The View Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• 2003 Review

  John Kelly and guests discuss the cultural highlights of the past year

• Art Critic Cristin Leach, Writer Peter Murphy

  Art critic Cristin Leach and writer Peter Murphy join John Kelly to review Joe Wright's latest film The Soloist, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jamie Foxx. They also examine Charles Darwin biopic Creation, in which Paul Bettany plays the renowned biologist, and look at William Boyd's novel Ordinary Thunderstorms. Includes a studio performance by English singer Kate Walsh

• Dublin Fringe Festival Diary
• Dublin Writers Festival

  John Kelly interviews Melvyn Bragg, Simon Schama, Zoe Heller and Joe Queenan from this year's Dublin Writers Festival. Now in its 11th year, the annual literary event welcomes acclaimed authors from around the world to read from their most recent works and participate in curated conversations about their books, their writing and the yearly theme - this year the 'power of the word'

• Families

  John Kelly and guests Liz McManus TD, novelist Eamon Sweeney and director Neasa Hardiman discuss Proof of Life, Big Maggie and James Ryan's new novel

• In Performance

  Review of the arts, with John Kelly

• Irish Theatre Awards

  John Kelly presents the arts review, featuring highlights of the Irish Theatre Awards, which took place in Dublin yesterday

• The Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Awards

  John Kelly introduces a special edition featuring highlights from the Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Awards 2002 presentation ceremony, held in Dublin's Burlington Hotel on Sunday. The event will be attended by actors, producers, directors, designers, playwrights and many other leading lights from the Irish theatre community

• Michael McElhatton

  Review of the arts, with John Kelly, featuring a profile of actor and screenwriter Michael McElhatton

• Moving Pictures

  Review of the arts, with John Kelly

• Music '06

  Review of the arts, with John Kelly

• Neil Jordan on The Good Thief

  Neil Jordan, who scooped an Oscar for his screenplay of The Crying game, talks to John Kelly about his new movie The Good Thief, starring Nick Nolte as an ageing gambler determined to strike it rich

• Novellist Peter Murphy, Actor Kate O'Toole

  Novellist Peter Murphy, actor Kate O'Toole and arts journalist Nadine O'Regan join John Kelly to review Ken Loach's latest film Looking for Eric, starring former footballer Eric Cantona. Plus, a look at John Boyne's new book The House of Special Purpose, and Tim Murphy's play The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant

• Presents Christy Moore

  Folk musician Christy Moore gives an interview to John Kelly to celebrate his 60th birthday. From the early days on the road to the different sounds of his bands Planxty and Moving Hearts, he discusses the development of his career and outlines the differences between the performer and the private individual, as well as playing acoustic versions of some of his best-known songs

• Presents Martin Hayes

  Review of the arts, with John Kelly

• Writer-director Peter Sheridan, Producer Bill Hughes

  Writer-director Peter Sheridan and producer Bill Hughes join John Kelly to discuss Ricky Gervais's latest film The Invention of Lying. They also review John Banville's philosophical novel The Infinities, Ken Bourke's historical play Buck Jones and the Bodysnatchers, and the Traces exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art