Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Ai Weiwei, Everest, Leona Lewis
Mon 14 Sep 2015
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei discusses his new solo exhibition. With John Wilson.
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Keith Richards, Don McCullin
Fri 11 Sep 2015
Guitarist Keith Richards and photographer Don McCullin talk to John Wilson.
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David Gilmour, An Inspector Calls, La Famille Bélier, Future Conditional
Thu 10 Sep 2015
Kirsty Lang meets up with Pink Floyd musician David Gilmour and his wife, Polly Samson.
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Salman Rushdie, Pasolini, Cyndi Lauper
Wed 9 Sep 2015
Samira Ahmed talks to Salman Rushdie about his new novel. Plus Cyndi Lauper on Kinky Boots
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Woody Allen's Irrational Man, Richard Hawley, Mike Bartlett, The Chineke Orchestra
Tue 8 Sep 2015
Woody Allen's Irrational Man reviewed. John Wilson presents.
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Anthony Horowitz, Danielle de Niese, This Is England, Antony Gormley
Mon 7 Sep 2015
Anthony Horowitz talks to Kirsty Lang about his new Bond novel Trigger Mortis.
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Tom Hardy, Dope, Anne Boleyn's songbook
Fri 4 Sep 2015
Tom Hardy talks to Kirsty Lang about playing both Kray Twins in the new film Legend.
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Jed Mercurio, Cartel Land, Michel Houellebecq
Thu 3 Sep 2015
Jed Mercurio talks to Samira Ahmed about his adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover.
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David Hare, Meryl Streep's new film Ricki and the Flash, Max Richter
Wed 2 Sep 2015
Playwright David Hare, Meryl Streep's new film Ricki and the Flash, Max Richter.
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Elena Ferrante, Laila Lalami, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Tue 1 Sep 2015
Kirsty Lang discusses the elusive literary phenomenon Elena Ferrante.
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Pianist James Rhodes talks to John Wilson
Mon 31 Aug 2015
Concert pianist James Rhodes talks to John Wilson.
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Hanya Yanagihara, No Escape, Site-specific theatre, Boy Meets Girl
Fri 28 Aug 2015
Hanya Yanagihara discusses her new novel A Little Life. Samira Ahmed presents.
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The Trials of Jimmy Rose, Cerys Matthews and Timberlake Wertenbaker, Zambezi News, Miss Julie
Thu 27 Aug 2015
Kirsty Lang speaks to Cerys Matthews and Timberlake Wertenbaker about Our Country's Good.
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Hamlet, Agatha Christie exhibition, Andrew Miller, We Are Your Friends.
Wed 26 Aug 2015
Kirsty Lang is joined by critic Susannah Clapp to review Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet.
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Straight Outta Compton, Paula McLain, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys
Tue 25 Aug 2015
A review of hip-hop film Straight Outta Compton. John Wilson presents.
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Jess Glynne, Don Paterson, Danny and the Human Zoo, Cradle to Grave
Mon 24 Aug 2015
John Wilson is joined by singer Jess Glynne and poet Don Paterson.
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Andras Schiff, The Bad Education Movie, Patrick Ness
Fri 21 Aug 2015
Samira Ahmed talks to pianist Andras Schiff about performing Bach's Goldberg Variations.
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Banksy's Dismaland, Andrew Haigh, Resistance, Andy Warhol
Thu 20 Aug 2015
A review of Dismaland, a new Bansky exhibition. Samira Ahmed presents.
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John Hannah, Vicky Featherstone and Lee Hall, Playing Nina Simone
Wed 19 Aug 2015
Kirsty Lang talks to John Hannah about his return to the Scottish stage.
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Robert Lepage, Travelling art bus, James Rhodes, Writing your first Edinburgh show
Tue 18 Aug 2015
Canadian theatre maker Robert Lepage discusses his Edinburgh International Festival show.
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Establishing a national theatre, Comedy about mental health, Edinburgh flyering tips
Mon 17 Aug 2015
A look at how performers are addressing mental health in their shows. Kirsty Lang presents
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Simon McBurney and Ed Byrne Live from the Edinburgh Festival
Mon 17 Aug 2015
Simon McBurney, Ed Byrne and guests live from the Edinburgh Festival in the big blue tent.
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Music of Sherlock Holmes, Simon Pegg in Absolutely Anything, Paul Neagu, Edinburgh Comedy
Fri 14 Aug 2015
David Arnold and Matthew Sweet explore the musical world of Conan Doyle's famous detective
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Philippa Gregory, Scottish art, Jordanian cinema, Street art of Stik
Thu 13 Aug 2015
Philippa Gregory, review of Jordanian film Theeb, Scottish art, and the street artist Stik
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Paper Towns, Nick Coleman, Jules Buckley and Wretch 32, Olive Edis archive
Wed 12 Aug 2015
Arts news with John Wilson, including a review of Cara Delevingne in Paper Towns.
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Amanda Levete, Trainwreck, Crystal Moselle, Stephen Kelman
Tue 11 Aug 2015
Architect Amanda Levete discusses her £30 million Victoria and Albert Museum project.
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Sylvie Guillem
Mon 10 Aug 2015
The acclaimed ballet and contemporary dancer Sylvie Guillem reflects on her long career.
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War Book, Eric Whitacre, Denise Mina, Edinburgh
Fri 7 Aug 2015
Kirsty Lang reviews the drama War Book and talks to composer Eric Whitacre.
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Guy Ritchie, China Mieville, George Cole remembered
Thu 6 Aug 2015
Guy Ritchie talks about reworking The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
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Noah Baumbach, Playwright Helen Edmundson, Spanish thriller Marshland
Wed 5 Aug 2015
Screenwriter and director Noah Baumbach discusses Mistress America. Kirsty Lang presents.
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