Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Kay Mellor on The Syndicate; Compliance; new takes on Scandinavian drama
Tue 19 Mar 2013
Writer Kay Mellor on her TV drama The Syndicate, plus Hedda Gabler becomes Heather Gardner
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner; Jack the Giant Slayer review
Mon 18 Mar 2013
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Jack the Giant Slayer, Shakespeare's weddings, Philip Roth at 80.
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Our Queen documentary; John Ashbery; Beyond the Hills review
Fri 15 Mar 2013
Our Queen, a TV documentary with rare access; poet John Ashbery; Beyond the Hills review.
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Conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Thu 14 Mar 2013
Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel on his career and the importance of music education.
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Pompeii at the British Museum; maths in music; new literature prize
Wed 13 Mar 2013
New prize for writers around the world, Pompeii at the British Museum, and maths in music.
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Edmund de Waal; The Paperboy; the art of George Bellows
Tue 12 Mar 2013
Edmund de Waal, The Paperboy reviewed, the art of George Bellows, and bookshops fight back
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Twilight creator Stephenie Meyer; Steve Carrell in Burt Wonderstone; Simon Starling's Phantom Ride
Mon 11 Mar 2013
Author Stephenie Meyer talks Twilight; The Incredible Burt Wonderstone; Simon Starling.
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William Boyd's first play; Hilary Mantel; Seven Deadly Sins
Fri 8 Mar 2013
William Boyd's first stage play; Hilary Mantel; musicians take on the Seven Deadly Sins.
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David Bowie - the Return
Thu 7 Mar 2013
John Wilson assesses David Bowie's music and influence in the light of a new album.
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Mark Strong: comedy duo Anna and Katy; Tash Aw
Wed 6 Mar 2013
Actor Mark Strong on Welcome to the Punch; comedy duo Anna and Katy; author Tash Aw.
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Side Effects; Lara Croft's comeback
Tue 5 Mar 2013
Side Effects reviewed; Lara Croft's comeback; artist Chuck Close; bomb disposal comedy.
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Oz the Great and Powerful; Julia O'Faolain; Written on Skin
Mon 4 Mar 2013
Oz the Great and Powerful; George Benjamin and Martin Crimp on their opera Written on Skin
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Yinka Shonibare; playing prime ministers on stage; film classification
Fri 1 Mar 2013
Artist Yinka Shonibare, portraying the PM on stage, and UK attitudes to film censorship.
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Best-selling British solo artist Robbie Williams
Thu 28 Feb 2013
John Wilson talks to Robbie Williams, who reflects on the highs and lows of his career.
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Edith Pearlman; Trelawny of the Wells review; crime TV
Wed 27 Feb 2013
Joe Wright's stage debut Trelawny of the Wells; author Edith Pearlman; new TV crime dramas
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Claire Foy, Dinos Chapman and The Bay
Tue 26 Feb 2013
Claire Foy on playing Lady Macbeth; Dinos Chapman turns to music; eco-horror The Bay.
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Sue Perkins, Brett Anderson, and Arbitrage reviewed
Mon 25 Feb 2013
Sue Perkins, Brett Anderson from Suede, and a review of Richard Gere in Arbitrage.
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Damien Hirst; To the Wonder
Fri 22 Feb 2013
Damien Hirst on humour in art, To the Wonder review, RB Kitaj, Marc Isaacs on The Road.
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Jacksons interview; Banksy auction
Thu 21 Feb 2013
Jackson brothers Jackie, Marlon and Tito; Meera Syal in a new global debt play.
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A Chorus Line: Song for Marion; new play about football pioneer Walter Tull
Wed 20 Feb 2013
A Chorus Line; new film Song for Marion reviewed; footballer Walter Tull's life on stage.
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Nicole Kidman, Margaret Forster, Cloud Atlas
Tue 19 Feb 2013
Mark Lawson talks to Nicole Kidman and Margaret Forster and reviews the film Cloud Atlas.
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Paul Abbott; the art of Roy Lichtenstein; tribute to Richard Briers
Mon 18 Feb 2013
Mark Lawson visits a major exhibition of work by pioneering pop artist Roy Lichtenstein.
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Simon Beaufoy; Rokia Traore and Salif Keita; novelist John Green
Fri 15 Feb 2013
Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, Malian musicians Rokia Traore and Salif Keita, and John Green.
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Skyfall title sequence; Picasso show; Nairobi crime fiction
Thu 14 Feb 2013
Creating the title sequence for Skyfall; Picasso's breakthrough year; a Nairobi detective.
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Duchamp, Mark Ravenhill goes running, and actor David Oyelowo
Wed 13 Feb 2013
Marcel Duchamp, Mark Ravenhill goes running, actor David Oyelowo and dangling storylines.
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Mea Maxima Culpa, Ray Cooney, Marianne Elliott
Tue 12 Feb 2013
Catholic documentary Mea Maxima Culpa reviewed; director Marianne Elliott; Ray Cooney.
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Ben Affleck, Jonathan Miller and Barrie Rutter, This Is 40
Mon 11 Feb 2013
Ben Affleck, Jonathan Miller on his return to the stage, and the verdict on This Is 40.
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Tracey Thorn; Gael GarcÃa Bernal; Warm Bodies; Show tunes
Fri 8 Feb 2013
Gael GarcÃa Bernal in Pinochet's Chile, singer Tracey Thorn, and zom-rom-com Warm Bodies.
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David Morrissey, Jake Bugg, Glam! at Tate Liverpool
Thu 7 Feb 2013
John Wilson reports on Glam! at Tate Liverpool; actor David Morrissey; singer Jake Bugg.
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Comedian Harry Hill and Hollywood actor John C Reilly
Wed 6 Feb 2013
Harry Hill on his return to stand-up comedy, plus Hollywood actor John C Reilly.
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