Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Jenny Saville, Laura van der Heijden, The art of the deadline
Thu 11 Apr 2019
Jenny Saville on her new self-portrait, painted in response to a Rembrandt masterpiece.
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Composer Gavin Bryars, Isabella Hammad, Opera singers sing pop
Wed 10 Apr 2019
Gavin Bryars on a 12-hour performance of his 1971 piece Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
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Useful Art, Embodying Ruskin, National Theatre for Northern Ireland? Unicorn Store
Tue 9 Apr 2019
Useful art, embodying Ruskin, National Theatre for Northern Ireland? Unicorn Store review.
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Munch at British Museum, Neil Jordan - Greta, Legacy of Game Of Thrones, What makes a great ending to a TV series?
Mon 8 Apr 2019
Neil Jordan, Munch at the British Museum, Game of Thrones legacy, great TV series endings.
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Carlos Acosta, Iain Bell, BAFTA Games Awards
Fri 5 Apr 2019
A new film about world-renowned ballet dancer Carlos Acosta.
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The Shed, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jonathan Lethem, Marvin Gaye
Thu 4 Apr 2019
New York's new multi-purpose £360 million arts venue, The Shed, opens this week.
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Sir David Attenborough, The Sisters Brothers, Lee Ridley
Wed 3 Apr 2019
Sir David Attenborough on his TV series Our Planet, and comedian Lee Ridley.
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Toby Jones - Don't Forget the Driver, Shazam!, Bach Passions
Tue 2 Apr 2019
Toby Jones - Don't Forget the Driver, Shazam!, Bach Passions
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Local Hero on stage, the anti-climax in culture, Agnes Varda remembered
Fri 29 Mar 2019
Ian Rankin reviews Local Hero on stage in Edinburgh. Plus the art of the anti-climax.
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Tash Aw, Arts Sponsorship row, Parry's Judith
Thu 28 Mar 2019
Tash Aw on his latest novel We the Survivors. Plus the ethics of arts sponsorship.
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Scottish artist Katie Paterson, Ted Hughes Award winner, Casting factual TV
Wed 27 Mar 2019
Scottish artist Katie Paterson on working with scientists researching the cosmic spectrum.
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A history of classical music in ten minutes - plus tragedy on today's stage
Tue 26 Mar 2019
A history of classical music in ten minutes with pianist Jeremy Denk.
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Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, At Eternity's Gate, Scott Walker
Mon 25 Mar 2019
At Eternity's Gate, Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, Scott Walker.
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The Power of Pinter, Javaad Alipoor, Richard Hawley's musical
Fri 22 Mar 2019
The power of Pinter's plays today
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David Bailey, Joseph Hillier Plymouth Sculpture
Thu 21 Mar 2019
Photographer David Bailey looks back on his six-decade career.
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The White Crow reviewed and tackling difficult issues in theatre
Mon 18 Mar 2019
Ralph Fiennes' new film The White Crow and tackling contentious issues in the theatre
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Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, Jessica Hynes, the art of the meme
Fri 15 Mar 2019
Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges on Ben is Back, about a mother and her drug-addicted son.
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Jordan Peele, The rise of country music, Christian Marclay's show reviewed
Thu 14 Mar 2019
Jordan Peele on his new horror film, Us, about a family terrorised by their doppelgangers
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Girl reviewed, Long Lost Likely Lads, Winners of a $165,000 literature prize, News from the London Book Fair
Wed 13 Mar 2019
A review of the film, Girl, the story of a teenage trans girl training to be a ballerina.
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Turn Up Charlie, Fisherman's Friends, Cheeky chappies, David Bowie demo
Mon 11 Mar 2019
Turn Up Charlie, Fisherman's Friends, Cheeky chappies, David Bowie demo.
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Waitress, Sadie Jones, Internet at 30
Fri 8 Mar 2019
Waitress, the first Broadway musical with an all-female creative team, reviewed
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Maggie Gyllenhaal, BalletBoyz
Thu 7 Mar 2019
Maggie Gyllenhaal talks about her new film The Kindergarten Teacher.
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Cheat, Richard Billingham, Club culture, Diana Athill
Wed 6 Mar 2019
New ITV psychological drama Cheat, and Richard Billingham on his film Ray & Liz
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Samuel L Jackson, British-Chinese play Under The Umbrella and the launch of Scala Radio
Tue 5 Mar 2019
Samuel L Jackson, British-Chinese play Under the Umbrella and the launch of Scala Radio.
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The Specials' Terry Hall, the plays of Athol Fugard, Artemisia Gentileschi
Mon 4 Mar 2019
Terry Hall on The Specials' new album and we profile baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.
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Stephen Merchant, Novels review, Clean Break at 40
Fri 1 Mar 2019
Stephen Merchant discusses his new feature film about wrestling
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Ricky Gervais, Tom Walker, Andre Previn remembered, Young adult literature
Thu 28 Feb 2019
Rick Gervais on his new series After Life
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Charlotte Rampling, Berlioz Anniversary, Leveret Perform Live
Wed 27 Feb 2019
Charlotte Rampling on her five decade career, including new film Hannah.
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Leaving Neverland, Jacob Collier, Dorothea Tanning at Tate Modern
Tue 26 Feb 2019
Should we play Michael Jackson's music? We discuss Leaving Neverland and cultural ethics.
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