Arena

An Arena special on the International Literature Festival of Dublin, 20th-30th May, Seán Rocks welcomes the acclaimed author of Call me by Your Name André Aciman, Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, Hanif Abdurraqib the prize-winning poet & acclaimed cultural critic, the authors discuss their latest book ahead of appearing at ilfdublin.com

Donald Clarke on the Golden Globe controversy with criticism of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, producer Elaine Mai on where to begin with Björk’s music, Cristin Leach, hearsayhomefires.ie, an international festival celebrating the best of the audio arts , Declan Burke reviews Slough House, a new documentary Back to Barrytown on RTE One.

RTE’s Arts and Media Correspondent, Sinéad Crowley on museums, galleries and libraries opening, Jess Kavanagh previews the drama series adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad on Amazon Prime Video, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra LIVE series of concerts, conductor Peter Whelan, Na Cailleacha exhibition, Catherine Marshall.

Marianne Faithfull's new album with Warren Ellis is inspired by her love of the Romantic poets, The Beauty of Impossible Things is Rachel Donohue's second novel, a young girl who has moved to a new town with her mother starts experiencing visions, album reviews with Kate Brennan Harding & Simon Maher - Rag 'n' Bone Man & Irish artist Fears.

Roe McDermott & Justin MacGregor review films - Cowboy & End of Sentence, Fire on the Roof of Eden is the 11th album from Maria Doyle Kennedy & her husband Kieran Kennedy, mariadk.com , DJ & radio presenter, Dan Hegarty on the documentary - When we Were Young - on Whipping Boy's 1995 album, Heartworm, regarded as one of the greatest Irish albums.

Loah's new EP of poetry from the 1920s is set to music with her first single 'The Body to the Soul' - by Eva Gore-Booth, Empty House is an anthology of new writing responding to the ever-looming climate crisis, director Conor Hanratty on King Lear , festivalinavan.com, Jenn Gannon previews season 4 of The Handmaid's Tale.

A tribute to actor Tom Hickey, one of Ireland’s most memorable stage & screen actors, new Irish band Houseplants -the band is Bell X1’s Paul Noonan & producer Daithí, Mary McGill previews the new BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford's, The Pursuit of Love, Éamon Sweeney on where to begin with the music of My Bloody Valentine

Jenn Gannon on the second series of This Time with Alan Partridge, composer Emma O'Halloran & soprano Claudia Boyle discuss Friday Opera Explorer series from the Irish National Opera irishnationalopera.ie , Lauren Murphy and Alan Corr review the latest albums from Teenage Fanclub to Marianne Faithfull with Warren Ellis and Adrian Crowley.

John Maguire & Aingeala Flannery review new films from Nomadland to Wild Mountain Thyme & Here Are the Young Men, bestselling author Olivia Laing's new book 'Everybody: A Book About Freedom' charts a course through the long struggle for bodily freedom, the 2021 Moth Poetry Prize winning poem, ‘Chaos Soliloquy' by American poet, Michael Lavers.

New music from Villagers, Lean Fall Stand, Jon McGregor on his fifth novel, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra LIVE continues, Friday week, Finghin Collins will perform on piano and conduct, First Cut! Youth Film Festival showcases new films by young people, Ciara Hyland and Ray Cuddihy host a TV panel on Saturday at 7.30pm firstcutfilmfestival.com

Chloé Zhao won the Oscar for Best Director for Nomadland, she spoke about the people, the nomads, who inspired the film, singer and songwriter Robert John Ardiff with The Corridors of Love, Tolka Journal is a new literary journal, an online launch will take place on May 27th, tolkajournal.org , Henri Matisse - where to begin with Conor O'Callaghan

Paul Whittington on the 93rd Academy Awards, 'Boys Don’t Cry' is Fíona Scarlett’s debut novel, Truman and Tennessee is a new feature documentary from director Lisa Immordino Vreeland, On Thurday night Anúna, famed Irish group will present their concert in film form, Anúna founder and composer Michael McGlynn and choir member Sorcha Fenlon discuss

The Visiting Hour from Frank McGuinness opened online at the Gate Theatre in Dublin last night, Chris Morash reviews, Edmund de Waal is an internationally acclaimed artist & author, his new book is 'Letters to Camondo', Éamon Sweeney & Siobhán Kane review the latest albums from Tom Jones to Field Music & Susan Quirke.

