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Janis Ian talking to Sean Rocks from March 2004
Celebrating his nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the upcoming Academy Awards, another chance to hear Brendan Gleeson in conversation with Seán Rocks, in an Arena public interview recorded in 2010.
Sean Rocks chats to director John Boorman. Sean caught up with John during recording of John's radio play The Hit List for Drama on One.
This week on Playback. The burger al fresco or in the cosy nook - indoor dining is debated and things get heated. A delicate and tender flower? Sean Rocks stands accused. And scheduling fun times for the grown ups - Philip Boucher Hayes gets out his diary. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
This week on Playback. The burger al fresco or in the cosy nook - indoor dining is debated and things get heated. A delicate and tender flower? Sean Rocks stands accused. And scheduling fun times for the grown ups - Philip Boucher Hayes gets out his diary. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
Just a couple of weeks ago, at the start of the New Year, Lough Neagh Rescue, along with the RNLI and other rescue organisations, recovered the body of missing person who was believed to be in a boating accident in Fermanagh. Situations like this are of course devastating for the team, but Lough Neagh Rescue chairman Sean Rocks sees some positivity and a sense of achievement through bringing the body back to the family and giving them some semblance of closure.
Sean Rocks and Lise Hand discuss the new political drama 'The Comey Rules' where Brendan Gleeson takes on the role of US President Donald Trump, Aoife Scott chats lockdown and the Cork Folk Festival and we delve into the career of Mariah Carey with Louise Bruton as well as Peter Cox’s new book on the Skellig Islands.
Join film director and novelist John Boorman ('Deliverance', 'Hope and Glory'), military man turned nonfiction writer Declan Power ('Siege at Jadotville') and RTE Radio 1 Arena presenter Sean Rocks as they discuss the common ground between Power and Boorman’s respective expertise. It turns out that the art of war and that of filmmaking are not as different as it may seem.
Martin Sheen talks to Sean Rocks about his life and his craft,
Sean Rocks talks to Conor Mc Pherson, the Dublin dramatist whose mastery of the monologue brought him from the Bush Theatre in London to Broadway success with his break-through play The Weir.
Sean Rocks and Evelyn O'Rourke preview The Risen People on RTÉ Radio 1's Arena [25 November 2013]
We continue our series looking at some of the Playwrights currently writing for Irish Theatre. Tonight we focus on Frank McGuinness. Sean Rocks presents Playwrights in Profile:
This programme in our series surveys the theatrical contribution of renowned Dramatist Bernard Farrell. Presented by Sean Rocks and Produced by Kevin Reynolds
Sean Rocks continues his series on Irish playwrights.