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Luke Clancy talks to Gerald Barry about the world premiere in LA of his opera version of the Importance of Being Earnest.

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Luke Clancy meets the organisers of a Where’s Wally-based flashmob in Dublin.

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Luke Clancy traces the Irish roots of English rock.

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Culture File visits an exhibition from the heavy metal fan’s favourite English Romantic painter, John Martin.

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Luke Clancy talks to Celtic Tiger legend, Ross O’Carroll-Kelly, about the new economic realities in contemporary Ireland. And about organic Kohlrabi.

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Luke Clancy takes the Dublin lettering tour with type historians, Phil Baines and Catherine Dixon.

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Culture File meets the student artist behind the collaborative food project, LET (Limerick Eats Together)

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Culture File visits Dublin’s Lighthouse to hear reaction about the arthouse cinema’s threatened closure.

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Luke Clancy talks to Jussi Parikka about his book Insect Media, and the rise of Posthumanism. (Part two of two)

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How did terms like “virus”, “swarm” and “hive” become our favourite ways to talk about computers and online media? Luke Clancy talks to media theorist, Jussi Parrika, author of Insect Media. (Part one of one)

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Culture File gets a tour of the craft bestiary currently scaling the walls of the Ark, Dublin

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Culture File hears about Bill Drummond’s choir project, The 17.

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Culture File makes a joyful noise with the brethren and the sistren at Ireland’s first Sacred Harp convention in UCC, Cork.

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Culture File drops into shadowy past of barely moving images and morally instructive storytelling, with The Magic Lantern Spectacular, which closes this years’ Killruddery Film Festival.

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Luke Clancy talks to Meave Higgins about her monthly talking club, Enlightenment Night, at the Workingman’s Club, Dublin.

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Luke Clancy talks to Rory O’Neil (alter ego of drag queen, Panti) about the Alternative Miss Ireland contest

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Luke Clancy talks to playwright, Vincent Higgins about his stage adaptation of Spike Milligan’s satire, Puckoon.

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Culture File talks to artist, James Hanley, about his exploits in speed painting and the status of the contemporary portrait.

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Culture File celebrates new Paddy’s Day levels for Angry Birds, and hears about three unsung female pioneers of Irish astronomy.

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Luke Clancy talks to artist, Maud Cotter about her new book and mini show All Stuff Is Farce, and about the stuff she collectings.

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Luke Clancy talks to pianist, Finghin Collins, about his three year project to play all of Mozart’s piano concerti.