First transmitted in 1988, Arena presents a documentary programme exploring the life of Woody Guthrie, the travelling American singer-songwriter. Show more
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Arena spends the summer with supercool self-confessed rock chick, Chrissie Hynde. Featuring a glorious live performance at one of London's most intimate venues. Show more
Salman Rushdie, author of Midnight's Children, winner of the Booker Prize 1981, talks about India and the autobiographical elements in the book. First broadcast in 1981. Show more
Documentary about the great saxophonist Sonny Rollins, built around his 80th birthday concert, where he is joined by the likes of Roy Haynes, Jim Hall and Ornette Coleman. Show more
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 Theatre, directed by Ian Rickson. Show more
Profile of the legendary Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz, who moved to New York and rose to international fame with the Latin bands of Tito Puente and Johnny Pacheco. Show more
Documentary telling the story and examining the legacy of Johnny Mercer, one of America's greatest songwriters and a man at the heart of the Great American Songbook. Show more
Haunting film about Britain and the nuclear age, from the first bomb tests to our potentially futile preparations for attack during the Cold War. Show more
How a US lifer survived long-term solitary confinement through a remarkable pen-pal friendship and the making of beautiful little paintings from M&M's. Show more
An Arena documentary about the life and work of video art pioneers Steina and Woody Vasulka, which reveals the profound effect they had on the American avant-garde. Show more
A contrast in visual style: the art of Radio Times and the jaundiced eye of Private Eye. Arena raids the Radio Times archives and watches the latest edition of Private Eye take shape. Show more
To mark his 60th birthday, and the publication of his book "Operation Shylock", author Philip Roth discusses his life and his books - not to mention some of the links between the two. Show more
Edward Said, a Palestinan writer, academic and exile, talks about his book "Culture and Imperialism". Show more
The making and performance of a play reflecting the conflict between hand-loom weavers of the North and the newly mechanised world of the Industrial Revolution.
Documentary following the story of the cigar, from the tobacco fields west of Havana to the Hollywood cigar bars and the gentlemen's haunts of St James's, London. Show more
Documentary examining the turbulent life and career of the Beatles manager Brian Epstein, who died in 1967 in mysterious circumstances. Show more
Part two of the documentary on Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Epstein was lured into the world of gambling, sex and drugs and in 1967 he was found dead. Show more
Drama in which Nicolas, who works as a torturer in an unnamed police state, interrogates three members of the same family. Harold Pinter acts in his own play. Show more
Behind the scenes of Radio 4 comedy shows. Dead Ringers features spot-on impressions, but how do the team hold on to a sense of their own identity? Show more
Behind the scenes of the Radio 4 comedy Just a Minute, with Nicholas Parsons, Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Linda Smith and Ross Noble. Show more