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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

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

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

Documentary on Krzysztof Kieslowski's Dekalog from the BBC Arena series.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Krzysztof Kieślowski

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

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

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

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

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

Documentary on the fascination of jukeboxes and their owners. Made by Arena.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Harry Enfield

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:

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

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

This British documentary is more than an analysis of John Lennon's song "Imagine" and its ramifications for the world we live in, it's a tentative...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Lennon

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

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

An affectionate portrait of San Francisco, and of the man whose Tales of the City have inspired thousands to go there. Maupin relates a life story...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Armistead Maupin

Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and mayhem that erupted behind the respectable facade...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ian Holm

Documentary on the life of Brian Epstein, the man who brought The Beatles to fame. A Documentary examining the turbulent life and career of Beatles...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Brian Epstein

Born in 1914, Dylan Thomas was an unruly and undisciplined child who was interested only in English at school and was determined from childhood to...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Nigel Williams