Arena Friday 30 September 2016

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

We catch up on all the Arts news with Sinéad Mooney and here are the highlights.

Two paintings from Vincent Van Gogh have been recovered,

Hollywood stars not quite as well paid as you might think?

Daniel Craig 'still first choice for Bond role,

Review - Chernobyl

An elderly couple who refused to leave their village during the evacuation from Chernobyl 30 years ago, are the real-life subjects of a theatre piece that opened last night at the Samuel Beckett Theatre.

Zvizdal (Chernobyl – So far so close) is part of Dublin Theatre Festival.

Oisín Fagan - Hostages

Native Meath man, Oisín Fagan cathces up with Seán on his new book - Hostages.

Album review

The unmistakeable voice of Van Morrison opening this week’s album reviews. His new album Keep me Singing is one of three albums up for review this week, Jackie Fox and John Meagher have also been listening to Head Carrier from The Pixies and 22, A Million from Bon Iver.

Music Played on the Show

Kismet Kill

Haley Bonar