Arena Friday 6 June 2014
on Friday's show....Jackie Fox and Simon Maher review "44/876" from Sting and Shaggy; "Treasures from the Temple" from Thievery Corporation; and "Primal Heart" from Kimbra; interview with author Lionel Shriver about her new book, "Property: A Collection"; and Alan Corr reflects on his early vinyl-buying ahead of Record Store Day.
Arena
Daily arts and popular culture show, presented tonight by Evelyn O'Rourke
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Arts News
with Alan Corr - Game of Thrones is the most popular programme ever with HBO viewers ahead of The Sopranos, Ronan Keating to take over the lead in the musical "Once" on London's West End, fairy tales harm children according to Professor Richard Dawkins
Book review
Declan Burke reviews “Mr Mercedes”, the new novel from Stephen King (published by Hodder)
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Theatre review
Sinead Gleeson reviews “The Separation”, the debut play from Richard Molloy at the Project Arts Centre which is set against the backdrop of the 1995 divorce referendum in Ireland
Full details at http://projectartscentre.ie/event/separation/
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Watch Dogs video game
Joe Griffin analyses the amazing success of the video game "Watch Dogs"
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Album reviews
Sinead White and John Meagher review new albums - "Lazaretto" by Jack White, "48:13" by Kasabian and "Stockholm" by Chrissie Hynde
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Music Played on the Show
Lazaretto
Jack White
3:51
Just One Drink
Jack White
2:34
Glass
Kasabian
1:25
You Or No One
Chrissie Hynde
1:30
Arena With Seán Rocks
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