The Accordion Strikes Back What do Charles Dickens , Count Leo Tolstoy , Barry Manilow and James Anderton , Chief Constable of Manchester, have in common? A love of the accordion.
Tonight Arena investigates the appeal of a much-maligned instrument from its roots in Imperial China, and appraises its bellowings from Cajun to the classics, from
Stockhausen to Jimmy Shand. Other sounds from around the world include the heart-throbs of the Indian cinema, Tex-Mex superstar
Flaco Jiminez , Soweto's Mahotella Queens, and the Accordion World Cup in Folkestone. Photography JOHN HOOPER
Film editor DON FAIRSERVICE Producers ANTHONY WALL and NIGEL FINCH
Director RICHARD SPENCE