Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Henry Winkler, Northern Ballet, David Fennessey
Wed 1 Nov 2023
Henry Winkler, Northern Ballet, David Fennessey
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Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984.
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Backstairs Billy, Jonathan Escoffery, National Theatre Wales
Mon 30 Oct 2023
Backstairs Billy, Jonathan Escoffery, and National Theatre Wales.
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David Fincher’s The Killer and the week’s highlights reviewed
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Rhianna Dhillon and John Mullan review David Fincher's The Killer and a Fantasy exhibition
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A history of 2 Tone, actor Martin Shaw remembers producer Bill Kenwright, Booker-shortlisted author Chetna Maroo, Lyonesse
Wed 25 Oct 2023
A history of 2-Tone, Booker-shortlisted author Chetna Maroo, new play Lyonesse.
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Patrick Stewart, Steven Isserlis, The art of skateboard design
Tue 24 Oct 2023
Sir Patrick Stewart, cellist Steven Isserlis, and the art of skateboard design.
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Aviva Studios, The Chemical Brothers, Rufus Norris on 60 years of the National Theatre, Danny Boyle's Free Your Mind
Mon 23 Oct 2023
Aviva Studios, The Chemical Brothers, The National Theatre, Danny Boyle's Free Your Mind.
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The Rolling Stones; Foe; television food consultant; Doctors axed
Thu 19 Oct 2023
The Rolling Stones new album and film Foe reviewed; TV food consultant; Doctors axed.
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Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, film director Maysoon Pachachi, the portrayal of nuns in culture
Wed 18 Oct 2023
Musical theatre legend Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, in tribute to the late composer.
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Front Row from Belfast with writer Paul Lynch and singer Cara Dillon
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Front Row from Belfast with writer Paul Lynch and folk singer Cara Dillon.
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Martin Scorsese film, John le Carré’s legacy, Madonna on Tour
Mon 16 Oct 2023
Martin Scorsese, John le Carré’s legacy, Madonna on Tour.
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Front Row reviews the Frasier reboot and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Front Row reviews the return of Frasier and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes.
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Lubaina Himid, Richard Armitage, David Pountney’s new opera
Wed 11 Oct 2023
Lubaina Himid, Richard Armitage, David Pountney’s new opera.
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Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?
Tue 10 Oct 2023
Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?
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Piper Kathryn Tickell performs, film director Terence Davies remembered, author Jhumpa Lahiri, £200 million for Heritage Places
Mon 9 Oct 2023
Northumbrian piper Kathryn Tickell performs live from her new album, Cloud Horizons.
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Front Row reviews Philip Guston at the Tate Modern and new film Golda
Thu 5 Oct 2023
Golda reviewed, musician Tim Ridout, Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize.
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The Streets, the British Textile Biennial, Kate Prince on her mentor
Wed 4 Oct 2023
The Streets, the British Textile Biennial, Kate Prince on her mentor.
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Patsy Ferran, Rubens & Women, the portrayal of black men in British film
Tue 3 Oct 2023
Samira talks to Patsy Ferran, discusses Rubens' women and explores black British cinema.
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Claudette Johnson, ghosts in literature, the Dutch Golden Age
Mon 2 Oct 2023
Claudette Johnson, ghosts in literature, the Dutch Golden Age.
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VÃkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak
Thu 28 Sep 2023
VÃkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak
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James Graham on Boys from the Blackstuff, and are maestros behaving badly?
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Chester Contemporary arts biennial: what is there to see?
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Front Row hosts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Short Story Award Ceremony
Tue 26 Sep 2023
We announce the winners of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Short Story Award and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Writers' Award
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Philip Barantini on Boiling Point, The Archers cast on Lark Rise to Ambridge
Mon 25 Sep 2023
The Archers cast on Lark Rise to Ambridge; Philip Barantini on Boiling Point
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Live from the Contains Strong Language festival
Thu 21 Sep 2023
Front Row opens the Contains Strong Language festival live from Leeds.
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Marina Abramovic and The Long Shadow reviewed, Dmitry Glukhovsky's The White Factory
Wed 20 Sep 2023
Marina Abramovic and The Long Shadow reviewed; Dmitry Glukhovsky's play The White Factory.
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Carlos Acosta on the Black Sabbath ballet; Birmingham arts funding; the business of British fashion
Tue 19 Sep 2023
Carlos Acosta on Birmingham Royal Ballet's Black Sabbath - The Ballet.
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Jane Austen fashion, poet Daljit Nagra, musician Alice Phoebe Lou performs live
Mon 18 Sep 2023
Jane Austen's fashion, poet Daljit Nagra, musician Alice Phoebe Lou performs live.
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Paul Simon and Charlie Mackesy, the V&A’s Chanel exhibition and author Kamila Shamsie.
Thu 14 Sep 2023
Reviews of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at the Royal Opera House.
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Katherine Rundell on Impossible Creatures, the rise of crafts on social media
Wed 13 Sep 2023
Author Katherine Rundell; how makers engage audiences on social media.
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The impact of the Hollywood strikes, author K Patrick, the iconic chant from the Halo video game
Tue 12 Sep 2023
The impact of the Hollywood strikes, author K Patrick, singing the Halo video game chant.
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