Arena Podcast
1) TV reviews - Music 2026
TV reviews - Music 2026
2) Arena Encore
The best of the week on Arena, featuring novelist Maggie O'Farrell and singer songwriter Ailbhe Reddy.
3) Film reviews - A Slow Fire - The Cunning Little Vixen
Film reviews - A Slow Fire - The Cunning Little Vixen
4) Hamnet - David Keenan - Fiction in Translation
Hamnet - David Keenan - Fiction in Translation
5) Lazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie -Olivia Laing - He Dies in the End
Lazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie -Olivia Laing - He Dies in the End
6) Ailbhe Reddy - Turner as Inspiration - First Fortnight Festival 2026
Ailbhe Reddy - Turner as Inspiration - First Fortnight Festival 2026
7) The Essential Seán Rocks - part 2
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 la...Show More
8) The Essential Seán Rocks - part 1
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 la...Show More
9) 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 fr...Show More
10) Arena Christmas Quiz
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.