Darragh Downes marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of "100 Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
coming up on Friday's show..... it's a Harry Potter special today, marking the 20th anniversary since The Philosopher's Stone hit bookshelves and kickstarted a cultural phenomenon that continues to this day
In a Harry Potter special, we mark the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first-ever book, The Philosopher's Stone, which started a cultural phenomenon that continues to this day
Darragh Downes reviews “Of All That Ends”, the final collection of musings and thoughts by the late German author Gunter Grass (published by Harvill Secker)
Darragh Downes on the life and works of Rudyard Kipling, in this year the 150th anniversary of his birth
coming up on Friday's show....a special with the Defence Forces School of Music, the New Dublin Voices Choir and soprano Mairead Buicke in a musical Christmas celebration _______________________________________________________________________ coming up next week on Arena..... Tuesday 27th - a special programme remembering and commemorating the life and work of the late John Montague, one of our great contemporary poets and Ireland's first Professor Poetry ************************ Wednesday 28th - a public interview with Jim Sheridan, recorded in July at the Town Hall Theatre as part of this year’s Galway Film Fleadh ************************** Thursday 29th - a look back at some of the broadcasts that came from various Festivals around the country this ...
Darragh Downes marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of writer Anthony Trollope
Catherine Hansard, who broke into The Beatles dressing room in 1963, Terrie & Bill Colman-Black, Keith Cairns, Daragh Downes of the Beatles Lecture Series in Trinity College, Colin Hanton ...
coming up on Thursday's show....The Voice Squad in session, the final issue of the Cork Literary Review and film reviews will include "Star Wars: Rogue One" and "Uncle Howard" ___________________________________________________________________________ Would you like to be in the audience for our special Christmas programme on Tuesday the 20th of December at 6.30pm? The Army No. 1 Band will be joined by soprano Mairead Buicke and members of the New Dublin Voices Choir for some lovely seasonal music. To apply for tickets to this recording just email by Monday 19th December with your full name, address and number of tickets required to arena@rte.ie