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Classics Now - Daniel Mendelsohn

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The History of Sound

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Arena Tradfest special 2026

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Designer Valentino dies aged 93

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Palaver - Bryan Washington

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The Art of Gentle Punk - Little John Nee

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38th European Film Awards

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Film reviews

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The Gang of Three - Mark Kermode

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The Crucible - The Gaiety

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Brokeback Mountain at 20

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Rental Family - Brendan Fraser

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EUREKA DAY

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Sister Wake - Dave Rudden

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The 83rd Golden Globes

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Dido's Lament - ClassicsNow

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Peggy Seeger

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Patient Labyrinth - Daniel Mendelsohn - The History of Sound show image

Patient Labyrinth - Daniel Mendelsohn - The History of Sound

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Arena Tradfest special 2026

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Valentino - Bryan Washington - Little John Nee - 38th European Film Awards show image

Valentino - Bryan Washington - Little John Nee - 38th European Film Awards

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TV reviews - Film reviews

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Mark Kermode - The Crucible - Brokeback Mountain at 20

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Brendan Fraser - EUREKA DAY - Sister Wake

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The 83rd Golden Globes - Dido's Lament - ClassicsNow - Peggy Seeger

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TV reviews - Music 2026

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Arena Encore

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Film reviews - A Slow Fire - The Cunning Little Vixen

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Hamnet - David Keenan - Fiction in Translation

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Lazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie -Olivia Laing - He Dies in …

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Ailbhe Reddy - Turner as Inspiration - First Fortnight Festival 2026

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The Essential Seán Rocks - part 2

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The Essential Seán Rocks - part 1

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Arena Best of 2025

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Arena Christmas Quiz

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TV reviews - Festive reflections - Culture vulture gifts

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Curator Anne Hodge discusses the National Gallery's new exhibition, Turner as Inspiration. show image

Curator Anne Hodge discusses the National Gallery's new exhibition, Turner as Inspiration.

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Sealed with a kiss - Ailbhe Reddy performs live for RTÉ Arena

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Wake up - author Dave Rudden on his first book for adults

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Folk legend Peggy Seeger joins Rick to reflect on seventy years of singing, …

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Rooney Prize 2025 winner Ferdia Lennon talks to RTÉ Arena

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Celebrating The Dublin Review at 100: listen to the Arena special

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The return - Daniel Day-Lewis talks to RTÉ Arena

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Meet The Mastermind - Josh O'Connor talks to RTÉ Arena

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Winners announced of RTÉ Short Story Competition 2025

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Bill & Ted wait for Godot on Broadway - Eimear McBride reviews

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Shadow man: RTÉ Arena on the return of Thomas Pynchon

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In The Picture: RTÉ Arena celebrates Culture Night

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Culture Night 2025: Take a trip into the mystic with Guest Editor Belinda …

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That's Sooo Povo - Sophie O'Toole & Trudy Nolan on their Dublin Fringe …

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Tune up - Martin Hayes celebrates the cream of Irish musicianship

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Remembering Sean Rocks - the Irish arts community pays tribute

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Composer Jennifer Walshe's trip to Mars with Irish National Opera

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Thomas McCarthy and Annemarie Ní Churreáin on the 50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney's …

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Unfinished Stories - the legacy of Ireland's mother and baby homes

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