Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Hugh Jackman on The Front Runner, Costa Biography Award winner Bart van Es, Da Vinci loan refusal
Thu 10 Jan 2019
Hugh Jackman on playing scandal-hit 1988 US presidential hopeful Gary Hart.
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Comedian Nish Kumar, Acoustics in architecture, 2018 Costa Children鈥檚 Book Award winner Hilary McKay
Wed 9 Jan 2019
Comedian Nish Kumar, from The Mash Report, on why his new tour is his most political yet.
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Keira Knightley, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, Costa Poetry Winner
Tue 8 Jan 2019
Keira Knightley on Colette, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, Costa Poetry Award winner
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Charlie Brooker on Bandersnatch, Sophie Raworth reveals the Costa Book Award Winners
Mon 7 Jan 2019
Charlie Brooker on his ground-breaking new interactive film, Bandersnatch
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Robert Zemeckis, Poet Laureate, The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts
Fri 4 Jan 2019
Robert Zemeckis on new film Welcome to Marwen
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Brexit: The Uncivil War, JD Salinger Centenary, Tracy-Ann Oberman
Thu 3 Jan 2019
New Brexit drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as leader of the Leave campaign reviewed.
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Olivia Colman, Luther, Surgery and embroidery
Wed 2 Jan 2019
Olivia Colman on her new film The Favourite, and Luther reviewed
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Keeley Hawes
New Year's Day 2019
From Bodyguard and The Durrells to Spooks, Keeley Hawes looks back on her career.
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An appreciation of the late Amos Oz the Israeli novelist who died today
Fri 28 Dec 2018
Amos Oz, a look ahead to the arts events of 2019, Spiderman creator Stan Lee.
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As a generation of choreographers pass, we hear from the new generation rising
Thu 27 Dec 2018
Front Row marks the deaths of three great choreographers.
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Slow radio: Land artist Chris Drury's Morecambe Bay project
Boxing Day 2018
Land artist Chris Drury visits his Horizon Line Chamber at Morecambe Bay
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Choirs - a celebration of singing together
Christmas Day 2018
A special programme exploring the benefits of choral singing.
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Les Mis茅rables discussed by Andrew Davies, adapter of a new TV version
Christmas Eve 2018
Screenwriter Andrew Davies on Les Mis茅rables; Christmas literature; Yuletide poems
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Ben Elton on Shakespeare, Call to Action Art, Vanessa Kisuule
Fri 21 Dec 2018
Ben Elton on his fascination with Shakespeare. Plus is art becoming more political?
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Lin-Manuel Miranda in Mary Poppins Returns, Hip Hop Musicals, Richard Sherman
Thu 20 Dec 2018
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on his starring role in Mary Poppins Returns.
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Eileen Atkins, Penny Marshall remembered, The Shining, Sister Bliss
Wed 19 Dec 2018
Eileen Atkins looks back over her career, and director Penny Marshall remembered
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John Malkovich on playing Poirot, Why we cry at films, True crime podcasts
Tue 18 Dec 2018
John Malkovich plays Poirot, why we cry at films and the phenomenon of crime podcasts.
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The Archers' Canterbury Tales, Watership Down, Gremlins - alternative Christmas film, Putin and Rap
Mon 17 Dec 2018
Carole Boyd, Lynda Snell in The Archers, on The Canterbury Tales, with the Ambridge cast.
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Rita Ora, Writing About Sex, Die Hard at 30
Fri 14 Dec 2018
Rita Ora on her six-year journey to release her second album, Phoenix.
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Lee Mack, Magic Mike on stage, Prose poetry
Thu 13 Dec 2018
Not Going Out's Lee Mack, and Magic Mike on stage
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Aquaman, Mike Bartlett
Wed 12 Dec 2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Aquaman reviewed, and playwright Mike Bartlett
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Mortal Engines, Tenancy, Ren Hang, Martin Jenkinson
Tue 11 Dec 2018
Mortal Engines reviewed, photographers Ren Hang and Martin Jenkinson discussed.
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Tamara Lawrance, The 1975's Matty Healy, Meet Vermeer
Mon 10 Dec 2018
Actress Tamara Lawrance on 蜜芽传媒 One's adaption of Andrea Levy novel The Long Song
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Springsteen on Broadway, Disfigured Villains, Beautiful Books for Christmas
Fri 7 Dec 2018
Review of Bruce Springsteen's new film Springsteen on Broadway
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Jimmy McGovern, Tania Bruguera, Arts and insomnia
Thu 6 Dec 2018
Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern on his new 蜜芽传媒 One drama Care, Cuban artist Tania Bruguera
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Maggi Hambling, Ellie Kendrick, Beastie Boys
Wed 5 Dec 2018
Maggi Hambling on her portraits of artists, and Beastie Boys on 40 years in hip hop
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An Elephant Sitting Still, Chinese film industry, David Szalay, Unesco and Reggae
Tue 4 Dec 2018
David Szalay talks about his new book, Turbulence, an original Radio 4 commission.
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Robert Redford's Career, Fiction within Fiction, Poet Fred D'Aguiar
Mon 3 Dec 2018
Robert Redford's swansong, fictional characters reading fiction and poet Fred D'Aguiar
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Strictly's Shirley Ballas, Young Composer Sarah Jenkins, National Theatres of Scotland and Wales
Fri 30 Nov 2018
Head Judge Shirley Ballas on the appeal of Strictly and her own dancing career.
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