Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Peter Firmin on The Clangers; The forgotten Bronte; Winter Sleep
Fri 21 Nov 2014
Kirsty Lang talks to puppet-maker Peter Firmin, creator of Bagpuss and The Clangers.
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Dr John; David Hare pays tribute to Mike Nichols; Composer John Adams
Thu 20 Nov 2014
Musician Dr John on his tribute to Louis Armstrong and John Adams on his new opera.
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Hugh Bonneville; Mary J Blige; Remember Me
Wed 19 Nov 2014
Hugh Bonneville on Paddington; Mary J Blige's new album; Remember Me reviewed.
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Costa Book Awards shortlist announced; Meera Syal; The Hunger Games review; Peter Bazalgette
Tue 18 Nov 2014
Costa Book Awards shortlist announced; Meera Syal; The Hunger Games; Peter Bazalgette.
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The 蜜芽传媒sman reviewed; Dave Grohl
Mon 17 Nov 2014
The 蜜芽传媒sman reviewed; Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters' new album; Blanche McIntyre on Accolade
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The Drop; Jan Garbarek; Quentin Blake; Assaf Gavron
Fri 14 Nov 2014
The Drop, Jan Garbarek, Quentin Blake, Assaf Gavron.
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Richard Ford; William Orbit; Kate Hewitt; Dylan Thomas's notebook
Thu 13 Nov 2014
Richard Ford, William Orbit, Kate Hewitt and Dylan Thomas's notebook.
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Aaron Sorkin; Leighton House; Goldsmiths Prize; Dreda Say Mitchell
Wed 12 Nov 2014
Aaron Sorkin, Leighton House, Goldsmiths Prize, Dreda Say Mitchell.
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Chadwick Boseman on James Brown; Allen Jones
Tue 11 Nov 2014
Chadwick Boseman on playing James Brown in biopic Get On Up. Plus sculptor Allen Jones.
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Bryan Ferry; The Fall; Peder Balke; Revolutionary Theatre
Mon 10 Nov 2014
Bryan Ferry, The Fall reviewed, revolutionary theatre, Peder Balke at the National Gallery
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Benedict Cumberbatch; Sumia Sukkar; The looting of Syrian Art; Pink Floyd Review
Fri 7 Nov 2014
Benedict Cumberbatch talks to John Wilson about his role in The Imitation Game.
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Made In Dagenham; Elif Shafak; Gold at Buckingham Palace
Thu 6 Nov 2014
Made In Dagenham the musical; Elif Shafak on her new novel; Gold at Buckingham Palace
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Ben Elton, Queen Coal, Transmitting Andy Warhol, Leviathan, Birds in Literature
Wed 5 Nov 2014
Ben Elton, Queen Coal reviewed, Transmitting Andy Warhol, Leviathan, birds in literature.
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Babylon; Wendy Cope; border crossing theatre; North Korean art
Tue 4 Nov 2014
Poet Wendy Cope talks about her new collection of prose and Roger Graef reviews Babylon.
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Interstellar, Nick Hornby, John Harle, Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes
Mon 3 Nov 2014
Lionel Shriver reviews Interstellar, and Nick Hornby discusses his new novel Funny Girl.
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Michael Bond on Paddington, Lloyd Newson, Edward Snowden documentary
Fri 31 Oct 2014
Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Michael Bond on the new Paddington Bear film.
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Elijah Wood, Angela Hewitt, Crowd-funding your novel, The Overnighters
Thu 30 Oct 2014
Elijah Wood on his film Set Fire to the Stars, and is crowd-funding the future of fiction?
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Keira Knightley; Nick Drake; A Real Birmingham Family; Mercury Prize hopefuls
Wed 29 Oct 2014
Arts news. Keira Knightley on acting on a green screen and making her Broadway debut.
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Nightcrawler; Laura Mvula; Bastille
Tue 28 Oct 2014
Samira Ahmed on the film Nightcrawler. Plus interviews with Laura Mvula and Bastille.
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Daniel Radcliffe in Horns; Edwyn Collins
Mon 27 Oct 2014
Daniel Radcliffe reviewed in Horns, and Edwyn Collins on his recovery after two strokes.
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Timothy Spall, Picasso Museum, Maria Jo茫o Pires, Memphis
Fri 24 Oct 2014
Arts news with Damian Barr. Timothy Spall on playing Mr Turner in Mike Leigh's film.
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Boris on Churchill; Serena reviewed
Thu 23 Oct 2014
Arts news with Razia Iqbal, including Boris Johnson on Churchill's legacy.
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Michael Sheen, Egon Schiele, Daniel Kehlmann, classic hip-hop album Illmatic explored
Wed 22 Oct 2014
Michael Sheen on Under Milk Wood, Egon Schiele, novelist Daniel Kehlmann, Nas documentary.
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John Kander; Jimmy Page; The Babadook reviewed; Ren茅 Burri remembered
Tue 21 Oct 2014
Composer John Kander discusses The Scottsboro Boys and a stunning stage career.
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Brad Pitt; Moroni; Anthony Horowitz
Mon 20 Oct 2014
Damian Barr talks to Brad Pitt about his new World War II film Fury.
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Robert Downey Jr, David Cronenberg, The Knick Reviewed
Fri 17 Oct 2014
Damian Barr talks to Hollywood's highest-paid actor Robert Downey Jr about his latest role
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Gillian Anderson; Michael Frayn; Jimi Hendrix Biopic; Buying Art in the Internet Age
Thu 16 Oct 2014
Gillian Anderson tells John Wilson about the stage fright that has always plagued her.
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Cat Stevens, Northern Soul, William Morris, Ken Burns
Wed 15 Oct 2014
Yusuf Islam, also known as Cat Stevens, talks to Samira Ahmed about his new album.
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Rembrandt, Bob Geldof, Here Lies Love
Tue 14 Oct 2014
Simon Schama joins John Wilson to talk about Rembrandt's later years.
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The Great Fire; Rachel Joyce; Richard Tuttle Review; Ayub Khan Din
Mon 13 Oct 2014
Presented by Samira Ahmed. Justin Champion reviews TV drama The Great Fire.
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