Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Edward Enninful, Lady Blackbird performs, Booker prize shortlist
The fashion editor on the In Vogue doc, live music from Slang Spirituals & Booker Prize.
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REVIEW: Film: The Critic, Exhibition: Van Gogh, Book: Garth Greenwell's Small Rain
Van Gogh exhibition and The Critic reviewed plus the National Short Story Award shortlist.
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Jacqueline Wilson, JRR Tolkien poetry, ѿý TV thriller Nightsleeper
Jacqueline Wilson her latest book, and two of the stars of ѿý One's Nightsleeper.
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Australian Front Row with Paul Kelly, Simon Armitage, Jazz Money and Shankari Chandran
Front Row recorded at the ѿý's Contains Strong Language poetry festival in Sydney.
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Richard O'Brien & Jason Donovan on 50 years of Rocky Horror, Bella Mackie
Bella Mackie on her second novel and the formation of a privately funded orchestra.
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REVIEW: Film: Firebrand; BOOK: Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake; TV: Kaos
Reviews of black comedy Kaos, Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake, historical drama Firebrand.
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Jeremy Denk, Scottish Arts Crisis, Harry Mould
Scotland's cultural funding controversy, and leading American pianist Jeremy Denk.
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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.
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Michael Keaton; The The play live; Tim Minchin on life, art and success
Tim Minchin, The The performing live in the studio and Michael Keaton
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Review: film: Kneecap, TV: Bad Monkey, book: Ootlin by Jenni Fagan
Kneecap, Ootlin, Bad Monkey reviewed. George Orwell archive sale.
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James Graham, Alexander McCall Smith, the art of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Sherwood creator James Graham on TV's problem with working class representation
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Fran Healy, affordable artists' studios, climate change storytelling
Fran Healy on Travis's new album, climate change storytelling, making spaces for artists
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Pat Barker, the films of Alain Delon, Proms played by memory, Orlando Weeks
Pat Barker, Alain Delon, Proms from memory, Orlando Weeks
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The Outrun, Gwyneth Paltrow dramas, Comedy Roundup, Rebels & Patriots
Kirsty Wark reviews highlights from the Edinburgh Festival.
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David Morrissey, Relaxed performances, Alien: Romulus
David Morrissey - Daddy Issues, relaxed performances, Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez
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Nish Kumar, Miriam Margolyes, Rose Matafeo, Teenage Fanclub
Kirsty Wark presents Front Row live from the Edinburgh Festival.
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Emily Tesh and the Hugo Awards; Dating shows; Kelly Jones
Emily Tesh on her Hugo Award winning book, Some Desperate Glory.
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Pericles, Babes, Michael Longley
Pericles, Babes and Michael Longley's poetry collection reviewed.
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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?
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Joan Baez, Shakespeare in British Sign Language, Charlotte Mendelson
Joan Baez on her poems inspired by her multiple personality disorder.
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Kensuke Kingdom, best Young Adult Fiction reads, do film trailers reveal too much?
Animation Kinsuke's Kingdom, Young Adult fiction, movie trailers, Christopher Hall.
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Didi and Echoes by Evie Wyld reviewed; Benjamin Grosvenor performs Busoni
Reviews of the film Didi and book Echoes, and Benjamin Grosvenor plays live.
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Dramatizing MPs, Jon Savage on LGBTQ and music, Stirling Prize shortlist, Screenwriters v AI
Dramatizing MPs, Jon Savage on LGBTQ and music, Stirling Prize, Screenwriters v AI.
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Deadpool v Wolverine, Cherry Jones, Leyla McCalla
Cherry Jones on staging John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.
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James Baldwin Centenary Special
Colm Toibin, Bonnie Greer and Mendez celebrate the life and work of writer James Baldwin.
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Review: theatre: Hello Dolly; TV: The Decameron; film: About Dry Grasses
Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the week's cultural highlights.
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Keanu Reeves & China Miéville, The Cultural Olympiad in Paris, Making in Blackburn
The actor and author on their new sci-fi book, and the Cultural Olympiad in Paris.
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Arts Sponsorship in Crisis?
Samira Ahmed looks at the perilous situation facing arts sponsorship in the UK.
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Fangirls musical, countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Sam West
Tom talks to the creators of the hit new musical Fangirls.
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Review: TV: Those About To Die, Film: Thelma, Theatre: ECHO
Review Show: Those About to Die TV series, the film Thelma and play Echo.