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Arena 1989
1989-01-13 | Documentary | 10 episodes34 Seasons
Episode
Blackpool (1989)
1989 documentary which takes a look at Europe's most successful holiday resort, famous for its Tower, illuminations, landladies and party political conferences. Includes interviews with Norman Tebbit, John Cole, Paul Theroux and Tony Benn.
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Laurens Van Der Post And Albert Sample (1989)
Two films by award-winning director Georg Troller, made for West German televisi on's arts programme PERSONENBESCHREIBUNG, profiling Sir Laurens Van Der Post and his work in drawing attention to the plight of Africa's threatened tribes; and on the Texan criminal Albert Sample.
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New York - The Secret African City (1989)
Report from New York, on the import of African gods, myths and rituals into the city by inhabitants of African descent.
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Eugene Ionesco: The Joke's On Us (1989)
Assessment of the life and work of the dramatist Eugene Ionesco.
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John Cassavetes (1989)
Tribute to actor and director John Cassavetes who died in February 1989. Friends, associates and fellow directors remember the man and his work.
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