Arena Wednesday 12 September 2018
on Friday's show....classical guitarist Xuefei Yang whose career spans Chairman Mao's cultural revolution to the Chinese New Year celebrations in Ireland, comedian Áine Gallagher wants to talk about our love, yet fear of, the Irish language and the latest albums from Chaka Khan, Picture This and John Fratelli
Helen Zaltzman at the Dublin Podcast Festival
Helen Zaltzman, creator of the podcast "The Allusionist", about how we use language; she will be a guest speaker at the upcoming Dublin Podcast Festival
Full details: http://dublinpodcastfestival.ie
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Ruth Wilson, star of "The Little Stranger"
Kay Sheehy met the actress Ruth Wilson, who stars in the latest Lenny Abrahamson film "The Little Stranger"
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Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, Máirtín O'Connor and Séamie O'Dowd in session
Traditional singer Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, who is embarking on a Music Network nationwide tour with Máirtín O'Connor and Séamie O'Dowd
Full details: www.musicnetwork.ie
"Becoming Belle" by Nuala O'Connor
Nuala O'Connor talks about her latest novel "Becoming Belle", based on the true story of a woman who rose to the rank of Irish aristocracy in Victorian London (published by Random House)
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Fringe Short - "Split Ends" by Lauren Larkin
Lauren Larkin performs an extract from "Split Ends", her show about a hairdresser who thinks she has her life all sorted; it runs as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival
Full details: www.fringefest.com
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Music Played on the Show
The Lark
Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill, Máirtín O'Connor And Séamie O’Dowd
3:40
Arena With Seán Rocks
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Presenter: Seán Rocks