Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Gary Barlow's The Girls, SS-GB, Sidney Nolan, The Great Wall
Reassessing body confidence with Gary Barlow as The Girls, his first musical, opens.
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The Founder, Neil Jordan, See Me Now, Luke Jerram's Treasured City
Neil Jordan, See Me Now, Luke Jerram's Treasured City, Robert Siegel on The Founder.
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John Adams
John Wilson talks to the American composer John Adams about his life and work.
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Eduardo Paolozzi, Self-publishing, Neil Gaiman
John Wilson explores the work of the artist Eduardo Paolozzi.
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Hidden Figures, Dirty Dancing writer, Muslim Othello, Simon Armitage
The film Hidden Figures reviewed, and Dirty Dancing writer Eleanor Bergstein 30 years on.
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Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Petrograd Madonna, Rag'n'Bone Man
Keanu Reeves on his three decade career, from Hamlet to action hero John Wick.
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Artist Keith Tyson, dark comedy Prevenge, novelist John Boyne, Shostakovich Symphony No 12
Dark comedy Prevenge, novelist John Boyne, artist Keith Tyson, Shostakovich Symphony No 12
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Vanessa Bell exhibition, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Alan Simpson remembered, The poetry of Anna Akhmatova
The work of Vanessa Bell; the latest film by Ang Lee; Barry Cryer remembers Alan Simpson.
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The Moorside, 20th Century Women, Peter Greenaway on Russian Revolution at 100
A discussion of The Moorside, a new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ drama based on the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews.
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David Hockney, Guy Garvey from Elbow, Max Richter
David Hockney at Tate, Guy Garvey from Elbow, Max Richter.
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Viola Davis, Rory Gleeson, Phil Manzanera and Waterstones' revival
Viola Davis on her Oscar-nominated performance in August Wilson's Fences.
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Diverse casting in historical dramas, Roots returns, Beyonce's pregnancy portrait, John Burnside
Diverse casting, Roots remade, Beyonce's pregnancy portrait, poet & novelist John Burnside
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Loving, Hayley Squires, Nathan Hill
Loving reviewed; I, Daniel Blake's Hayley Squires; author Nathan Hill on The Nix.
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Cyrano, VÃkingur Ólafsson plays Philip Glass, Toni Erdmann
Deborah McAndrew adapts Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, and we celebrate European cinema.
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Matthew McConaughey, Lizzie Nunnery, Charles Dance on John Hurt, Collecting Europe
Matthew McConaughey on his role in Gold, and Charles Dance remembers John Hurt.
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David Hare, John Akomfrah, Liverpool Everyman Rep
David Hare on Denial; John Akomfrah; The Liverpool Everyman repertory company.
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Evelyn Glennie, Christine, Mary Tyler Moore, Turner Contemporary, Garth Jennings
Samira Ahmed talks to percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
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Hacksaw Ridge, film; Jamie, new musical; author Vic James; the allure of Napoleon; some Robert Burns
Hacksaw Ridge, new musical Jamie, author Vic Jame, allure of Napoleon, some Robert Burns.
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Oscar nominations 2017 - La La Land leads the way
The 2017 Oscar nominations were revealed today, so who's in and who's out?
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T2 Trainspotting, Bruntwood Prize, Agnes Ravatn
Irvine Welsh on T2 Trainspotting, the craft of the playwright, The Bird Tribunal.
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Siobhan Davies, Peter Bazalgette, Lost in London, Royal Albert Hall ticket resales
Sir Peter Bazalgette on his four years as the Chair of Arts Council England.
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Urban myths, Author Michael Chabon, The Snow Maiden opera, Presidents on film
Author Michael Chabon; urban myths retold on TV; and Opera North's The Snow Maiden.
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Apple Tree Yard, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Elisabeth Frink
Apple Tree Yard starring Emily Watson, Mark-Anthony Turnage, sculptor Elisabeth Frink.
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Conductor Simon Rattle, artist Lubaina Himid and playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig
Simon Rattle on his first season with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Jackie, The Transports, TS Eliot Prize, 'Yellowface' row
Natalie Portman as Jackie, TS Eliot Prize and should non-Asian actors play Asian roles?
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Ben Affleck, Untitled in Nottingham, V&A news, Lord Snowdon remembered
Ben Affleck on his new film Live by Night, and today's V&A announcement.
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Natalie Clein, Lemony Snicket, The OA, Velázquez
Cellist Natalie Clein; Lemony Snicket TV drama; The OA; Laura Cumming on Velazquez.
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Dev Patel, Tina and Bobby, Harvey and the Wallbangers
Dev Patel on Lion; a new Bobby Moore drama; Our Dancing Town choreographer Steve Elias.
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Common Sense on TV, Bafta nominations, Mozart at 11, Is there a Northern Aesthetic?
Bafta nominations, Common Sense, 250 years on from Mozart's first opera, Look North.
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Hull Blade, Manchester By the Sea, John Lockwood Kipling, Francis Spufford
Samira Ahmed on the huge artwork installed above Hull. Plus the film Manchester by the Sea