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Arena

Arena

First Air Date: 1975-10-01

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 297

Rating: 6.714/10

Overview:

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.

Genres: Documentary


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Episode 1: Theatre Episode 2: Art and Design Episode 3: Theatre Episode 4: Art and Design Episode 5: Theatre Episode 6: Art and Design Episode 7: Theatre Episode 8: Art and Design Episode 9: Theatre Episode 10: Art and Design Episode 11: Theatre Episode 12: Art and Design Episode 13: Theatre Episode 14: Art and Design Episode 15: Theatre Episode 16: Art and Design Episode 17: Theatre Episode 18: Art and Design Episode 19: Theatre Episode 20: Art and Design Episode 21: Theatre Episode 22: Art and Design Episode 23: Theatre Episode 24: Art and Design Episode 25: Theatre: Happy Birthday Royal Court Episode 26: Art and Design: Art for Money's Sake? Episode 27: Edinburgh International Festival 1976: Part 1 Episode 28: Edinburgh International Festival 1976: Part 2 Episode 29: Edinburgh International Festival 1976: Part 3 Episode 30: Theatre: A Dream Come True Episode 31: Robert Altman Episode 32: Art and Design: After Samuel Palmer Episode 33: Frank Westmore Episode 34: Theatre Episode 35: Cinema: Eric Rohmer Episode 36: Art and Design: The Illustrators: The Work of Mick Brownfield and Allan Manha Episode 37: Cinema: Don Siegel Episode 38: Theatre: The Cultural Common Market Episode 39: Cinema Episode 40: Art and Design: Sculpture for the Blind/Linda Benedict-Jones/James Boswell Episode 41: Cinema Episode 42: Theatre: Brecht in Newcastle Episode 43: Cinema: Christmas Special Episode 44: Cinema Episode 45: Art and Design: Sam Smith: Genuine England/Arena Review Episode 46: Cinema Episode 47: Theatre: Spokesong/At Home with Mole Episode 48: Cinema Episode 49: Art and Design: Ralph Steadman Episode 50: Cinema Episode 51: Theatre: The Cultural Common Market: Peter Stein and the Schaubuhne Episode 52: Cinema Episode 53: Art and Design: What Is a Hologram?/Kit Williams - Ring Around the Moon Episode 54: Cinema Episode 55: Theatre: A Night Out Episode 56: Cinema Episode 57: Art and Design: Family Pieces/Both Sides of the Line/The Divine and the Fantastic Episode 58: Cinema Episode 59: Theatre: The Prospect Before Us Episode 60: Cinema Episode 61: Art and Design: The Continuous Diary/Dine's Drawings Episode 62: Cinema Episode 63: Cinema Episode 64: Cinema Episode 65: Theatre: Playwrights of the 70's Episode 66: Edinburgh Festival Episode 67: Cinema Episode 68: Cinema Episode 69: Art and Design Episode 70: Cinema Episode 71: Theatre Episode 72: Cinema: Greece Episode 73: Art and Design: Richard Seifert Episode 74: Cinema Episode 75: Theatre: Hands Off the Classics Episode 76: Cinema: 21st London Film Festival Episode 77: Art and Design: The Family/Wrapping up the Reichstag Episode 78: Cinema: 21st London Film Festival - Part 2 Episode 79: Theatre: Leonard Rossiter Episode 80: Cinema: The Deep Episode 81: Cinema: The Force is with us? Episode 82: Art and Design: 'The Journey' or The Memoirs of a Self-Confessed Surrealist Episode 83: Cinema: The Force is with us? - Part 2/Howard Hawks Episode 84: Theatre: ' But please, this is a farce! ' The story of The Cherry Orchard Episode 85: Cinema: Joseph Conrad Episode 86: Art and Design: Carrington Episode 87: Cinema: Claude Renoir Episode 88: Theatre: Hey Kids! Let's Do the Show Right Here ... Episode 89: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Episode 90: Art and Design: Carl Andre Episode 91: Cinema: Dancing Years Episode 92: Theatre: Taking Our Time Episode 93: Art and Design: Way Out West Episode 94: Theatre: Children of