Tara Brady and Darryl Jones review films including I blame society and Sisters with Transistors, 'Midfield Dynamo' is Adrian Duncan’s first collection of short stories, an eclectic collection of 12 stories, Jenn Gannon previews the new eight-part fantasy series beginning tomorrow evening on Netflix.

Pat Carty pays tribute to Jim Steinman, Steven Benedict revisits Lawrence of Arabia, widely regarded as director David Lean's finest work, Kelly-Anne Byrne remembers Prince on his fifth anniversary, New Music Dublin festival takes place this weekend, Grounded will be live streamed from Smock Alley on Friday with new work by composer Deirdre Gribbin

'To Star the Dark' from Doireann Ní Ghríofa. She wrote the new poetry side by side with 'A Ghost in the Throat', the extraordinary prose work published in 2020, The Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens and partner, Francesco Turrisi discuss their new album They’re Calling Me Home, renowned folklorist and anthropologist Henry Glassie.

Screenwriter Stuart Carolan discusses the inaugural Dublin International Screenwriting Festival, disf.ie, Rachel Kushner's new collection of essays is called 'The Hard Crowd', from the notorious Cabo 1000 motorbike dirt road race to the American prison system, Junior Brother collaborates with filmmaker Bob Gallagher for Hibernorama for musictown.ie

Jenn Gannon reviews Mare of Easttown starring Kate Winslet, the sad news today of the passing of actress Helen McCrory, author and critic Geoff Dyer's new collection SeeSaw, Pat Carty and Zara Hedderman reviews the latest albums from Imelda May, Paul McCartney and London Grammar.

Film reviews Ruth Barton and Donald Clarke, Peter Murphy reviews the book White City by Kevin Power and Jess Fahy previews the upcoming TV series Leonardo.

We are thrilled to be hosting three of the world class writers on offer at this years Cuírt International Literary Festival, which takes place online. Author of Nora, Nuala O'Connor, Pulitzer Prize winning Author, Viet Thanh Nguyen and Essayist Carmen Maria Machado on her memoir In The Dream House.

From tv, spoken word, music and looking into the life and work of John Berger Sean was joined by Too Close Actress ,Denise Gough, Spoken Word Artist, Natalya O'Flaherty, Writer and Director, Conall Morrison and RTE Symphony Orchestra Conductor, Gavin Maloney.

Séan spoke to the Author of "The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran The Swinging Sixties, about his new book.

John Meagher and Andrea Cleary reviews new albums including Declan O'Rourke and Taylor Swift.

Cara O' Doherty & Paul Whitington review films, Sequin in a Blue Room, A Common Crime & the multi Oscar nominated Sound of Metal, Northern Ireland band New Pagans, debut album The Seed, The Vessel, The Roots & All, , historian Roy Foster on Hugh Lane, the extraordinary art collector, Citizen Lane a 2018 drama documentary is available digitally

Max Richter is one of the most musically diverse composers of the 21st century, Voices 2 following the album - Voices, an accompaniment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, art historian Jess Fahy takes us on a virtual tour of The Louvre Museum louvre.fr/en/online-tours, Niall Bourke's discusses his debut novel is 'Line'

The sad news of the death of the great soprano and teacher Veronica Dunne, who died yesterday at the age of 93, Tara Erraught and Fergus Shiel pay tribute, Jenn Gannon previews a new 10-part series Them beginning this Friday on Amazon Prime, Jimmy Smyth recommends where to begin with the legendary Pat Metheny's musi

Chris Wasser previews the acclaimed, cult mockumentary, Wellington Paranormal, with the police force’s first paranormal unit, Nick Cave's history spans six decades & a colossal body of work, Mark Mordue is the author of 'Boy on Fire', Siobhan Kane & Simon Maher review albums. Dry Cleaning, John Spillane & Demi Lovato.

Mary McGill reviews Romeo and Juliet on Sky Arts, We Are the Makers is a new audio documentary series on the work of contemporary Irish artists, hosted by Donal Dineen, Naomi Ishiguro's debut novel 'Common Ground', Seven Last Words, with texts by Pulitzer prize-winning poet, Mark Strand, read by actor, Aoibhéann McCann & music by ConTempo Quartet

Justin MacGregor & Roe McDermott review films, He Dreams of Giants, Minari, The Mauritanian, 'The End of the World is a Cul de Sac' is the debut collection from Louise Kennedy, Louise will be at the West Cork Literary Festival, Emiji’s debut album, My Journeys, he co-founded Diffusion Lab, bringing us Jafaris, Nealo, Soulé, & Mango X Mathman

Conductor David Brophy join with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, for a live streamed concert from the National concert Hall, with some of Stravinsky’s great work on April 9th, Creation Stories takes us back to the era of Britpop, poet Victoria Kennefick has just published her first collection, 'Eat or We Both Starve'.

