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Front Row Episodes

  1. 04/11/2004

    Tom Wolfe discusses new journalism and a novel depicting sex amongst college kids.

  2. Muriel Spark

    In an extended interview, Mark Lawson talks to novelist Muriel Spark.

  3. Edward Albee

    Playwright Edward Albee discusses his career.

  4. 29/09/2003

    William Boyd and Valerie Grove discuss the diaries of author John Fowles.

  5. 19/09/2003

    Sue Townsend and Francine Stock discuss The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

  6. Don DeLillo

    Don DeLillo author of Libra, Underworld and now Cosmopolis.

  7. 23/10/2002

    Mark Lawson interviews Booker Prize winner Yann Martel about his novel Life of Pi.

  8. 30/05/2002

    Jonathan Safran Foer author of novels including Everything is Illuminated.

  9. 18/03/2002

    John Updike speaking on his 70th birthday.

  10. 27/12/2001

    Patricia Cornwell discusses her life and her career as a crime writer.

  11. 09/10/2001

    Playwright August Wilson discusses his attitude to writing.

  12. Ian McEwan

    Mark Lawson talks to writer Ian McEwan about his work in a programme from 2001.

  13. Sir Paul McCartney

    Sir Paul McCartney talks about the lyrics to some of the Beatles' most famous songs.

  14. Bread and Roses review; Irvine Welsh; Artemis Fowl

    Author Irvine Welsh discusses his life and work with Mark Lawson.

  15. Anna Friel in Lulu; 15 Minutes review; Doris Lessing; Stories of the Woods

    Doris Lessing discusses her life and career with Mark Lawson.

  16. 08/11/2000

    Mark Lawson talks to author Margaret Atwood about winning the Booker Prize for Fiction.

  17. 13/07/2000

    Dave Eggers author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius talks to Mark Lawson.

  18. 11/06/1999

    Tom Wolfe explains the ideas behind new journalism.

  19. 05/04/1999

    Gore Vidal discusses writing and politics.

  20. Stephen King

    Stephen King, the world's best-selling author, talks about a life of horror in 1998

  21. When Mary Beard met Margaret Atwood

    Mary Beard meets the acclaimed Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood for Front Row Late

  22. TV: Colin from Accounts; Musical: Why Am I So Single? Hak Baker performs

    The writers of Why Am I So Single and SIX talks about writing hit musicals

  23. Sky Peals film, documentary Doom Scroll, & could a book written 100 years ago be the ultimate millennial read?

    Jazz age novel, Ex-Wife - have we rediscovered a classic?

  24. Sky Peals film, documentary Doom Scroll, & could a book written 100 years ago be the ultimate millennial read?

    Jazz age novel, Ex-Wife - have we rediscovered a classic?

  25. Sir Tom Stoppard

    Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard discusses his play, Leopoldstadt, in an extended interview.

  26. Samantha Spiro as Barbara Windsor, Lost sculpture of the Festival of Britiain and a retro album from Danger Mouse

    John Wilson talks to Samantha Spiro about playing Barbara Windsor

  27. Queer Icons

    Highlights from Front Row's Queer Icons project, presented by Alan Carr.

  28. Paulo Coelho, Your Name, Turner Contemporary, the art of writing non-fiction

    Front Row - Paulo Coelho, Your Name, Turner Contemporary, the art of writing non-fiction

  29. Oliver Stone

    Film director Oliver Stone speaks to Tom Sutcliffe about his long film career

  30. Martin Scorsese

    The legendary film director on masculinity, music and redemption in The Irishman.

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