Arena

Arena

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.

Episodes

January 23, 2026 48 mins
TV reviews - Album reviews
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Highlights from Arena this week, with Daniel Mendelsohn on his new translation of The Odyssey, Paul Mescal and director Oliver Hermanus on their new film The History Of Sound... and Sibéal Ní Chasaide with two beautiful songs from our Arena Tradfest Studio 1 Special.
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Film reviews - Midwinter Festival -Departure(s) by Julian Barnes
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Patient Labyrinth - Daniel Mendelsohn - The History of Sound
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January 20, 2026 55 mins
Live from Studio One for a special event to mark the launch of Tradfest. We have live music from the Hothouse Flowers, Segun Akano and Yankari, Sibeal, Brian Kennedy and Cailini Lua.
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Valentino - Bryan Washington - Little John Nee - 38th European Film Awards
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January 16, 2026 50 mins
TV reviews - Film reviews
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January 16, 2026 68 mins
The very best of Arena's week - with singer Peggy Seeger, actor Brendan Fraser and radio memories with our live panel at the GPO for RTE Radio 100.
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January 15, 2026 54 mins
Live from the GPO for a special event marking 100 years of public broadcasting in Ireland. Rick is joined by Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch, novelist Christine Dwyer Hickey, filmmaker Colm Bairéad, Executive Director of the Abbey Mark O’Brien, and actor Bríd Ní Neachtain. Plus, music from piper Louise Mulcahy and Pilgrim.
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Mark Kermode - The Crucible - Brokeback Mountain at 20
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January 13, 2026 47 mins
Brendan Fraser - EUREKA DAY - Sister Wake
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The 83rd Golden Globes - Dido's Lament - ClassicsNow - Peggy Seeger
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January 9, 2026 46 mins
TV reviews - Music 2026
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January 9, 2026 69 mins
The best of the week on Arena, featuring novelist Maggie O'Farrell and singer songwriter Ailbhe Reddy.
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Film reviews - A Slow Fire - The Cunning Little Vixen
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Hamnet - David Keenan - Fiction in Translation
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Lazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie -Olivia Laing - He Dies in the End
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Ailbhe Reddy - Turner as Inspiration - First Fortnight Festival 2026
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January 1, 2026 48 mins
Join Oscar nominated actor Ciarán Hinds as he remembers his friend - and ours - Seán Rocks who passed away in July. Ciarán will guide us through a selection of Seán's best Arena interviews from the last few years. (For copyright reasons the full tracks performed during these interviews cannot be podcast)
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January 1, 2026 55 mins
Join Oscar nominated actor Ciarán Hinds as he remembers his friend - and ours - Seán Rocks who passed away in July. Ciarán will guide us through a selection of Seán's best Arena interviews from the last few years.
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