Arena (1975 - 2022)

Scripted TV Show
Audience Score
66
Arena
NR October 1st, 1975Documentary43 Seasons, 288 Episodes
Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. Voted by leading TV executives in Broadcast as one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time, it has run since 1 October 1975 with over five hundred episodes made, directed by the likes of Martin Scorsese, Alan Yentob, Roly Keating, Frederick Baker, Volker Schlondorff and Vikram Jayanti. Arena's subjects are a roll-call of the world's best known cultural figures from the 20th and 21st centuries, from singers Bob Dylan and Amy Winehouse to academics Edward Said and Eric Hobsbawm, from writers Jean Genet and V S Naipaul to artists Francis Bacon and Louise Bourgeois. The current series editor is Anthony Wall.

All Seasons

Season 2022

Season 2022

Feb 13, 2022
Season 2021

Season 2021

May 16, 2021
Season 2020

Season 2020

May 18, 2020
Season 2019

Season 2019

Jul 7, 2019

TV Show Details

Air Date:October 1st, 1975

Last Air Date:February 13th, 2022

Network:BBC Two
Status:Returning Series

Genres: Documentary

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Anthony Wall
Arena on the Web:Official Website