Most Viewed From BBC Arena

A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Guillermo Díaz

Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Lili Taylor

Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Chabon

An affectionate portrait of San Francisco, and of the man whose Tales of the City have inspired thousands to go there. Maupin relates a life story...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Armistead Maupin

Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and mayhem that erupted behind the respectable facade...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ian Holm

In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration of the work of Harold Pinter at the National...

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: Harold Pinter

Phil Spector is a pioneer of American music, a legendary producer to John Lennon and Tina Turner, and, as of April 13th 2009, a convicted murderer....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Phil Spector

Ike White was a musical prodigy who recorded a funk and soul classic album inside a Californian prison in 1974. Then he disappeared. 30 years later,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ike White

An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Penelope Wilton

A profile of British painter, Francis Bacon.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Francis Bacon

In May 2024, Alan Bennett turned 90. This film celebrates the life and long career of one of Britain's best-loved playwrights. Part frank reflection...

Genre:

Cast: Alan Bennett

A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alexei Sayle

Documentary on the fascination of jukeboxes and their owners. Made by Arena.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Harry Enfield

Nelson Mandela and his fellow ex-prisoners recall their incarceration on South Africa's Robben Island. For three decades, the island housed not only...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Nelson Mandela

Two-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's best-loved public figures. Lord Attenborough's film CV as...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Richard Attenborough

Made a year after Luis Buñuel's death in 1983 this is an illuminating portrait of the surreal and visionary director, featuring clips,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Luis Buñuel

Documentary on the life of Brian Epstein, the man who brought The Beatles to fame. A Documentary examining the turbulent life and career of Beatles...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Brian Epstein

A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and career from the late 1920s to the 1980s on stage and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bette Davis

Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and...

Genre: Music

Cast: Joe Meek

Back in 2006 on a stormy December night, Amy Winehouse flew to the remote, south western corner of Ireland to perform for Other Voices, an acclaimed...

Genre: Music

Cast: Amy Winehouse