Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Yazz Ahmed, Lucy Bailey, The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
Musician Yazz Ahmed. Plus Francis Ford Coppola's new recut of The Godfather Part III.
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Henry Blake on County Lines; museums and galleries post Covid; re-reading Jane Austen's Emma
Henry Blake; museums and galleries and Covid; John Mullen on Jane Austen's Emma.
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Mandolin player Avi Avital, Marina Abramović, Possessor reviewed
Avi Avital on the wonders of the mandolin and its repertoire.
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Hollywood star Amy Adams, Corrie at 60 and Musician Jake Blount
Hollywood actress Amy Adams on her new movie, Hillbilly Elegy.
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Playwright Roy Williams, Poet Fred D'Aguiar, Defending Digga D documentary
Roy Williams' new drama Death of England, poems from Fred D'Aguiar, Defending Digga D doc.
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Simon Russell Beale; Costa Book Awards shortlists; Guy Garvey
Simon Russell Beale on Scrooge; Costa Book Awards shortlists announced; Guy Garvey.
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Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart on Shuggie Bain
Booker prize winner Douglas Stuart on his novel Shuggie Bain.
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Tim Minchin, Jan Morris remembered, new gaming consoles, Nicholas Pinnock
Tim Minchin on his debut solo album Apart Together, and new gaming consoles.
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The 2020 Booker Prize Ceremony
A Front Row special live from the Roundhouse, London
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Gillian Anderson, South Georgia artist commission, the role of literary prizes
Gillian Anderson on portraying Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of The Crown.
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Patrick, Colm TóibÃn on James Joyce, Amy Macdonald, Christopher Reid
Belgian film Patrick, Colm TóibÃn on James Joyce's The House Of The Dead.
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Fela Kuti documentary; writing and reading trauma; The Queen's Gambit review
Fela Kuti documentary maker, Biyi Bandele; books dealing with trauma; The Queen's Gambit
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Steve McQueen, The Simpsons, Brutal North, Jenny Sturgeon
Steve McQueen on his Small Axe films and the enduring popularity of The Simpsons.
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Booker Prize Book Group, Julian Lloyd Webber on Malcolm Arnold, Nick Park's lockdown discovery
Booker Prize Book Group, Julian Lloyd Webber on Malcolm Arnold, Nick Park's lockdown life.
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Tana French, Mary Wollstonecraft statue, Industry, Ralph McTell's The Unknown Warrior
Tana French on her new novel; Ralph McTell's musical tribute to The Unknown Soldier.
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Abel Selaocoe, Billie Holiday, Edoardo Ponti on Sophia Loren
South African cellist and singer Abel Selaocoe's classical, African and contemporary music
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The Voices of the Women in Classical Myths in 15 Heroines; Front Row's Book Group with Booker Nominee Douglas Stuart
Women in classical myths speak in 15 Heroines; Front Row's Book Club with Douglas Stuart
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Dame Judi Dench and Wendy Craig remember Geoffrey Palmer; Ruth Wilson; Graeae; Kylie and Little Mix albums; Ted Hughes's Crow
Ruth Wilson in His Dark Materials; Dame Judie Dench remembers Geoffrey Palmer
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Could being visually impaired enhance an artist’s work?
Documentary The Disordered Eye and Booker Book Club with Maaza Mengiste.
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Alice Oswald's Weather Anthology, What a Carve Up!, Memoir writing
Poet Alice Oswald discusses Gigantic Cinema: A Weather Anthology, and writing memoirs.
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Kristin Scott Thomas talks about playing Mrs Danvers in Rebecca
Dame Kristin Scott Thomas discusses the fine details of screen acting with Tom Sutcliffe.
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Cellist Steven Isserlis plays, the lockdown's impact on the arts and Booker shortlisted Avni Doshi
Cellist Steven Isserlis plays, arts in the new lockdown, Booker shortlisted Avni Doshi.
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Sam Smith, Turner's Modern World, Cold War Steve, US elections on film
Sam Smith's new album Love Goes, Cold War Steve, American elections on film, JWM Turner.
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Dawn French talks about her comedy and novel writing careers
Dawn French discusses her latest novel and reflects on a long and varied comedy career.
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His House director Remi Weekes, Booker Prize Book Group with Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga discusses her novel This Mournable Body in the Booker Prize Book Group
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Elisabeth Moss, Julia Bullock, memorialising loved ones in video games
Elisabeth Moss on playing horror writer Shirley Jackson and directing The Handmaid's Tale
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Sofia Coppola, Booker Book Group with Diane Cook, Olivier Awards
Sofia Coppola's new film, Diane Cook’s Booker Book Group, Olivier Awards roundup
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Frankenstein, William Boyd, Rachel Whiteread, The Sister
Frankenstein: six young artists challenge how today's society creates its own monsters.
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James Graham, Nottingham's Rock City celebrates 40 years, Liam Bailey, Phoebe Boswell
Geeta Pendse presents from Nottingham, with local lad James Graham on his new rom-com.
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Francois Ozon's Summer of '85; Acclaimed violinist Tasmin Little; Derry International Choir Festival
Violinist Tasmin Little, Derry International Choir Festival, Review of Summer of '85.