the Gods Episode 95: Television: When Is A Play Not A Play? Episode 96: Art and Design: George Melly Episode 97: Theatre: Arnold Wesker Episode 98: Rock: Tubes on Tour Episode 99: Episode 99 Episode 100: Vanessa Redgrave Episode 101: Arena: Cinema Episode 102: Arena: Cinema Episode 103: Arena: Cinema Episode 104: Arena: The Museum of Drawers Episode 105: On Photography Episode 106: Arena: Cinema Episode 107: Arena: Cinema Episode 108: Who is Poly Styrene? Episode 109: Athol Fugard: A Lesson from Aloes Episode 110: Arena: Cinema Episode 111: Maler's Requiem - Words and Images Episode 112: Piaf AND What Did You Do in 'The Warp' Daddy? Episode 113: Arena: Cinema Episode 114: Other Writers Will Tell You Different and The Moving Picture Mime Show Episode 115: Arena: Cinema Episode 116: Ubu Episode 117: My Way Episode 118: Arena: Cinema Episode 119: La Dame aux Gladiolas Episode 120: 'Let Us Now Praise Famous Men ': Alabama 40 Years On Episode 121: Arena: Cinema Episode 122: Tell Us the Truth Episode 123: The King and I AND Journey to the Surface of the Earth Episode 124: Their Lips are Sealed Episode 125: Steel Pulse Episode 126: Ring Around the Moon Episode 127: Pictures of the Mind Episode 128: Six Days in September Episode 129: Building for Change Episode 130: Athol Fugard A Lesson from Aloes Episode 131: Lene Lovich Sleeping Beauty Episode 132: Mentioned in Dispatches Episode 133: Isaac Singer's Nightmare and Mrs Pupko's Beard Episode 134: Peggy Taub, the Learned Goat and Other People ... Episode 135: Bring Me Back a Song Episode 136: ' I talk about me - I am Africa' Episode 137: Rudies Come Back or The Rise and Rise of 2-Tone Episode 138: Working At It Episode 139: Victoria Wood and Andrea Dunbar Episode 140: Climb Every Mountain or Nothing Succeeds Like Failure Episode 141: Double Vision Episode 142: Dedicated Followers of Fashion Episode 143: Luck and Flaw Episode 144: In Their Own Image AND Facing Up to Myself Episode 145: Making 'The Shining' Episode 146: Dire Straits Episode 147: Chelsea Hotel Episode 148: Hazell Meets His Makers Episode 149: Getting Away from Sidney Episode 150: Private Worlds Episode 151: Today Carshalton Beaches ... Tomorrow Croydon Episode 152: Edward Hopper Episode 153: Stages Episode 154: The Smallest Theatre Episode 155: Huston's Hobby Episode 156: A Walk with Amos Oz Episode 157: God's Fifth Columnist Episode 158: Did You Miss Me ...? Episode 159: The Return of Lupino Lane Episode 160: The Comic Strip Hero Episode 161: Arena on Clair Episode 162: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Episode 163: If the Music Had to Stop Episode 164: Curtains? The Future of the National Youth Theatre Episode 165: The Cinema of Andrzej Wajda Episode 166: 'I Thought I Was Taller' A Short History of Mel Brooks Episode 167: Have You Seen the Mona Lisa...? Episode 168: Let Them Know We're Here Episode 169: A Pretty British Affair Episode 170: The Art of Radio Times AND The Eye of the 'Eye' Episode 171: A Tall Story: How Salman Rushdie Pickled All India Episode 172: Brixton to Barbados Episode 173: Private Life of the Ford Cortina Episode 174: What Makes Rabbit Run? Episode 175: Here They Kill People for It Episode 176: True to Life? Episode 177: Desert Island Discs Episode 178: Listen to Britain AND Housing Problems Episode 179: The Orson Welles Story: Part One Episode 180: The Orson Welles Story: Part Two Episode 181: Mike Leigh Making Plays Episode 182: A Genius Like Us Episode 183: A Play for Bridport Episode 184: Upon Westminster Bridge Episode 185: Three Steps to Heaven Episode 186: Angus McBean Episode 187: Happy Days (Samuel Beckett Season) Episode 188: Eh Joe (Samuel Beckett Season) Episode 189: Rockaby (Samuel Beckett Season) Episode 190: