Arena Encore

TV reviews - Music 2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The best of the week on Arena, featuring novelist Maggie O'Farrell and singer songwriter Ailbhe Reddy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film reviews - A Slow Fire - The Cunning Little VixenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamnet - David Keenan - Fiction in TranslationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie -Olivia Laing - He Dies in the EndSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ailbhe Reddy - Turner as Inspiration - First Fortnight Festival 2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Oscar nominated actor Ciarán Hinds as he remembers his friend - and ours - Seán Rocks who passed away in July. Ciarán will guide us through a selection of Seán's best Arena interviews from the last few years. (For copyright reasons the full tracks performed during these interviews cannot be podcast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Oscar nominated actor Ciarán Hinds as he remembers his friend - and ours - Seán Rocks who passed away in July. Ciarán will guide us through a selection of Seán's best Arena interviews from the last few years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.