Arena Monday 13 February 2017
On Monday's show,.. Rick O'Shea reviews Bill Bryson's latest novel "The Body: A Guide to Occupants". Chris Wasser previews season two of The Young Offenders which returns tonight on RTÉ Two. Live in studio soprano, Mairead Buicke and John Scott, director of Irish Modern Dance Theatre, discuss "Divine Madness", a mixture of dance and opera, which debuts November 13th , at the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar.
"Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman talks about his latest book "Norse Mythology", a collection of short stories that comically re-tell the ancient Norse myths about the creation of the world (published by Bloomsbury)
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"NewBliss" by Keith Donald
Keith Donald chats about his one-man show ‘NewBliss’ a musical memoir of his life from a troubled Belfast childhood to a successful career as a musician and recovery from alcoholism
Official website: www.keithdonald.com
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"Girls" comes to an end
Sorcha Kenny profiles the Lena Dunham tv series "Girls", examining why it was such an influential female-led tv series
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"Amanda Coogan: Long Now", by Paddy Cahill and Amanda Coogan
Film-maker Paddy Cahill and performance artist Amanda Coogan talk about collaborating on “Amanda Coogan: Long Now”, a documentary about Amanda’s performance exhibition “I’ll Sing You A Song From Around The Town”
Further details: www.diff.ie / www.paddycahill.com / www.amandacoogan.com
Essay: television
Sara Baume with an essay about her relationship with her television
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Arena With Seán Rocks
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