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ARENA AT 30
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Arena at 30 celebrates the hugely influential and award-winning arts documentary series. There are features on Orson Welles, Jean Genet, Francis Bacon and No Direction Home – Bob Dylan, a two-part film about the legendary musician, by Martin Scorsese, which aired on 26 and 27 September 2005 on BBC Two.
Arena At 30 was accompanied by broadcasts of several classic Arena films.
Saturday 3 September 2005
CHELSEA HOTEL (1981)
Arena explores New York's legendary haven for performers and artists from Mark Twain to Sid Vicious.
MASTERS OF THE CANVAS (1992)
Producer Paul Yates arranges a meeting between Kendo Nagasaki and pop artist Peter Blake so a portrait can be painted, and the mysterious British wrestler interviewed for the first time.
THE BURGER AND THE KING (1996)
This account of Elvis' inexhaustible appetite for fast food asks if over-indulgence may have contributed to his death at 42.
JAMES ELLROY'S FEAST OF DEATH (2001)
Arena follows the writer through his grisly obsessions and eventful life focusing on a series of dinners he has with the LAPD, eating steak and discussing murders.
Sunday 4 September 2005
SEARCHING FOR THE WRONG-EYED JESUS (2004)
Alt.country singer Jim White's off-beat road trip around the Southern United States.
THE JOURNEY (ART & DESIGN) (1978)
Surrealist jaunt with George Melly through the streets of London from his home in Notting Hill to the Surrealist exhibition at the Hayward.
Monday 5 September 2005
PRIVATE LIFE OF THE FORD CORTINA (1982)
A history of Britain's most popular, most stolen and most misunderstood car.
DESERT ISLAND DISCS (1982)
Arena's classic film produced to mark the 40th anniversary of Desert Island Discs.
REMEMBER THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL (2002)
This film marks the 25th anniversary of the Secret Policeman's Ball by looking back at Amnesty International's groundbreaking comedy show.
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Tuesday 6 September 2005
MY WAY (2002)
Arena traces the appeal and staying power of the iconic song, My Way.
HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (1993)
John Bucklen, Bob Dylan's childhood friend, travels the famous highway from the Canadian border to New Orleans, via Dylan's home town of Hibbing, Minnesota.
Wednesday 7 September 2005
SHADOWING THE THIRD MAN (2004)
An account of the battles between the producers of The Third Man and the film's star, Orson Welles.
VOICES FROM ROBBEN ISLAND (1994)
In an extraordinary tale of survival, Nelson Mandela and his fellow ex-prisoners reveal their strategies on South Africa's Alcatraz and the vision they created for a new South Africa.
HAROLD PINTER PART 1: THE ROOM (2002)
Part one of the definitive biography exploring Harold Pinter's life, work and political passions.
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