy Sherman #untitledSun, Jul 28
E654E654Kusama: InfinitySun, Sep 1
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E658E658A British Guide to the End of the WorldMon, Nov 4
E659E659Everything Is Connected - George Eliot's LifeSun, Nov 10
E660E660Seamus Heaney and the Music of What HappensMon, Dec 30
E661E661Hilary Mantel: Return to Wolf HallSat, Mar 7
E662E662The Changin’ Times of Ike WhiteMon, May 18
E663E663I Am Not Your NegroSat, Jun 20
E664E664Keith Haring: Street Art BoySat, Jul 4
E665E665Fela Kuti: Father of AfrobeatSat, Nov 21
E666E666My Father and MeSun, Mar 21
E667E667Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary TapesSun, May 16
E668E668African ApocalypseSat, May 22
E669E669Dark Matter: A History of the AfrofutureSat, May 29
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E676E676T.S. Eliot: Into the Waste LandSat, Oct 22
E677E677Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six ChaptersSun, Nov 27
E678E678Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' RollSat, Apr 22
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E681E681All the Beauty and the BloodshedSun, Jun 4
E682E682Coco Chanel UnbuttonedFri, Sep 15
E683E683Being Kae TempestWed, Nov 29
E684E684Caroline Aherne: Queen of ComedyMon, Dec 25
E685E685Mad About the Boy: The Noel Coward StoryTue, Dec 26
E686E686Maria Callas: The Final ActSun, Dec 29
E687E687Alan Bennett 90 Years OnFri, Dec 13
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E692E692McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost BassWed, Dec 18

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Arena · Season 1 · Episode 309

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?

Friday, March 27

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What do the following have in common? Maria von Trapp, whose story became "The Sound of Music"; Bob Guccione, the editor of Penthouse; Martin Scorsese, the director of "The Color of Money" and "Mean Streets"; and the popular singers Mary O'Hara and Tony Monopoly. They all trained to be Catholic priests, nuns or monks. Fr Michael Cleary is a Dublin parish priest and also a comedian and singer; Fr Ernesto Cardenal is Nicaragua's Minister of Culture and one of Latin America's foremost poets. All of them feel that the vocation to the cloth and the vocation to art and entertainment are not dissimilar. Tonight's "Arena" tells their stories and examines the rich artistic traditions of Catholicism.

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