Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Riz Ahmed, Delicious, The Kite Runner on stage and Angela Carter
Fri 23 Dec 2016
Actor and rapper Riz Ahmed discusses his career and a review of Dawn French in Delicious.
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Alison Balsom, To Walk Invisible, Beautiful books, Flying on stage
Thu 22 Dec 2016
Trumpeter Alison Balsom, and a review of Sally Wainwright's Brontë drama To Walk Invisible
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Helen Mirren, Winter Solstice Poetry, Conductor Ed Gardner, Hairy Rockers
Wed 21 Dec 2016
Dame Helen Mirren, conductor Ed Gardner, poet Kayo Chingonyi, hairy old rockers.
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Barry Jenkins, The Witness For The Prosecution, Saint Joan, Meilyr Jones
Tue 20 Dec 2016
Barry Jenkins, Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution, Saint Joan, Meilyr Jones
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Sherlock, Albums of the Year, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Mousehole's Christmas Lights
Mon 19 Dec 2016
Martin Freeman and Mark Gatiss on the new Sherlock plus best albums of the year.
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Matthew Bourne on The Red Shoes, Satirising Trump, Marius de Vries
Fri 16 Dec 2016
Matthew Bourne discusses his stage version of the classic British film The Red Shoes.
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Der Rosenkavalier, Adventures in Moominland, Peter Mullan in Quarry
Thu 15 Dec 2016
Moomins creator Tove Jansson, and the challenges of performing Der Rosenkavalier.
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Peter Capaldi as Dr Who, new Star Wars, US poet Ben Lerner and E R Braithwaite
Wed 14 Dec 2016
Peter Capaldi on Dr Who, Rogue One - A Star Wars Story, poet Ben Lerner & E R Braithwaite.
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Darcey Bussell on Margot Fonteyn; Pevsner guides; Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo on Broadway; How to get a Christmas no 1
Tue 13 Dec 2016
Darcey Bussell; Pevsner architectural guides; Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo on Broadway.
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The Eagle Huntress, New play Love, Diversity in the arts, Luke Jerram, John Montague remembered
Mon 12 Dec 2016
The Eagle Huntress, Luke Jerram's hidden treasures of Scunthorpe, John Montague remembered
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The Birth of a Nation, Ruth Padel, Joan Eardley, Mark Lockyer
Fri 9 Dec 2016
Ashley Clarke reviews The Birth of a Nation, Ruth Padel reveals the reality of Christmas.
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Oliver Stone's Snowden, The Famous Five, Sex scenes, Wynford Dewhurst
Thu 8 Dec 2016
Arts news, interviews and reviews.
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Zaha Hadid's new gallery at The Science Museum, Oscar-winning film editor Anne V Coates, Office Christmas Party - the film
Wed 7 Dec 2016
Zaha Hadid's new Science Museum gallery, film editor Anne V Coates, Office Christmas Party
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Dreamgirls, Australia's Impressionists, Sharing the Turner Prize cheque, actor Peter Vaughan remembered
Tue 6 Dec 2016
Dreamgirls composer Henry Krieger, Australia's Impressionists and Peter Vaughan remembered
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Lee Child on Edward Hopper, ENO's Cressida Pollock and The Pass
Mon 5 Dec 2016
Author Lee Child discusses short stories inspired by Edward Hopper paintings.
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Alison Steadman, Anders Lustgarten, History of art A-level
Fri 2 Dec 2016
Alison Steadman on Abigail's Party, Pride and Prejudice, and Gavin & Stacey.
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Sculpture on the streets, Strictly Ballroom the Musical, Moana
Thu 1 Dec 2016
City Sculpture Projects 1972, Strictly Ballroom the Musical, Moana.
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Robert Rauschenberg, The poetry of Philip Larkin, This is Us reviewed
Wed 30 Nov 2016
Robert Rauschenberg at the Tate, the poetry of Philip Larkin, This is Us reviewed.
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Clint Eastwood's Sully, Robert Olen Butler, Roger Law
Tue 29 Nov 2016
A review of Clint Eastwood's 35th film as a director, and novelist Robert Olen Butler.
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Rolling Stones new album, Miles Teller on Bleed for This, The Last Poets
Mon 28 Nov 2016
Rolling Stones new album reviewed, Miles Teller on Bleed For This, The Last Poets.
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Mel Giedroyc on new musicals showcase, Michael Morpurgo, Bad Santa 2, Penelope Lively
Fri 25 Nov 2016
Mel Giedroyc, Gemma Wheelan & Maria Friedman showcase new musicals, writer Penelope Lively
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William Hill Sports Book of the Year, Rillington Place, Johnny Cash
Thu 24 Nov 2016
William Finnegan, winner of Sports Book of the Year, and poet Paul Muldoon on Johnny Cash.
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Mark Rylance and Claire van Kampen on Nice Fish; Anselm Kiefer; Spike Lee's Chi-raq
Wed 23 Nov 2016
Mark Rylance and Claire van Kampen on Nice Fish, Anselm Kiefer on Walhalla, Chi-raq review
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Adam Driver, Costa Book Awards shortlist announced, Gilmore Girls
Tue 22 Nov 2016
Adam Driver; the Costa Book Awards shortlists are announced for the five categories.
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Zadie Smith, William Trevor, Lucy Kirkwood, Allied
Mon 21 Nov 2016
William Trevor obituary, Zadie Smith on her latest novel and Lucy Kirkwood's new play.
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Ed Harris on stage, Jonathan Dove, Gavin Turk
Fri 18 Nov 2016
Actor Ed Harris discusses bringing Sam Shepard's play Buried Child to the London stage.
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The Hepworth Prize, New Art Gallery Walsall, Indignation, Don Giovanni
Thu 17 Nov 2016
Who's won the Hepworth Prize for Sculpture? The New Art Gallery Walsall closure.
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Paulo Coelho, Your Name, Turner Contemporary, The art of writing non-fiction
Wed 16 Nov 2016
Author Paulo Coelho, Japanese anime film Your Name, Philippe Sands on non-fiction.
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Rosamund Pike & David Oyelowo on A United Kingdom, Van Gogh controversy, Cape Town City Ballet
Tue 15 Nov 2016
David Oyelowo on A United Kingdom, and the controversy of Van Gogh's lost sketchbook.
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J K Rowling's Fantastic Beasts, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, French film Divines, Chris Riddell on school libraries
Mon 14 Nov 2016
The filmmakers behind JK Rowling's screenwriting debut and Sex Pistol Steve Jones.
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