This edition of the cultural review features an interview with Frank Cottrell Boyce, writer of the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, a new exhibition of 30 years of local photography, NI Opera on bringing the medium to new audiences and a discussion on the future of the Ebrington site in Derry.

This edition comes from the Annual Exhibition at the Belfast School of Art with features on Bangor's new Art Pods, Brian Irvine's latest music project for UK City of Culture and an interview with Irish writer Colum McCann talking about his new novel Transatlantic.

A look at the UK City of Culture at the halfway mark.Also featuring an exclusive interview with Seamus Heaney and Liam O'Flynn ahead of their performance, The Poet and The Piper, in Derry's Millennium Forum.