Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Katherine Parkinson, Louise Kennedy, TikTok and bands
Wed 7 Apr 2021
Actress Katherine Parkinson talks about writing her play, Sitting, in which she also stars
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Riz Ahmed, Climate change books, Paul Ritter remembered, Israel covid passports
Tue 6 Apr 2021
Riz Ahmed on his Oscar-nominated performance in Sound of Metal
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Author Michael Rosen on his experience of Covid and his tribute to the NHS
Mon 5 Apr 2021
Michael Rosen reflects on his hospitalisation with Covid.
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Front Row: The Blue Edition
Fri 2 Apr 2021
An exploration of the colour blue in contemporary culture.
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Director Lee Isaac Chung, Samantha Ege, Jane Austen's Persuasion, musicians selling back catalogues
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Director Lee Isaac Chung on Minari, a film inspired by his childhood in rural Arkansas.
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Future of Disabled Theatre, Disability Champion Andrew Miller, London Symphony Orchestra
Wed 31 Mar 2021
Leading theatre makers discuss the state of disabled theatre.
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International Booker Prize longlist reviewed, Joanne Harris, Who should translate work?
Tue 30 Mar 2021
International Booker Prize, Joanne Harris and her translator, Who should translate work?
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Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, Charlie Carroll, Greenborne
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, The Lip by Charlie Carroll, new audio soap Greenborne.
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Tina Turner and Demi Lovato documentaries, author Dean Koontz, poet Marvin Thompson, artists on the high street
Fri 26 Mar 2021
New films about Tina Turner and Demi Lovato reviewed.
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Emerald Fennell, Benin Bronzes, Winner of the Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Emerald Fennell on her revenge thriller, Promising Young Woman, which stars Carey Mulligan
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Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.
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Orlando Bloom; Liverpool Biennial; Elizabeth Knox
Tue 23 Mar 2021
Orlando Bloom on his film Retaliation, and the Liverpool Biennial gets underway.
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Nile Rodgers on his digital portrait, composer Hannah Peel
Mon 22 Mar 2021
Nile Rodgers discusses his voice-interactive digital portrait.
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Giles Terera, Griff, Line of Duty reviewed, Harriet Harman on touring musicians
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Hamilton's Giles Terera on writing his first play, The Meaning of Zong.
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Michael Rosen, Chris Bush, Zack Snyder鈥檚 Justice League
Thu 18 Mar 2021
Michael Rosen's Covid book, The Band Plays On drama, Zack Snyder鈥檚 Justice League reviewed
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No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop, James Levine
Wed 17 Mar 2021
No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop and James Levine.
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Theatre one year on - what now?
Tue 16 Mar 2021
One year after theatres closed due to Covid, what was the impact and what is the legacy?
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Sarah Gavron and Theresa Ikoko on Rocks, Oscar nominations, Emma Stonex
Mon 15 Mar 2021
Rocks director Sarah Gavron and writer Theresa Ikoko, and today's Oscar nominations.
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Aria Code podcast, Yaa Gyasi's new novel, Sky drama The Flight Attendant reviewed
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Aria Code podcast, Yaa Gyasi's new novel, Sky drama The Flight Attendant reviewed.
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The rise, fall and rise again of audio cassettes, poet Luke Wright, film director Shaka King
Thu 11 Mar 2021
The joy of cassettes: their rise, decline, near-extinction - and recent resurgence.
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The One on Netflix, Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West rebooting regional theatre, Kieran Hodgson's moment of joy
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Netflix drama 'The One', Women鈥檚 Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West regional theatre.
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Hilary Hahn; BAFTA nominations; competitive reading
Tue 9 Mar 2021
Hilary Hahn's Paris; the BAFTAs; reading competitively.
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Oana Aristide, Remembering Stevie Smith, and what is an NFT?
Mon 8 Mar 2021
Novelist Oana Aristide, Remembering poet Stevie Smith, and Aleks Krotoski explains NFTs.
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David Mamet; The Glorias and Moxie reviewed; Danielle Evans
Fri 5 Mar 2021
David Mamet; The Glorias and Moxie reviewed; Danielle Evans' short story collection.
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MC Grammar, Bookshop.org, proposed changes at the V&A
Thu 4 Mar 2021
MC Grammar on getting children to love reading.
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Guitarist Pat Metheny, Budget news for the arts, Translation
Wed 3 Mar 2021
Guitarist Pat Metheny on his new album.
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The Anchoress; Your Honour; Stories That Get Us Through
Tue 2 Mar 2021
The Anchoress and her new album, Your Honour reviewed and Stories That Get Us Through.
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Review of Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun, Adrian Younge - The American Negro, Springtime in poetry
Mon 1 Mar 2021
Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel, Klara and the Sun, reviewed. Can robots have humanity?
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The United States vs Billie Holiday reviewed, Adrian Scarborough, Ronald Pickup remembered, Joanna Pocock
Fri 26 Feb 2021
The United States vs Billie Holiday starring Andra Day reviewed
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Gilbert & George, Ryan Calais Cameron, Jad茅 Fadojutimi
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Artists Gilbert & George on their new online exhibition.
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