Not I (Samuel Beckett Season) Episode 191: Quad (Samuel Beckett Season) Episode 192: Krapp's Last Tape (Samuel Beckett Season) Episode 193: Guernica: The Long Exile Episode 194: Classically Cuban: Alicia Alonso and the Cuban National Ballet Episode 195: Hair Episode 196: Boulez Now Episode 197: Jazz Juke Box Episode 198: Burroughs Episode 199: The Catherine Wheel Episode 200: Kurt Vonnegut Episode 201: It's All True Episode 202: Luis Bunuel Episode 203: Bette Davis - The Benevolent Volcano Episode 204: Anthony Powell - An Invitation to the Dance Episode 205: The Ghost Writer Episode 206: Jazz Juke-Box II Episode 207: Roman Vishniac Episode 208: Classic British Documentaries Episode 209: The GPO Story Episode 210: The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert Episode 211: George Orwell 1: Such Such Were the Joys Episode 212: George Orwell 2: The Road to Wigan Pier Episode 213: George Orwell 3: Homage to Catalonia Episode 214: George Orwell 4: The Lion and the Unicorn Episode 215: George Orwell 4: Nineteen Eighty-four Episode 216: Say Amen Someone Episode 217: Four Rooms Episode 218: The Theatre of Dario Fo Episode 219: Sunset People Episode 220: The Caravaggio Conspiracy Episode 221: Between Dreaming and Waking Episode 222: Ken Russell 's Elgar Episode 223: Jerry Lee Lewis Episode 224: True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist Episode 225: My Dinner with Louis Episode 226: Milan Kundera- Laughter and Forgetting Episode 227: A Tribute to Joseph Losey Episode 228: Beat This! A Hip Hop History Episode 229: The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience Episode 230: Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day Episode 231: Eubie Blake Episode 232: Francis Bacon Episode 233: We Don't Like Your House Either! Episode 234: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense: The Music of Fela Kuti Episode 235: After the Rehearsal Episode 236: What's Cuba Playing At? Episode 237: Music of the other Americas Episode 238: Pavarotti at Madison Square Garden Episode 239: My Son the Novelist Episode 240: Painting for Pleasure ... and Profit: Five Artists of the 80s Episode 241: Marcel Carne Episode 242: From an Immigrant's Notebook: Karen Blixen in Africa Episode 243: How Glorious is the Garden? Episode 244: Old Kent Road Episode 245: Ligmalion Episode 246: Them and Uz: A film about Tony Harrison Episode 247: Marc Chagall Episode 248: Watch Me Move... Episode 249: Hugh Masekela: The African Ambassador Episode 250: The Theatre of Robert Wilson Episode 251: Blues Night: Introduction Episode 252: Blues Night: Sonny Boy Williamson Sings Episode 253: Blues Night: B.B. King Speaks Episode 254: Blues Night: Chicago Blues Episode 255: Blues Night: Blind John Davis Episode 256: Blues Night: Blues Medley Episode 257: Blues Night: Big Bill Blues Episode 258: Buddy Holly Episode 259: Saint Genet Episode 260: The Accordion Strikes Back Episode 261: The Cinema of Francesco Rosi Episode 262: The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima Episode 263: The Apollo Story: part 1 Episode 264: The Apollo Story: part 2 Episode 265: Tosca's Kiss Episode 266: The New Babylon Episode 267: Tango Mio Episode 268: Cinderella Episode 269: The Journey Man Episode 270: Go-Go in Washington DC Episode 271: Marguerite Yourcenar Episode 272: Louise Brooks Episode 273: Kurosawa Episode 274: Two Painters Amazed Episode 275: Home Front Episode 276: Caribbean Nights: Caribbean Journey Episode 277: Caribbean Nights: Medley Episode 278: Caribbean Nights: Poetry Episode 279: Caribbean Nights: Ska Episode 280: Caribbean Nights: The Latin Caribbean Episode 281: Caribbean Nights: Maytime on the Mosquito Coast Episode 282: Caribbean Nights: Calypso and