Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Woody Allen interview, with Sally Hawkins and Mike Leigh
Thu 19 Sep 2013
Mark Lawson interviews Woody Allen, whose new film Blue Jasmine stars Cate Blanchett.
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David Walliams and Sheridan Smith; poet Dannie Abse at 90; Booker Prize changes
Wed 18 Sep 2013
Mark Lawson talks to David Walliams and Sheridan Smith, on stage in a Shakespeare comedy.
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Sting; Australian art at the Royal Academy
Tue 17 Sep 2013
John Wilson reports on a major exhibition of Australian art, on show at the Royal Academy.
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Derek Jacobi; Naomi Watts on Diana; Orphan Black
Mon 16 Sep 2013
Mark Lawson talks to actor Derek Jacobi as he publishes his autobiography.
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Mark Rylance; prisons on television; actors on songs
Fri 13 Sep 2013
Mark Rylance on directing Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones. Plus TV prison dramas.
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Francis Bacon meets Henry Moore; Manic Street Preachers; Jason Byrne; In a World
Thu 12 Sep 2013
Arts news with John Wilson. Francis Bacon and Henry Moore paired in a new exhibition.
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Mercury Music Prize, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Dennis Kelly
Wed 11 Sep 2013
Mark Lawson presents news of the shortlist for the Mercury Prize for album of the year.
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Lee Evans, White House Down, Man Booker shortlist
Tue 10 Sep 2013
John Wilson with news of the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for fiction.
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Rush; Ian Hislop and Nick Newman; Thomas Pynchon's new novel
Mon 9 Sep 2013
Mark Lawson reviews Rush, a film about the rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt.
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Cillian Murphy, Mira Nair, revenge songs, Million Second Quiz
Fri 6 Sep 2013
Cillian Murphy on TV drama Peaky Blinders; director Mira Nair; revenge songs.
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Alan Cumming; Marlowe's Edward II; new feminist comedians
Thu 5 Sep 2013
National Theatre's Edward II reviewed; Alan Cumming on his new film; new feminist comedy.
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Actress Tamsin Greig; novelist Jonathan Coe; Martin Bailey on Van Gogh's Sunflowers
Wed 4 Sep 2013
Actress Tamsin Greig; novelist Jonathan Coe; Martin Bailey on his Van Gogh discoveries.
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Stephen Fry; Liz Lochhead on The Great Tapestry of Scotland; The Great Beauty
Tue 3 Sep 2013
Stephen Fry on Verdi and Wagner; The Great Beauty - acclaimed at Cannes - reviewed.
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About Time reviewed; UB40 interview; school documentaries
Mon 2 Sep 2013
Richard Curtis' About Time reviewed; reggae group UB40; documentaries set in schools.
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Seamus Heaney tribute
Fri 30 Aug 2013
Mark Lawson and guests reflect on the life and work of poet Seamus Heaney.
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Simon Schama, Big Data art, Night of the Demon
Thu 29 Aug 2013
Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including historian Simon Schama on The Story of the Jews.
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Conductor Marin Alsop, Philip French, Jean Seberg, returning TV series
Wed 28 Aug 2013
Mark Lawson interviews Marin Alsop, the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms
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One Direction film; John Byrne; director Nic Roeg; the comedy 'straight man'
Tue 27 Aug 2013
One Direction film, John Byrne's new mural in Edinburgh, and film director Nic Roeg.
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Harrogate Crime Writing Festival
Mon 26 Aug 2013
With Mark Lawson, who reports from the 2013 Harrogate Crime Writing Festival.
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We're the Millers; Terry Gilliam; Franz Ferdinand; Bob Dylan portraits
Fri 23 Aug 2013
We're the Millers reviewed, Franz Ferdinand, Terry Gilliam and portraits by Bob Dylan.
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Fran Healey from Travis; Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet on Chickens; Identity theft in crime fiction
Thu 22 Aug 2013
Mark Lawson meets Travis's Fran Healy and Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet of TV comedy Chickens
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Vince Gilligan, What Maisie Knew, Nadifa Mohamed
Wed 21 Aug 2013
Mark Lawson interviews Vince Gilligan, creator of the TV drama series Breaking Bad.
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Naughty Boy; Lovelace; Elmore Leonard
Tue 20 Aug 2013
Arts news with John Wilson, featuring Naughty Boy, Lovelace and Elmore Leonard.
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Tom Stoppard, Elysium review, Charlaine Harris
Mon 19 Aug 2013
Mark Lawson talks to Tom Stoppard about his new Radio 2 drama, inspired by Pink Floyd.
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Cultural Exchange Finale
Fri 16 Aug 2013
With John Wilson. Armando Iannucci offers his choice for the final Cultural Exchange.
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Edinburgh Special with Reginald D Hunter, David Peace, Julie Madly Deeply
Thu 15 Aug 2013
Mark Lawson interviews guests from the Edinburgh festivals including Reginald D Hunter.
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Peter Doig exhibition; Chris Brookmyre; Riz Ahmed's Cultural Exchange
Wed 14 Aug 2013
Peter Doig, crime writer Chris Brookmyre, Under the Dome, Riz Ahmed on Street Fighter II.
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John Agard; David Walliams in Big School; CJ Sansom on Doctor Who
Tue 13 Aug 2013
Poet John Agard, Big School reviewed, C J Sansom on Doctor Who, and films you can't watch.
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Ruth Rendell, 2 Guns, Michael Grandage, working Britain docs
Mon 12 Aug 2013
Arts news with Mark Lawson, including an interview with the crime writer Ruth Rendell.
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The Clash
Fri 9 Aug 2013
John Wilson meets Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon from the band The Clash.
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