Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Robert Lindsay; Orange is the New Black; Toumani and Sidiki Diabate; Rake's Progress at the Foundling Museum
Thu 5 Jun 2014
With John Wilson. Robert Lindsay reflects on the challenges of staging a hit musical.
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Cornelia Parker at the RA Summer Exhibition; News of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction; Daria Klimentova
Wed 4 Jun 2014
Cornelia Parker at the RA Summer Exhibition; News of the Baileys Prize; Daria Klimentova.
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22 Jump Street; Bernard Haitink; Roisin Murphy; The Roof
Tue 3 Jun 2014
Bernard Haitink at 85; 22 Jump Street review; Moloko's Roisin Murphy; The Roof.
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Terry Gilliam and Edward Gardner, Joshua Ferris, Clean Bandit
Mon 2 Jun 2014
Terry Gilliam and Edward Gardner, Joshua Ferris, Clean Bandit, Fruitvale Station reviewed.
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Front Row at the Hay Festival
Fri 30 May 2014
From the Hay Festival with Lee Child, Michael Morpugo, Julia Donaldson and Cerys Matthews.
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Jimmy's Hall; Leonard Cohen biography
Thu 29 May 2014
Jimmy's Hall review and three fictional US TV characters take on the British Royal family.
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Maya Angelou remembered; Simon Russell Beale; Maleficent reviewed; the art of MF Husain
Wed 28 May 2014
Maya Angelou remembered; Simon Russell Beale; Maleficent reviewed; the art of MF Husain.
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Venus in Fur; Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti; The Normal Heart; Michael Cunningham
Tue 27 May 2014
Kirsty Lang reviews Polanski's Venus in Fur; plus Sikh playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti.
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Margaret Atwood on her first opera, Neel Mukherjee and Quirke
Fri 23 May 2014
Margaret Atwood on her first opera, the Glasgow fire, Neel Mukherjee and TV drama Quirke.
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Chrissie Hynde; Mondrian season; Miss Saigon
Thu 22 May 2014
Chrissie Hynde; Mondrian exhibitions in Margate and Liverpool; Miss Saigon reviewed.
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Kathleen Turner and Ian McDiarmid; new Bill Viola installation at St Paul's Cathedral; St Vincent
Wed 21 May 2014
Kirsty Lang talks to Kathleen Turner and Ian McDiarmid, starring in play Bakersfield Mist.
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Fading Gigolo, Fatboy Slim, Julian Opie, Cannes festival
Tue 20 May 2014
Arts news. Fatboy Slim discusses his new album Bem Brasil, and a report from Cannes.
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Edmund de Waal; Winner of Young Musician; Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Mon 19 May 2014
Ceramic artist and author Edmund de Waal shows John Wilson around his London studio.
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Dawn French, Coldplay album reviewed, Ben Miles on Thomas Cromwell
Fri 16 May 2014
Actress, writer and comedian Dawn French, Coldplay reviewed, Ben Miles as Thomas Cromwell.
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Gary Kemp; Mr Turner; Kenneth Clark's legacy
Thu 15 May 2014
Gary Kemp on starring in a Lional Bart musical; Rachel Johnson on EM Delafield's classic.
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Louise Welsh on Penny Dreadful, Oscar Isaac, Nick Payne, and Will Gregory Moog Ensemble
Wed 14 May 2014
Penny Dreadful review; actor Oscar Isaac; Goldfrapp's Will Gregory; playwright Nick Payne.
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Godzilla reviewed; Ailyn Perez and Stephen Costello in La Traviata
Tue 13 May 2014
Godzilla reviewed, Ailyn Perez & Stephen Costello in La Traviata, playwright Peter Bowker.
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James McAvoy; Gillian Clarke on Dylan Thomas; Natalie Merchant
Mon 12 May 2014
James McAvoy; Gillian Clarke on Dylan Thomas; and Natalie Merchant. With John Wilson.
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Hofesh Shechter at the Brighton Festival; Michael Jackson's Xscape; South African theatre; Advanced Style
Fri 9 May 2014
A report from the Brighton Festival, where Hofesh Shechter is guest artistic director.
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Yinka Shonibare, Water Babies, Akhil Sharma, women film directors
Thu 8 May 2014
Yinka Shonibare, Water Babies, Akhil Sharma, women film directors.
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Antony Gormley & Simon Starling; Alice Hoffman; David Henry Hwang
Wed 7 May 2014
Anthony Gormley and Simon Starling on Henry Moore; Alice Hoffman; Turner Prize shortlist.
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Irvine Welsh; The Wind Rises review; Rachel De-lahay
Tue 6 May 2014
Irvine Welsh; The Wind Rises review; Rachel De-lahay.
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Michael Nyman at 70
Mon 5 May 2014
As celebrated composer Michael Nyman turns 70, Kirsty Lang celebrates his life and work.
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Fiona Shaw, Edward St Aubyn, Under Milk Wood
Fri 2 May 2014
Razia Iqbal talks with Fiona Shaw about her role in The Testament of Mary, by Colm Toibin.
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Jon Ronson; Julian Anderson; 24; Comics Unmasked
Thu 1 May 2014
Jon Ronson on Frank; composer Julian Anderson discusses Thebans; and the return of 24.
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The Black Keys; Neil Jordan on Bob Hoskins; Joel Dicker
Wed 30 Apr 2014
Neil Jordan on Bob Hoskins; The Black Keys; Next Goals Wins; author Jo毛l Dicker.
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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott; Bad Neighbours; sculptor Phillip King; and Sally Wainwright
Tue 29 Apr 2014
The Beautiful South reunited; Bad Neighbours; sculptor Phillip King; and Sally Wainwright.
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David Haig; Ziggy Marley; Prey
Mon 28 Apr 2014
David Haig on writing and starring in his own play; Ziggy Marley on reggae; Prey reviewed.
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Hinterland; Alain de Botton; Tracks; Bryony Lavery
Fri 25 Apr 2014
Kirsty Lang discusses Hinterland, a dark crime series filmed in both English and Welsh.
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Damon Albarn, Art Fund Prize shortlist, Sophie Hannah, Proms line-up
Thu 24 Apr 2014
Arts news including the 蜜芽传媒 Proms line-up and the Museum of the Year shortlist announced.
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