Carnival Episode 283: Caribbean Nights: Whicker's Caribbean World Episode 284: Caribbean Nights: Latin Sound Episode 285: Caribbean Nights: God's Chillun Episode 286: Caribbean Nights Bob Marley Episode 287: Caribbean Nights: C.L.R. James's First Cricket XI Episode 288: Caribbean Nights: Danzon Episode 289: Caribbean Nights: Rasta and the Ball Episode 290: Caribbean Nights: Arturo Sandoval Episode 291: Caribbean Nights: Kapo Episode 292: Henry Moore Episode 293: Salvador Dali Episode 294: The Life and Times of Don Luis Bunuel Episode 295: The Spirit of Lorca Episode 296: Cambodian Witness Episode 297: Scarfe on Scarfe Episode 298: Night Moves Episode 299: Dylan Episode 300: Stand by Your Dream: Tammy Wynette Episode 301: Night and Day Episode 302: Dennis Potter Episode 303: Martin Chambi and the Heirs of the Incas Episode 304: The Confessions of Robert Crumb Episode 305: Ruth, Roses and Revolver Episode 306: A Brother with Perfect Timing Episode 307: Tarkovsky's Cinema Episode 308: Putting Ourselves in the Picture Episode 309: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? Episode 310: Bayan Ko Pilipinas Episode 311: Talk is Cheap Episode 312: The Waugh Trilogy: Bright Young Thing Episode 313: The Waugh Trilogy: Mayfair and the Jungle Episode 314: The Waugh Trilogy: An Englishman's Home Episode 315: German Festival: Joseph Beuys Episode 316: ScreenPlay: Cariani and the Courtesans Episode 317: Revolutionary with a Paintbox Episode 318: Invisible Ink Episode 319: Of Cats and Mice Episode 320: Woody Guthrie Episode 321: The Dandy-Beano Story Episode 322: Broadway - The Great White Way Episode 323: Ryszard Kapuscinski: Your Man Who is There Episode 324: The Emperor Episode 325: My Name Is Celia Cruz Episode 326: All on a Mardi Gras Day Part One Episode 327: All on a Mardi Gras Day: Part Two Episode 328: Kerouac Episode 329: An Andalucian Journey: Gypsies and Flamenco 1 Episode 330: An Andalucian Journey: Gypsies and Flamenco 2 Episode 331: Robert Mapplethorpe Episode 332: The English Thoroughbred Episode 333: Byrne About Byrne Episode 334: Rhythms of the World: Randy Travis at the Albert Hall Episode 335: Ten Green Bottles Episode 336: Clint Eastwood: The Man with No Name. Episode 337: Moving Across the World on Horses Episode 338: History Boys on the Rampage Episode 339: The Unforgettable Nat King Cole Episode 340: Tales from Barcelona Episode 341: Blackpool Episode 342: The Tip of the Iceberg Episode 343: Laurens van der Post and Albert Sample Episode 344: New York - The Secret African City Episode 345: Eugene Ionesco : the Joke's on Us Episode 346: John Cassavetes Episode 347: Power in the Blood Episode 348: The Old Brass Plate Rattle Test - the Englishman and his Jukebox Episode 349: Juke Box Jury Episode 350: Berthold Lubetkin Episode 351: Heavy Metal Episode 352: The Other Graham Greene Episode 353: Slim Gaillard's Civilisation 1: A Traveller's Tale Episode 354: Slim Gaillard's Civilisation 2: How High the Moon Episode 355: Slim Gaillard's Civilisation 3: My Dinner with Dizzy Episode 356: Animal Night: Smashing Pigs Episode 357: Animal Night: Sacred Elephant Episode 358: Animal Night: Great Wildlife Presenters Through the Ages Episode 359: Animal Night: John Daniel the First Episode 360: Animal Night: A Day in the Life of Sam the Dog Episode 361: Animal Night: Animals on Trial Episode 362: Animal Night: The Animal Night Debate Episode 363: 25 x 5: the Continuing Adventures of the Rolling Stones Episode 364: Numbers Episode 365: Oblomov Episode 366: Jerry Lee Lewis Episode 367: Roberto Rossellini Episode 368: Next Time Dear God Please Choose Someone Else Episode 369: Salif Keita Episode 370: Fred Zinnemann: A Director's Life Episode 371: Spike and Company - Do It a