Six Minutes to Midnight is set in 1939 in an English seaside girls' boarding school, this is no ordinary educational establishment, co-written by Eddie Izzard, Jan Carson’s short story collection 'The Last Resort', Steven Benedict explains why Jane Campion's unique vision has confirmed her as one of the world's great filmmakers.

The Irish psychological thriller The Winter Lake stars Anson Boon, the story of a mother & son who move from the UK to the family's old farmhouse in Ireland, Pure Gold is the debut collection of short stories from writer John Patrick McHugh, Alan Corr & Nadine O' Regan review albums, For Those I Love, Israeli singer Noga Erez & Cathal Coughlan.

John Maguire & Aingeala Flannery review films, Tina, Ammonite, Prof. Chris Morash, Chair of the judging panel for the Dublin Literary Award discusses this year’s shortlist, David Hockney is one of the most celebrated artists of our time, famed for his bold use of colour, art historian Jessica Fahy on the artist’s book 'Spring Cannot be Cancelled'

U2’s virtual tour is on YouTube, U2 aficionado Pat Carty revisits U2 live, The Gate Theatre Director Selina Cartmell on a new programme, The Visiting Hour is a drama by Frank McGuinness, April 22-25, gatetheatre.ie , John Self on Virginia Woolf one of the most important writers of the 20th century, Helen Meany reviews The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Tina celebrates Tina Turner, Kelly-Anne Byrne previews the new documentary, A Net for Small Fishes by Lucy Jago is set in England at a time of scandal at the court of King James, American Mules is the new poetry collection by Martina Evans, Siúcra is a short film with actor Roxanna Nic Liam, what it is to love the Irish language, axisballymun.ie

Kevin Macdonald's The Mauritanian is the story of Mahamadou Ould Salahi who spent 14 years in Guantanamo Bay uncharged, starring Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch & Tahar Rahim, Finghin Collins artistic director of Music for Galway on Cellissimo festival. musicforgalway.ie, Patrick Chapman recommends where to begin with David Cronenberg’s films.

Lauren Murphy and Eamon Sweeney review new albums from Lana Del Rey, Justin Bieber, punk band New Pagans, fiddle player Chris Stout and the RTÉ Orchestra, Laura McKenna’s debut book 'Words to Shape My Name' is the story of two men, a former slave, Tony Small and his friend the Irish Lord, Edward Fitzgerald, historian Richard Aldous reviews.

Tara Brady & Darryl Jones review new films, Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (Curzon), Banksy: Most Wanted (IFI) & (BBC 2) My Father and I, Tana Douglas on LOUD: A Life in Rock 'n' Roll, the world's first female roadie & Nicole Flattery on Jed Mercurio's police drama, Line of Duty which is back on our screens this Sunday.

Arena celebrates St Patrick's Day with music from Tolu Makay, Gemma Dunleavy, Andrew Farmer and the Ulster Orchestra, WB Yeats fascination with folklore, Ishiguro on Irish literature, Siobhan MacSweeney on Beckett and Marian Keyes writing classes.

Town of Strangers by Treasa O’Brien, introduces us to a cross section of people who have made a new life in Gort, IFI.ie, Sue Rainsford’s 'Redder Days' is the tale of twins in a world where contagion causes humans & animals to mutate, Duke Ellington was one of the most influential figures in jazz music, Jimmy Fay of the Lyric, recommends his music.

Directors Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart from Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon talk to Seán about their Oscar nomination for Wolfwalkers, Stephen Rea will hosts a special show honouring the late poet, Derek Mahon, Tradfest.ie Vivian Gornick revisits her essays on culture, feminism & literature. Taking a Long Look, is her new book.

Eamon Carr discusses his film Cú Chulainn Awakes, stpatricksfestival.ie , portrait painter, Chantal Joffe's new exhibition at The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Brian Boyd & Zara Hedderman review new albums from Irish singer-songwriter Megan O’Neill, Australian band The Paper Kites & the Stepney Sisters, described as feminist trailblazers.

Ruth Barton and Donald Clarke review films, Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of the FBI-backed treachery within the Black Panthers in the late 60s, Jenn Gannon reviews the Flight Attendant on Sky One, Paul McVeigh, Emma Donoghue and Neil Hegarty have come together as editor and contributors to Queer Love: An Anthology of Irish Fiction.

