Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Steve Carell in The Big Short, Brett Anderson and Suede, Fiona Barton
Tue 19 Jan 2016
Steve Carell on The Big Short and Fiona Barton on The Widow, plus diversity at the Oscars.
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The Assassin, Jack Thorne, Attacking the Devil, Peter May
Mon 18 Jan 2016
Including The Assassin, Peter May, Attacking the Devil, and Jack Thorne.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, The Rack Pack, Elizabeth
Fri 15 Jan 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio talks to Kirsty Lang about The Revenant.
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Oscar Nominations Special
Thu 14 Jan 2016
John Wilson reports on the nominations for the 2016 Oscars.
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Creed, Lumiere London, Museum cuts, An anthem for England?
Wed 13 Jan 2016
Director Ryan Coogler on working with Stallone in Creed, and 20 artists light up London.
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Phil Redmond, Sarah Howe, Akram Khan, Champagne Life
Tue 12 Jan 2016
Brookside creator Phil Redmond tells Samira Ahmed why he's taken to writing crime fiction.
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David Bowie Remembered
Mon 11 Jan 2016
Colleagues and fellow artists reflect on the life of David Bowie.
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Emma Donoghue on Room, Grey Gardens, Andrew Michael Hurley, Occupied
Fri 8 Jan 2016
Emma Donoghue talks to Kirsty Lang about adapting her best-selling novel Room into a film.
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A War, Maigret, Guys and Dolls, Frances Hardinge, The missing Hong Kong booksellers
Thu 7 Jan 2016
Tim Collins reviews Danish film A War, and Natasha Cooper on the return of Maigret.
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Pierre Boulez obituary, Costa Biography winner, Tracy Ullman review; Bolshoi Babylon
Wed 6 Jan 2016
Pierre Boulez obituary, Costa Biography winner, Tracey Ullman's Show, Bolshoi Babylon
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David Bowie's Blackstar, Emma Rice, Don Paterson, Jericho
Tue 5 Jan 2016
Including a review of David Bowie's new jazz-influenced album Blackstar. With John Wilson.
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Tarantino on The Hateful Eight, Costa Book Awards category winners, Playwright Zodwa Nyoni
Mon 4 Jan 2016
Samira Ahmed talks to director Quentin Tarantino about The Hateful Eight.
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The Danish Girl, Bach's Magnificat, Deutschland 83
New Year's Day 2016
Samira Ahmed talks to Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper about The Danish Girl.
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Stories of 2015 - Part Two
Thu 31 Dec 2015
John WIlson continues his look at those who have made the headlines in the arts in 2015.
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Stories of the Year – Part One
Wed 30 Dec 2015
The actors, musicians and artists who have been centre stage in 2015
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Elvis Costello
Tue 29 Dec 2015
Elvis Costello looks back over a musical career spanning almost four decades
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Cultural Philanthropy
Mon 28 Dec 2015
Kirsty Lang speaks to cultural philanthropists about their role in funding the Arts.
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Roy Hudd
Christmas Day 2015
Samira Ahmed talks to the comedian, actor and music hall veteran Roy Hudd.
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Michael Palin, War and Peace, Diversity in film, Katie Puckrik's alternative Christmas
Christmas Eve 2015
Michael Palin on the quest for Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.
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Jennifer Lawrence on Joy; a cultural look ahead to 2016
Wed 23 Dec 2015
Jennifer Lawrence on her new film Joy, and a cultural look ahead to 2016.
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And Then There Were None, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, 70s revivals
Tue 22 Dec 2015
Samira Ahmed talks to Sarah Phelps about Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
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Tony Jordan and Ron Howard, plus Kurt Masur remembered
Mon 21 Dec 2015
Arts news, interviews and reviews with guests Tony Jordan and Ron Howard.
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Bette Midler, Neil MacGregor, Christmas ghost stories
Fri 18 Dec 2015
Bette Midler, Neil MacGregor, Christmas ghost stories, and a farewell to deep coal mining.
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Star Wars, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Edith Piaf celebrated
Thu 17 Dec 2015
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Star Wars director JJ Abrams.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV
Wed 16 Dec 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV, gallery gift shop economics
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Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, Poets as novelists, Rosie Hood, The Haunting of Hill House
Tue 15 Dec 2015
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, poets as novelists, Rosie Hood, The Haunting of Hill House.
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We're Doomed, The Dazzle, The Waterstone's Book of the Year, The impact of touring musicals on original regional theatre
Mon 14 Dec 2015
Kirsty Lang on We're Doomed, The Dazzle and the Waterstones Book of the Year winner.
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Grandma, Val Wood, Theatrical wigs, Best stand-up comedy DVDs
Fri 11 Dec 2015
Including a review of Lily Tomlin's new comedy Grandma. Kirsty Lang presents.
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Christopher Ricks on TS Eliot, Arthur Miller play premier, Top picks for non-fiction books of 2015
Thu 10 Dec 2015
Literary critic Christopher Ricks discusses TS Eliot's annotated poems. With John Wilson.
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Peter Mullan, Peggy Guggenheim, Transparent
Wed 9 Dec 2015
John Wilson talks to Peter Mullan about his new film Hector.
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