Cappella Episode 372: Peggy and Her Playwrights Episode 373: The English Rose Episode 374: Paris Is Burning Episode 375: Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Episode 376: Havana Episode 377: The Princess Episode 378: The Ten Commandments of Krzysztof Kieslowski Episode 379: Le Paris Black Episode 380: Kino Perestroika Episode 381: The Daily Worker Story Episode 382: Oooh Er, Missus! - The Frankie Howerd Story Episode 383: Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait Episode 384: The Fever Episode 385: Food Night: Introduction Episode 386: Food Night: Modern Food Episode 387: Food Night: Great Moments in Food History Episode 388: Food Night: The Story of Food in 27 Minutes and 43 Seconds Episode 389: Food Night: Good Manners Episode 390: Food Night: What's Kosher? Episode 391: Food Night: The Last Supper Episode 392: Food Night: The Complete History of the Potato Episode 393: Food Night: I Just Happen to Have One Here I Made Earlier Episode 394: Food Night: Movable Feast - the Politics of Disgust Episode 395: Food Night: Eating for One Episode 396: Food Night: Fasting and Abstinence Episode 397: Food Night: Debate Episode 398: Lifepulse - a Natural Thriller Episode 399: Miller Meets Mandela Episode 400: Derek Jarman - a Portrait Episode 401: Anselm Kiefer : Operation Sealion Episode 402: The Strange Story of Joe Meek Episode 403: The Other Roci Episode 404: Caroline 199 - A Pirate's Tale Episode 405: Staring at the Ceiling Episode 406: Three Irish Writers Episode 407: One Irish Rover Episode 408: The Importance of Being Oscar Episode 409: The Other Episode 410: Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon Episode 411: Elmore Leonard 's Criminal Records Episode 412: The Human Face Episode 413: Texas Saturday Night Episode 414: The Grass Arena Episode 415: Billy, How Did You Do It? 1 Episode 416: Billy, How Did You Do It? 2 Episode 417: Billy, How Did You Do It? 3 Episode 418: Masters of the Canvas Episode 419: Oliver Stone Episode 420: Fatwa Episode 421: Six Degrees of Separation: a New York Tale Episode 422: The Incredible Case of Comrade Episode 423: Croatia - the Artists' War Episode 424: Otto Dix : a Tale of Two Germanies Episode 425: Chi-Chi the Panda Episode 426: Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up Episode 427: Last Supper - Frank on Frank Episode 428: A Spanish Odyssey - a Portrait of Javier Mariscal Episode 429: An Argentinian Journey: 1: The Gaucho and the Pampas Episode 430: An Argentinian Journey: 2: Zamba, Chacarera and Chamame Episode 431: An Argentinian Journey: 3: Pacha Mama - Sacred Land Episode 432: Sportswriter: the Fight, the Match and the Race Episode 433: Linda McCartney, behind the Lens Episode 434: The Graham Green Trilogy: England Made Me (1904-39) Episode 435: The Graham Greene Trilogy: The Dangerous Edge (1940-60) Episode 436: The Graham Greene Trilogy: A World of My Own (1961-91) Episode 437: On the Road with Boggs Episode 438: The Grateful and the Dead Episode 439: A Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie Episode 440: Larry Kramer Episode 441: Edward Said: the Idea of Empire Episode 442: The Last Soviet Citizen Episode 443: Derek Walcott Episode 444: Zhang Yimou Episode 445: Philip Roth Episode 446: Only the Names Have Been Changed Episode 447: Weegee Episode 448: Duchamp's Fountain Episode 449: Edgar Reitz: Return to Heimat Episode 450: Tales Of Rock And Roll: Peggy Sue Episode 451: Not a Bad Girl Episode 452: Heartbreak Hotel Episode 453: Walk on the Wild Side Episode 454: Highway 61 Revisited Episode 455: Arena: Radio Night: Introduction Episode 456: Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio: First: the Infant. Episode 457: Radio Night: TV Talk, Radio Rabbit What