Bbc Arena Movies
- 1996
I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol6.21996HD
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...
- 2010
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Harold Pinter: A Celebration02010HD
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...
- 1998
The Brian Epstein Story
The Brian Epstein Story81998HD
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...
- 1984
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel71984HD
Made a year after Luis Buñuel's death in 1983 this is an illuminating portrait of the surreal and visionary director, featuring clips,...
- 1983
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano7.31983HD
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...
- 2014
The 50 Year Argument
The 50 Year Argument6.62014HD
Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of...
- 1995
Stonewall
Stonewall6.11995HD
A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
- 1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays81982HD
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
- 1982
Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs01982HD
Arena celebrates Roy Plomley's Desert Island Discs with the help of many celebrity castaways, including Frankie Howerd, Russell Harty, Trevor...
- 2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough02003HD
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...
- 1991
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek61991HD
Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and...
- 2008
The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector
The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector5.62008HD
Phil Spector is a pioneer of American music, a legendary producer to John Lennon and Tina Turner, and, as of April 13th 2009, a convicted murderer....
- 1990
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait01990HD
Profile celebrating the centenary of the famous author Agatha Christie’s birth. Looking at her life, her character and the key moments in her...
- 1990
Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story01990HD
Documentary about the life of Frankie Howerd, with help from friends and colleagues and including highlights from his TV and film career.
- 1999
Wisconsin Death Trip
Wisconsin Death Trip5.71999HD
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...
- 2020
The Changin' Times of Ike White
The Changin' Times of Ike White4.32020HD
Ike White was a musical prodigy who recorded a funk and soul classic album inside a Californian prison in 1974. Then he disappeared. 30 years later,...
- 1994
Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady
Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady01994HD
Bernhard, an actress-comedienne whose brassy humor attracts a cult-like following, here offers a semiconfessional view of her life's landscape....
- 1993
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up01993HD
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...
- 1989
Blackpool Wakes
Blackpool Wakes01989HD
From political conferences to the George Formby Society's annual bash, and Pleasure Beach to the weather, an Arena documentary on the seaside town of...
- 1996
The Burger and the King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley
The Burger and the King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley101996HD
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...