Lise Hand reviews John Preston's book about media mogul Robert Maxwell which won best biography at the Costa Book Awards. The English National Opera is reviving La Bohème with Irish soprano Sinéad Campbell Wallace. James Joyce’s final book, Finnegans Wake has provided the inspiration for a new album by electronic composer, Roger Doyle.

Alan Corr discusses Neil Young removing his music from Spotify. Christopher Morash talks about The Dublin Literary Award long list. The Crawford Art Gallery, Cork celebrates 100 years of James Joyce's Ulysses in new exhibition Odysseys. The Irish Chamber Orchestra host a programme of classical music under the baton of Thomas Zehetmair.

Penélope Cruz is truly one of the most compelling film stars of our era, the Oscar-winning star chats to Kay Sheehy about her latest role in Parallel Mothers, Cara O'Doherty & Paul Whitington review new films, incl. Parallel Mothers & Doineann, Jenn Gannon previews Pam & Tommy on Disney Plus, based on the true story of the Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee sex tape stolen from the couple’s home

Reavey Brothers is a short film directed by John Reavey which tells the story of his young uncles who were victims of a sectarian murder. Arena pays tribute after the passing of Andre Leon Tallie at 73. William Ryan tells us about his new novel The Winter Guest. Artist Sam Keogh discusses his reconfigured show in Kerlin Gallery, Dublin.

Kiefer Sutherland talks about his just-released third album, Bloor Street. Northern Irish Opera open a new production of Stephen Sondheim's 'Into The Woods' starring Sean Kearns and directed by Cameron Menzies. The book 'Bacon In Moscow' describes how, despite all odds, James Birch took an exhibition of Francis Bacon's work to Moscow in the 1980s.

Stephen Rea is at the centre of Saíocht, which combines poetry and music and features poets, Natalya O’Flaherty and Sasha Terfous. TradFest 2022 welcomes folk legend, Peggy Seeger who discusses her album, First Farewell. Brothers Steve and Joe Wall, of The Walls and The Stunning play their first restriction-free gig as part of Tradfest.

Flag Day is directed by Sean Penn, Sean & his daughter Dylan Penn star in the new film based on the real-life con man, Jon Vogel, Peter Coonan on the Irish language mystery, Doineann, Darryl Jones reviews The Gilded Age, Sara Freeman on her debut novel Tides.

Haunted by Vertigo is a new book which explores the film and its legacy, one of the editors, Sidney Gottlieb spoke to Kay, Arlene Hunt reviews the final season of Ozark on Netflix, Louise Bruton & Pat Carty review new albums from Miles Kane to Silverbacks & Janis Ian.

Ciarán Hinds, star of the new film Belfast, Ruth Barton & Michael Pope bring us the latest films – Belfast, Nightmare Alley, Mass, Steven Benedict on how cinema has addressed the Holocaust.

Richard Aldous casts his historian’s eye over Munich: The Edge of War, the film adaptation of Robert Harris’s 2017 novel Munich, Poetry, Memory and the Party, Journals: 1974 - 2014 is Thomas McCarthy's new book, Liam Geraghty on Fraggle Rocks reboot on Apple TV