Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Vinyl, A Bigger Splash, Margaret Forster, Louis Andriessen, Theatre at the V&A
Reviews of Vinyl and A Bigger Splash, and Melvyn Bragg remembers Margaret Forster.
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Jimi Hendrix's flat, Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, Nick Danziger
Jimi Hendrix's flat opens to the public, and Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig on Zoolander 2.
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Peter Brook, Howard Jacobson, Angel Costumiers and Hamlet in the Jungle
Arts news, interviews and reviews.
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Bryan Cranston, David Hare, Nikolai Astrup, States of Mind
Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston on playing Dalton Trumbo, and David Hare discusses Ibsen.
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Adrian Lester in Red Velvet, Zaha Hadid, John Irving, Bruegel
A review of Red Velvet and interviews with Zaha Hadid and John Irving. With John Wilson.
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Dad's Army, Annie Nightingale on Janis Joplin, Dawn Walton, Hieronymus Bosch
Oliver Parker and Hamish McColl tell Kirsty Lang about the new Dad's Army film.
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Will Smith, Caryl Churchill's new play, Iran tourism, Ringo Starr's birthplace
Will Smith on Concussion, Caryl Churchill's Escaped Alone, Ringo Starr on his birthplace.
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John Dee, Marty Feldman show, Tibor Reich, Christopher Edge
Including a review of a new John Dee exhibition. Presented by Samira Ahmed.
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Gina McKee and Christopher Hampton, Rokia Traore, The body in ancient Egypt
Featuring Gina McKee and Christopher Hampton on The Mother, and Malian singer Rokia Traore
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Harvey Keitel, Savages, HG Wells, The Birth of a Nation
Kirsty Lang interviews Harvey Keitel about his film Youth and talks to the band Savages.
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Ian McKellen, Monet's garden, Louis de Bernieres
John Wilson talks to Ian McKellen about Richard III. Plus Monet's garden paintings.
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Michael Keaton, Herons, Helen Ellis, John Bratby exhibition
Featuring Michael Keaton on Spotlight and a review of Simon Stephens's play Herons.
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Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, Utopias in fiction, Villagers
Oscar Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland on The Picture of Dorian Gray and utopias in fiction
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Elton John, Antonia Fraser on George Weidenfeld, Nicholas Searle
Elton John tells John Wilson about returning to his rock roots and the school run.
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Steve Carell in The Big Short, Brett Anderson and Suede, Fiona Barton
Steve Carell on The Big Short and Fiona Barton on The Widow, plus diversity at the Oscars.
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The Assassin, Jack Thorne, Attacking the Devil, Peter May
Including The Assassin, Peter May, Attacking the Devil, and Jack Thorne.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, The Rack Pack, Elizabeth
Leonardo DiCaprio talks to Kirsty Lang about The Revenant.
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Oscar Nominations Special
John Wilson reports on the nominations for the 2016 Oscars.
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Creed, Lumiere London, Museum cuts, An anthem for England?
Director Ryan Coogler on working with Stallone in Creed, and 20 artists light up London.
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Phil Redmond, Sarah Howe, Akram Khan, Champagne Life
Brookside creator Phil Redmond tells Samira Ahmed why he's taken to writing crime fiction.
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David Bowie Remembered
Colleagues and fellow artists reflect on the life of David Bowie.
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Emma Donoghue on Room, Grey Gardens, Andrew Michael Hurley, Occupied
Emma Donoghue talks to Kirsty Lang about adapting her best-selling novel Room into a film.
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A War, Maigret, Guys and Dolls, Frances Hardinge, The missing Hong Kong booksellers
Tim Collins reviews Danish film A War, and Natasha Cooper on the return of Maigret.
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Pierre Boulez obituary, Costa Biography winner, Tracy Ullman review; Bolshoi Babylon
Pierre Boulez obituary, Costa Biography winner, Tracey Ullman's Show, Bolshoi Babylon
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David Bowie's Blackstar, Emma Rice, Don Paterson, Jericho
Including a review of David Bowie's new jazz-influenced album Blackstar. With John Wilson.
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Tarantino on The Hateful Eight, Costa Book Awards category winners, Playwright Zodwa Nyoni
Samira Ahmed talks to director Quentin Tarantino about The Hateful Eight.
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The Danish Girl, Bach's Magnificat, Deutschland 83
Samira Ahmed talks to Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper about The Danish Girl.
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Stories of 2015 - Part Two
John WIlson continues his look at those who have made the headlines in the arts in 2015.
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Stories of the Year – Part One
The actors, musicians and artists who have been centre stage in 2015
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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello looks back over a musical career spanning almost four decades