About Arena
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.
Series details
- First aired
- 1975-10-01
- Last aired
- 2024-12-29
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 689
- Genres
- Documentary
- Rating
- 7.2/10 (9 votes)
- Language
- EN
- Network
- BBC Four, BBC Two
- Status
- Returning Series
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Arena (1975)?
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How many episodes does Arena have?
Arena has 689 episodes across 3 seasons. Latest aired 2024-12-29.
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What's the rating of Arena?
Arena has a rating of 7.2/10 based on 9 viewer votes on TMDB.
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