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Arena

1975 · Documentary · BBC Four · 692 episodes

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

E485E485Relics: Curse of the FirebeetleSat, Apr 2

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

E494E494The Peter Sellers Story: 2: Jack to JacquesSat, Feb 18

E495E495The Peter Sellers Story: 3: I Am Not a Funny ManSat, Feb 25

E496E496Punk and the PistolsSun, Aug 20

E497E497The Burger and the KingMon, Jan 1

E498E498Stories My Country Told MeSun, Jul 14

E499E499Tony Bennett's New YorkSun, Dec 22

E500E500Caesar's WritersTue, Dec 24

E501E501There's No Such Thing as a Small Head of StateThu, Jan 2

E502E502Dear AntonioniSat, Jan 18

E503E503Busby, Stein and Shankly - the Football Men: UndergroundFri, Mar 28

E504E504Busby, Stein and Shankly - the Football Men: Football is the FaithSat, Mar 29

E505E505Busby, Stein and Shankly - the Football Men: The Price of GlorySun, Mar 30

E506E506The BananaWed, Dec 24

E507E507Cigars - out of the HumidorThu, Dec 25

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

E511E511Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the CenturyFri, May 15

E512E512The Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine TomorrowMon, May 25

E513E513The Brian Epstein Story: Tomorrow Never KnowsSat, Dec 26

E514E514Cuba Night: the 40-Year Face-offSat, Jan 2

E515E515Cuba Night: Eisenhower, Kennedy and Khrushchev: How It All BeganSat, Jan 2

E516E516Cuba Night: A Diamond in the RoughSat, Jan 2

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

E523E523Looking for the Iron CurtainSun, Nov 7

E524E524CasanovaMon, Dec 20

E525E525Blondes - Jayne MansfieldFri, Dec 24

E526E526Blondes - Diana DorsSun, Dec 26

E527E527Blondes - Anita EkbergMon, Dec 27

E528E528The Fine Art of Separating People from Their MoneySun, Jan 2

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

E543E543Night of Entertainers: Max Bygraves - I Wanna Tell You a StoryTue, Dec 25

E544E544The Private Dirk Bogarde: Part 1Wed, Dec 26

E545E545The Private Dirk Bogarde: Part 2Wed, Dec 26

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

E553E553Politics and PinterWed, Oct 30

E554E554The RoomTue, Nov 5

E555E555Radio Ha! Meet the Dead RingersThu, Dec 26

E556E556Radio Ha! It's Time for Just a MinuteThu, Dec 26

E557E557I Am from NowhereTue, Jan 14

E558E558The Real Jane AustenThu, Jun 12

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

E563E563Buffalo Bill's Wild West: How the Myth Was MadeFri, Dec 19

E564E564Alec Guinness, a Secret ManMon, Dec 29

E565E565Pavarotti - the Last TenorSat, May 29

E566E566Searching for the Wrong-Eyed JesusFri, Jul 9

E567E567Shadowing the Third ManSat, Oct 2

E568E568Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Thu, Dec 9

E569E569Painting the Clouds - a Portrait of Dennis PotterSat, Dec 25

E570E570Dennis Potter: It's In the Songs! It's In the Songs!Sun, Jan 2

E571E571Potter on TelevisionSun, Jan 9

E572E572Hank Williams - Honky Tonk BluesSat, Feb 5

E573E573Calling Hedy LamarrSat, Feb 12

E574E574Francis Bacon's ArenaSat, Mar 19

E575E575Arena at 30Sat, Sep 3

E576E576Bob Dylan: No Direction Home: Part 1Mon, Sep 26 · ★ 8.0

E577E577Bob Dylan: No Direction Home: Part 2Tue, Sep 27 · ★ 8.0

E578E578Dylan in the MadhouseWed, Sep 28

E579E579The Princess and PanoramaTue, Nov 8

E580E580Routemasters! The Double Decker Bus ConductorsSat, Dec 10

E581E581Galton and SimpsonSun, Dec 25

E582E582Pete DohertySun, Nov 12

E583E583SaintsSun, Dec 17

E584E584The ArchersMon, Jan 1

E585E585The UndergroundSun, Mar 18

E586E586Bob Marley - Exodus 77Sun, Jun 3

E587E587Encountering BergmanFri, Jul 13

E588E588Bergman and Faro IslandFri, Jul 13

E589E589Bergman and the CinemaSat, Jul 14

E590E590Flames of Passion: the Other Side of British CinemaSun, Sep 2

E591E591The Original ArchersThu, Oct 4

E592E592Tribute Bands - into the LimelightSat, Oct 6

E593E593Tribute Bands - Live at the LimelightSat, Oct 6

E594E594Dylan's Folk - the Pure, the Bad and the HolySun, Oct 14

E595E595The Other Side of the Mirror - Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk FestivalSun, Oct 14

