Paul Allen talks to Irish poet Paul Durcan , whose ambitious new collection, The Mary Robinson Years , attempts to chart both his own interior life and the spirit of his country through the watershed years of Mary Robinson 's presidency. Plus first-night news from the world premiere of Paco Pena 's Andalucian dance-drama La Musa Gitana. And alchemy, madness and mysticism - Paul Allen reports on the troubled life of August Strindberg and on current interpretations of his work, as Radio 3 marks the 150th anniversary of his birth with a new production of The Father, which is broadcast this coming Sunday evening.