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1996
I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol6.20 1996 HD
Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a...
Genre: Drama
Cast: Lili Taylor
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1981
Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...?
Have You Seen The Mona Lisa...?1 1981 HD
Arena looks behind the Gioconda smile. The Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre behind plate glass - an unsigned, undated portrait of a smiling woman. She...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1980
Arena: Dire Straits
Arena: Dire Straits8.00 1980 HD
Arena cameras were on hand to film the return of Dire Straits from their triumphant 1980 Brothers in Arms world tour. The film features a superb...
Genre: Music
Cast: Mark Knopfler
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1989
The Englishman and His Jukebox
The Englishman and His Jukebox1 1989 HD
Documentary on the fascination of jukeboxes and their owners. Made by Arena.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Harry Enfield
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1982
Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs1 1982 HD
Arena celebrates Roy Plomley's Desert Island Discs with the help of many celebrity castaways, including Frankie Howerd, Russell Harty, Trevor...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Roy Plomley
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1991
Miller Meets Mandela
Miller Meets Mandela1 1991 HD
For the first time since his release from 27 years of imprisonment Nelson Mandela opens up about his life and the turbulent times he's faced in this...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Nelson Mandela
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2016
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film1 2016 HD
An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Penelope Wilton
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2012
Amy Winehouse: The Day She Came to Dingle
Amy Winehouse: The Day She Came to Dingle6.80 2012 HD
Back in 2006 on a stormy December night, Amy Winehouse flew to the remote, south western corner of Ireland to perform for Other Voices, an acclaimed...
Genre: Music
Cast: Amy Winehouse
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2014
The 50 Year Argument
The 50 Year Argument6.60 2014 HD
Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Michael Chabon
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2001
According to Beryl
According to Beryl1 2001 HD
Beryl Bainbridge on Samuel Johnson and her novel According To Queenie - Johnson through the eyes of Queenie Thrale, the eldest daughter of Henry and...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Beryl Bainbridge
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2010
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Harold Pinter: A Celebration1 2010 HD
In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration of the work of Harold Pinter at the National...
Genre: TV Movie
Cast: Harold Pinter
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1996
The Burger and the King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley
The Burger and the King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley10.00 1996 HD
A remarkable guided tour through the culinary world of Elvis Presley, in his later years famed as much for his appetite as for his music. The King's...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Roy Anderson
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2006
Bacon's Arena
Bacon's Arena7.00 2006 HD
A profile of British painter, Francis Bacon.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Francis Bacon
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1994
Voices from the Island
Voices from the Island1 1994 HD
Nelson Mandela and his fellow ex-prisoners recall their incarceration on South Africa's Robben Island. For three decades, the island housed not only...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Nelson Mandela
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1980
Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone)
Rudies Come Back (The Rise & Rise of 2-Tone)7.00 1980 HD
Adrian Thrills investigates a new and exhilarating musical blend which is taking the country by storm. 2-tone is a unique mix of music, fusing...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Adrian Thrills
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1983
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano7.30 1983 HD
A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and career from the late 1920s to the 1980s on stage and...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bette Davis
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2020
African Apocalypse
African Apocalypse1 2020 HD
Rob Lemkin’s harrowing yet urgent documentary shines a lens on the trauma and legacy of colonialism in one of Africa’s poorest nations,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Femi Nylander
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2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough1 2003 HD
Two-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's best-loved public figures. Lord Attenborough's film CV as...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Richard Attenborough
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2007
Ken Dodd's Happiness
Ken Dodd's Happiness1 2007 HD
A tribute to Liverpudlian comic Ken Dodd, in which he discusses his career and the influences of his comedy style.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1979
My Way
My Way1 1979 HD
Arena documentary investigating the history and influence of iconic song 'My Way'
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Paul Anka