Arena Season 2002

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It's Time For 'Just a Minute' Dec 26, 2002 Not many can talk for a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation - but, for 35 years, Just a Minute panellists have done just that. Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Linda Smith and Ross Noble continue the story, with referee Nicholas Parsons forever trying to keep the unruly quartet under control.

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Radio Ha! Meet Dead Ringers Dec 26, 2002 Behind the scenes of Radio 4 comedy shows. Dead Ringers, which made the transition to TV, features spot-on impressions of everyone from George Bush to Anne Robinson. But have the team lost track of who they really are?

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Harold Pinter - The Room Oct 26, 2002 This edition chronicles Pinter's East End childhood, his work as an actor, the critical appraisal of his work, and his passion for cricket. The film looks at the various rooms in which Pinter formulated his ideas and wrote his early works, and features footage shot at the Almeida Theatre of a recent production of Pinter's first play 'The Room', featuring Lindsay Duncan, Keith Allen, Lia Williams, and Henry Woolf, and which was directed by Pinter himself.

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Harold Pinter - Celebration Oct 26, 2002 This programme focuses on the relationship between the public and private aspects of Pinter's life and work. The film includes footage from two Pinter stage productions - 'One For The Road' with Pinter himself in the lead role, and 'Celebration', which was directed by Pinter.

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One for the Road Oct 26, 2002 Pinter stars in the Gate Theatre, Dublin's production of his play, produced by Michael Colgan , directed by Robin Lefevre. In an unnamed police state, Nicolas exercises the power of life and death over his captives. Contains strong language.

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Estonia Dreams of Eurovision May 18, 2002 As the 2001 winner, the Baltic state of Estonia, prepares to host this year's Eurovision Song Contest, this documentary explores the dramas, dreams, and dilemmas of what many see as a festival of kitsch, but which to the Estonians could be the key to membership of the European Union and Nato.