The Arena Time Machine

Arena, the BBC's multi award-winning arts programme, has an archive of more than 700 original films. The Arena Time Machine is a gateway to that history.

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This Thursday on BBC4 at 8pm, a rare chance to see our 1983 Bette Davis documentary narrated by Ian Holm. Its first repeat in 33 years - don't miss! https://t.co/dF8UmfABQx

[Learning on Screen @LearnonScreen]

📖 We are delighted to share with you the new edition of ViewFinder Magazine!

In this issue we will be exploring the landmark @BBC arts and culture series Arena. @BBCArchive

Read here ➡️ https://t.co/NugjaOXrpf

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Join us tomorrow (Tuesday 16th) for the latest instalment in our series for Jewish Book Week - a zoom panel about Amy Winehouse, live from 7pm. Tickets here: https://t.co/jexb2bSna0

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An encore in memory of Roger Michell, join us from 10.45 tonight on BBC Four. https://t.co/WtVF6HMo0O

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Tonight on BBC4, Nigel Williams' 2003 biography-in-reverse of Dylan Thomas. Catch it live from 7.10pm or for a month on iPlayer. https://t.co/I6BeG7Gxtj

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We'll be presenting our 1981 profile of Mel Brooks at #JewishBookWeekend this coming Sunday, with a panel looking at Arena's many other Jewish subjects. Tickets available both in-person and online here: https://t.co/bYx8DBnRLu

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Thanks @Andr6wMale for this review of Songs of Innocence and Experience in Sunday Times. You can watch it here for the next few weeks: https://t.co/n1mDyyrzCa

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From 11pm, BBC Four and Arena celebrate The Everly Brothers. Kicks off with a repeat of our classic 1984 documentary, followed by the 1983 reunion show in London. https://t.co/n1mDyyrzCa

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Fela Kuti's performance at Glastonbury in 1984, first seen on Arena, is repeated tonight at 10pm on BBC Four. https://t.co/J3djc6FBKu

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Screen Goddesses, our 2012 celebration of early female movie stars, is on iplayer until 3 July. Watch it here: https://t.co/p19gvdswJH

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A little later tonight, our film on Nicolas Roeg returns to BBC4 and iplayer. https://t.co/8IqZ4QN9n2

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Tonight on BBC Four, as part of Dylan Night, a repeat of our 2018 film Trouble No More. On air at 11pm then iplayer here: https://t.co/ApYIoOkS5t

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Going live in 15 minutes - an essential interview with the creator of Arena. Here's the link to watch: https://t.co/7hrckdJAYC

[BFI @BFI]

#BFIatHome presents... Televising The Arts: Humphrey Burton At 90

Join Sir Humphrey Burton in conversation with Melvyn Bragg about his remarkable contribution to arts broadcasting as Head of Music and Arts at both the BBC and LWT.

Fri 21 May, 7pm | BFI YouTube

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The classic 1990 Arena film Paris is Burning, directed by @JennieLivingsto , is back on iPlayer for a month. https://t.co/I2A1xckkrK

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Tonight from 7!

[London Review Bookshop @LRBbookshop]

TOMORROW NIGHT!

Philip Hoare join us to discuss his latest book ALBERT AND THE WHALE, alongside his 2008 Arena film THE HUNT FOR MOBY-DICK

Join us at 7 p.m. tomorrow - book here: https://t.co/TEQprv9D6n

[The Arena Time Machine @MyArenaArchive]

Fantastic new edition of #YourLocalArena built around Adrian Thrills' classic 2-Tone Arena film from 1980, which you can watch online between now and Saturday.

[@speaking-volumes.bsky.social @Speak_Volumes]

🎉And we're live!🎉

#YourLocalArena presents a CELEBRATION OF BLACK BRITAIN, 8-13 March.

In partnership w/ Speaking Volumes, @LucyHannah19, @VikingBooksUK & @bocaslitfest.

https://t.co/Z7xtA6rRtn

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From today, and online for a whole week, you can watch two Arenas by filmmaker Mike Dibb, as part of his @_TheWhitechapel retrospective: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "The Spirit of Lorca" https://t.co/sP6Tk2hkMe

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This Wednesday in the @LRBbookshop Arena season, you can watch our raw and murderous 2001 film James Ellroy's Feast of Death *and* then join a live discussion with Anne Diebel - all for a fiver. Book here: https://t.co/V4WgMrkuD8

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This Tuesday on BBC Four you can catch our 2004 celebration of @Amnesty's legendary Secret Policeman's Ball live shows. This feature documentary film stars Britain’s finest comedians and performers. https://t.co/QAaI9uAmfw

[Intermusica @IntermusicaLtd]

Highly recommended: Sir Willard White on Pavarotti: The Last Tenor (2004) - tonight at 7pm, hosted by @LRBbookshop