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Ruth Barton & Donald Clarke review films from Joan of Arc to The Day After I’m Gone & Resistance, about Marcel Marceau’s time in the French Resistance, Dublin rapper, JyellowL with his new single, JeweLs & Kay Sheehy previews The Luminaries which is a new six part costume drama set in the south island of New Zealand during the Gold Rush.

A two part RTÉ documentary, O'Casey In The Estate, brings the playwright's classic play, The Plough and The Stars home to East Wall. Director Maurice Sweeney & the Abbey Theatre, associate director, Caitriona McLaughlin join Seán, Annette Binder on her debut novel, The Vanishing Sky & also artist Gary Coyle's Dreaming Different Dreams exhibition.

Declan Kiberd guides us through some of the key extracts from a 1982 RTÉ Drama on Ulysses on Bloomsday, Where do I begin with Sondheim? the couturier and fashion designer, Peter O’Brien discusses composer Stephen Sondheim & also new music with Dublin-based singer-songwriter Eileen Gogan whose new album, Under Moving Skies is out now.

Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi discusses an online festival for Wexford Opera, author Colm Tóibín transports us to Venice through his choice of novels, John Maguire revisits the film, Whitnail and I, and also Dance in Solidarity in support of Black Lives Matter.

Bonnie Greer chats to Kay Sheehy about two 1970 debut albums & their influence on hip-hop, poet & songwriter, Gil Scott Heron & The Last Poets, Kate Brennan-Harding & John Meagher review new music from Kodaline, Jehnny Beth & Norah Jones, also the winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Christine Dwyer Hickey.

Michael Pope & Cara O' Doherty review the film adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl, also The King of Staten Island & Radioactive, the story of Marie Curie...Day of the Straws is by artist Marie Brett & writer Katie Holly. corkmidsummer.com & A Shooting at Chateau Rock is the latest in a series of crime novels from author Martin Walker.

Lise Hand previews Hillary, a new four part series on the life of Hillary Clinton, Niamh Campbell discusses her debut novel, This Happy, singer-songwriter, Luan Parle shares her love of true crime podcasts, also Declan Lawn & Adam Patterson, the co-writers of a new three-part dramatisation of The Salisbury Poisonings airing this Sunday.

Gavin James talks about Live at the Drive-In, a series of music events across Ireland from July 24, Carl Austin previews Spike Lee's new film for Netflix, Da 5 Bloods, about a group of African American GI’s who return to Vietnam, also Rónán Hession & Lucy Sweeney Byrne on their nominations for the Dalkey Literary Awards.

David Gray's White Ladder is the bestselling album in Irish recorded music history, Donal Scannell on his new documentary charting the phenomenal success of the album, anyone who loves fashion will know the name André Leon Talley, he discusses his new memoir, The Chiffon Trenches, Resilient is an installation by street artist Joe Caslin.

Mat Osman discusses his debut novel, The Ruins, Crossing the Threshold poem by Paula Meehan, Jenn Gannon on Mad Men an appreciation of the longtime series on Netflix, album drops from Run the Jewels & more with Kelly Anne Byrne & Eamon Sweeny reviewing.