Arena

(1975–To Date)

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| TV Programme | United Kingdom | Colour | Documentary
| Stars: David Attenborough, Roy Plomley, Elizabeth McGovern

British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC since 1975

Featured series cast

(38)
David Attenborough
Himself
(2 episodes)
Roy Plomley
Himself
(1 episode)
Elizabeth McGovern
Herself – Narrator
(1 episode)
Penelope Wilton
Herself – Narrator
(1 episode)
John Attenborough
Himself
(2 episodes)
Kenneth Branagh
Himself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
British actor and comedian Arthur Askey
Himself
(1 episode)
British actor Richard Attenborough in a publicity shot
Himself
(2 episodes)
Trevor Brooking
Himself
(1 episode)
Peter Brook
Himself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
George Cukor
Himself
(2 episodes)
Photograph of English actor, Bryan Forbes (1)
Himself
(2 episodes)
John Kenneth Galbraith
Himself
(1 episode)
Ingrid Bergman
Herself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Ben Kingsley
Himself
(2 episodes)
Russell Harty
Himself
(1 episode)
British actor John Mills wears a jacket and tie
Himself
(2 episodes)
Frankie Howerd
Himself
(1 episode)
William Nicholson
Himself
(2 episodes)
Christopher Lever
Himself – Lord Mayor of London
(1 episode)
Sheila Sim, whose steady rise to success in such films as A Canterbury Tale, The Guinea Pig and Dear Mr Prohack has established her as an accomplished actress who epitomises youthful English charm, has an important romantic role in Pandora and the Flying Dutchman. She plays Janet, the archaeologist narrator’s niece, who suffers unhappiness through her love for Pandora’s fiancé, a famous racing motorist, portrayed by Nigel Patrick
Herself
(2 episodes)
Paul McCartney
Himself
(1 episode)
Joan Crawford
Herself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Akira Kurosawa
Himself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Leslie Perowne
Himself – Original Producer, Desert Island Discs
(1 episode)
Otto Preminger
Himself
(1 episode)
Death on the Nile (1978) screenshot (13) | Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Herself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Baz Luhrmann
Himself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Monica Sims
Herself – Controller, Radio 4
(1 episode)
British actor, Laurence Olivier, with a small moustache wears a dark suit and herringbone tie
Himself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Diana Wong
Herself
(1 episode)
Roman Polanski
Himself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
The VIPs (1963) opening credits (10)
Orson Welles
Himself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Lillian Gish
Herself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Franco Zeffirelli
Himself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Sophia Loren
Herself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Josef von Sternberg
Himself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
Billy Wilder
Himself (archive footage)
(1 episode)
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Partial episode guide (5 episodes)

Season 7 (1 episode)

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    S7 E13 Desert Island Discs - 23 Feb 82

    • Season 28 (2 episodes)

  • Story Story title Episode Episode title Transmitted
    4 The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough Part One 24 Aug 03
    4 The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough Part Two 24 Aug 03

    • Season 38 (1 episode)

  • Story Story title Episode Episode title Transmitted
    S38 E9 Screen Goddesses - 22 Dec 12

    • Season 42 (1 episode)

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    S42 E2 All the World’s a Screen – Shakespeare on Film - 24 Apr 16

    • Production

    (5)
    Alan Yentob
    Producer
    (1 episode)
    Adrian Wootton
    Producer / Writer
    (2 episodes)
    Adam Low
    Director
    (2 episodes)
    Anthony Wall
    Director
    (1 episode)
    David M Thompson
    Director / Writer
    (3 episodes)