Dylan documentary tops BBC2 autumn programming
A Martin Scorsese documentary about Bob Dylan is the highlight of BBC2’s autumn schedule.
The Arena film, No Direction Home – Bob Dylan, has been two years in the making.
It will be shown on the same day by the BBC in the UK and the public service broadcasting network PBS in the US.
The two-part documentary will tell the story of the singer-songwriter from his childhood to 1966, including never-seen-before performance footage.
It will be broadcast on September 26/27 and BBC2 controller Roly Keating said: “Bringing Dylan and Scorsese together for this remarkable documentary on Dylan’s early life and the songs that changed a generation is a coup for BBC2 and marks the pinnacle of Arena’s 30 years on the channel.
“Bob Dylan is famously private and Martin Scorsese is greatly in demand as one of the most successful film directors in the world, so it was a huge undertaking for the Arena team and their partners on this project. But the result is as awesome as you would expect from this fusion of great talent.”
