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
Studio 8 Session: Slyrydes
June 13, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesGalway based band Slyrydes join Sean for a Studio 8 session.
Movie Reviews
June 13, 2019 12:00 - 22 minutesGemma Creagh and Justin McGregor review Diego Maradona, Men In Black International and We The Animals.
Compass - A Review
June 10, 2019 12:00 - 8 minutesDaragh Downes reviews "Compass" by Mathias Enard, shortlisted for this years International Dublin Literary Award.
Angel Of Broadway
June 10, 2019 12:00 - 17 minutesComposer Brian Byrne discusses his new musical "Angel of Broadway" alongside actor Fra Fee from the cast.
End Of Year Arts Colleges Exhibitions
June 10, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesEve Parnell reviews some of the country arts colleges end of year exhibitions.
Gone Full Havisam
June 10, 2019 12:00 - 11 minutesInspired by the Charles Dickens character Miss Havisham, writer and performer Irene Kelleher will premiere her one woman play "Gone Full Havisham" as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival on June 17th.
"Quicksand", a play by Elizabeth Moynihan
June 07, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesElizabeth Moynihan chats her new play "Quicksand",
Album reviews
June 07, 2019 12:00 - 17 minutesNadine O’Regan and John Meagher review "Office Politics" from The Divine Comedy, "Tim" from Avicii and "Happiness Begins" from Jonas Brothers
Review: "Idaho" by Emily Ruskovich
June 07, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesMia Gallagher reviews "Idaho" by Emily Ruskovich (published by Vintage)
Film reviews
June 06, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutesYvonne Nolan and Paul Whitington review "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", "Late Night", "Gloria Bell" and "Papi Chulo"
"Sleep" by Max Richter at Carlow Arts Festival 2019
June 06, 2019 12:00 - 11 minutesMax Richter explains his 8-hour composition "Sleep"
TV preview: season 2 of "Big Little Lies"
June 06, 2019 12:00 - 8 minutesArlene Hunt with a preview of season 2 of the tv series "Big Little Lies"
Celebrating the colour blue in the arts
June 03, 2019 12:00 - 44 minutesA special on the theme of ‘blue’
Review: "White" by Brett Easton Ellis
May 31, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesSiobhán Callaghan and Dave Lordan review "White" by Brett Easton Ellis (published by Picador)
Album reviews
May 31, 2019 12:00 - 16 minutesRóisín Dwyer and Brian Boyd review "Further" from Richard Hawley, "Ignorance Is Bliss" from Skepta and "Boat" from Pip Blom
Film reviews
May 30, 2019 12:00 - 22 minutesAlice Butler and Stephen Boyd review "Godzilla: King of the Monsters", "Ma" and "Sunset"
"The Small Things" by Corcadora, at Cork Midsummer Festival 2019
May 30, 2019 12:00 - 18 minutesPauline McLynn and Peter Gowen, stars of the Enda Walsh play "The Small Things"
Review: "This Storm" by James Ellroy
May 30, 2019 12:00 - 8 minutesPeter Murphy reviews "This Storm" by James Ellroy (published by Heinemann)
"Starboard Home", a concert celebrating Dublin port and river Liffey
May 29, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesPaul Noonan, curator of the concert "Starboard Home"
"Ode To The Dead Zoo" by Sean Hewitt at Bealtaine
May 29, 2019 12:00 - 8 minutesSean Hewitt, author of "Ode to the Dead Zoo"
Review: "Outrages: Sex, Censorship and the Criminalisation of Love" by Naomi Wolf
May 29, 2019 12:00 - 15 minutesYvonne Nolan reviews "Outrages: Sex, Censorship and the Criminalisation of Love" by Naomi Wolf (published by Virago)
"Evening Train", a musical by Mick Flannery and Ursula Rani Sarma
May 29, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesMick Flannery and Ursula Rani Sarma explain their musical "Evening Train"
"Books For Life", live from the International Literature Festival Dublin
May 24, 2019 12:00 - 53 minutesA live discussion with Juan Gabriel Vásquez, John Boyne and Caroline Bergvall about the authors that influence them
Album reviews
May 23, 2019 12:00 - 17 minutesJackie Fox and Simon Maher review "California Son" from Morrissey, "Reward" from Cate le Bon and "Where The Action Is" from The Waterboys
A profile of Hugh Jackman
May 23, 2019 12:00 - 12 minutesChris Wasser with a profile of Hugh Jackman
Film reviews
May 23, 2019 12:00 - 16 minutesCara O’Doherty and Hilary White review "Rocketman" and "Memoir of War"
Review: RHA Annual Exhibition
May 22, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutesDeclan Long reviews the RHA Annual Exhibition
Winner of Man Booker International Prize 2019
May 22, 2019 12:00 - 5 minutesMichael Cronin reviews "Celestial Bodies" by Jokha Alharthi, winner of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize
Review: "The King and I" at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
May 22, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutesNiall Morris reviews "The King & I" at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records
May 22, 2019 12:00 - 17 minutesChat with Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records