RTÉ Radio 1

Arena

Arts EN ↓ 239 episodes

Irish podcast exploring what's happening in the world of arts, culture and entertainment. Listen live every weeknight on RTÉ Radio 1 from 7-8pm. Listen to individual clips at rte.ie/arena.

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RTÉ Radio 1

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.rte.ie

Latest episode

Oct 20, 2026

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Episodes

The Airport Chaplain - Hugo Weaving 24.09.2026

Hugo Weaving discusses his latest film, The Airport Chaplain.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visions by Eoghan Quinn 24.09.2026

Director Claire O’Reilly and actors Oliver Flitcroft and Ghaliah Conroy discuss Visions, a new Abbey Theatre production written by Eoghan Quinn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film reviews 24.09.2026

Justin Mac Gregor and Tara Brady review Hope, Sense and Sensibility, Her Private Hell and The Lost Children of Tuam.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sense, Sensibility & Sisters 23.09.2026

Caitríona Balfe discusses the new big-screen adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility, her role as Mrs Dashwood, and working alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esme Creed-Miles and Fiona Shaw. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A.S. Fanning: Taking Us Back to Nowhere 23.09.2026

A.S. Fanning discusses his latest album Take Me Back To Nowhere, his first headline tour in Ireland in nine years, and his dark, atmospheric sound. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Long Live the Library! 23.09.2026

Martina Devlin and Irish Fiction Laureate Éilís Ní Dhuibhne celebrate the joy of public libraries, from borrowing and reading to the enduring magic of books and stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New exhibition at IMMA - Technologies of Peace 22.09.2026

Mary Cremin, co-curator of Technologies of Peace, takes us through the new exhibition at IMMA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No Vacancy - Jan Carson 22.09.2026

Jan Carson discusses No Vacancy, her new collection of microfiction about staying in hotels around the world.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lost Children of Tuam - Liam Neeson and Monica Dolan 22.09.2026

Liam Neeson and Monica Dolan discuss The Lost Children of Tuam, the new drama about historian Catherine Corless and her research into the former Mother and Baby Homes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dublin Theatre Festival 2026 - Dignity 21.09.2026

Amanda Coogan and Leanne Quigley discuss a new performance of Teresa Deevy’s play Dignity by Dublin Theatre of the Deaf.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dublin Theatre Festival 2026 - Lourdes! The Musical 21.09.2026

Xnthony chats with Rick about the world premiere of Lourdes! The Musical at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2026.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Mann’s Manhunter at 40 21.09.2026

Paul Whittington discusses Michael Mann’s Manhunter at 40.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arena Culture Night Special 18.09.2026

A special broadcast live from Studio One to celebrate Culture Night. Featuring performances from Lasairfhíona, harmony vocal group Landless, concertina virtuoso Jack Talty, uilleann piper Mark Redmond, and guitarist Michael McCague, alongside poetry readings from Martin Dyar.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film reviews 17.09.2026

Hilary White and Sarina Bellissimo review Queen At Sea and Bad Apples.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TV reviews 17.09.2026

Chris Wasser and Dee Molumby review the latest series of Slow Horses and Sharon Horgan’s new series Youth.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creative Journeys - Dave Haslam 17.09.2026

Dave Haslam discusses his new book Creative Journeys: Intimate conversations with artists, actors, writers and musicians.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NUALA - Hugo Hamilton 16.09.2026

Hugo Hamilton on adapting his novel Every Single Minute into the new stage production NUALA.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katherine Priddy 16.09.2026

English folk singer-songwriter Katherine Priddy performs live in studio.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matilda The Musical - Dennis Kelly 16.09.2026

Writer and producer Dennis Kelly on adapting Roald Dahl’s Matilda into a musical.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Love Between Men - Pádraig Ó Tuama 15.09.2026

Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama discusses his new collection, Love Between Men. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

the olllam - European Tour 2026 15.09.2026

Michael Shimmin of transatlantic folk-fusion collective The Olllam discusses the group's upcoming Irish tour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farewell to Eden – Sebastian Faulks 15.09.2026

Sebastian Faulks on Farewell to Eden – his new novel set after the second world war about a returning British soldier haunted by his time in Palestine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mansfield Park Opera 14.09.2026

Composer Jonathan Dove and theatre director Patrick Mason discuss Opera Collective Ireland's production of Mansfield Park . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Thought Without Collision - Adrian Duncan 14.09.2026

Author Adrian Duncan discusses his latest novel,  A Thought Without Collision .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As One: Remaking Suede 14.09.2026

Eamon Sweeney discusses As One: Remaking Suede, a new biography of the band by Suede's biography by Roger Glass.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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