Tenducci was one of the most acclaimed operatic singer, Peter Whelan, artistic director at the Irish Baroque Orchestra & mezzo-soprano, Tara Erraught, discuss their new CD, based on the life of Tenducci, Adam Mohamed is an Irish Sudanese spoken word artist, film-maker Paul Duane revisits his documentary Barbaric Genius 10 years on.

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra celebrated International Women's Day with a series of recordings with female artists incl. Dana Masters & Emma Langford, Raven Leilani's debut novel Luster is one of the major literary hits of the year, St. Patrick's Festival will have huge St. Patrick's Night Trad at Whelan's incl. Cormac Begley & Colm Mac Con Iomaire.

Director Francis Lee discusses Ammonite with Kate Winslet & Saoirse Ronan, telling the story of 19th century palaeontologist, Mary Anning, Michael Pope & Cara O' Doherty review films, Moxie & Poly Styrene, Salena Godden re-imagines death as an elderly, overworked black woman who appears in the flat of a writer in ‘Mrs Death Misses Death’.

Chief Conductor Jaime Martin conducts the first of six concerts on Friday with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, NCH.ie, live on rte.ie/culture, Surviving or Thriving? online series on the mental health of artists, Theatre director Louise Lowe & composer Jennifer Walshe, waterfordhealingarts.com, Conor Hanratty on the films of Pedro Almodóvar.

My Tribe on the rise of music subcultures in Ireland, Irish filmmaker Paul Rice travelled across Russia meeting LGBTQ+ activists along the way who face the threat of extreme physical violence, A Worm In the Heart screens at diff.ie, John Meagher & Andrea Cleary review new albums from the iconic Nick Cave, to the Kings of Leon & Jane Weaver.

The Nobel Prize winning author of 'The Remains of the Day' and 'Never Let me Go', Kazuo Ishiguro discusses his new book 'Klara and the Sun', A Smyth's debut album is Last Animals, This Sunday, March 7, Irish author Edna O’Brien will be conferred with France’s highest cultural accolade, The Order of Arts and Letters.

The RTÉ Short Story Competition is back, as part of this years judging panel writers Declan Hughes and Lisa McInerney give tips and advice for entrants, the most famous performance artist in the world is Marina Abramovic, Amanda Coogan recommends her work, 'New Poetries VIII' seeks out new and promising poetry from 24 diverse poets.

Director Harry Macqueen on Supernova starring Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth, diff.ie film journalist and editor-at-large for Empire Magazine, Helen O'Hara discusses her new book 'Women vs Hollywood', Chris Wasser previews Your Honor with Bryan Cranston starring as a respected New Orleans judge, on Sky Atlantic and Now TV from Tuesday.

Ruth Concannon series of talks on WB Yeats and folklore, tickets available on nli.ie/ March 19, Stacey Lee's documentary, Underplayed looks at the electronic music industry and asks why only five of the top 100 DJs are women, on diff.ie/ March 04th, Kelly Anne Byrne and Pat Carty review new albums, Wyvern Lingo, Willie Nelson and Julien Baker.

John Maguire and Aingeala Flannery review new films, Moya Cannon is one of the great Irish poets, Collected Poems is a new anthology from Cannon's six collections including new poems, Kate Brennan Harding revisits Fugees,The Score album released 25 years ago. From Fu-Gee-La to Ready or Not and the Roberta Flack cover Killing Me Softly.

Simon Raymonde was one half of Cocteau Twins, Lost Horizons & Quiet Moments Part 2 is his new album, Steven Benedict on the films of director Nicolas Roeg, The Shadowy Third is a new book from Julia Parry, she became the recipient of a box of letters revealing an affair between her grandfather, Humphry House & Elizabeth Bowen.

Electronica musician and producer Daithí Ó Drónaí on the music of Daft Punk, Declan Burke revisits Rob Reiner’s classic movie, The Princess Bride and William Goldman’s book of the same name, The Limerick Literary Festival starts on Friday, this year's featured poet is Katie Donovan.

The Long, Long Afternoon is Inga Vesper's debut novel, set in a fictionalised 1950s Californian suburb, when one of those housewives mysteriously vanishes, Chris Wasser on the career of Nicolas Cage, the National Concert Hall's online master classes Richard O'Donnell's percussion master class is available on the NCH's youtube channel, March 4th.

Siobhan Kane & Simon Maher review new albums. David Gray's Skellig, Tindersticks with Distractions & Lael Neale with Acquainted with Night, a new Netflix documentary looks at Pelé's remarkable journey to becoming the 'King of Football', Damien O'Meara & Conall Vaughan preview, Ben Okri on his new poetry collection 'A Fire in My Head'.

