Arena Tuesday 27 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 - Limerick preparing for a troupe of giant puppets from the French Theatre Company ‘Royal Deluxe’ to appear on streets in September as part of the City of Culture celebrations, the top-grossing movies of all time, according to a Beat on the Street report Dublin is joint-third in a poll of best cities for buskers
International IMPAC Literary Award
Kay Sheehy continues her reviews of the books on the IMPAC shortlist – “Questions of Travel” by Michelle De Kretser (published by Allen & Unwin)
End-of-the-world films
John Byrne with a guide to the biggest end-of-the-world films as outlined in the book “World Gone Wild: A Survivor’s Guide To Post-Apocalyptic Movies” by David J Moore (published by Schiffer)
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Led Zeppelin
Tony Clayton Lea looks at the career of Led Zeppelin, as a new box-set of re-mastered and prevously unheard versions of their first 3 albums are released
(for copyright reasons the music featured in this item is not available to download)
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Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
Irish comedian Aisling Bea, one of the performers at this weekend’s Cat Laughs Comedy Festival in Kilkenny
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Peter Fallon, poet
Peter Fallon, poet and publisher – he talks about his latest collection ‘Strong My Love’ which is dedicated to his children and being a publisher with Gallery Press
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Music Played on the Show
The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get
Morrissey
3:41
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
5:44
Good Times Bad Times/Communication Breakdown (Live In Paris 1969)
Led Zeppelin
4:02
Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin
2:37
Arena With Seán Rocks
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