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Arena

RTE Ireland

Irish podcast exploring what's happening in the world of arts, culture and entertainment. Listen live every weeknight on RTÉ Radio 1 from 7-8pm. Listen to individual clips at rte.ie/arena.

Location:

Dublin, Ireland

Networks:

RTE Ireland

Description:

Irish podcast exploring what's happening in the world of arts, culture and entertainment. Listen live every weeknight on RTÉ Radio 1 from 7-8pm. Listen to individual clips at rte.ie/arena.

Twitter:

@RTEArena

Language:

English

Contact:

RTÉ Donnybrook Dublin 4 353 (0) 1 208 3111


Episodes
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Arena (Podcast)

4/10/2026
TV Reviews - Album Reviews

Duration:00:45:41

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Arena Encore - SexyTadhg performs in studio, Schiaparelli at the V&A and Rosaleen McDonagh on her debut novel

4/10/2026
The best of Arena’s week - SexyTadhg performs and chats with Rick ahead of their appearance at the Night & Day Festival; Bairbre Power reviews the new Schiaparelli exhibition at the V&A, and playwright Rosaleen McDonagh discusses her debut novel, Contentious Spaces.

Duration:01:05:45

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Arena (Podcast)

4/9/2026
Rosaleen McDonagh - Film Reviews - Among Communists

Duration:00:52:34

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Linear Flux - Delirium Archive - Ciseach

4/8/2026
Linear Flux - Delirium Archive - Ciseach

Duration:00:44:24

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Remembering Gabriel Rosenstock - Schiaparelli at the V&A - Diatribe Stage at New Music Dublin - Stephen Sexton at the Granard Booktown Fest

4/7/2026
Remembering Gabriel Rosenstock - Schiaparelli at the V&A - Diatribe Stage at New Music Dublin - Stephen Sexton at the Granard Booktown Festival

Duration:00:52:23

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Arena (Podcast)

4/6/2026
Hollywood star James McAvoy - Ancient World - Contemporary Imagination - SexyTadhg

Duration:00:52:46

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TV reviews - Album reviews

4/3/2026
TV reviews - Album reviews

Duration:00:49:09

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Arena Encore - Celebrating Mary Lavin, remembering John McGahern and Wexford Festival Opera

4/3/2026
The best of Arena’s week - Colm Tóibín discusses the legacy of Mary Lavin; Sinéad Gleeson, filmmaker Pat Collins, and historian Catriona Crowe remember John McGahern; Jess Fahy explores the art of Easter; and we look ahead to the 75th Wexford Festival Opera.

Duration:01:24:25

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Film Reviews - Wexford Festival Opera - Communion

4/1/2026
Film Reviews - Wexford Festival Opera - Communion

Duration:00:43:40

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Remembering Ronnie - Phoeno - Easter art

4/1/2026
Remembering Ronnie - Phoeno - Easter art

Duration:00:47:07

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Jackie Nickerson on her new book and Exhibition 'Stateside'

3/31/2026
Jackie Nickersonm, Conceptual Photographer

Duration:00:14:01

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Doctor Millar on his new album 'I am Vermin'

3/31/2026
Doctor Millar, musician

Duration:00:19:32

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Celebrating Mary Lavin

3/31/2026
Colm Toibin on Mary Lavin career ahead of the launch a selection of her stories in 'An Arrow In Flight'

Duration:00:17:26

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Rita Perry's Kill Your Darlings - 20th anniversary of John McGahern's passing - The Lives of Others

3/30/2026
Rita Perry's Kill Your Darlings - 20th anniversary of John McGahern's passing - The Lives of Others

Duration:00:51:26

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Film Reviews - Album Reviews

3/27/2026
John Maguire and Sarina Bellissimo review films, No Ordinary Heist, George Orwell: 2+2=5, Splitsville. Cian Sullivan and Louise Bruton review albums by Robyn, Raye and How I Became a Wave.

Duration:00:46:53

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Arena Encore - Sex and the City creator Michael Patrick, SNL UK and Orwell: 2+2=5

3/27/2026
The best of Arena's week with the creator of Sex and the City, Michael Patrick King, Jenn Gannon on Saturday Night Live's move to the UK and we consider the life and work of George Orwell.

Duration:00:49:55

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Arena (Podcast)

3/25/2026
Michael Patrick King - Tom Dunne - Book Review

Duration:00:47:59

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Saturday Night Live UK - Life Aid in the National Photographic Archive - Rembrandt's Promise

3/24/2026
Saturday Night Live UK - Life Aid in the National Photographic Archive - Rembrandt's Promise

Duration:00:43:59

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George Orwell - The Good Luck Club - Patient: Soldier

3/23/2026
George Orwell - The Good Luck Club - Patient: Soldier

Duration:00:50:28

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Arena Encore - A Woman of Substance Jessica Reynolds, Liza Minnelli's memoir and the death of Dolores Keane

3/20/2026
The best of Arena's week with the Irish star of A Woman of Substance on C4, Jessica Reynolds... Lise Hand reviews Liza Minnelli's new memoir... and we remember the life and extraordinary talent of beloved singer, Dolores Keane.

Duration:00:43:55