Arena Best of 2025

Arena's year-end review special where Rick and a panel made up of Arena regulars (Paul Whitington, Zara Hedderman, Sinéad Gleeson and Chris Wasser) discuss the standout music, films, books, and TV from the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two teams made up of our regular contributors (Eamon Sweeney, Sarina Bellissimo, John Meagher, John Maguire, Louise Bruton, Nadine O’Regan) battle it out in the inaugural Arena Christmas Quiz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TV reviews - Festive reflections - Culture vulture gifts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saipan Review - Film Reviews - Wish You Were Here at 50See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robin and Dawn - Sentimental Value - Playboy of the Western World reviewSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth - Other Voices: Home in DublinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TV reviews - The best music books and gigs of the yearSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film Reviews - Winter PoetrySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Goodbye June - Brian Eno’s "Discreet Music" at 50 - Ciaran Carson’s "The Brimming World: Selected Essays"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sunday Miscellany: A Selection 2023-2025 - Réalt an Rince - Nativity artSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.