Arena is a British documentary series made and run by the BBC. It has run since 1st October 1975, and over 500 episodes have been made. On one episode called Today Carshalton Beeches ... Tomorrow Croydon, directed by Anthony Wall, the documentary looked into the role John Peel and his producer John Walters have had in the encouragement of bands who have yet to break into commercial recording. The programme was first broadcast on BBC2 on 31 January 1981 [1], but was repeated on BBC Four on 30 September 2007.
The original broadcast was highlighted with a short Radio Times feature on Walters & Peel entitled "The Two Johnnies" in the issue for programmes starting 31 January 1981.[2]
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John Peel's Arena - Today Carshalton Beeches ... Tomorrow Croydon (1 3)
John Peel's Arena - Today Carshalton Beeches ... Tomorrow Croydon (2 3)
John Peel's Arena - Today Carshalton Beeches ... Tomorrow Croydon (3 3)