does the voice reveal? Episode 458: Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 2: The Schoolboy. Episode 459: Radio Night: Heard But Not Seen Episode 460: Radio Night: Back to Square One Episode 461: Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 3: The Lover. Episode 462: Radio Night: Sunday Dinner Episode 463: Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 4: The Soldier. Episode 464: Radio Night: Pirates Episode 465: Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 5: The Judge. Episode 466: Radio Night: TV Theft, Radio Rip-Off Episode 467: Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 6: The Old Man. Episode 468: Radio Night: The Spot FX Man Episode 469: Radio Night: The Seven Ages of Radio 7: Senility. Episode 470: Radio Night: It's Life, Jim Episode 471: Radio Night: The Time Signal Episode 472: Radio Night: The Two Voyages of Donald Crowhurst Episode 473: Radio Night: The Shipping Forecast Episode 474: The Next Voice You Hear Episode 475: In Search of Oz Episode 476: Who Is Vladimir Pozner? Episode 477: The Dark Side of Black Episode 478: The Ring - a South London Tale Episode 479: Glitterbug Episode 480: Theatre without Actors Episode 481: Kalashnikov Episode 482: Trouble Man - the Last Years of Marvin Gaye Episode 483: Relics Introduction Episode 484: Relics: Einstein's Brain Episode 485: Relics: Curse of the Firebeetle Episode 486: Relics: The Grave Case of Charlie Chaplin Episode 487: Philip K Dick - a Day In the Afterlife Episode 488: Voices from the Island Episode 489: Cindy Sherman - Nobody's Here but Me Episode 490: Bahia of all the Saints Episode 491: Sandra Bernhard - Confession of a Pretty Lady Episode 492: Louise Bourgeois Episode 493: The Peter Sellers Story 1 Episode 494: The Peter Sellers Story: 2: Jack to Jacques Episode 495: The Peter Sellers Story: 3: I Am Not a Funny Man Episode 496: Punk and the Pistols Episode 497: The Burger and the King Episode 498: Stories My Country Told Me Episode 499: Tony Bennett's New York Episode 500: Caesar's Writers Episode 501: There's No Such Thing as a Small Head of State Episode 502: Dear Antonioni Episode 503: Busby, Stein and Shankly - the Football Men: Underground Episode 504: Busby, Stein and Shankly - the Football Men: Football is the Faith Episode 505: Busby, Stein and Shankly - the Football Men: The Price of Glory Episode 506: The Banana Episode 507: Cigars - out of the Humidor Episode 508: The Noel Coward Trilogy: The Boy Actor Episode 509: The Noel Coward Trilogy: Captain Coward Episode 510: The Noel Coward Trilogy: Sail Away Episode 511: Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century Episode 512: The Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow Episode 513: The Brian Epstein Story: Tomorrow Never Knows Episode 514: Cuba Night: the 40-Year Face-off Episode 515: Cuba Night: Eisenhower, Kennedy and Khrushchev: How It All Began Episode 516: Cuba Night: A Diamond in the Rough Episode 517: Cuba Night: LBJ, Nixon and Brezhnev: the Middle Years Episode 518: Cuba Night: The Simpsons: The Trouble with Trillions Episode 519: Cuba Night: Reagan and Gorbachev: Castro, Cuba and the Fall of Communism Episode 520: Cuba Night: Who Owns Che? The Importance of Not Being Ernesto Episode 521: Cuba Night: The Clinton Years: Cuba Today and Tomorrow Episode 522: Salman Rushdie and the Ground beneath His Feet Episode 523: Looking for the Iron Curtain Episode 524: Casanova Episode 525: Blondes - Jayne Mansfield Episode 526: Blondes - Diana Dors Episode 527: Blondes - Anita Ekberg Episode 528: The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money Episode 529: The Veil Episode 530: Wisconsin Death Trip Episode 531: Clint Eastwood: Out of the West Episode 532: Clint