Arena Tuesday 13 September 2016
On Wednesday's Arena with Seán Rocks, author Marian Keyes discusses her writing classes, 'Call My Agent', the final and fourth series returns. Sophie Gorman and Mariam Diallo of the French Embassy review - Alex Christofi discusses his new book ‘Dostoevsky in Love’ marking the 200th anniversary of the writer’s birth.
with Alan Corr - shortlist for the Man Booker Prize revealed, Light Moves dance film festival programme launched, fall-out continues as The Great British Bake-Off moves from the BBC to Channel 4
Eimear McBride talks about her latest novel “The Lesser Bohemians”, a year in the life of an 18-year old Irish girl who moves to London in the 1990’s and has a tempestuous and complicated affair with an older man (published by Faber & Faber)
Dr Daniel Geary, Associate Professor in American History, Trinity College, his lecture next week “From Little Richard To John Wayne: American Popular Culture in the 1950’s” contends that 1950’s American was a far more radical place than we might think
Further details: www.eventbrite.ie
Abie Philbin Bowman chatted to Pablo Trapero, director of the film “The Clan” which is based on the true crime story of the kidnapping of the son of the Puccio family whose father worked for the military dictatorship in Argentina in the 1980’s
Deirdre Mulrooney reviews a dance show double-bill at the Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival – “Wrongheaded/Hope Hunt” by the Liz Roche Company and Oona Doherty (Wrongheaded is a response to the 8th amendment / Hope Hunt addresses stereotypes about the disadvantage male)
Full details: www.fringefest.com
How Can You Leave Me On My Own
The Divine Comedy
3:23
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
2:41
Baby I Get It Where I Can
The Dublin City Rounders
3:10
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Presenter: Seán Rocks