Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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The Art of Burning Man, dementia on stage, dogs on screen at Cannes
Wed 25 May 2022
Burning Man art - in Derbyshire; Frances Poet鈥檚 play about dementia; film award for dogs.
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ABBA Voyage, Terence Davies, Zaffar Kunial's poem for George Floyd
Tue 24 May 2022
ABBA Voyage, Terence Davies, Zaffar Kunial's poem for George Floyd
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The Cannes Film Festival, John Godber's Teechers, the winner of the British Book Awards
Mon 23 May 2022
Jason Solomons reports live from the Cannes Film Festival.
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Cornelia Parker and Emergency reviewed, The Wreckers, Ivor Novello Awards
Thu 19 May 2022
Melly Still, Ivor Novello Awards, Emergency and Cornelia Parker reviewed.
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Joanna Scanlan; director Indu Rubasingham; the Norfolk and Norwich Festival
Wed 18 May 2022
Joanna Scanlan on acting in Welsh; and Indu Rubasingham鈥檚 new play on the death of Gandhi.
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Kay Mellor remembered
Tue 17 May 2022
TV dramatist Kay Mellor remembered, and an interview with playwright Chloe Moss.
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Top Gun Maverick, Joseph Wright of Derby Painting, Kingsway Tram Subway, Louise Erdrich
Mon 16 May 2022
Top Gun: Maverick, a Joseph Wright of Derby painting unveiled and novelist Louise Erdrich.
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Oklahoma! on stage and Conversations with Friends on TV reviewed; The Bob Dylan Centre; The Florence Nightingale Museum reopens
Thu 12 May 2022
A review of Daniel Fish's production of Oklahoma! as it opens at the Young Vic in London.
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The directors of Everything Everywhere All At Once
Wed 11 May 2022
Everything Everywhere All At Once, Camille O'Sullivan, and do artists need to 'make' art?
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Eurovision; BookTok and young adult publishing; Waldemar Januszczak on art in Ukraine
Tue 10 May 2022
The politics of the apolitical Eurovision Song Contest amid conflict in Europe.
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Clio Barnard, Belle and Sebastian, Lisa Allen-Agostini
Mon 9 May 2022
Filmmaker Clio Barnard on The Essex Serpent and Belle and Sebastian perform live.
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PJ Harvey, Radical Landscapes exhibition and TV show The Terror-Infamy reviewed
Thu 5 May 2022
PJ Harvey on Orlam, her narrative poem in Dorset dialect.
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Deesha Philyaw, Tristan Sharps, County Durham bid for City of Culture
Wed 4 May 2022
Deesha Philyaw, Tristan Sharps, Brighton Festival, County Durham bid for City of Culture.
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Nathaniel Price, Alex Heffes, Actors and AI
Tue 3 May 2022
Playwright Nathaniel Price on writing his drama, First Touch, about abuse in football.
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Caryl Lewis, Gwenno, Anthony and Kel Matsena
Mon 2 May 2022
Front Row from Wales: writer Caryl Lewis, singer Gwenno, Matsena Brothers, choreographers.
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The Corn is Green play and Walter Sickert exhibition reviewed, Cherylee Houston
Thu 28 Apr 2022
Play The Corn is Green and Walter Sickert exhibition review, BAFTA winner Cherylee Houston
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Raphael exhibition; The Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist; poet Valzhyna Mort
Wed 27 Apr 2022
Co-curator of the new Raphael exhibition at the National Gallery, Dr Matthias Wivel.
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Tim Foley, Heartstopper, The Proms, Lawrence Power performs
Tue 26 Apr 2022
Tim Foley, Heartstopper, The Proms, Lawrence Power performs
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Punchdrunk's The Burnt City, John Morton on Ten Percent, musician Jack Savoretti
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Immersive theatre company Punchdrunk open their biggest show in a new, permanent space.
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Atlantis and The Young Pretender reviewed, Martin Green, Venice Biennale
Thu 21 Apr 2022
Ukrainian film Atlantis and Michael Arditti's novel The Young Pretender reviewed
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Sarah Solemani on TV's Chivalry; male soprano Samuel Marino performs; Bradford's bid for UK City of Culture
Wed 20 Apr 2022
Actor and writer Sarah Solemani on co-writing new TV sitcom Chivalry with Steve Coogan.
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Robert Eggers on The Northman, Oliver Jeffers, the late Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Tue 19 Apr 2022
Director Robert Eggers on his new film The Northman.
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Abdulrazak Gurnah and the Big Jubilee Read from the Library of Birmingham
Mon 18 Apr 2022
Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah on his novel Paradise, a Big Jubilee Read.
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Benedetta film and Let the Song Hold Us exhibition reviewed; Slung Low Theatre
Thu 14 Apr 2022
Paul Verhoeven's film Benedetta is reviewed by our critics.
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Jude Owusu, Operation Mincemeat, Wrexham's bid for UK City of Culture 2025
Wed 13 Apr 2022
Jude Owusu from To Kill a Mockingbird, and a review of Operation Mincemeat.
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Photographer Edward Burtynsky; Turner Prize shortlist; Novelist Patrick McCabe; Staying well on stage discussion
Tue 12 Apr 2022
Photographer Edward Burtynsky; Turner Prize shortlist; novelist Patrick McCabe.
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Richard Cadell and The Sooty Show; The Handmaid鈥檚 Tale opera; actor Liz Carr; gender neutral dance calling
Mon 11 Apr 2022
70 years after a debut on 蜜芽传媒鈥檚 Talent Night, Sooty鈥檚 Magic Show embarks on a new tour.
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Jeremy O. Harris's play Daddy, Walt Disney exhibition & Navalny documentary reviewed; musician Kizzy Crawford
Thu 7 Apr 2022
American playwright Jeremy O.Harris discusses his play Daddy at London's Almeida Theatre.
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Ocean Vuong, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore reviewed, Southampton UK City of Culture bid, Nadifa Mohamed
Wed 6 Apr 2022
Ocean Vuong on his poetry collection Time is a Mother.
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Mike Bartlett, Hannah Hodgson, Nick Laird
Tue 5 Apr 2022
Mike Bartlett, Hannah Hodgson, Nick Laird, Non Fungible Token art gallery.
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