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BBC Arena at 40

BBC Arena at 40

BBC Arena at 40:ÌýÌýthe past, present and future of public service broadcasting

Saturday 24 October: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Site Sidgwick Avenue, CB3 9DA

'Arena is an oasis in the sea of insanity that is television' - Werner Herzog

Following the filmic inundation of º£½ÇÉçÇø by Arena: night and day, members of the team discuss the secrets of its success and the future of public service broadcasting with º£½ÇÉçÇø University film experts. The discussion will be introduced by Dr Michael Hrebeniak of Wolfson College, º£½ÇÉçÇø.

Speakers include:Ìý

Alan Yentob, Creative Director, BBC Georgina Born, Professor of Music and Anthropology; Professorial Fellow, Mansfield College, University of Oxford Anthony Wall, Series Editor, BBC Arena Fred Baker, Film Director and Senior Research Associate, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, º£½ÇÉçÇø Dr Michael Hrebeniak, College Lecturer in English and Director of Studies in English, Wolfson College, º£½ÇÉçÇø

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