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Ronald Eyre presents the first episode of Arena, the long-running arts documentary series created by Humphrey Burton when he was head of Music and Arts at the BBC. From 1975.

Director Ronald Eyre presents the first episode of Arena, the long-running arts documentary series created by Humphrey Burton when he was head of Music and Arts at the BBC.

Eyre looks selectively and critically at what's coming on, or doing well, in theatres and recommends his own personal 'best buy'.

Also, Kenneth Tynan talks to Laurence Olivier about Lilian Baylis, the eccentric founder of The Old Vic, and there is a film about David Hockney's sets for The Rake's Progress, on tour after its success at Glyndebourne.

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29 minutes

On TV

Sun 8 Mar 202622:00

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterRonald Eyre
ParticipantKenneth Tynan
ParticipantLaurence Olivier
ParticipantDavid Hockney
ParticipantJohn Shrapnel
ParticipantLeon Vitali
DirectorColin Nears
DirectorTony Tyley
Executive ProducerDavid Cheshire
ProducerJulian Jebb

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