Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Hopkins as Hitchcock, Ice Age, Antony Sher
Tue 5 Feb 2013
Ice Age artefacts, Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock, Antony Sher on Richard III's skeleton.
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Terry and Bill Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, I Give It a Year
Mon 4 Feb 2013
Includes Terry and Bill Jones on Graham Chapman, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, I Give It a Year.
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Charles Dance, author John Green, French cinema's forgotten man
Fri 1 Feb 2013
Actor Charles Dance, theatre in tunnels beneath London, and French cinema's forgotten man.
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Lesley Garrett, British Sea Power and House of Cards
Thu 31 Jan 2013
Lesley Garrett back on the opera stage, plus a new American version of House of Cards.
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Rowan Atkinson on stage, Costa winner Hilary Mantel, and Samuel West
Wed 30 Jan 2013
Rowan Atkinson on stage, Costa-winner Hilary Mantel and Samuel West in Hyde Park on Hudson
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Light Show; the life of Benjamin Britten; Port reviewed
Tue 29 Jan 2013
The art of light; Benjamin Britten's latest biographer; new play set in Stockport reviewed
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Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams; Kurt Schwitters exhibition
Mon 28 Jan 2013
Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams on performing Pinter; the art of Kurt Schwitters.
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Wilko Johnson; William Scott; The Turn of the Screw
Fri 25 Jan 2013
Wilko Johnson on facing death; the life of painter William Scott; The Turn of the Screw.
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Alexei Sayle on his return to stand-up; Vanessa-Mae; 500 word plays
Thu 24 Jan 2013
Alexei Sayle on his return to stand-up comedy; violinist Vanessa-Mae's Olympic dream.
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Lincoln, Hilary Mantel, Lesley Joseph and Brian Conley
Wed 23 Jan 2013
Spielberg's Lincoln; Hilary Mantel; crime writer Adrian McKinty; Lesley Joseph on panto.
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Denzel Washington, AS Byatt on Edouard Manet
Tue 22 Jan 2013
Denzel Washington discusses his film Flight; A S Byatt reviews a major Manet exhibition.
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Jessica Chastain; Michael Winner remembered
Mon 21 Jan 2013
Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain; filmmaker Michael Winner remembered.
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Ruthie Henshall; Call the Midwife; artists on the election trail
Fri 18 Jan 2013
Ruthie Henshall on a career on stage; Call the Midwife returns; art on the campaign trail.
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Poet Kathleen Jamie; John Bramwell from I Am Kloot; ENO's financial losses
Thu 17 Jan 2013
John Bramwell on I Am Kloot's new album; poet Kathleen Jamie; the ENO's financial crisis.
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Actor Brian Cox, video artist Tony Oursler, and Vikings in Scotland
Wed 16 Jan 2013
Actor Brian Cox, Bowie's video producer Tony Oursler, Vikings in Scotland, and Liz Forgan.
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The Sessions, Kennedy doc Ethel, Polly Stenham and Francesca Segal
Tue 15 Jan 2013
The Sessions, Kennedy film Ethel, playwright Polly Stenham and novelist Francesca Segal.
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Django Unchained, John Sessions, and Jonathan Lynn, writer of Yes, Prime Minister
Mon 14 Jan 2013
Django Unchained, John Sessions, and Jonathan Lynn, writer of Yes, Prime Minister.
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My Mad Fat Diary; cellist Matthew Barley
Fri 11 Jan 2013
Cellist Matthew Barley, Jenn Ashworth on Lancashire Mormons, and My Mad Fat Diary on TV.
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Tom Odell, Moby Dick, Utopia reviewed
Wed 9 Jan 2013
Brit-winner Tom Odell, Moby Dick, Utopia reviewed, and 150 years of the London Underground
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Les Miserables; Ben Miller; Mo Yan's new novel
Tue 8 Jan 2013
Les Miserables on film, Ben Miller, and Nobel winner Mo Yan's new novel Pow!
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Ryan Gosling and Sean Penn in Gangster Squad; author Sally Gardner
Mon 7 Jan 2013
Ryan Gosling and Sean Penn in Gangster Squad and children's Costa winner Sally Gardner.
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Haim, Mr Selfridge, The Imposter, theatre ticket pricing
Fri 4 Jan 2013
John Wilson interviews Haim, plus Mr Selfridge, The Imposter, and theatre ticket pricing.
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Comedian Jack Whitehall, Michael Dobbs on Borgen, and writer Stuart Neville
Thu 3 Jan 2013
Comedian Jack Whitehall, Michael Dobbs on Borgen, and novelist Stuart Neville.
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Costa Book Awards category winners announced; look ahead to 2013
Wed 2 Jan 2013
The category winners in the Costa Book Awards 2012, and a look ahead to 2013.
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Andy Serkis and Neil Young on the impact of technology in the arts
New Year's Day 2013
Andy Serkis and Neil Young reveal how they are embracing new technology in their work.
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Julian Fellowes, Rumer and Maureen Lipman in the Front Row Quiz
Mon 31 Dec 2012
The Front Row Quiz, with teams including Julian Fellowes, Maureen Lipman, Rumer and more.
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British actors in America
Fri 28 Dec 2012
Mark Lawson talks to British actors about their experience of working in the USA.
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The creative backstage stars of Strictly, Downton and the Olympics
Thu 27 Dec 2012
Kirsty Lang meets the backstage stars who play a key role in big events and major TV shows
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Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Mick Jagger and more on their musical roots
Boxing Day 2012
Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and more on their musical roots.
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