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Season 2007
Not many can talk for a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation - but, for 35 years, Just a Minute panellists have done just that. Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Linda Smith and
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Not many can talk for a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation - but, for 35 years, Just a Minute panellists have done just that. Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Linda Smith and Ross Noble continue the story, with referee Nicholas Parsons forever trying to keep the unruly quartet under control.
Stephen Fry narrates a documentary which goes behind the scenes at The Archers and follows the production team as they put together the 15,000th episode of the world's longest-running
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Stephen Fry narrates a documentary which goes behind the scenes at The Archers and follows the production team as they put together the 15,000th episode of the world's longest-running radio soap. They plot, write and record the thrilling climax to the story that hit the headlines in November 2006 - the love triangle between David Archer, his wife Ruth, and herdsman Sam. With extracts from episodes dating back over its history and interviews with actors, editors, writers and fans, the film delves into the nooks and crannies of The Archers and examines the enduring appeal of this hugely popular agricultural soap.
The Tube is the world's oldest underground railway system, with its own unwritten rules of behaviour and protocol. This Arena begins 150 years ago in a Victorian London of slums and
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The Tube is the world's oldest underground railway system, with its own unwritten rules of behaviour and protocol. This Arena begins 150 years ago in a Victorian London of slums and gaslight, and takes the viewer on a thrilling and mysterious adventure through Tube history. Using the voices of passengers and Tube staff, the programme is nothing less than a celebration of a parallel universe - underground.
The year 1977 was a crucial one in the life of reggae superstar Bob Marley. After an attempt on his life in his home that he was lucky to survive, he was forced to move from Jamaica to
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The year 1977 was a crucial one in the life of reggae superstar Bob Marley. After an attempt on his life in his home that he was lucky to survive, he was forced to move from Jamaica to London. But despite his exile, it was the album that Marley made in London, 'Exodus', his first outside Jamaica, that was to prove the springboard that propelled his music and his message of Rastafari across the planet, and which Time magazine would vote as the album of the century.
Documentary in which Swedish TV producer Marie Nyrerod, broadcaster Melvyn Bragg and French film director Olivier Assayas talk about their meetings with Swedish film director Ingmar
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Documentary in which Swedish TV producer Marie Nyrerod, broadcaster Melvyn Bragg and French film director Olivier Assayas talk about their meetings with Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman. The film illustrates their impressions with numerous clips from his classic films, including The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries and Persona.
Documentary in which reclusive film director Ingmar Bergman talks about his career from his home on the desolate and mysterious Baltic island of Faro. He talks about the childhood that
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Documentary in which reclusive film director Ingmar Bergman talks about his career from his home on the desolate and mysterious Baltic island of Faro. He talks about the childhood that shaped him, of how the art of film was often a comfort to him, of love and death and of his worst demons.
Britain's postwar cinema was not well looked upon by many critics. The melodramas, crime films and horror shockers were almost all derided by contemporary critics. Unearthing a wealth of
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Britain's postwar cinema was not well looked upon by many critics. The melodramas, crime films and horror shockers were almost all derided by contemporary critics. Unearthing a wealth of vibrant extracts from forgotten and over-looked movies, this documentary celebrates the British cinema of the 1940s and 50s when films of the era tended to deal with the difficulties and occasional traumas of women and men as they come to terms with the postwar world.
Documentary examining the turbulent life and career of Brian Epstein, who died in 1967 in mysterious circumstances. [Note: This is a 90-minute condensed version of the original two-part, 2.5-hour documentary which Arena first aired on BBC2 in 1998.]
Documentary examining the turbulent life and career of Brian Epstein, who died in 1967 in mysterious circumstances. [Note: This is a 90-minute condensed version of the original two-part, 2.5-hour documentary which Arena first aired on BBC2 in 1998.]
This is the earliest surviving episode in the BBC archives of 'The Archers', episode 302, originally broadcast on the Light Programme on Budget Day, 11th March 1952. Arena repeats the episode in its entirety along with archive film of the period.
This is the earliest surviving episode in the BBC archives of 'The Archers', episode 302, originally broadcast on the Light Programme on Budget Day, 11th March 1952. Arena repeats the episode in its entirety along with archive film of the period.
In the Limelight, a converted Methodist church, the spirit of rock is alive, along with Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Phil Lynott - in reality John, Keith and Wayne. The posters on the
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In the Limelight, a converted Methodist church, the spirit of rock is alive, along with Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Phil Lynott - in reality John, Keith and Wayne. The posters on the club walls display more than a decade of tribute-band entertainment by the likes of Pink Fraud and Stairway to Zeppelin. Arena reveals the characters offering locals the opportunity to hear their favourite music performed live.
Documentary about musicians who perform in tribute acts. In the Limelight, a converted Methodist church in Crewe, the spirit of rock is alive, along with Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and
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Documentary about musicians who perform in tribute acts. In the Limelight, a converted Methodist church in Crewe, the spirit of rock is alive, along with Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Phil Lynott - in reality John, Keith and Wayne. The posters on the club walls display more than a decade of tribute-band entertainment by Pink Fraud, Stairway to Zeppelin and many more. Arena reveals the characters offering a post-industrial town the opportunity to hear their favourite music performed live.
Documentary about the American folk revival, the milieu from which the nascent Bob Dylan emerged in the early 1960s and whose crucible was the Newport folk festival. In 1963 it provided
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Documentary about the American folk revival, the milieu from which the nascent Bob Dylan emerged in the early 1960s and whose crucible was the Newport folk festival. In 1963 it provided the perfect platform for Dylan, under the patronage of Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, to be acknowledged as the principal voice of folk music at the age of just 22. Other stars of the time such as Baez, Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, Judy Collins, Muddy Waters and Mahalia Jackson are also featured.
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The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival
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Murray Lerner's documentary features Bob Dylan's performances at the Newport folk festival between 1963 and 1965 - the time when Dylan changed the music of the world and changed himself
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Murray Lerner's documentary features Bob Dylan's performances at the Newport folk festival between 1963 and 1965 - the time when Dylan changed the music of the world and changed himself from the fresh-faced cherub singing 'Blowin' in the Wind' to the rock'n'roll shaman who blew pop music apart when he went electric.
Armed with his tickling sticks, stand-up routines and songs, Ken Dodd - now 80 - continues to delight his devoted audiences all over the country with his Happiness show. Arena's
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Armed with his tickling sticks, stand-up routines and songs, Ken Dodd - now 80 - continues to delight his devoted audiences all over the country with his Happiness show. Arena's exploration of Britain's most enduring variety entertainer reveals his personal analysis of humour, and illustrates why Ken Dodd is acknowledged as one of the finest exponents of his comic craft.
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