Arena Tuesday 27 March 2018
on Thursday's show....film reviews, two new exhibitions at the Glucksman in Cork and a review of "Machines Like Me: A Novel" by Ian McEwan
on Good Friday's show...Trevor Nunn directs Judi Dench in "Red Joan", "The Parisian" author Isabella Hammad and the latest albums from Lizzo, The Chemical Brothers and Old Hannah
on Easter Monday's show...why Spike Lee created a bombshell 30 years ago with "Do The Right Thing", Declan Burke with the latest crime fiction recommendations and the Vinyl Walkway at Windmill Lane
"Vox Materia", an exhibition by Alice Maher
The artist Alice Maher explains the concept of her forthcoming exhibition "Vox Materia" – a meditation on voice and silence; it opens at the Source Arts Centre in Thurles this week
Full details: www.thesourceartscentre.ie
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French film "La Haine" with a live soundtrack by Asian Dub Foundation
Siobhan Kane looks at the film "La Haine", a French crime thriller released in 1995; the Asian Dub Foundation have composed a score which they will perform live at The Sugar Club this week
Further details: www.thesugarclub.com
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"Rainsongs" by Sue Hubbard
Sue Hubbard chats about her novel "Rainsongs", set just before the financial crash against the backdrop of the Skelligs, it follows a woman dealing with the death of her husband (published by Duckworth)
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Review: "Three Poems" by Hannah Sullivan
Jessica Traynor reviews "Three Poems", a debut collection of poetry from Oxford professor Hannah Sullivan (published by Faber)
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Music Played on the Show
La Haine
Asian Dub Foundation
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Arena With Seán Rocks
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