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It’s been 50 years this month since the first Woodstock festival. We look back at an interview from Electric Picnic 2012, where Dave spoke with Michael Lang - one of the organisers of the original Woodstock.

This week, Catherine Ann Cullen reads her poem When the Bow Breaks

Casting news for the 'Cruella' movie, Scorsese's 'The Irishman' to premiere at The New York Film Festival, Shatner coming to town, news of two new Irish films, a new screen version of The Lord of the Flies and all the new releases with Garret Daly.

Have you ever loved a book so much while you’re reading it that you can’t put it down and at the same time, you just don’t want it to end? Writer and director Peter Sheridan and authors Joseph O’Connor and Sinead Moriarty join Marian to talk about the books they wanted to last forever.

This morning Marian is joined in studio by Brendan McArdle of The Irish Field and the RTE Racing Commentary team to tell us about this years Dublin Horse Show

Actor Ciarán Hinds joins Marian on the line to talk about his performance at this years Kilkenny Arts Festival.

Journalist and activist Eamonn McCann dedicated his life to campaigning for civil rights, most famously in his efforts on behalf of the victims of Bloody Sunday. Eamonn also supported Brexit at the time of the referendum. We discuss his current opinions on Boris and Brexit, his love for Derry City.... and the time he was hit by Seamus Heaney.

Directed by Robert Clift, Montgomerys nephew, “Making Montgomery Clift” is a look at the tragic life of this classic film star and queer icon. Dave speaks to Robert about making the documentary, GAZE Film Fest and how difficult it is to look into your own family history.

Earlier this year The Cranberries released their final album. Dave journeys into that album with the band - talking about the passing of Dolores, creating the music and the prospect of never playing these songs again.

Celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this year, “Bearpit Karaoke” is an open air Karaoke Day set up by Dublin Native Gareth Lennon. Gareth tells Dave about how the event has embedded itself into the landscape of the German Capitol.