Eastwood: American Film-maker Episode 533: James Ellroy's Feast of Death Episode 534: And the Winner Is ... Episode 535: Budd Schulberg - a Contender Episode 536: The Source Episode 537: Salgado - the Spectre of Hope Episode 538: Stalin - the Red God Episode 539: According to Beryl Episode 540: Night of Entertainers: Sykes and a Day Episode 541: Night of Entertainers: Drake's Progress Episode 542: Night of Entertainers: The 1812 Overture in E Flat Major Opus 49 Episode 543: Night of Entertainers: Max Bygraves - I Wanna Tell You a Story Episode 544: The Private Dirk Bogarde: Part 1 Episode 545: The Private Dirk Bogarde: Part 2 Episode 546: Estonia Dreams of Eurovision Episode 547: Kurosawa: Part One Episode 548: Kurosawa: Part Two Episode 549: The Peter Sellers Story: As He Filmed It Episode 550: Harold Pinter: 1: The Room Episode 551: Harold Pinter: 2: Celebration Episode 552: One for the Road Episode 553: Politics and Pinter Episode 554: The Room Episode 555: Radio Ha! Meet the Dead Ringers Episode 556: Radio Ha! It's Time for Just a Minute Episode 557: I Am from Nowhere Episode 558: The Real Jane Austen Episode 559: The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough: Part One Episode 560: The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough: Part Two Episode 561: Imagine Imagine Episode 562: Dylan Thomas - from Grave to Cradle Episode 563: Buffalo Bill's Wild West: How the Myth Was Made Episode 564: Alec Guinness, a Secret Man Episode 565: Pavarotti - the Last Tenor Episode 566: Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus Episode 567: Shadowing the Third Man Episode 568: Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? Episode 569: Painting the Clouds - a Portrait of Dennis Potter Episode 570: Dennis Potter: It's In the Songs! It's In the Songs! Episode 571: Potter on Television Episode 572: Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues Episode 573: Calling Hedy Lamarr Episode 574: Francis Bacon's Arena Episode 575: Arena at 30 Episode 576: Bob Dylan: No Direction Home: Part 1 Episode 577: Bob Dylan: No Direction Home: Part 2 Episode 578: Dylan in the Madhouse Episode 579: The Princess and Panorama Episode 580: Routemasters! The Double Decker Bus Conductors Episode 581: Galton and Simpson Episode 582: Pete Doherty Episode 583: Saints Episode 584: The Archers Episode 585: The Underground Episode 586: Bob Marley - Exodus 77 Episode 587: Encountering Bergman Episode 588: Bergman and Faro Island Episode 589: Bergman and the Cinema Episode 590: Flames of Passion: the Other Side of British Cinema Episode 591: The Original Archers Episode 592: Tribute Bands - into the Limelight Episode 593: Tribute Bands - Live at the Limelight Episode 594: Dylan's Folk - the Pure, the Bad and the Holy Episode 595: The Other Side of the Mirror - Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival Episode 596: Dylan in the Madhouse Episode 597: Ken Dodd's Happiness Episode 598: The Strange Luck of V.S. Naipaul Episode 599: Cab Driver Episode 600: The Hunt for Moby-Dick Episode 601: Whale Night: The Whale in the Museum Episode 602: Whale Night: Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Episode 1: Baleen Episode 603: Whale Night: Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Episode 2: Toothed Episode 604: Whale Night: Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales: Episode 3: Arctic Episode 605: The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector Episode 606: Paul Scofield Episode 607: Tony Bennett: the Music Never Ends Episode 608: Cool Episode 609: TS Eliot Episode 610: Harold Pinter Night: The Birthday Party Episode 611: Brian Eno - Another Green World Episode 612: Harold Pinter - A Celebration Episode 613: