Arena
781 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIrish podcast exploring what's happening in the world of arts, culture and entertainment. Listen live every weeknight on RTÉ Radio 1 from 7-8pm. Listen to individual clips at rte.ie/arena. Presented by Sean Rocks.
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Episodes
"A Love Like That", a play by Billy Roche at the Dublin Theatre Festival 2019
September 25, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesBilly Roche chats about his latest work "A Love Like That"
"Remix", an exhibition by sculptor Redmond Herrity
September 25, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutesRedmond Herrity talks about his latest exhibition of sculpture "Remix"
"Best Before Death", a documentary by Paul Duane
September 25, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesPaul Duane chats about his Bill Drummond documentary "Best Before Death"
"The Travels of Jonathan Swift", a play by Conall Morrison
September 24, 2019 12:00 - 9 minutesConall Morrison talks about his latest play "The Travels of Jonathan Swift"
"The Goldfinch", directed by John Crowley
September 24, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesJohn Crowley chats about adapting the Donna Tartt novel "The Goldfinch" for the big screen
"Gaudent Angeli" by Mary O'Malley
September 24, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutesMary O’Malley chats about her latest collection "Gaudent Angeli" (published by Carcanet)
Preview: "Between Two Ferns" on Netflix
September 24, 2019 12:00 - 14 minutesAbie Philbin Bowman previews "Between Two Ferns", the film version of the spoof chat show
"This Hostel Life", directed by Caitriona McLaughlin for Irish National Opera
September 23, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesCaitriona McLaughlin who directs "This Hostel Life" by Irish National Opera
25th anniversary of "Friends"
September 23, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesChris Wasser marks the 25th anniversary of the tv show "Friends"
Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2019
September 23, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesMark O’Connell, winner of the 2019 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
What's on around the country for Culture Night 2019
September 20, 2019 12:00 - 51 minutesNadine O'Regan, Barbara Nic Dhonnacha and Simon Maher with a guide to what's happening around the country for Culture Night 2019
"Last Orders At The Dockside" by Dermot Bolger at Dublin Theatre Festival 2019
September 19, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutesDermot Bolger discusses the background to his play "Last Orders At The Dockside"
50th anniversary of the album "Abbey Road" by The Beatles
September 19, 2019 12:00 - 8 minutesJason Carty marks the 50th anniversary of the "Abbey Road" album by The Beatles
Review: "Girl" by Edna O'Brien
September 18, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutesYvonne Nolan reviews "Girl" by Edna O’Brien (published by Faber & Faber)
God Knows in session
September 18, 2019 12:00 - 6 minutesGod Knows, who is a National Ambassador for Culture Night
Launch of Galway 2020
September 18, 2019 12:00 - 6 minutesHelen Marriage, creative director of Galway 2020, now officially launched
Culture Night with Leonard Slatkin and the RTÉ NSO
September 18, 2019 12:00 - 11 minutesLeonard Slatkin, who will conduct the RTÉ NSO on Culture Night at the National Concert Hall
Review: "Grease" at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
September 18, 2019 12:00 - 15 minutesJim Sheridan reviews the musical "Grease" at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Emi Mahmoud, slam poet champion and UNHCR Ambassador
September 17, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesEmi Mahmoud, slam poet champion and UNHCR ambassador
"This Ain't No Disco" live
September 17, 2019 12:00 - 15 minutesEmmet Kirwan, one of the performers in "This Ain’t No Disco" live
'clann' by Theresa Nanigian at the dlr Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire
September 17, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutesTheresa Nanigian whose photographic exhibition ‘clann’ is at the dlr Lexicon
Museum of Literature Ireland opens
September 17, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesKay Sheehy visited the newly-opened Museum of Literature Ireland (MOLI)
Loves: "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
September 16, 2019 12:00 - 4 minutesPatricia Gibney explains why she Loves "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Tradition Now: curated by Geoff Travis at the National Concert Hall
September 16, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutesLisa O’Neill and Geoff Travis chat about Tradition Now at the National Concert Hall
"Beckett's Room" by Dead Centre with Mark O'Halloran at Dublin Theatre Festival 2019
