Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Pirates of Penzance, Brighton Festival, Francois Ozon, New Culture Secretary
Mon 11 May 2015
The English National Opera's production of The Pirates of Penzance. With Samira Ahmed.
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Jeremy Bowen on Rosewater, Artist John Craske, Grace and Frankie, Phill Jupitus on Viv Stanshall
Fri 8 May 2015
News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music.
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The Affair, Michael Craig-Martin, Girlhood, Mother Courage in Wales
Thu 7 May 2015
A review of The Affair and an interview with artist Michael Craig-Martin. With John Wilson
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Kate Atkinson, Carrie the Musical, Arab Fiction, Venice Biennale
Wed 6 May 2015
Kate Atkinson on her latest novel A God in Ruins and the 56th Venice Biennale reviewed.
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Spooks, Meklit, Christopher Hope, The Spalding Suite
Tue 5 May 2015
Spooks moving to the big screen and singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero. With Kirsty Lang.
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Philip Glass
Mon 4 May 2015
John Wilson talks to the American composer Philip Glass about his life and music.
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Kristin Scott Thomas, The Enfield Haunting and The C Word, Greens' Caroline Lucas
Fri 1 May 2015
Kristin Scott Thomas on playing the Queen in The Audience on stage.
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Everyman, Paul Abbott, Idris Khan, Beyond the Marches
Thu 30 Apr 2015
A review of Everyman at the National Theatre and artist Idris Khan. With Samira Ahmed.
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Election play The Vote, Anthony Doerr, WWII drama 蜜芽传媒 Fires, Samba reviewed
Wed 29 Apr 2015
James Graham and Josie Rourke on The Vote, novelist Anthony Doerr and 蜜芽传媒 Fires.
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Alan Parker, The Game, Eleanor Rees
Tue 28 Apr 2015
Alan Parker on Bugsy Malone, new spy thriller TV series The Game and poet Eleanor Rees.
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Jonathan Pryce, Far from the Madding Crowd, Ronnie Wood, Frances Bacon
Mon 27 Apr 2015
Jonathan Pryce as Shylock, a Far from the Madding Crowd film and Ronnie Wood.
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Blur's New Album, Empire Review, Jim Cartwright, Trollope's Bicentenary
Fri 24 Apr 2015
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon discuss the first new Blur album in 16 years.
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Damian Lewis and Daniel Evans on American Buffalo, Folk Singer Sam Lee, The Proms 2015
Thu 23 Apr 2015
Damian Lewis and Daniel Evans, Sam Lee, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.
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The Good Lie, Dominic Dromgoole, Loudon Wainwright III, Lib Dems' arts policy
Wed 22 Apr 2015
The Good Lie, Dominic Dromgoole, Loudon Wainwright III, Lib Dems' arts policy.
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Toni Morrison, Indigenous Australia, Car Share
Tue 21 Apr 2015
Toni Morrison on her new novel; Indigenous Australia exhibition; Peter Kay's Car Share.
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Antony Gormley, Madam Secretary, Who Cares Writer and Director, Borodin Quartet
Mon 20 Apr 2015
Antony Gormley; Madam Secretary review; Who Cares writer and director; Borodin Quartet.
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Dark Horse, National Theatre changes, artist Luke Jerram, playwright Danai Gurira
Fri 17 Apr 2015
Horse racing film Dark Horse, National Theatre changes, artist Luke Jerram, Danai Gurira.
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Gypsy, Martin Parr, Hermitage Director, Tennessee Williams Drama Found
Thu 16 Apr 2015
Gypsy, Martin Parr, Hermitage Museum director, newly discovered Tennessee Williams drama.
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Child 44, Carol Morley, Francis Bacon, Lisa McInerney
Wed 15 Apr 2015
John Wilson discusses Child 44, starring Tom Hardy, and a new Francis Bacon exhibition.
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Alan Rickman, Sonia Delaunay, Punchdrunk Theatre, Anne Frank
Tue 14 Apr 2015
Alan Rickman on directing A Little Chaos, the art of Sonia Delaunay and Punchdrunk Theatre
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Baileys Shortlist, Gunter Grass, Dear Lupin, The Last Five Years
Mon 13 Apr 2015
The Baileys shortlist and a stage adapation of the Dear Lupin letters. With Samira Ahmed.
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Michael Horovitz, The Jinx, Drone Warfare, Download Dead?
Fri 10 Apr 2015
John Wilson talks to poet Michael Horovitz, plus the portrayal of drone warfare in film
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Ray Davies, Force Majeure, Gillian Ayres, Game of Thrones
Thu 9 Apr 2015
Arts news with John Wilson, including Ray Davies on The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon.
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Helen Mirren, Ed Vaizey, Benjamin Clementine
Wed 8 Apr 2015
Helen Mirren talks to John Wilson about her new film, Woman in Gold.
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Jo Nesbo, John Wick, Billie Holiday
Tue 7 Apr 2015
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Jo Nesbo on his new thriller Blood on Snow.
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Peggy Seeger
Mon 6 Apr 2015
John Wilson travels to Oxfordshire to meet the queen of folk, Peggy Seeger.
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Clive James talks about his new poetry collection Sentenced to Life
Fri 3 Apr 2015
Clive James talks to Kirsty Lang about his new poetry collection, Sentenced to Life.
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National Poetry Competition, Dead Sheep, Code of a Killer, Attica Locke
Thu 2 Apr 2015
Roger McGough on the National Poetry Competition, plus a review of Code of a Killer.
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Sweeney Todd, Nick Cave, Peter Ackroyd, Eric Ravilious
Wed 1 Apr 2015
Nick Cave, Sweeney Todd review, Peter Ackroyd on Hitchcock, an Eric Ravilious exhibition.
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The Dark Horse, Sara Taylor, 70 Years of The Glass Menagerie
Tue 31 Mar 2015
New Zealand film The Dark Horse and novelist Sara Taylor. With Kirsty Lang.
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