Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Clive James, Joe Joyce, Marin Alsop, Hunter Davies
Tue 23 Aug 2016
Clive James' passion for box sets, boxer Joe Joyce on painting, and conductor Marin Alsop.
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Quincy Jones, Noel Clarke, Timbuktu cultural war crimes
Mon 22 Aug 2016
John Wilson talks to music legend Quincy Jones ahead of his 蜜芽传媒 Prom.
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David Walliams and Francesca Simon on Roald Dahl, Jack and Harry Williams, Picasso's plays
Fri 19 Aug 2016
David Walliams and Francesca Simon on Roald Dahl, Jack and Harry Williams, Picasso's plays
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Groundhog Day review, Pedro Almodovar, Dressage music, Bertie Carvel
Thu 18 Aug 2016
Tim Minchin's musical of Groundhog Day reviewed and Pedro Almodovar on his film Julieta.
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Talent spotters, Karine Polwart, Political theatre
Wed 17 Aug 2016
The people who scout for talent at the Fringe, plus Scottish singer Karine Polwart.
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The Role of Comedy in Challenging Times - Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
Tue 16 Aug 2016
With Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Henry Naylor, Rory Bremner and Ayesha Hazarika.
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Showstopper, Philippa Gregory, Adura Onashile, Liz Lochhead at the Edinburgh Festival
Mon 15 Aug 2016
John Wilson is in Edinburgh with guests including Philippa Gregory and Liz Lochhead.
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Punk's Legacy: Don Letts, This Is Grime, Women in Punk, Scottee
Fri 12 Aug 2016
40 years on from the release of Anarchy in the UK, what is the legacy of punk?
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Jamie Cullum at the Proms, Greek crime writer Petros Markaris, Techno-thriller Nerve, Artists in residence
Thu 11 Aug 2016
Jamie Cullum at the Proms, Greek crime writer Petros Markaris, artists in residence, Nerve
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Alexander McCall Smith, Review of The Shallows, National Youth Theatre turning 60.
Wed 10 Aug 2016
Alexander McCall Smith on The Bertie Project, the latest in his 44 Scotland Street series.
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Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down, Krys Lee, Allegro at 70, Windsor racecourse's resident artist
Tue 9 Aug 2016
Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down, Krys Lee, Allegro at 70, Windsor racecourse's resident artist
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The Glass Menagerie, Conrad Shawcross, Sitcoms at 60
Mon 8 Aug 2016
Samira Ahmed talks to artist Conrad Shawcross and reviews The Glass Menagerie.
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Yerma starring Billie Piper, Film director Todd Solondz, Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein, Slam poetry in Brazil
Fri 5 Aug 2016
Yerma starring Billie Piper, Todd Solondz on Wiener Dog, Kirill Gerstein on Tchaikovsky.
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The Mercury Prize shortlist, Colin Spencer and Jon Brittain on gay theatre, Brazilian artist Vivian Caccuri, author Sara Taylor
Thu 4 Aug 2016
The Mercury Prize shortlist and playwrights Colin Spencer and Jon Brittain on gay theatre.
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, The Little Prince, Brazilian artists, The Macarena at 20
Wed 3 Aug 2016
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, The Little Prince, Brazilian artists, the Macarena at 20
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Brian Cox, Brighton i360, Chilcot at Edinburgh festival, Ernesto Neto.
Tue 2 Aug 2016
Brian Cox joins John Wilson to discuss his new film, The Carer.
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Front Row from Rio de Janeiro
Fri 29 Jul 2016
Front Row visits Rio to find out what the plans are for the Cultural Olympiad.
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Tallulah, David Bowie Prom, The Plough and the Stars
Thu 28 Jul 2016
Ellen Page in Tallulah, John Cale on tomorrow's David Bowie Prom.
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Bourne, Man Booker Prize long list, The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, Presidential campaign music.
Wed 27 Jul 2016
Jason Bourne reviewed and a look at this year's Man Booker Prize long list.
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Harry Potter on stage, Cultural response to Brexit, Michael Berkeley and Anthony Payne
Tue 26 Jul 2016
Harry Potter on stage, the cultural response to Brexit, Michael Berkeley and Anthony Payne
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Front Row: The Cultural Response To Brexit
Tue 26 Jul 2016
Artists and writers respond to Brexit in a special edition of Front Row from the RSA.
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Finding Dory, My Brilliant Friend, Mahler's musical manuscript, Edmund Clark's War of Terror
Mon 25 Jul 2016
Arts news, interviews and reviews.
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Mark Rylance on The BFG, Pixie Lott, Alpesh Chauhan
Fri 22 Jul 2016
Mark Rylance on the BFG, Pixie Lott on Breakfast at Tiffany's, Alpesh Chauhan on his Prom.
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Born to be blue, Antonello Manacorda, Shari Lapena, The Body Extended
Thu 21 Jul 2016
Julian Joseph reviews a film about Chet Baker, and Antonello Manacorda discusses Berlioz.
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William Eggleston exhibition, Tess Gerritsen, Graphene artists, Wang Jianlin
Wed 20 Jul 2016
A new exhibition by the photographer William Eggleston, and novelist Tess Gerritsen.
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Michelle Williams, Brexageddon?!, David & Peter Adjaye, Pokemon Go
Tue 19 Jul 2016
John Wilson meets former Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams.
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Simon Pegg on Star Trek, Beatrix Potter at 150, Stalking the Bogeyman
Mon 18 Jul 2016
Samira Ahmed talks to Simon Pegg, writer and star of Star Trek: Beyond.
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Alistair Beaton, Marcus Harvey, Facing the World, Someone Knows My Name
Fri 15 Jul 2016
Alistair Beaton on Fracked! Or: Please Don't Use The F-Word, his shale-extraction comedy.
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The Secret Agent; Sol Gabetta, Black Masculinity
Thu 14 Jul 2016
Writer Tony Marchant talks about adapting Conrad's The Secret Agent for TV.
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Winona Ryder in Stranger Things, Jan Ravens on impersonating Theresa May, Alice Oswald, James Kelman
Wed 13 Jul 2016
Winona Ryder in Stranger Things reviewed, novelist James Kelman, poet Alice Oswald.
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