Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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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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Roddy Doyle; Josie Rourke; Liola reviewed; Why modern Westerns don't work
Thu 8 Aug 2013
Roddy Doyle on the return of his character Jimmy Rabbitte in his new novel The Guts.
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The art and craft of translating fiction
Wed 7 Aug 2013
Naomi Alderman reports on the art of translating fiction, with Ian McEwan and AS Byatt.
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The Lone Ranger; Conrad Shawcross; Gemma Chan; Edinburgh Fringe report
Tue 6 Aug 2013
The Lone Ranger, Conrad Shawcross, Edinburgh fringe and Gemma Chan's Cultural Exchange.
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Foxfire, Cornelia Parker, Nick Payne
Mon 5 Aug 2013
Kirsty Lang talks to Nick Payne, writer of Constellations, about his new play.
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Louis de Bernieres, Doctor Who, Cerys Matthews, John Burningham
Fri 2 Aug 2013
Kirsty Lang meets novelist Louis de Bernieres as he publishes a new book of poetry.
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Andrey Kurkov, workplace TV, Australian circus, Jeffrey Archer
Thu 1 Aug 2013
Arts news and reviews. Kirsty Lang interviews acclaimed Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov.
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The Heat, Catherine O'Flynn, Milton Jones, Philip Pullman
Wed 31 Jul 2013
Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including The Heat and Philip Pullman's Cultural Exchange.
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Only God Forgives; Nicola Benedetti; Walter De Maria; Mass Observation
Tue 30 Jul 2013
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, including Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives.
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Tony Grisoni, Richard Rogers, Imperial War Museum
Mon 29 Jul 2013
Architect Richard Rogers nominates a favourite public space for Cultural Exchange.
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Birmingham's new library; Naturally 7; killer whale film Blackfish
Fri 26 Jul 2013
Arts news with John Wilson, including an interview with vocal group Naturally 7.
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Kevin McNally; new Fourth Plinth art; Terry Jones on Under Milk Wood
Thu 25 Jul 2013
Actor Kevin McNally; new art for the Fourth Plinth; Cultural Exchange with Terry Jones.
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Steve Coogan, Ruth Rendell's Cultural Exchange, Peter Bazalgette
Wed 24 Jul 2013
Steve Coogan on his career, the Leveson Inquiry and creating his Alan Partridge movie.
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