I Care A Lot, about a woman whose career embezzling money from older people runs into trouble, a documentary about legendary musical maverick, Frank Zappa, Tara Brady & Darryl Jones review films, 'We Are Not in the World' is Conor O'Callaghan's new novel, the story of a road trip by a father & daughter, Liam Geraghty on The Muppet Show on Disney+

The Oscar & Turner Prize winning director, Steve McQueen will take part in this year's Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, Small Axe, reflecting the Black British experience from the late 1960s - 1980s, a new book, Off Back of a Truck is for fans of the Sopranos, Bloodlands is a new detective drama set in Belfast with James Nesbitt

Dublin singer songwriter Gemma Dunleavy's Up De Flats is shortlisted for the Choice Music Prize Song of the Year, Galway poet Rita Ann Higgins RTÉ Illuminations, playwright, David Ireland, Sadie is a new play at the Lyric, Belfast with Abigail McGibbon, poet Nell Regan on Ogura's 100 Poems by 100 Poets, a much-loved anthology of ancient, tiny poems

Jane Smiley is the author of Pulitzer Prize winning novel A Thousand Acres, The Strays of Paris is about the unlikely friendship the animals form with each other and with an eight-year-old boy, Behind Her Eyes, Netflix preview & Beacons is a new exhibition from photographer Daragh Muldowney, see thecopperhousegallery.com

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Chris Wasser takes a look at some of the most iconic cinematic couples, poet Enda Wyley on love in poetry, a tradition that goes back to the Greek poet Sappho And album reviews - Slowthai, Django Django, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - John Meagher and Louise Bruton review.

Film reviews, News of the World, PVT Chat, Music with Justin MacGregor & Sarah Taaffe Maguire, Our Songs, Our Place, music with Duke Special & Andrew Farmer, art historian Kathryn Milligan's new book 'Painting Dublin 1886 - 1949' takes us on a visual history of the capital city from artists, Estella Solomons to Harry Kernoff.

Tapestry, by Carole King, is one of the most commercially successful albums of all time, composer Bill Whelan on Tapestry at 50, acclaimed writer Danielle McLaughlin's gripping debut novel is set in the art world and ohn Maguire discusses Japanese Story - a season of classic and contemporary Japanese cinema available online - ifihome.ie

The Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald on Life in a Day 2020, art historian, Jessica Fahy, guides us through the theme of love in art down through the ages from Canova to Klimt and Tara Brady recommends author Jacks London's work.

Electronica artist Elaine Mai teams up with singer MayKay & music photographer Ruth Medjber, No Forever the new single is out now, Barry Douglas is one of Ireland’s greatest ever classical pianists, Wirelessin is a podcast with his son Liam, We Are All Birds Of Uganda is Hafsa Zayyan's debut novel, winner of the Merky Books New Writers’ Prize.

Chris Wasser remembers Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer on the sad news of his passing today, Austin Duffy is an oncologist & author whose second novel is 'Ten Days' Lauren Murphy & Eamon Sweeney review new albums - The Foo Fighters, Black Country, New Road & The Staves.

Donald Clarke and Ruth Barton review films, Sonya Kelly discusses her new play 'Once Upon a Bridge' and the nominations for the International Dublin Literary Award are revealed.

Ed Guiney, of Element Pictures on Golden Globe nominations for Normal People, piano player and keyboardist Rick Wakeman, author Max Porter and Jenn Gannon reviews ZeroZeroZero.

Conductor Marin Alsop, Helen Meany on Anton Chekhov and writer Kerri Ní Dochartaigh.

Mary McGill reviews a new collection of Joan Didion essays, Steven Benedict explores the western and Seán chats to flamenco guitarist John Walsh.

Moya Brennan & Laoise on Ceiliúradh na mBan, writer Sue Rainsford, Philly McMahon on clubbing as culture and Brian Boyd & Nadine O'Regan review albums.

Film reviews with Mihcael Pope and Cara O'Doherty, a new Oscar Wilde documentary and author Una Mannion discusses her debut novel.

Siobhán McSweeney discusses her upcoming role as Winnie in Beckett’s iconic play, Happy Days, Declan Burke has been looking at some classic novel-to-screen works, starting with cult classic Night of the Hunter, poet-writer Sean Hewitt's new book on J.M. Synge reassesses many of his works.

