Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Ak茅 Festival special: Tayari Jones, Derek Owusu, Victor Ehikhamenor, Sara-Jayne Makwala King
Tue 20 Oct 2020
A collaboration with the Ak茅 Festival: leading black writers and artists in discussion
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Nicole Kidman, Professional magicians and COVID, Birmingham Royal Ballet
Mon 19 Oct 2020
Nicole Kidman's new thriller, Professional magicians and COVID, Birmingham Royal Ballet
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Roddy Doyle, Gairloch Museum, Kronos Quartet, Dr Blood's Old Travelling Show
Fri 16 Oct 2020
Roddy Doyle on his new novel Love, and The Kronos Quartet celebrate Pete Seeger.
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Anais Mitchell on creating her musical, Hadestown
Thu 15 Oct 2020
Anais Mitchell on Hadestown; Belfast International Arts Festival; Chris Killip remembered.
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Jodi Picoult, Science Museum, winners and losers of the Cultural Recovery Fund
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Jodi Picoult on her novel The Book of Two Ways.
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Hugh Laurie on new drama Roadkill, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Arts degrees and Covid
Tue 13 Oct 2020
Hugh Laurie on new drama Roadkill, Aberdeen Art Gallery, arts degrees during Covid.
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Museum of the Year recipients. Arts minister Caroline Dinenage on the Cultural Recovery Fund results
Mon 12 Oct 2020
As the first of the government grants are awarded we ask if it is going to be enough.
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Alex Wheatle, Miranda July, Football club appoints Artistic Director, London Film Festival roundup
Fri 9 Oct 2020
Alex Wheatle's new novel, Miranda July film Kajillionaire, London Film Festival roundup.
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Skunk Anansie's Skin on her new memoir
Thu 8 Oct 2020
Skin, the lead vocalist of British band Skunk Anansie, looks back over her life.
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Melanie C, live music industry in crisis, Johnny Nash remembered
Wed 7 Oct 2020
We consider the future of music making across the UK amidst musicians' protest.
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2020 麻豆社 National Short Story Award and the 麻豆社 Young Writers' Award
Tue 6 Oct 2020
We announce the winners of the National Short Story Award and the Young Writers' Award.
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Grace Jones exhibition, Steve McQueen's film Mangrove, A newly rediscovered work by Henry Purcell
Mon 5 Oct 2020
Grace Before Jones: Camera, Disco, Studio - a new exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary.
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Radha Blank, Chuck D, Dramas The Trial of the Chicago 7 and The Comey Rule reviewed
Fri 2 Oct 2020
Radha Blank in The 40 Year Old Version, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Dana Gioia, Friday Reviews
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An extended interview with Graham Norton
Thu 1 Oct 2020
A special half hour Front Row with Graham Norton.
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Miss Virginia, Helen Reddy remembered, Sarah Nicolls, Gary Clarke
Wed 30 Sep 2020
Miss Virginia reviewed, and Sarah Nicolls who plays an inside-out vertical grand piano.
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Little Mix: The Search, Artemisia Gentileschi, No Masks
Tue 29 Sep 2020
The National Gallery's ground-breaking Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition
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Michael Kiwanuka, Boys in the Band film, the future for arts freelancers
Mon 28 Sep 2020
Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka, The Boys in the Band film; freelancers in the arts.
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Poetry and performance from Cumbria's Contains Strong Language festival
Fri 25 Sep 2020
Poets Kate Clanchy, Jacob Polley and Zosia Wand join Katie Popperwell at the festival.
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David McKee - BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award, Royal Academy dilemma, Serlina Boyd on Cocoa Girl
Thu 24 Sep 2020
David McKee, creator of Elmer and Mr Benn, on his BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Mike Bartlett, Miss Juneteenth film, theatres repurposed as courtrooms, Susanna Clarke
Wed 23 Sep 2020
Mike Bartlett's Doctor Foster spinoff, Miss Juneteenth, Susanna Clarke's new novel
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ENO drive in opera, ITV drama Honour, Jesse Armstrong, 'Festival of Brexit'
Mon 21 Sep 2020
New ITV drama Honour, Jesse Armstrong, Drive in opera, 'Festival of Brexit'.
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Katherine Ryan, Nick Hornby, artist Mark Bradford, TV drama Us reviewed
Fri 18 Sep 2020
Katherine Ryan in The Duchess.
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Rocks, Phoebe Stuckes, Eley Williams
Thu 17 Sep 2020
New film Rocks, Poet Phoebe Stuckes, and the JK Rowling controversy.
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Tricky, Ratched reviewed, live theatre returns to The Playhouse Londonderry, NSSA nominee Jack Houston
Wed 16 Sep 2020
Tricky on his new album, Fall to Pieces. Plus live theatre returns to Northern Ireland
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2020 Booker shortlist, Nicholas Serota, author Sarah Hall
Tue 15 Sep 2020
2020 Booker shortlist, Nicholas Serota, 麻豆社 National Short Story Award nominee Sarah Hall.
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Dennis Kelly on The Third Day, Nica Burns, Jan Carson, Sir Terence Conran
Mon 14 Sep 2020
Writer Dennis Kelly, and theatre producer Nica Burns.
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David Tennant on playing Dennis Nilsen, 麻豆社 National Short Story Award shortlist announced, The Painted Bird reviewed
Fri 11 Sep 2020
David Tennant on playing infamous serial killer Dennis Nilsen.
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Lang Lang, Diana Rigg remembered, Cinema distribution under Covid-19
Thu 10 Sep 2020
Mark Gatiss on Diana Rigg and Lang Lang discusses Bach's Goldberg Variations at the piano.
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The future of Arts broadcasting, Winner of 2020 Women's Prize For Fiction, Film director Antonio Campos
Wed 9 Sep 2020
The future of Arts broadcasting, Women's Prize For Fiction winner, Antonio Campos.
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