Arena Tuesday 20 May 2014
coming up on Friday's show.....films for review include the "The Magnificent Seven" protecting the underdog, a childhood friendship put in danger by irritating adults in "Little Men" and Irish troops battling mercenaries in the Congo during "The Siege of Jadotville" and the latest albums from David Bowie's back catalogue, Billy Bragg and Warpaint
Arts News
with Alan Corr - the crime writer John Banville hits out at the amount of violence on television, Alfonso Cuarón in talks to direct the Harry Potter spin-off, what people can expect to see in Miley Cyrus concert at the O2 in Dublin tonight
International IMPAC Literary Award
Kay Sheehy continues her review of books on the IMPAC shortlist - "The Garden Of Evening Mists" by Tan Twan Eng (published by Canongate Books)
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Opera in Waterford
Evelyn O'Rourke meets the creative team behind the opera "The Invader" (composed by Eric Sweeney and Mark Roper and directed by Ben Barnes). A modern take on the Greek play 'The Bacchae' by Euripides, it runs at the Theatre Royal in Waterford next weekend
Full information at www.theatreroyal.ie
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One Direction
Chris Wasser with a guide to the phenomenon that is One Direction
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Johnny Vegas, comedian
Abie Philbin Bowman profiles the career of comedian Johnny Vegas, as told in his memoir 'Becoming Johnny Vegas' (published by Harper Collins).
He will be a guest at this year's Dublin Writers Festival. Details at www.dublinwritersfestival.com
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Sonya Kelly essay
Sonya Kelly – an essay about her experiences during rehearsals for the show ‘Care’ (a show about hospice care workers) by WillFredd Theatre
Full details at http://willfredd.com/
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Roy Orbison
Simon Maher with a career retrospective of Roy Orbison, the last album he recorded is “Mystery Girl’ and it has just been re-released
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Music Played on the Show
One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
One Direction
2:52
What Makes You Beautiful
One Direction
3:32
Handyman Blues
Billy Bragg
0:44
You Got It
Roy Orbison
3:43
She's A Mystery To Me
Roy Orbison
4:28
The Way Is Love
Roy Orbison
1:30
Arena With Seán Rocks
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Presenter: Seán Rocks