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Mick Heaney, Seamus Heaney’s son & his biographer Roy Foster remember Seamus Heaney's Nobel Prize in Literature on the 25th anniversary, A Nobel Celebration is an online event, seamusheaneyhome.com, Paula Shields reviews a new documentary on BBC from Tracy Emin entitled Emin / Munch & album reviews including Taylor Swift.

Tara Brady & Darryl Jones review films The Racer, The Mole Agent & a new Bee Gees documentary, Skin is the lead singer with British rock band Skunk Anansie & a trailblazer for women in rock music, "It Takes Blood and Guts" is her new biography & The Stinging Fly with guest editors Elaine Feeney & Lisa McInerney.

Donald Clarke on Warner Bros. recent announcement to release its movies for 2021 in cinemas and on HBO max simultaneously, Dr Éimear O'Connor's book, Art, Ireland & the Irish Diaspora, composer Paul Frost & Mia Cooper RTÉ Concert Orchestra leader on the centenary of The Burning of Cork & new dance film installation, Alternately Terrific & Gentle.

Former UK poet laureate Andrew Motion talks about his new collection 'Randomly Moving Particles', author of 'The Fire Starters' Jan Carson recommends where to begin with the novels of Agatha Christie and Saint Maud writer and director Rose Glass discusses her much talked about debut.

Enya is the focus of a new book by the Grammy winning Canadian pianist Chilly Gonzales, The Hands of Franky Machine is a project from writer Peter Murphy & musician Lorcan Byrne, Seán visits The National Gallery of Ireland's Mondrian exhibition, composer Natasa Paulberg discusses The Hunger a documentary on the anniversary of the Irish famine.

John Maguire and Aingeala Flannery review films, Martin Hayes on his upcoming venture at the NCH and our panel have ideas for arty gifts this Christmas.

Siobhan Kane and Pat Carty review new albums from Miley Cyrus, Yungblud and Sigur Rós, 1970s music icon Suzi Quatro talks to Kay Sheehy, about her rise to fame and her Christmas single 'My Heart and Soul' 'Sculpture Dublin' is a Dublin City Council initiative which will commission six new pieces in Dublin parks and public spaces.

A special programme celebrating the latest and sixth edition of 'Winter Papers' with writers Nidhi Zak/Aria Epie, Oisín Fagan, Louise Kennedy, Elaine Feeney and Kevin Barry as well as a chat and performance from Villagers' Conor O'Brien.

Mia Colleran reviews Gabriel Byrne's new memoir 'Walking with Ghosts', Patrick Freyne on the life and work of comic book writer Alan Moore and Sophie Gorman on The Golden Age of British Short Stories.'

Paul Whitington on 'Mank', Messiah at the National Concert Hall, and Henry Blake, Director of 'coming-of-age' film 'County Lines'.