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Arena

Arena

Description: Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC since 1 October 1975. Wikipedia
Genre: Family, Sport
Year Released: 1954
First episode air date: April 10, 1954
Awards: British Academy Television Award for Best Specialist Factual, MORE
Program Creator: Humphrey Burton
Executive Producers: Alan Yentob, Nigel Finch, Adam Low, Anthony Wall, Diana Mansfield, Debbie Geller
Networks: BBC, BBC Four, BBC Two
Writers: Harold Pinter, Nicholas Shakespeare, John Read
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