September 16, 2019 12:00 - 12 minutesMark O’Halloran and Bush Moukarzel chat about "Beckett’s Room" at the Dublin Theatre Festival
A profile of Jethro Tull
September 16, 2019 12:00 - 8 minutesJim Lockhart profiles the British prog-rock band Jethro Tull
"My Name Is Why" by Lemn Sissay
September 13, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesLemn Sissay talks about his memoir "My Name Is Why" (published by Canongate)
"Things We've Always Wanted To Tell You" by Scottee and friends at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2019
September 13, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesScottee and Felicia Olusanya talk about their show "Things We’ve Always Wanted To Tell You",
"The Dutch House" by Ann Patchett
September 12, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesAnn Patchett chats about her latest novel "The Dutch House" (published by Bloomsbury)
Film reviews
September 12, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutesSarah Taaffe Maguire and Paul Whitington review "Downton Abbey", "Extra Ordinary" and "For Sama"
"Irish Food: A Play" by JP McMahon at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2019
September 11, 2019 12:00 - 16 minutesJP McMahon, whose "Irish Food: A Play" is at the Dublin Fringe Festival
Loves: silence and the music of JS Bach
September 11, 2019 12:00 - 6 minutes"Oh When The Saints" author Peter Money explains why he Loves silence and JS Bach
Review: "A Single Thread" by Tracy Chevalier
September 11, 2019 12:00 - 9 minutesSiobhán Callaghan reviews "A Single Thread" by Tracy Chevalier (published by Harper Collins)
Tara Breen, Laoise Kelly, Josephine Marsh and Nell Ní Chróinín on Music Network tour
September 11, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutesTara Breen, Laoise Kelly, Josephine Marsh and Nell Ní Chróinín, on a Music Network tour
"Extra Ordinary", a film by Enda Loughman and Mike Ahern
September 10, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesEnda Loughman and Mike Ahern, directors of the Irish film "Extra Ordinary"
Winner of the 2019 RTÉ Short Story Competition in honour of Francis MacManus
September 10, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesStephen O’Reilly, winner of the 2019 RTÉ Short Story Competition
Review: "The Testaments" by Margaret Atwood
September 10, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutesSinead Gleeson and Gerry Stembridge review "The Testaments" by Margaret Atwood (published by Chatto & Windus)
"Vespertilio" by Barry McStay at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2019
September 10, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesBarry McStay, whose play "Vespertilio" runs as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival
"It's Not About Love" by Megan Riordan at Dublin Fringe Festival 2019
September 09, 2019 12:00 - 11 minutesAoife Spillane Hinks and Megan Riordan chat about their play "It’s Not About Love"
"Rubberband", a lost album by Miles Davis
September 09, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesRyan Quigley assesses the lost Miles Davis album "Rubberband"
"Beyond The Sea" by Paul Lynch
September 09, 2019 12:00 - 11 minutesPaul Lynch chats about his latest novel "Beyond The Sea" (published by Oneworld)
"Play Like A Riot Grrrl, featuring Soak" at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2019
September 06, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesSoak and Rossella Bottone in "Play Like A Riot Grrrl" at the Fringe Festival
Review: "How It Is (Part 2)" by Gare St Lazare/Coronet Theatre at the Everyman Theatre
September 06, 2019 12:00 - 8 minutesHelen Meany reviews "How It Is (Part 2)" at the Everyman Cork
"The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: Oscar Wilde" at the Abbey Theatre
September 06, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutesSimon Callow and Merlin Holland celebrate Oscar Wilde at the Abbey
Film reviews
September 05, 2019 12:00 - 22 minutesCara O’Doherty and Chris Wasser review "It: Chapter Two", "Thank You Come Again" and "Aniara"
"The Brendan Voyage: The Music of Shaun Davey", a celebratory concert at the National Concert Hall
September 05, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutesShaun Davey, Rita Connolly and Mark Redmond - celebrating The Brendan Voyage
Review: "Quichotte" by Salman Rushdie
September 04, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesYvonne Nolan reviews "Quichotte" by Salman Rushdie (published by Random House)
"The Examination" by Brokentalkers at Dublin Fringe Festival 2019
September 04, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesGary Keegan and Catherine Cox discuss the Brokentalkers play "The Examination"
"I dreamt I dwelt" by Dorothy Cross at Kerlin Gallery
September 04, 2019 12:00 - 12 minutesDorothy Cross gives a tour of her exhibition at the Kerlin Gallery – "I dreamt I dwelt"