Arena Monday 25 March 2013
on Monday's show....anticipating the future for RTÉ's orchestras, a review of "Circe" by Madeline Miller, a major Sybil Connolly exhibition at the Hunt Museum and the BBC adapt one of the great mystery novels "The Woman in White"
Arena
Daily arts and popular culture show.
Manga - Osamu Tezuka
John Byrne on 'The Art of Osamu Tezuka, God of Manga' by Helen McCarthy. The Publishers are Ilex Press.
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Author Rupert Thomson
Rupert Thomson discusses his latest book 'Secrecy' with Seán Rocks. The book is set in 17th Century Florence, a city that is rife with corruption and decay. The Publishers are Granta.
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Classic Movie - The Servant
Tony Tracy discusses this week's Classic Movie 'The Servant' starring Dirk Bogarde and James Fox with Seán Rocks.
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Book Review - 'Instructions for a Heatwave'
'Instructions for a Heatwave' by Maggie O'Farrell tells the story of an Irish emigrants father who goes out to buy the newspaper and promptly disappears. The Publishers are Tinder Press. Mary McGill reviews the book with Seán Rocks.
Kilkenny Arts Festival
Evelyn O'Rourke on The Kilkenny Arts Festival which celebrates it's 40th anniversary this year. The website is www.kilkennyarts.ie.
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Arena With Seán Rocks
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