Arena Wednesday 20 November 2013
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
Arena Wednesday 20th November 2013
Daily arts and popular culture show.
Arts News
Abie Philbin Bowman with tonight's Arts and Entertainment News.
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Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci on his role as Caesar Flickerman in 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'.
Sonya Kelly & New Planet Cabaret
Actor Sonya Kelly with her essay to pre-publicise Arena's collection of new Irish writing 'New Planet Cabaret'. The book will be launched at The Gutter Bookshop in Dublin on Friday November 22nd. All proceeds from the sale of the book go to the Writers in Schools Project which is run by Poetry Ireland.
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Book Review - Margaret Drabble
Mary McGill reviews 'The Pure Gold Baby' by Margaret Drabble which is Published by Canongate. The book is about a promising young academic who becomes pregnant by a married Professor.
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Peter Landesman - Parkland
Evelyn O'Rourke with Peter Landesman, Director of the new film 'Parkland' which is released in Ireland on Friday November 22nd.
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Frank McGuinness
Frank McGuinness reads his poem 'The Herring Gutters' at this year's Dublin Book Festival. Arena will broadcast a Public Interview with Frank McGuinness on Friday 29th November.
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Author Donal Ryan
Donal Ryan reads from his novel 'The Thing About December' which is Published by Doubleday and Lilliput Press.
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Arena Wednesday 20th November 2013 - Full Programme
Abie Philbin Bowman with Arts News, Stanley Tucci on his role as Caesar Flickerman in 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire', Sonya Kelly on Arena's New Planet Cabaret, A review of 'The Pure Gold Baby' by Margaret Drabble, Evelyn O'Rourke with Peter Landesman, Director of 'Parkland', Frank McGuinness reads his poem 'The Herring Gutters' and Donal Ryan reads from his book 'The Thing About December'.
Music Played on the Show
Lean
The National
4:28
My Love Lies In The Ground
Dirk Powell
3:14
Set Me On Fire
Bella Ferraro
3:17
Arena With Seán Rocks
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