Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Bruce Lee, mental health in reality TV, poet Sean Street on birdsong
Tue 8 Aug 2023
Bruce Lee, mental health in reality TV and poet Sean Street on birdsong.
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Lucy Prebble on The Effect, Welsh band Adwaith perform and Is the Critic Dead?
Mon 7 Aug 2023
Lucy Prebble鈥檚 play The Effect, Welsh indie band Adwaith, Is the art of criticism dead?
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Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride film and Ann Patchett鈥檚 novel Tom Lake reviewed; composer Carl Davis
Thu 3 Aug 2023
Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride; Ann Patchett鈥檚 novel Tom Lake; Carl Davis.
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Welsh Fleabag, Social media and comedy in Edinburgh; Moon Palace in Leeds
Wed 2 Aug 2023
Welsh Fleabag, a star-gazing Moon Palace in Leeds, the impact of social media on comedy.
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The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury's costume archive, Scottish theatre
Tue 1 Aug 2023
The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury costume archive, Scottish theatre.
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West End producer unmasked, Reassessing the poetry of Virgil, Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black
Mon 31 Jul 2023
West End producer unmasked; reassessing Virgil; Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black
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Cellist Ana Carla Maza performs, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist
Thu 27 Jul 2023
Cellist Ana Carla Maza, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist, Marilyn Monroe Reframed
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Sin茅ad O'Connor tribute, Edinburgh Fringe previews, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traor茅 on children鈥檚 books
Wed 26 Jul 2023
Kathryn Ferguson on Sin茅ad O'Connor; Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traor茅; Fringe previews
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Pianist Christian Blackshaw, tech-inspired funding for artists, playwright Rabiah Hussain
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Pianist Christian Blackshaw performs, a new funding model for art and a new play on words
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Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logo design
Mon 24 Jul 2023
Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logos.
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Sarah Phelps on 蜜芽传媒 drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Sarah Phelps on 蜜芽传媒 drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed.
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Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer, what is Cynghanedd?, club culture under threat
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Cynghanedd at the Welsh National Eisteddfod, club culture
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20 years of Podcasting, Black Venus, AI Songwriting Challenge
Tue 18 Jul 2023
Aindrea Emelife on black women in art; songwriters explore AI; 20 years of podcasting
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Greta Gerwig, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell
Mon 17 Jul 2023
Greta Gerwig on her Barbie blockbuster, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell
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Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron, Walter Murch
Thu 13 Jul 2023
Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron architecture, Walter Murch's film editing and sound
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Remembering Milan Kundera, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Northern Soul Prom, the winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year
Wed 12 Jul 2023
Milan Kundera remembered, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the first Northern Soul Prom.
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Film-maker Sally Potter on her first music album, the British Library turns 50, romance in later life on stage
Tue 11 Jul 2023
Film-maker Sally Potter has released her first album as a singer-songwriter, Pink Bikini.
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PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs
Mon 10 Jul 2023
PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum on Orkney, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs.
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Kwame Kwei-Armah, Disney Pixar film Elemental reviewed
Thu 6 Jul 2023
Kwame Kwei-Armah on his play Beneatha's Place and new film Elemental reviewed.
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Manchester International Festival Special
Wed 5 Jul 2023
Front Row brings you the highlights of the Manchester International Festival.
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Ben Okri, film director Shamira Raphaela, Leighton House Museum
Tue 4 Jul 2023
Ben Okri's Tiger Work, film director Shamira Raphaela, a visit to Leighton House museum
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The legendary Dolly Parton and celebrating children's books
Mon 3 Jul 2023
Music legend Dolly Parton, noise abatement for music practice and a kids book festival.
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Front Row reviews Indiana Jones; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A reviewed
Thu 29 Jun 2023
Front Row reviews Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A
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Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, Elgan Ll欧r Thomas on queer culture in classical song
Wed 28 Jun 2023
Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, musician Elgan Ll欧r Thomas sings live
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Michael R Jackson on his hit musical, Ray BLK on Champion, the Natural History Museum
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Michael R Jackson on his hit musical, and Ray BLK on her acting role in Champion.
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Wes Anderson on Asteroid City, Bob Stanley on his biography of the Bee Gees
Mon 26 Jun 2023
Wes Anderson on Asteroid City, Bob Stanley on the Bee Gees, Naples Museum of Archaeology.
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National Portrait Gallery refurbishment and play Dear England reviewed, violinist Rachel Podger
Thu 22 Jun 2023
Violinist Rachel Podger performs live. Dear England and National Portrait Gallery reviewed
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The winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, the MAC in Belfast and does the UK need more music arenas?
Wed 21 Jun 2023
The winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, the MAC in Belfast, does the UK need more arenas?
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Elliot Page, Wicker Man music, Jewish Museum and Holocaust Memorial
Tue 20 Jun 2023
Elliot Page; Holocaust Memorial and Jewish Museum; Wicker Man music; Sir Michael Hopkins.
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The Beatles at Stowe, Nick Drake, Maggi Hambling
Mon 19 Jun 2023
The Beatles at Stowe update, Nick Drake 75 years since birth, Maggi Hambling's new show.
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