Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Cultural Philanthropy
Kirsty Lang speaks to cultural philanthropists about their role in funding the Arts.
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Roy Hudd
Samira Ahmed talks to the comedian, actor and music hall veteran Roy Hudd.
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Michael Palin, War and Peace, Diversity in film, Katie Puckrik's alternative Christmas
Michael Palin on the quest for Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.
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Jennifer Lawrence on Joy; a cultural look ahead to 2016
Jennifer Lawrence on her new film Joy, and a cultural look ahead to 2016.
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And Then There Were None, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, 70s revivals
Samira Ahmed talks to Sarah Phelps about Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
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Tony Jordan and Ron Howard, plus Kurt Masur remembered
Arts news, interviews and reviews with guests Tony Jordan and Ron Howard.
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Bette Midler, Neil MacGregor, Christmas ghost stories
Bette Midler, Neil MacGregor, Christmas ghost stories, and a farewell to deep coal mining.
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Star Wars, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Edith Piaf celebrated
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Star Wars director JJ Abrams.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV, gallery gift shop economics
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Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, Poets as novelists, Rosie Hood, The Haunting of Hill House
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, poets as novelists, Rosie Hood, The Haunting of Hill House.
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We're Doomed, The Dazzle, The Waterstone's Book of the Year, The impact of touring musicals on original regional theatre
Kirsty Lang on We're Doomed, The Dazzle and the Waterstones Book of the Year winner.
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Grandma, Val Wood, Theatrical wigs, Best stand-up comedy DVDs
Including a review of Lily Tomlin's new comedy Grandma. Kirsty Lang presents.
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Christopher Ricks on TS Eliot, Arthur Miller play premier, Top picks for non-fiction books of 2015
Literary critic Christopher Ricks discusses TS Eliot's annotated poems. With John Wilson.
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Peter Mullan, Peggy Guggenheim, Transparent
John Wilson talks to Peter Mullan about his new film Hector.
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Andrew Graham-Dixon on the Mona Lisa, David Bowie's Lazarus and Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock open in New York
Andrew Graham-Dixon discusses his TV documentary on the Mona Lisa. Samira Ahmed presents.
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Jim Broadbent and Patrick Barlow, Victoria and Albert New Galleries, By the Sea, TV box sets
Jim Broadbent and Patrick Barlow discuss A Christmas Carol. Samira Ahmed presents.
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John Constable, Frank Sinatra, The art of animation, Poetic performance enhancers
John Wilson talks to Frank Sinatra's biographer and views Constable's The Lock.
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Carlos Acosta, Sheridan Smith's Funny Girl, Gregory Porter
John Wilson talks to ballet star Carlos Acosta as he starts his UK farewell tour.
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A Very Murray Christmas, Conductor Xian Zhang, Macbeth at Young Vic, Big Bang show
With Kirsty Lang. Jason Solomons reviews A Very Murray Christmas.
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Queen Anne, John Napier, Google Cultural Institute, Sunset Song
Arts news with Kirsty Lang. Kate Williams reviews Queen Anne at the RSC.
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Victor Frankenstein, Andrew McMillan, Shami Chakrabarti, Finding Winnie (the Pooh)
Samira Ahmed reviews Victor Frankenstein and interviews the poet Andrew McMillan.
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Richard Eyre on Ibsen, Ancient Greek drama and PTSD, Vivien Duffield
Richard Eyre discusses his adaptation of Ibsen's play Little Eyolf. Kirsty Lang presents.
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William Hill Sports Book of the Year, Simon Callow, Michael Oglesby
The William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner is revealed. Samira Ahmed presents.
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Black Mass, The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½coming at 50, Peter Bazalgette on arts funding, Paul Ruddock
Black Mass review, The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½coming at 50, Arts Council's Peter Bazalgette on future funding
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Elisabeth Frink, Quentin Letts, Lloyd Dorfman
Kirsty Lang on Quentin Letts' debut novel, Elisabeth Frink's sculptures and ticket fraud.
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Steven Spielberg, Artist and Empire, Hannah Rothschild
John Wilson talks to Steven Spielberg about Bridge of Spies, his new Cold War thriller.
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Emile Zola Special: JR, Michel Houellebecq
Kirsty Lang meets the contemporary artists and writers walking in Emile Zola's footsteps.
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Cate Blanchett, Enya, Bruntwood Prize winner
Cate Blanchett discusses her role in Todd Haynes's new film Carol. Kirsty Lang presents.
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Samuel Pepys, Jon Savage, Dana Fouras and Russell Maliphant
John Wilson presents a look at a new Samuel Pepys exhibition.
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The Hunger Games, Costa Book Awards, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Man in the High Castle
Samira Ahmed reviews The Hunger Games and reveals the contenders for the Costa Book Award.