The Arts Show - Season 2 / Year 2014

Season 2 / Year 2014

Episodes

Episode 1
This edition of the cultural review features actor Richard Dormer in conversation about his life, career and his lead role in Good Vibrations, a film charting Northern Ireland's early punk scene. Also profiled is Graham Reid's new play Billy at the Lyric Theatre and Colin Davidson's portrait of nobel laureate Seamus Heaney.

Episode 2
This edition of the cultural review features an interview with Frank Cottrell Boyce, writer of the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, a new exhibition of 30 years of local photography, NI Opera on bringing the medium to new audiences and a discussion on the future of the Ebrington site in Derry.

Episode 3
This edition comes from the Annual Exhibition at the Belfast School of Art with features on Bangor's new Art Pods, Brian Irvine's latest music project for UK City of Culture and an interview with Irish writer Colum McCann talking about his new novel Transatlantic.

UK City of Culture Special
A look at the UK City of Culture at the halfway mark.
Also featuring an exclusive interview with Seamus Heaney and Liam O'Flynn ahead of their performance, The Poet and The Piper, in Derry's Millennium Forum.

Episode 5
This show comes from the 2nd Happy Days International Beckett Festival in Enniskillen, and also features Sunflowerfest near Hillsborough and the Belfast Mela Ethnic Arts Festival.

NYC Special
There is also a report on Belfast artist Marcus Robinson, who filmed the rebuilding of the World Trade Centre, and a performance from expat singer-songwriter John Gribbin.

The Belfast Festival
The Arts Show is at the 51st Belfast Festival at Queens, featuring the best theatre, dance, music and art the festival has to offer.

Episode 8
Featuring reaction to the Turner Prize, including an interview with Oscar-nominated Northern Ireland cinematographer Seamus McGarvey and a retrospective of playwright Stewart Parker, on the 25th anniversary of his death.

Episode 9
This episode features the latest play from Field Day written by Sam Shepard, an interview with Rocky Horror's Patricia Quinn and a look back across the year in the arts.

Episode 10
This programme features Scotland's literary lothario Robert Burns and a unique performance from indie rock band The Clameens. Plus, a look at the new production of Dion Boucicault's The Colleen Bawn and an interview with culture minister Carál Ní Chuilín.

Episode 11
Marie-Louise Muir visits Newry's Sticky Fingers Children's Festival and presents features on Tyrone-born playwright Brian Friel, glass artist Alison Lowry and an innovative sound project in Belfast.

Episode 12
The Arts Show shines a light on a new generation of poets in Northern Ireland. Presenter Marie-Louise Muir drops in on a lively evening of readings with the Lifeboat Poets.
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