Arena Monday 23 November 2020
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.
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Daily arts and popular culture show.
Joel Harkin
Joel Harkin's debut album called 'Never Happy' came out in May this year and is available from bandcamp. Hailing from Donegal, Joel was recently shortlisted for the Northern Irish Music Prize.
Corcadorca
Corcadorca has hosted Show, an annual showcase of theatre works in progress since 2013.This year it goes online, working closely with six artists on their ideas for live off site work suitable for the current conditions. Seán Rocks chats to playwright Clare Monnelly and Pat Kiernan Artistic Director of Corcadorca Theatre
Arena's Literary celebration
This week Arena celebrates literary magazine the Dublin Review 80th edition, we will be announcing the winners live from the An Post Book Awards and on Friday evening Dublin Book Festival and Arena will broadcast a pre recorded show from MOLI the Museum of Literature Ireland as part of the Dublin Book Festival.
Jean Hanff Korelitz & Paul Muldoon
'The Undoing', a six-part series currently being broadcast on Sky Atlantic, is adapted from Jean Hanff Korelitz's novel 'You Should Have Known', which revolves around a woman whose perfect husband is suspected of murder. Jean and her husband, the poet Paul Muldoon, join Sean Rocks to discuss. Paul Muldoon's Frolic and Detour is published by Faber.
Music Played on the Show
Vada (Radio Edit)
Joel Harkin
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