E596E596Dylan in the MadhouseSun, Oct 14

E597E597Ken Dodd's HappinessMon, Dec 24

E598E598The Strange Luck of V.S. NaipaulThu, Apr 10

E599E599Cab DriverSat, Jul 26

E600E600The Hunt for Moby-DickSat, Sep 20

E601E601Whale Night: The Whale in the MuseumSun, Sep 21

E602E602Whale Night: Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Episode 1: BaleenSun, Sep 21

E603E603Whale Night: Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Episode 2: ToothedSun, Sep 21

E604E604Whale Night: Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Episode 3: ArcticSun, Sep 21

E605E605The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil SpectorSat, Oct 25

E606E606Paul ScofieldWed, Dec 24

E607E607Tony Bennett: the Music Never EndsSat, Feb 14

E608E608CoolFri, Apr 3

E609E609TS EliotSat, Jun 6

E610E610Harold Pinter Night: The Birthday PartySun, Jul 26

E611E611Brian Eno - Another Green WorldFri, Jan 22

E612E612Harold Pinter - A CelebrationSun, Jan 24

E613E613Johnny Mercer - The Dream's on MeSun, Apr 4

E614E614Dave Brubeck - In His Own Sweet WayFri, Dec 3

E615E615Rolf Harris Paints His DreamWed, Dec 29

E616E616Produced by George MartinMon, Apr 25

E617E617George Harrison: Living in the Material World: Part 1Sat, Nov 12

E618E618George Harrison: Living in the Material World: Part 2Sun, Nov 13

E619E619Dickens on FilmTue, Jan 10

E620E620Sonny Rollins: Beyond the NotesFri, Feb 17

E621E621Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued!Fri, Feb 17

E622E622The Dreams of William GoldingSat, Mar 17

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

E626E626The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour: Episode 2: 'The Beatles' Magical Mystery TourSat, Oct 6

E627E627Screen GoddessesSat, Dec 22

E628E628Sister Wendy and the Art of the GospelTue, Dec 25

E629E629aka Norman ParkinsonSun, Apr 21

E630E630Arena: The National Theatre: Part One - The DreamThu, Oct 24

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

E634E634The 50 Year Argument - The New York Review of BooksSun, Jun 29

E635E635Nicolas Roeg - It's About TimeFri, Jun 26

E636E636Night and DaySun, Nov 22

E637E637Loretta Lynn - Still a Mountain GirlFri, Mar 18

E638E638All the World's a Screen - Shakespeare on FilmSun, Apr 24

E639E6391966 - 50 Years Ago TodaySun, Jul 24

E640E640The Roundhouse - The People's PalaceSun, Oct 23

E641E641Alone with Chrissie HyndeFri, Feb 10

E642E642American Epic: Episode 1: The Big BangSun, May 21

E643E643American Epic: Episode 2: Blood and SoilSun, May 28

E644E644Kirsty Young: 75 Years of Desert Island DiscsMon, May 29

E645E645American Epic: Episode 3: Out of the Many, the OneSun, Jun 4

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

E655E655Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce ChatwinSat, Sep 21

E656E656Bergman: A Year in the LifeSun, Sep 22

E657E657The $50 Million Art SwindleMon, Sep 23

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

E670E670Painted with My HairSun, Oct 31

E671E671B. Catling: Where Does It All Come From?Sun, Nov 21

E672E672The Vasulka EffectSun, Nov 28

E673E673The Most Beautiful Boy in the WorldSun, Feb 13

E674E674RiverMon, Jul 25

E675E675James Joyce’s UlyssesWed, Sep 7

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

E679E679The Mysterious Mr LagerfeldWed, Apr 26

E680E680The Stones and Brian JonesMon, May 15

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

E688E688Loaded: Lads, Mags and MayhemSat, Dec 14

E689E689From Roger Moore with LoveSun, Dec 15

E690E690Steven McRae: Dancing Back to the LightMon, Dec 16

E691E691My Brain: After the RuptureTue, Dec 17

E692E692McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost BassWed, Dec 18

Questions

Where can I watch Arena?

No streaming service lists Arena yet. TMDB lists where it streams in each country.

How many episodes are in Season 1?

Season 1 has 691 episodes.