Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society director Mike Newell, Joanna Walsh, Milos Forman, 1978 in music
Director Mike Newell reflects on a 40-year career in films and discusses his latest movie.
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Sharlene Teo, Alice Oswald, William Tillyer, The Chelsea Hotel, Coronation Street's women
Singaporean author Sharlene Teo on her praised debut novel Ponti.
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Janelle Monáe's PYNK, Young People's Laureate for London, A Clockwork Orange score, Oldest bridge in the world
As singer Janelle Monáe's video for PYNK drops, we consider game-changing music videos.
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Naomie Harris, Working class talent, Gurrumul
Naomie Harris on fighting oversized genetically-modified predators in new film Rampage.
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Viv Albertine, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall reopens, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Three controller Damian Kavanagh
Musician Viv Albertine's new memoir and how ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Three is attracting young audiences.
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Tate Liverpool's Exploring the Unseen, Ben Okri and Joanne Harris, Fortnite Battle Royale, Universal Love album
Writers Ben Okri and Joanne Harris discuss writing to be read aloud.
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Front Row 20th Anniversary
Bob Geldof, Lionel Shriver, Liz Carr, Rae Morris and Testament join the celebrations.
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The City and The City, Monet and Architecture, Rapid Response Unit Liverpool
Actor David Morrissey on starring in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 2's new drama The City and The City.
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Cuba Gooding Jr, Sean Penn - novelist, Love, Simon - a teen rom-com with a twist
Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr on starring onstage in the musical Chicago and his career.
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Aminatta Forna, romantic fiction post #MeToo, the Hollywood sign
Aminatta Forna on her new novel Happiness a multi-layered story set in modern London.
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Nottingham: Rebel City
Sandeep Mahal explores the art and culture of Nottingham, the 'rebel city'.
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Leonard Bernstein: A Centenary Celebration
100 years after Bernstein's birth, his son, biographer and pupil discuss his life and work
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David Mamet, Meghan Markle in Suits, Poetry Jukebox
American playwright, director and novelist David Mamet on his book Chicago.
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Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs, Sporting theme tunes, National poetry competition winner, AJ Pearce
Wes Anderson on his film, Isle of Dogs, set on a trash island in Japan.
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Ready Player One, Church Ministers for the Arts, Mental Institutions in Film, The York Realist
Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg's return to the sci-fi genre, is reviewed.
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Anna Chancellor, Harshdeep Kaur, Hilton Als
Anna Chancellor on her new TV drama, Ordeal by Innocence, and singer Harshdeep Kaur.
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Sonia Boyce, Debussy, Black Men Walking
Sonia Boyce discusses her career blazing a trail for black female artists.
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Macbeth, The British Council, Performing couples who tour
Rufus Norris and Kit Monkman on Macbeth's relevance to modern times.
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Steven Soderbergh's Unsane, America's Cool Modernism, Life after the Double Act, Stage Blood
Steven Soderbergh on his film Unsane starring Claire Foy, shot entirely on three iphones.
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Jimmy Iovine, Donal Ryan, Glyndebourne Opera Cup, Spring equinox poems
Jimmy Iovine, the man behind hits from Springsteen to Dr Dre, talks about his long career.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
A special extended interview with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber as he turns 70.
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Tom Jones and Jennifer Hudson on The Voice, Art galleries on screen
Tom Jones and Jennifer Hudson discuss their role as judges on the TV talent show The Voice
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Tomb Raider, Lisa Halliday, Immersive theatre
The verdict on the return of video game heroine Lara Croft to the big screen.
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Mary Magdalene, Icelandic fiction, Joseph Morpurgo, Stephen Hawking in culture
A review of film Mary Magdalene, and the rich world of Icelandic fiction.
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Paddy Considine, Gemma Bodinetz, Integrated Casting
Paddy Considine on Journeyman, Gemma Bodinetz on the Everyman Rep, and integrated casting.
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Eleanor Bron, The Great Wave, Ken Dodd
Eleanor Bron at 80, The Great Wave at the National Theatre and the comic art of Ken Dodd.
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Ian McKellen, A Wrinkle in Time, Disability Champion Andrew Miller, Aida Muluneh
Sir Ian McKellen on his career in theatre and on screen.
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Jessica Jones, Women's Prize for Fiction nominees, The Cherry Orchard, Redressing the gender balance in the music industry
Detective Jessica Jones returns to television screens. Have her superpowers diminished?
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David Attenborough on painter John Craxton, Wonder Wheel, #MeToo poetry anthology
David Attenborough on why he loves the work of painter John Craxton.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Picasso at the Tate, David Oyelowo
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Picasso at Tate Modern, David Oyelowo.