Arena Monday 13 February 2017
On Friday's Arena with Kay Sheehy, new album reviews with Nadine O'Regan & Simon Maher, poet Michael Longley & also acclaimed portrait artist Blaise Smith at Kilkenny Arts Fesival.
"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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