Johnny Mercer - The Dream's on Me Episode 614: Dave Brubeck - In His Own Sweet Way Episode 615: Rolf Harris Paints His Dream Episode 616: Produced by George Martin Episode 617: George Harrison: Living in the Material World: Part 1 Episode 618: George Harrison: Living in the Material World: Part 2 Episode 619: Dickens on Film Episode 620: Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes Episode 621: Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued! Episode 622: The Dreams of William Golding Episode 623: Jonathan Miller Episode 624: Amy Winehouse - The Day She Came to Dingle Episode 625: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour: Episode 1: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited Episode 626: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour: Episode 2: 'The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour Episode 627: Screen Goddesses Episode 628: Sister Wendy and the Art of the Gospel Episode 629: aka Norman Parkinson Episode 630: Arena: The National Theatre: Part One - The Dream Episode 631: Arena: The National Theatre: Part Two - War and Peace Episode 632: Whatever Happened to Spitting Image? Episode 633: The National Theatre: Learning Zone Episode 634: The 50 Year Argument - The New York Review of Books Episode 635: Nicolas Roeg - It's About Time Episode 636: Night and Day Episode 637: Loretta Lynn - Still a Mountain Girl Episode 638: All the World's a Screen - Shakespeare on Film Episode 639: 1966 - 50 Years Ago Today Episode 640: The Roundhouse - The People's Palace Episode 641: Alone with Chrissie Hynde Episode 642: American Epic: Episode 1: The Big Bang Episode 643: American Epic: Episode 2: Blood and Soil Episode 644: Kirsty Young: 75 Years of Desert Island Discs Episode 645: American Epic: Episode 3: Out of the Many, the One Episode 646: American Epic: Episode 4: The Sessions Episode 647: Stanley and his Daughters Episode 648: Bob Dylan – Trouble No More Episode 649: Nothing Like a Dame Episode 650: Make Me Up! Episode 651: Unstoppable: Sean Scully and the Art of Everything Episode 652: That Summer Episode 653: Cindy Sherman #untitled Episode 654: Kusama: Infinity Episode 655: Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin Episode 656: Bergman: A Year in the Life Episode 657: The $50 Million Art Swindle Episode 658: A British Guide to the End of the World Episode 659: Everything Is Connected - George Eliot's Life Episode 660: Seamus Heaney and the Music of What Happens Episode 661: Hilary Mantel: Return to Wolf Hall Episode 662: The Changin’ Times of Ike White Episode 663: I Am Not Your Negro Episode 664: Keith Haring: Street Art Boy Episode 665: Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat Episode 666: My Father and Me Episode 667: Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes Episode 668: African Apocalypse Episode 669: Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture Episode 670: Painted with My Hair Episode 671: B. Catling: Where Does It All Come From? Episode 672: The Vasulka Effect Episode 673: The Most Beautiful Boy in the World Episode 674: River Episode 675: James Joyce’s Ulysses Episode 676: T.S. Eliot: Into the Waste Land Episode 677: Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters Episode 678: Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll Episode 679: The Mysterious Mr Lagerfeld Episode 680: The Stones and Brian Jones Episode 681: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Episode 682: Coco Chanel Unbuttoned Episode 683: Being Kae Tempest Episode 684: Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy Episode 685: Mad About the Boy: The Noel Coward Story Episode 686: Maria Callas: The Final Act Episode 687: Alan Bennett 90 Years On