Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Theresa Lola and 70 years of the RFH; The Mosquito Coast reviewed; Royal Blood's new album; Andrew Miller on events pilots
Fri 30 Apr 2021
Theresa Lola performs her specially commissioned poem to mark 70 years of the RFH
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Raoul Peck, Camilla Greenwell and Tufting on TikTok
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Raoul Peck's new documentary, dance photographer Camilla Greenwell and tufting on TikTok
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Women's Prize Shortlist, Jamie MacDonald, Rotten Tomatoes
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Bernadine Evaristo, chair of the Women's Prize juding panel, reveals this year's shortlist
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Shadow and Bone, Lemn Sissay, Gwendoline Riley
Tue 27 Apr 2021
Netflix series Shadow and Bone reviewed, Lemn Sissay's Brighton Festival, Gwendoline Riley
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Nicola Benedetti, Mark Simpson, Oscars roundup, Mr Wickham
Mon 26 Apr 2021
Nicola Benedetti and Mark Simpson on the violin concerto he wrote for her.
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Tom Jones looks back at his life and career
Fri 23 Apr 2021
At the age of 80, Tom Jones is releasing a new album in which he reflects back on his life
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Rose Matafeo, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Ninebarrow
Thu 22 Apr 2021
Rose Matafeo on her rom-com Starstruck about a surprise encounter with a famous film star.
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Actor and director Noel Clarke reflects on his career
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Noel Clarke discusses his latest role in the ITV drama Viewpoint
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Kayo Chingonyi; Joyce DiDonato; The Importance of Being Earnest reviewed
Tue 20 Apr 2021
Kayo Chingonyi's new poetry collection, Joyce DiDonato on Schubert鈥檚 Winterreise.
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London Grammar, Frank of Ireland, Photographer of the Year Craig Easton
Mon 19 Apr 2021
London Grammar, Sitcom Frank of Ireland reviewed, Photographer Craig Easton
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Deborah Warner on Peter Grimes, Helen McCrory remembered, Mare of Easttown
Fri 16 Apr 2021
Deborah Warner on Peter Grimes, and Helen McCrory remembered.
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Paul Theroux on his new novel, Under The Wave at Waimea
Thu 15 Apr 2021
Paul Theroux on his new novel, Under The Wave at Waimea.
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Testament, diversity in nature writing, festivals insurance update
Wed 14 Apr 2021
Testament on giving the Greek myth of Orpheus a Yorkshire twist.
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Ammonite; Jack Holden's play Cruise; Voices from the Peak
Tue 13 Apr 2021
We review Kate Winslet's Ammonite loosely based on the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning
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Too Close, Rachel Whiteread, Chloe Zhao, Rosa Rankin Gee
Mon 12 Apr 2021
We review ITV psychological thriller Too Close, starring Emily Watson.
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Taylor Swift's Fearless, Prince Philip portraitist Jonathan Yeo, David Almond, Them
Fri 9 Apr 2021
A review of Taylor Swift's new album Fearless. Plus David Almond on his latest novel.
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Peggy Seeger, Liverpool pilot of arts events, Fiction writers of faith
Thu 8 Apr 2021
Peggy Seeger on her new album The First Farewell.
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Katherine Parkinson, Louise Kennedy, TikTok and bands
Wed 7 Apr 2021
Actress Katherine Parkinson talks about writing her play, Sitting, in which she also stars
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Riz Ahmed, Climate change books, Paul Ritter remembered, Israel covid passports
Tue 6 Apr 2021
Riz Ahmed on his Oscar-nominated performance in Sound of Metal
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Author Michael Rosen on his experience of Covid and his tribute to the NHS
Mon 5 Apr 2021
Michael Rosen reflects on his hospitalisation with Covid.
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Front Row: The Blue Edition
Fri 2 Apr 2021
An exploration of the colour blue in contemporary culture.
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Director Lee Isaac Chung, Samantha Ege, Jane Austen's Persuasion, musicians selling back catalogues
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Director Lee Isaac Chung on Minari, a film inspired by his childhood in rural Arkansas.
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Future of Disabled Theatre, Disability Champion Andrew Miller, London Symphony Orchestra
Wed 31 Mar 2021
Leading theatre makers discuss the state of disabled theatre.
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International Booker Prize longlist reviewed, Joanne Harris, Who should translate work?
Tue 30 Mar 2021
International Booker Prize, Joanne Harris and her translator, Who should translate work?
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Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, Charlie Carroll, Greenborne
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, The Lip by Charlie Carroll, new audio soap Greenborne.
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Tina Turner and Demi Lovato documentaries, author Dean Koontz, poet Marvin Thompson, artists on the high street
Fri 26 Mar 2021
New films about Tina Turner and Demi Lovato reviewed.
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Emerald Fennell, Benin Bronzes, Winner of the Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Emerald Fennell on her revenge thriller, Promising Young Woman, which stars Carey Mulligan
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Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.
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Orlando Bloom; Liverpool Biennial; Elizabeth Knox
Tue 23 Mar 2021
Orlando Bloom on his film Retaliation, and the Liverpool Biennial gets underway.
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Nile Rodgers on his digital portrait, composer Hannah Peel
Mon 22 Mar 2021
Nile Rodgers discusses his voice-interactive digital portrait.
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