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  TV reviews - inc Celebrity Traitors 09.10.2026 27min

  Jenn Gannon and Chris Wasser review Mike Flanagan’s reboot of Stephen King’s Carrie and Channel 4's comedy series It Gets Worse, and discuss why The Celebrity Traitors is so compelling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Album reviews 09.10.2026 22min

  Graham Smyth and John Meagher review new releases from Troye Sivan, Morgana and Pet Shop Boys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Extra: Anne Carson - Arts Tonight (2011) 09.10.2026 27min

  A look back into the RTÉ Archives to mark Anne Carson winning the Nobel prize in Literature, 2026. The Canadian poet joined Vincent Woods in studio in March 2011, on a visit to Dublin as a guest of the Poetry Now festival in Dún Laoghaire. In the interview, she discusses her work translating from the Greek classics, and her own poetry and criticism, including her books The Autobiography of Red, Eros the Bittersweet, and Nox – which she describes as an epitaph to her late brother Michael.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Film reviews - including The Social Reckoning 08.10.2026 23min

  John Maguire and Cara O'Doherty review Aaron Sorkin’s new Facebook film The Social Reckoning, Andrew Garfield in The Uprising and new Irish documentary Lesbian Lines.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  From Out My Heart - Sue Rainsford 08.10.2026 15min

  Sue Rainsford discusses her new novel From Out My Heart.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Baboró International Arts Festival for Children - A Teen Odyssey 08.10.2026 10min

  Jenny Vila, founder and Creative Producer of La Mecànica chats to Rick about A Teen Odyssey an immersive and highly original production at this year's Baboró International Arts Festival for Children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  NŌS by Luail - Akram Khan 07.10.2026 15min

  Choreographer Akram Khan discusses his work Kaash, which will be part of a landmark triple bill of internationally acclaimed contemporary dance works coming to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre as part of NŌS by Luail.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Side Stage - Ben Barnes 07.10.2026 16min

  Acclaimed theatre and opera director Ben Barnes chats to Rick about Side Stage, a collection of his writing about theatre.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  John McGahern: Writer & Archive - Dr Barry Houlihan 07.10.2026 15min

  Dr Barry Houlihan chats to Rick about a new exhibition marking 20 years since the death of John McGahern, which has opened at the University of Galway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Irish premiere of Goebbels' Songs of Wars I Have Seen at the NCH 06.10.2026 11min

  German composer Heiner Goebbels and internationally acclaimed violinist Claire Duff of the Irish Baroque Orchestra discuss the Irish premiere of Goebbels' landmark music-theatre work, Songs of Wars I Have Seen, at the National Concert Hall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan on Bizet's Carmen 06.10.2026 20min

  Mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan on Irish National Opera's upcoming production of Bizet's Carmen.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Chasing Millions - Christopher Eccleston and Madeleine Madden 06.10.2026 12min

  Christopher Eccleston and Madeleine Madden discuss Chasing Millions - the upcoming heist comedy about the 2004 Northern Bank robbery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Wran perform live in studio 05.10.2026 21min

  Ahead of the release of their debut album, The Stone Man, The Wran perform live in studio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Uprising - Andrew Garfield 05.10.2026 12min

  Andrew Garfield discusses his upcoming role as a rebellious farmer in the historical action drama, The Uprising.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The greatest Austen adaptations 05.10.2026 12min

  Paul Whitington discusses our obsession with Jane Austen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  TV reviews feat East of Eden 02.10.2026 25min

  Chris Wasser and Dee Molumby review War (Sky/Now), Kill Jackie (Prime) and East of Eden (Netflix).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Album reviews feat Johnn Marr 02.10.2026 24min

  Louise Bruton and Cian Sullivan review new releases from The Whileaways, Johnny Marr and Blossoms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Director Tom Creed on his new production of 4.48 Psychosis 01.10.2026 15min

  Director Tom Creed discusses his new production of Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis starring Marty Rea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Film reviews 01.10.2026 19min

  Paul Whittington and Ruth Barton review Digger, Verity, The Weight and Knife, a new documentary about Salman Rushdie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Diveboy perform live in studio 01.10.2026 14min

  Cork band Diveboy chat to Rick and play live in studio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.