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Front Row at the Contains Strong Language festival in Bradford

Nick Ahad presents a special edition of Front Row from St George's Hall in Bradford with Antony Szmierek, Jeremy Dyson, Emma Conally-Barklem, Kristina Diprose, and Edward Hogan

A special edition of Front Row live from the Contains Strong Language Festival, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s annual celebration of poetry, performance and the spoken word.

With live music from Antony Szmierek.

Jeremy Dyson on his new Radio 4 drama High Cockalorum which spins a new tale out of a visit to Yorkshire made by Hollywood legend James Mason.

Poet Emma Conally-Barklem and Kristina Diprose, one of the writers for the Wandering Imaginations project at the Brontë Parsonage, discuss the Brontë sisters as a source of poetic and literary inspiration.

Edward Hogan on his shortlisted story, Little Green Man, for this year's ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Short Story Award.

Presenter: Nick Ahad
Producer: Ekene Akalawu

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42 minutes

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  • Thu 18 Sep 2025 19:15

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