Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Simon Armitage, After Life, The Disciple
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, and After Life on stage
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Noel Gallagher, Amanda Whittington, Mount Recyclemore
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Noel Gallagher on Back the Way We Came, a hits album from a decade with High Flying Birds.
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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Danny Elfman, Emily Davison statue
Wed 9 Jun 2021
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé on her debut, Ace of Spades, which landed a million-dollar book deal
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Ai Weiwei, Claire Fuller, Seamus Heaney's poetry on location
Tue 8 Jun 2021
Artist Ai Weiwei on Gilded Cage, his new sculpture at Blenheim Palace.
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Florian Zeller on The Father; Jeffrey Boakye; Ita O'Brien
Mon 7 Jun 2021
Florian Zeller on his film The Father starring Anthony Hopkins.
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Joanna Scanlan, Kneehigh, Chibundu Onuzo, Time Review
Fri 4 Jun 2021
Actress Joanna Scanlan talks about her role as Mary in After Love.
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Sorious Samura, Susanna Clarke, Edinburgh Fringe, Liverpool Biennial
Thu 3 Jun 2021
Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura on his documentary, Sing, Freetown
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Es Devlin on Forest for Change, artist Phoebe Boswell, Covid amateur choirs update
Wed 2 Jun 2021
Forest for Change created by Es Devlin.
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Films Gunda and First Cow reviewed, Actor and writer Amy Trigg, Composer Dan Jones
Tue 1 Jun 2021
Animal films Gunda and First Cow reviewed.
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Paulette Randall
Mon 31 May 2021
Paulette Randall on the London 2012 Olympics and directing the plays of August Wilson.
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Pianist Mitsuko Uchida, Bolton Octagon reopens, Ghazal poetry, Anne Boleyn reviewed
Fri 28 May 2021
Pianist Mitsuko Uchida returns to the Wigmore Hall.
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Chris Addison on Breeders; Nadifa Mohamed's new novel; ѿý Proms 2021 debuts
Thu 27 May 2021
Chris Addison discusses the new series of his comedy, Breeders.
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101 Dalmations prequel, Cruella; Two Tone Exhibition in Coventry, City of Culture; new play The Merthyr Stigmatist
Wed 26 May 2021
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh discusses Disney's anticipated 101 Dalmatians prequel, Cruella.
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Slavery exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, Grime artist Bugzy, the decline or resurgence of crafts
Tue 25 May 2021
The Rijkmuseum in Amsterdam opens a landmark exhibition, Slavery.
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David Weil on Solos, Novelist Brit Bennett, Great British Photography Challenge
Mon 24 May 2021
Writer-producer David Weil on new Amazon fantasy series, Solos.
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Front Row on Bob Dylan at 80
Fri 21 May 2021
Front Row on Bob Dylan at 80, with Bob Geldof, Ann Powers, Martin Carthy and Kerry Shale
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Barbara Hepworth retrospective, Broadening museum boards, Othello as a woman
Thu 20 May 2021
A look at the largest publlc exhbition of the sculptor Barbara Hepworth's work.
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Composer Roxanna Panufnik, Science meets music at The Brighton Festival, Eileen Agar retrospective
Wed 19 May 2021
Composer Roxanna Panufnik on her new album, Heartfelt.
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Julie Hesmondhalgh, Christina McMaster, James Barnor
Tue 18 May 2021
Julie Hesmondhalgh on theatres reopening, Lie Down and Listen, Photographer James Barnor
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Director Barry Jenkins on The Underground Railroad
Mon 17 May 2021
Barry Jenkins on his adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad
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Cinemas Reopen, St Vincent, Maylis de Kerangal, Festival Ticketing
Fri 14 May 2021
Cinemas reopen, St Vincent, Maylis de Kerangal, festival ticketing.
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Rachel Maclean, arts education cuts, Richard Osman, British Book Awards Author of the Year
Thu 13 May 2021
Rachel Maclean on her installation critiquing the decline of the High Street.
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As theatres in England reopen soon, we ask what the experience will be like for audiences and staff?
Wed 12 May 2021
Theatres in England reopen soon, what will the experience be like for audiences and staff?
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Two Distant Strangers, Golden Globes, Resident Evil, U.Me The Musical
Tue 11 May 2021
Two Distant Strangers, Golden Globes, U.Me: The Musical and Resident Evil Village reviewed
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David Hockney, TV drama Three Families and novelist Rónán Hession
Mon 10 May 2021
David Hockney's new iPad art, TV drama Three Families and novelist Rónán Hession.
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Emily Mortimer on The Pursuit of Love, Jupiter's Legacy, Rag'n'Bone Man
Fri 7 May 2021
Emily Mortimer on her new adaptation of The Pursuit of Love.
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Don Warrington, Gillian Reynolds, Benjamin Myers
Thu 6 May 2021
Don Warrington on playing a grieving father in Radio 4 drama Running with Lions.
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Anna Kerrigan, events testing, Sunjeev Sahota
Wed 5 May 2021
Anna Kerrigan on her new film, Cowboys.
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Essay collections from novelists and poets. Review of TV series Bloods, New Pokemon Snap explored
Tue 4 May 2021
Novelist Rachel Kushner and poet Kei Miller on the attraction of the essay form.
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How should we memorialise in the 21st century?
Mon 3 May 2021
Artists and writers reflect on recent approaches to memorials.
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