Thursday, April 28, 2011

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Culture File talks to Michel Bauwens, the “p2p philosopher” who sees in our future p2p property, and even p2p money.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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Culture File hears about The Big Fella, a new play written by a native of Hull, produced by an English company, set in New York and dealing with Irish republicans. Go Figure.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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Luke Clancy talks songs and sibling work practices with singer-songerwriter, Declan O’Rourke and his brother/manager/songwriting partner, Edward.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

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Culture File goes in search of the Ommm noise, with music from Parisian vocal group of that name, and finds out how scientific the search for ghosts can get.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

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Louise Williams concludes her series from the Holy Land with a visit to a restaurant where diners eat in total darkness

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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Culture File meets the late Juliano Mer-Khamis, inspirational actor-director behind Jenin’s Freedom Theatre.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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Culture File visits Nalaga’at, the world’s only deaf blind theatre group, at their base in Jaffa, Israel.

Monday, April 18, 2011

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Luke Clancy walks among the tents, trucks and stables housing Footsbarn travelling theatre company’s latest theatre-cum-circus show, Sorry!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

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Luke Clancy’s eyeballs get a tour through a 3D model of the original 1904-vintage Abbey Theatre.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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Culture File hears about fundit.ie and about the design powerhaus, Dieter Rams.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

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How does the internet help us to be happy? Does it even? Luke Clancy asks Pascal Bruckner, the philosopher and author of “Perpetual Euphoria” (part 3 of 3).

Monday, April 11, 2011

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Luke Clancy talks to philosopher and writer, Pascal Bruckner, about “the cult of happiness” (Part 2 of 3)

Sunday, April 10, 2011

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In the first part of a three part interview, philosopher, Pascal Bruckner, talks about “the cult of happiness” (Part 1 of 3)

Thursday, April 7, 2011

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Hugh Tinney talks Luke Clancy through one of the most difficult piano pieces ever written, Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit, as well as the pianist’s dreams of emulating Freddie Mercury.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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Culture File joins in a Hymn to Gaia with organist and composer, Eric Sweeney.

Monday, April 4, 2011

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Culture File meets some of those with a stake in the Feis Ceol - a kind of X-Factor as Gaeilge, before there was even an X-Factor as BĂ©arla…

Sunday, April 3, 2011

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Culture File talks type with Simon Garfield, author of the popular history of letters and lettering, Just My Type.