Kate Brennan Harding on where to begin with the music of the iconic Róisín Murphy, Barry Houlihan of NUIG discusses the legacy of writer & actress, Genevieve Lyons, John Self reviews A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Zulieka Rogers, Director of the Herzog Centre in Trinity discusses a unique concert.

A very special Arena. Music and chat from some of the finest traditional musicians featured in TradFest. Cathy Jordan from Dervish, Seána Davy, Liam Ó Maonlaí from the Hothouse Flowers, Karan Casey and Louise Mulcahy. See TradFest.ie Jan 28-31.

The late Eavan Boland won the Costa poetry award for 'The Historians', it is shortlisted for the Book of the Year, Jody Allen Radolph discusses, Russell T Davies on his new show, It's A Sin, following a group of friends & how Aids affects their lives in the 1980a, Siobhan Kane & Simon Maher review new music from Rhye, Kerri Watt & James Yorkston.

John Maguire & Aingeala Flannery review new films, The White Tiger on Netflix, Revelations is a new ground breaking biography on Francis Bacon, the Midwinter Festival Goldberg brings together some of the finest performers in modern classical music & one of the world's finest cellists, Natalie Clein.

Novelist Marian Keyes kicked off the New Year by offering an online novel-writing class online, the best selling author breaks down the fundamentals of writing, Dostoevsky, 19th century literary star, of Crime and Punishment, Alex Christofi on his book 'Dostoevsky In Love', Sophie Gorman & Mirian Diallo review the new series of Call My Agent!

The new chapter of Sex and the City is called And Just Like That, Jenn Gannon discusses, Brian Bilston is known as the Banksy of poetry, 'Alexa, what is there to know about love?' is his new collection, Joe Csibi recommends where to begin with Elmer Bernstein, one of the true greats of cinematic composition.

Playwright Mark O'Rowe discusses 'The Approach', live streaming this week with Derbhle Crotty, Aisling O’Sullivan & Cathy Betlon, theapproach.ie, Dr. Enrica Maria Ferrara brings us through Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' & Dr. Clare Clarke discusses the author Patricia Highsmith - Strangers on a Train to The Talented Mr. Ripley & Carol.

Poet Stephen James Smith curates the Therapy Sessions as part of First Fortnight, the festival challenges mental health stigmas & prejudices, Zara Hedderman and Pat Carty review new albums - Electronic punk duo, Sleaford Mods, LA duo Midnight Sister& alternative rockers Shame.

Tara Brady & Darryl Jones review new films, One Night in Miami, Stardust & MLK/FBI, Kate Mosse on the sequel to the best-selling 'The Burning Chambers', 'The City of Tears' returns to 16th century France, Chris Wasser reviews WandaVision on Disney Plus .

Tara Brady & Darryl Jones review new films, One Night in Miami, Stardust & MLK/FBI, Kate Mosse on 'The City of Tears' return to 16th century France, Chris Wasser reviews WandaVision on Disney Plus .

Playwright Enda Walsh's short film Touch explores what it is to be isolated during the pandemic, art historians Jessica Fahy & Sarah Wilson guide listeners through how to read a painting from Fra Angelico to Jack B. Yeats, Mary McGill reviews The Pembrokeshire Murders, a new drama series based on the true story of Welsh serial killer, John Cooper.

Sam Blake is best known for the hugely successful Cat Connolly series of crime novels & her new thriller is 'The Dark Room', director Steven Benedict discusses François Truffaut, the French director who is the father of the Nouvelle Vague school of film making & writer Louise Kennedy delves into the fascinating work of Irish writer Norah Hoult.

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann reveals the romances of the most iconic people to shape our nation's history, airing on TG4, Prophet Makers & Risk Takers showcases writing from Northern Ireland, eastsidearts.net, My Story, My Song is a musical event where positive mental health is promoted through engagement with the arts, January 17 from firstfortnight.ie

Barry Gibb, enlists some equally legendary stars, including Dolly Parton to reinvent Bee Gees classics with the album, Greenfields, the debut solo album from Aaron Frazer & Passenger, How It Is by Samuel Beckett & Gare St Lazare's production & Declan Burke reviews 'Trust' an Australian crime from Chris Hammer.

To celebrate Little Christmas, Sinead Gleeson, the editor of the Art of the Glimpse her collection of 100 Irish Short stories, takes a look at some stories by women writers, performance poet Sinead O'Brien with her debut is Drowning in Blessings & the Therapy Sessions at First Fortnight, singer Laura Quirk of Lemoncello & actor Roxanna Nic Liam.