Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Jeff Wayne; The Orphan of Zhao
Fri 9 Nov 2012
Jeff Wayne on The War of the Worlds, the RSC's The Orphan of Zhao, and Crime Stories on TV
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Alan Bennett's play People; Michael Winterbottom's film Everyday
Thu 8 Nov 2012
The verdict on Alan Bennett's new play People and Michael Winterbottom's film Everyday.
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The Rolling Stones in conversation with John Wilson
Wed 7 Nov 2012
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood on life in The Rolling Stones.
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Director Michael Haneke; how to cry on stage; Full English
Tue 6 Nov 2012
Filmmaker Michael Haneke, the art of crying on stage and adult cartoon series Full English
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Anna Friel in Uncle Vanya, The Sapphires, letters from the Mary Whitehouse archive
Mon 5 Nov 2012
Anna Friel in Uncle Vanya, Kamila Shamsie on Nick Nickelby, the Mary Whitehouse archive.
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The Shining, Lucy Kirkwood, Colm Toibin, Some Girls
Fri 2 Nov 2012
Kirsty Lang on The Shining, Lucy Kirkwood, Colm Toibin and Some Girls.
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John Goodman, Orhan Pamuk, Andrew Rawnsley on Secret State
Thu 1 Nov 2012
Mark Lawson presents John Goodman, Orhan Pamuk, and Andrew Rawnsley on Secret State.
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Rust and Bone, Aerosmith, paper art, and hotels on film
Wed 31 Oct 2012
Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard in Rust and Bone, Aerosmith interviewed, and The First Cut.
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The Master; Seduced by Art; Thomas Adès
Tue 30 Oct 2012
Lionel Shriver on The Master, photography at the National Gallery; composer Thomas Adès.
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Tom Wolfe in conversation with Mark Lawson
Mon 29 Oct 2012
Mark Lawson interviews American writer Tom Wolfe, as he publishes a new novel.
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Jez Butterworth, Wizards vs Aliens, soundscapes for journeys
Fri 26 Oct 2012
Playwright Jez Butterworth, Russell T Davies' latest TV show, and soundscapes on the move.
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Mark Gatiss as Charles I; Posy Simmonds; 2013 City of Culture plans
Thu 25 Oct 2012
Mark Gatiss as Charles I, cartoonist Posy Simmonds, Derry-Londonderry City of Culture 2013
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Thomas Keneally, Dan Stevens, 25 years of Michael Palin's TV travels
Wed 24 Oct 2012
Booker Prize-winning writer Thomas Keneally, actor Dan Stevens and Michael Palin's Brazil.
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Poet Sharon Olds, Squeeze on tour
Tue 23 Oct 2012
Sharon Olds on her poems charting the end of her marriage; Squeeze on writing new songs.
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Skyfall director Sam Mendes, Kevin Costner's TV series
Mon 22 Oct 2012
Kirsty Lang on Skyfall director Sam Mendes; Kevin Costner in TV series Hatfields & McCoys.
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Ginger & Rosa, Ralph Steadman on birds, the man who lights the Rolling Stones
Fri 19 Oct 2012
Kirsty Lang reviews Sally Potter's Ginger & Rosa and talks birds with Ralph Steadman.
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Rod Stewart, The Lost Prince, Hebburn
Thu 18 Oct 2012
Rod Stewart on his career, the prince who was nearly Henry IX and sitcom Hebburn reviewed.
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Hollywood costumes, rock docs, Damien Hirst's harbour sculpture
Wed 17 Oct 2012
Hollywood costumes from Oz to Avatar; rock documentaries; Damien Hirst's harbour sculpture
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Graham Norton; Peter Hook; Beasts of the Southern Wild
Tue 16 Oct 2012
Graham Norton on whether TV talk has been sanitised; Peter Hook on life in Joy Division.
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Tim Burton's Frankenweenie, David Walliams, US TV series Girls
Mon 15 Oct 2012
Tim Burton's new animation Frankenweenie; David Walliams on his memoir; US TV series Girls
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On the Road - the film, American Idiot, Agyness Deyn
Fri 12 Oct 2012
On the Road in the cinema; American Idiot the musical; Agyness Deyn; the memoir industry.
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Comedy performer David Mitchell, Nobel Prize for Literature
Thu 11 Oct 2012
Peep Show's David Mitchell, the Nobel Prize for literature and how actors learn accents.
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This House - Roy Hattersley reviews; Jo Nesbo; Prince biography
Wed 10 Oct 2012
Roy Hattersley reviews Westminster drama This House; Jo Nesbo; a biography of Prince.
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Pete Townshend
Tue 9 Oct 2012
Pete Townshend reflects on the highs and lows of his career, as he publishes a memoir.
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Ruby Sparks, Roy Willliams,The Plane Crash, William Klein
Mon 8 Oct 2012
Ruby Sparks, from the directors of Litte Miss Sunshine; playwright Roy Williams.
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The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, Anne-Marie Duff, David Shrigley
Fri 5 Oct 2012
The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, actress Anne-Marie Duff, and artist David Shrigley.
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The Reader author Bernhard Schlink, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½land returns, Caryl Churchill's new play
Thu 4 Oct 2012
The Reader author Bernhard Schlink, US painter Alex Katz, and TV drama ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½land is back.
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Howard Barker, Welcome to India, attracting young opera audiences
Wed 3 Oct 2012
Dramatist Howard Barker, how TV covers India, and attracting younger audiences to opera.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ International Short Story Award, Mumford and Sons
Tue 2 Oct 2012
John Wilson has news of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ International Short Story Award winner.
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Emma Watson in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Turner Prize, Hunted
Mon 1 Oct 2012
Emma Watson in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Turner Prize, Hunted, Northern Broadsides.
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