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Irish Baroque Orchestra’s artistic director, Monica Huggett, explores the Cult of the Virgin Mary in Italian music.

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Why do cities matter more than ever? Avner de-Shalit, co-author of a new book about the city in the 21st century, The Spirit of the Cities, has some ideas.

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Kate OBrien: The Opera? Well, not quite. But Limerick composer,Fiona Linnane, has composed the music for a song cycle based on the novelist’s characters.

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Culture File climbs on board a coach trip to perdition, to experience a new spooky tour of damned Dublin.

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In the second part of our interview with philosopher of science, Bruno Latour, we hear how bad science might lead to good art… (part 2 of 2)

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Culture File meets a superstar of academia, and now a playwright and curator, Bruno Latour. (part 1 of 2)

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Culture File’s Golden Great No 1

Does Margaret Thatcher retain the power to stir deep emotions? Culture File takes an exit poll at Dublin screening of The Iron Lady

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Culture File gets its microphone and its taste buds down to the Science Gallery, Dublin for their noshtravaganza of an exhibition, Edible.

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For all those who wanted to *see* the tech marvel that is Robo-Gershwin playing Rhapsody In Blue with the Dallas Wind Symphony, here it is, recorded Feb 14th 2012. Luv in particular for the bit near the end when conductor, Jeff Helmer, looks casually over to see how his soloist is getting on…

Thanks to the Zenph.com crew for the video!

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

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"Mr Brownlow is film history," said Martin Scorsese of our guest on Culture File, conservationist & silent film evangelist, Kevin Brownlow.

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Sackbutts at the ready? Let’s Gabrieli! Culture File eavesdrops on rehearsals for a “surround sound”concert of the 16th Venetian composer’s work.

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Last night we met Robot Oscar Peterson, this time, we hear the inimitable stylings of Robo-Gershwin with some help from Dr. John Walker. (Part 2 of 2)

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Stephen Sondheim likened songwriting to making hats…but did he ever make a hat? Dublin singer-songwriter-milliner, Jaime Nanci does it all the time…

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Rachmaninoff was quite a pianist! But don’t take our word for us, have a listen to a tech that’s letting long gone performers play again, with Dr John Q Walker of Zenph. (part 1 of 2)

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Luke Clancy reviews David Hockney’s blockbusting show at the Royal Academy, London, including the painter’s biggest showing yet of iPad prints…

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Perched high above a green bend in the Lagan, Culture File goes to meet the team behind a new production of Brian Friel’s “improved” version of Uncle Vanya.

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CultureFile says hello to the husband and wife team behind Sam specialists, Gare St Lazare, & hear about their latest staging of a Beckett short story.

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Culture Filefollows the journalistic pilgrimage to Smithfield to visit artist, Frank Buckley, and his house made from old Euro notes…

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Comedian Stewart Lee explains what he learned from improv jazz and John Cage…(part 2 of 2)

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Comedian Stewart Lee explains what he learned from improv jazz and John Cage…(part 2 of 2)

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Jes Benstock explains the pains and pleasure of documenting the Alternative Miss World for his film, The British Guide to Showing Off.

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Why have so many of our possessions begun to bleet, beep and chirrup at us? It’s sound branding, says composer John Groves.

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Can comedy be art? And more importantly, should it be? We consult with the stand up and Gerry Springer: The Opera writer, Stewart Lee. (part 1 of 2)