Arena Tuesday 1 April 2014
Alan Corr with the latest news from the arts world - the death of American DJ Frankie Knuckles, Catherine Deneuve's criticism of Gerard Depardieu for abandoning France for tax reasons and the first Creative Arts scholarship to be offered in NUI Galway
Anita Shreve, author of "The Lives Of Stella Bain", published by Little Brown
Official website at www.anitashreve.com
As the film "Noah" starring Russell Crowe opens in cinemas and causes controversy, Chris Wasser takes a look at the various ways the bible has been depicted on film - from biblical epics like "Samson & Delilah" and "The Ten Commandments" to modern dramatic interpretations like "The Last Temptation Of Christ" and comic interpretations like "Bruce Almighty" and "The Life Of Brian"
Swedish film director Lukas Moodysson talks about his latest film "We Are The Best" about 3 girls determined to start a punk band in the 1980's even though everybody tells them punk is dead
Bernard Clarke looks at the life and work of German composer Richard Wagner - an artist whose work seems to generate passion, admiration and fear in equal measure
Gmf (Radio Edit)
John Grant
3:54
Ride Of The Valkyries
Wagner, Richard
8:00
The Flying Dutchman Overture
0:35
Tristan Und Isolde: Love Duet From Act Ii
Frida Leider (Isolde)
16:44
Siegfried-Idyll
17:58
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