Arena

Mary McGill reviews a new collection of Joan Didion essays, Steven Benedict explores the western and Seán chats to flamenco guitarist John Walsh.

Moya Brennan & Laoise on Ceiliúradh na mBan, writer Sue Rainsford, Philly McMahon on clubbing as culture and Brian Boyd & Nadine O'Regan review albums.

Film reviews with Mihcael Pope and Cara O'Doherty, a new Oscar Wilde documentary and author Una Mannion discusses her debut novel.

Siobhán McSweeney discusses her upcoming role as Winnie in Beckett’s iconic play, Happy Days, Declan Burke has been looking at some classic novel-to-screen works, starting with cult classic Night of the Hunter, poet-writer Sean Hewitt's new book on J.M. Synge reassesses many of his works.

Kate Brennan Harding on where to begin with the music of the iconic Róisín Murphy, Barry Houlihan of NUIG discusses the legacy of writer & actress, Genevieve Lyons, John Self reviews A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Zulieka Rogers, Director of the Herzog Centre in Trinity discusses a unique concert.

A very special Arena. Music and chat from some of the finest traditional musicians featured in TradFest. Cathy Jordan from Dervish, Seána Davy, Liam Ó Maonlaí from the Hothouse Flowers, Karan Casey and Louise Mulcahy. See TradFest.ie Jan 28-31.

The late Eavan Boland won the Costa poetry award for 'The Historians', it is shortlisted for the Book of the Year, Jody Allen Radolph discusses, Russell T Davies on his new show, It's A Sin, following a group of friends & how Aids affects their lives in the 1980a, Siobhan Kane & Simon Maher review new music from Rhye, Kerri Watt & James Yorkston.

John Maguire & Aingeala Flannery review new films, The White Tiger on Netflix, Revelations is a new ground breaking biography on Francis Bacon, the Midwinter Festival Goldberg brings together some of the finest performers in modern classical music & one of the world's finest cellists, Natalie Clein.

Novelist Marian Keyes kicked off the New Year by offering an online novel-writing class online, the best selling author breaks down the fundamentals of writing, Dostoevsky, 19th century literary star, of Crime and Punishment, Alex Christofi on his book 'Dostoevsky In Love', Sophie Gorman & Mirian Diallo review the new series of Call My Agent!

The new chapter of Sex and the City is called And Just Like That, Jenn Gannon discusses, Brian Bilston is known as the Banksy of poetry, 'Alexa, what is there to know about love?' is his new collection, Joe Csibi recommends where to begin with Elmer Bernstein, one of the true greats of cinematic composition.