Arena (1975)

Animal Night (2): Sacred Elephant (1989x20)

Air date: Dec 16, 1989

A film version of Heathcote Williams's epic poem, an impassioned hymn of praise to one of nature's most magnificent creatures, and a lament at man's folly of hunting it to near extinction. The poem is read by its author, intercut with extraordinary film of elephants, and accompanied by a specially composed soundtrack from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.