Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Noel Gallagher, Don McCullin
John Wilson meets Noel Gallagher, as he prepares to release his first solo album.
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Steve Coogan; Sleeping Beauty review
Steve Coogan on Alan Partridge's memoirs; Australian film Sleeping Beauty reviewed.
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Tacita Dean in Turbine Hall; robot film Real Steel
Turner Prize nominee Tacita Dean on her Tate Modern Turbine Hall commission.
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Orlando Bloom; Tracy Chevalier on Vermeer
Orlando Bloom on The Three Musketeers and Tracy Chevalier on Vermeer.
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Driving Miss Daisy; Des O'Connor
Des O'Connor back on stage, and Vanessa Redgrave in Driving Miss Daisy.
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Kenneth Branagh talks to Mark Lawson
Kenneth Branagh reflects on his career, as he returns to the stage in his native Belfast.
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Johnny Mathis and David Bailey
John Wilson meets legendary singer Johnny Mathis; and photographer David Bailey.
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Rowan Atkinson interviewed; Claire Tomalin on Dickens
Rowan Atkinson on Johnny English Reborn; Claire Tomalin on the life of Charles Dickens.
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Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy
Mark Lawson meets the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, as she publishes a new collection.
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James Corden; Rock of Ages
With Mark Lawson. Actor James Corden on his memoirs; the musical Rock of Ages reviewed.
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Melancholia review, Lee Child
Mark Lawson reviews the new Lars von Trier film Melancholia, and meets writer Lee Child.
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Tim Pigott-Smith on King Lear, Fiona MacCarthy on Ford Madox Brown
Mark Lawson talks to actor Tim Pigott-Smith as he plays King Lear on stage in Leeds.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ NSSA winner; Nick Mason on Pink Floyd
News of the Winner of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Short Story Award; long-lost Pink Floyd tracks.
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Martin Scorsese's film about George Harrison
Martin Scorsese's film about George Harrison; Ruth Negga plays Shirley Bassey on TV.
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Mike Leigh's new play; A S Byatt on the end of the Gods
Mike Leigh's new play at the National Theatre, and A S Byatt on Norse gods.
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Tom Stoppard; Page One reviewed
Tom Stoppard on Travesties; newspaper documentary Page One reviewed.
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Tom Hardy in Warrior; Muppets creator Frank Oz
Tom Hardy in new film Warrior, and Muppets creator Frank Oz.
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Ryan Gosling's two new films reviewed
Ryan Gosling's two new films reviewed and Mike Scott of The Waterboys on Yeats the poet.
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16/09/2011
Kirsty Lang talks to Dominic West and Clarke Peters about performing Othello in Sheffield.
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Pam Ayres; Stephen Merchant's stand-up
Mark Lawson talks to Pam Ayres about her life and poems; Stephen Merchant's stand-up show.
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Jermaine Jackson; his memoir on Michael
Jermaine Jackson on his brother Michael.
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Laura Marling; Degas reviewed
With John Wilson. Laura Marling on her new album; dancer Lauren Cuthbertson on Degas.
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Roger Moore; Christopher Hampton
Mark Lawson talks to Roger Moore about working with Tony Curtis in The Persuaders.
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9/11 play Decade; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Short Story Award
9/11 play Decade, and Sue MacGregor on this year's ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Short Story Award.
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Playwright Arnold Wesker and author Val McDermid
Mark Lawson talks to playwright Arnold Wesker and crime novelist Val McDermid.
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David Hockney; Mark Kermode
Mark Lawson talks to artist David Hockney; Mark Kermode explains what's wrong with movies.
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Booker Prize shortlist; Ken Loach
Mark Lawson debates the Booker Prize shortlist and interviews film-maker Ken Loach.
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Jane Eyre reviewed; Damon Albarn interview
John Wilson reviews a new film version of Jane Eyre and talks to Damon Albarn.
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Jonathan Ross; Max Stafford-Clark and Stella Feehily
Jonathan Ross on his first graphic novel; a new play about aid workers in the Congo.
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Director Mike Figgis; pianist Gwilym Simcock
The Faith Machine; Mike Figgis's Royal Opera House festival; jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock.