Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Freddie De Tommaso, Women’s Prize For Fiction Winner, John Byrne, Ukrainian Antiquities
Tenor Freddie De Tommaso; we announce the Women's Prize winner; John Byrne's retrospective
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Theaster Gates, Lightyear, Dean Atta, Music Back Catalogues
Theaster Gates' new pavilion, Pixar's Lightyear, Kate Bush, Dean Atta's YA novel in verse.
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George Ezra performs, TV drama Sherwood reviewed, Norway's National Museum opens
George Ezra performs tracks from his new album Gold Rush Kid.
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Reviews of the film All My Friends Hate Me and the play Cancelling Socrates; the Women's Prize for Fiction nominee Ruth Ozeki
A review of British comedy-horror film All My Friends Hate Me, directed by Andrew Gaynord.
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Paula Rego Remembered, Cressida Cowell, Elif Shafak, Stones In His Pockets
Paula Rego’s life and work, Cressida Cowell, Elif Shafak's Women's Prize shortlisted book.
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Ayanna Witter Johnson performs, Clement Ishmael, digital theatre
Ayanna Witter Johnson plays live, plus Clement Ishmael and digital theatre.
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Africa Oyé, Queer Poetry, Maggie Shipstead
Music festival Africa Oyé; 100 Queer Poems, Maggie Shipstead, author of Great Circle.
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Front Row reviews 1952
A Jubilee Special: Front Row reviews some of the cultural highlights of 1952.
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Tracey Emin, Anthony Joseph, Bergman Island
Tracey Emin, poet Anthony Joseph performs live and Bergman Island reviewed.
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Rory Kinnear on the film Men, Lord Parkinson on the new UK City of Culture, The Duchess of Cornwall, Mo Abudu on Blood Sisters
Actor Rory Kinnear on playing multiple roles in the new Alex Garland film, Men.
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Refik Anadol, Jasdeep Singh Degun, The British Art Show
Immersive digital art in Coventry, the British Art Show, & music from Jasdeep Singh Degun.
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Reviews of The Midwich Cuckoos, Pistol and Edvard Munch, Meg Mason on Sorrow and Bliss
Reviews of The Midwich Cuckoos, Pistol and Munch, and author Meg Mason on Sorrow and Bliss
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The Art of Burning Man, dementia on stage, dogs on screen at Cannes
Burning Man art - in Derbyshire; Frances Poet’s play about dementia; film award for dogs.
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ABBA Voyage, Terence Davies, Zaffar Kunial's poem for George Floyd
ABBA Voyage, Terence Davies, Zaffar Kunial's poem for George Floyd
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The Cannes Film Festival, John Godber's Teechers, the winner of the British Book Awards
Jason Solomons reports live from the Cannes Film Festival.
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Cornelia Parker and Emergency reviewed, The Wreckers, Ivor Novello Awards
Melly Still, Ivor Novello Awards, Emergency and Cornelia Parker reviewed.
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Joanna Scanlan; director Indu Rubasingham; the Norfolk and Norwich Festival
Joanna Scanlan on acting in Welsh; and Indu Rubasingham’s new play on the death of Gandhi.
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Kay Mellor remembered
TV dramatist Kay Mellor remembered, and an interview with playwright Chloe Moss.
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Top Gun Maverick, Joseph Wright of Derby Painting, Kingsway Tram Subway, Louise Erdrich
Top Gun: Maverick, a Joseph Wright of Derby painting unveiled and novelist Louise Erdrich.
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Oklahoma! on stage and Conversations with Friends on TV reviewed; The Bob Dylan Centre; The Florence Nightingale Museum reopens
A review of Daniel Fish's production of Oklahoma! as it opens at the Young Vic in London.
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The directors of Everything Everywhere All At Once
Everything Everywhere All At Once, Camille O'Sullivan, and do artists need to 'make' art?
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Eurovision; BookTok and young adult publishing; Waldemar Januszczak on art in Ukraine
The politics of the apolitical Eurovision Song Contest amid conflict in Europe.
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Clio Barnard, Belle and Sebastian, Lisa Allen-Agostini
Filmmaker Clio Barnard on The Essex Serpent and Belle and Sebastian perform live.
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PJ Harvey, Radical Landscapes exhibition and TV show The Terror-Infamy reviewed
PJ Harvey on Orlam, her narrative poem in Dorset dialect.
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Deesha Philyaw, Tristan Sharps, County Durham bid for City of Culture
Deesha Philyaw, Tristan Sharps, Brighton Festival, County Durham bid for City of Culture.
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Nathaniel Price, Alex Heffes, Actors and AI
Playwright Nathaniel Price on writing his drama, First Touch, about abuse in football.
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Caryl Lewis, Gwenno, Anthony and Kel Matsena
Front Row from Wales: writer Caryl Lewis, singer Gwenno, Matsena Brothers, choreographers.
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The Corn is Green play and Walter Sickert exhibition reviewed, Cherylee Houston
Play The Corn is Green and Walter Sickert exhibition review, BAFTA winner Cherylee Houston
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Raphael exhibition; The Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist; poet Valzhyna Mort
Co-curator of the new Raphael exhibition at the National Gallery, Dr Matthias Wivel.
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Tim Foley, Heartstopper, The Proms, Lawrence Power performs
Tim Foley, Heartstopper, The Proms, Lawrence Power performs