THE HUNT FOR MOBY-DICK
Taking Moby-Dick as his starting point, writer Philip Hoare goes in search
of the whale and the men who hunted it, from North Yorkshire to New England
and the Azores. In the process, he seeks the truth behind our
fascination with the whale - and perhaps discover the reality behind the
world's largest and yet most mysterious animals

The Strange Luck of V.S. Naipaul
Nobel Prize winning author, V.S. Naipaul gave us a rare opportunity to document his life and work.
A BBC Arena Film

Cab Driver and BBC4 Cab Night
Cab Driver goes far deeper than the average ten minute journey to reveal the soul of the London cab driver, along with five cabbies spans 70 years of life spent on the unforgiving streets of the capital.
A BBC Arena Film

Underground and BBC4 Tube Night
A celebration of life under London on the world's oldest subway system and an evening of Tube related programmes and films presented by Robert Elms.
A BBC Arena Film

I, Samurai
Andrew Graham-Dixon journeys into the art and soul of the Samurai.

For BBC4 and BBC2

 

Little Platform Big Stage and BBC4 Bus Night
A celebration of the British bus conductor and an evening of programmes to mark the end of the London Routemaster.
A BBC Arena Film

 

Dylan in the Madhouse
The story of Bob Dylan's first visit to London in 1962, during one of the coldest British winters on record, to appear in a BBC Play For Today.
Part of the Dylan Season at the BBC
A BBC Arena Film

Bob Dylan's Legends
Three short films about people who inspired songs by Dylan: Hurricane Carter, Woody Guthrie, Lenny Bruce.
Part of the Dylan Season at the BBC
A BBC Arena Film

Painting The Clouds: A Portrait Of Dennis Potter
An intimate look at the great television playwright with exclusive contributions from his sister and children. Christmas Day 2003, BBC 2
A BBC Arena Film

 

Potter On Television and Potter On Music
Documentary essays on Dennis Potter’s writings about television and his relationship to the medium and on Potter’s use of popular song in his work. Christmas Week 2003. BBC 4
A BBC Arena Film

Pinter At The BBC
These productions were broadcast in October 2002 as part of the Arena: Pinter at the BBC Season on BBC Four and BBC Radio. They included:

Arena: Harold Pinter, Part 1: The Room, Part 2: Celebration - Life and work of the playwright. 2002

One for the Road - A filmed version of the stage play written by and starring Harold Pinter in The Gate, Dublin production of his play.

The Room and Celebration - Pinter's first and most recent plays, directed at the LIncoln Center, New York by the author. 2002

Pinter and Politics - English PEN's 70th Birthday Tribute to Pinter with a platform performance of The Dumb Waiter featuring the author.