Leslie Megahey

Leslie Megahey was a British television producer director and writer Born in Belfast Northern Ireland the son of Thomas Megahey a minister and Beatrice née Walton Leslie Megahey was educated at King Edward VI School in Lichfield Early works for the BBC included Canvas 7 Sunflowers Van Gogh 1971 and Omnibus File Thrillers and Crime Fiction 1972 He was the editor of the BBC television documentary series Arena 197779 198283 during his time on the series he divided it into Arena Theatre and Arena Art and Design and Arena became less of a magazinestyle programme and more a home for short distinctive and stylish films about mainly British theatre and visual arts During this period his programme Henry Moore Meets Leonardo 1978 was broadcast in which the sculptor Henry Moore discussed Leonardo Da Vincis anatomical drawings His twopart Arena special The Orson Welles Story 1982 programmes won a Best Documentary BAFTA in 1983 Wikipedia