Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Simon Armitage, Stephen Hough, Chris Riddell on Asterix creator Albert Uderzo
Tue 24 Mar 2020
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage on his new collection inspired by Yorkshire.
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Rathbones Folio winner, Disney+, Malory Towers on TV, Live performance from National Theatre of Scotland
Mon 23 Mar 2020
Rathbones Folio winner; Disney+ launches in the UK; Malory Towers reviewed
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Gareth Malone, Contraltos, Louise Wallwein
Fri 20 Mar 2020
Gareth Malone, Contraltos, Creative Industries Federation, Louise Wallwein
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Lennie James, Rob Auton, Jess Gillam
Thu 19 Mar 2020
Actor and screenwriter Lennie James on the return of his award-winning Sky drama Save Me.
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Gary Sinyor, Arts Council aid, Theatre Uncut
Wed 18 Mar 2020
Gary Sinyor on his new sitcom The Jewish Enquirer and how everything is ripe for satire.
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David Baddiel, arts prize for social change, film news
Tue 17 Mar 2020
David Baddiel on reading Saul Bellow, a prize marking social change in the arts, film news
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How theatres will cope with PM's advice? Jennifer Offill, Roy Hudd, Kevin Guthrie
Mon 16 Mar 2020
Jennifer Offill, Roy Hudd tribute, Kevin Guthrie, How will theatres cope with PM's advice?
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Kodo Drummers, Marina Lewycka, Arts affected by coronavirus
Fri 13 Mar 2020
Kodo drummers perform in studio. Plus novelist Marina Lewycka.
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Dame Judi Dench
Thu 12 Mar 2020
Dame Judi Dench looks back at her six decade career in theatre and on screen.
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Cartoonist Steven Appleby, Sally Abbott, The Hunt and Bacurau
Wed 11 Mar 2020
Cartoonist Steven Appleby, and playwright Sally Abbott.
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Misbehaviour, Marian Keyes, Mental health app, McCoy Tyner obituary
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Misbehaviour, Marian Keyes, Mental health app, McCoy Tyner obituary
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Representation and diversity in the arts
Mon 9 Mar 2020
Do the arts in the UK accurately represent its people?
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Rachel Parris, Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley, Andy Burnham
Fri 6 Mar 2020
The Mash Report's Rachel Parris on how her personal life inspired her new stand-up show.
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Hassan Abdulrazzak, Onward, The art of the memoir
Thu 5 Mar 2020
Playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak on his latest work The Special Relationship.
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Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy, Women in hip hop, Creativity in isolation
Wed 4 Mar 2020
The Mirror and the Light from Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy, and women in hip hop
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Noughts + Crosses, Pretty Woman the Musical, the rise of Subtitles
Tue 3 Mar 2020
Koby Adom on directing Malorie Blackman's Noughts + Crosses
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Film director Francis Annan, Denise Mina, Amateur dramatics - its development and popularity
Mon 2 Mar 2020
Film director Francis Annan, Denise Mina, Amateur dramatics
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Elisabeth Moss, Aravind Adiga, 20th anniversary of The Sims computer game
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Elisabeth Moss on her new film The Invisible Man and Aravind Adiga on his novel Amnesty
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Director C茅line Sciamma, conductor Andr茅 J. Thomas, clash of the titles
Thu 27 Feb 2020
C茅line Sciamma on her film Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and composer Andr茅 J. Thomas.
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Viviana Durante, Jeet Thayil, filming amidst the coronavirus outbreak, new visa rules for touring artists
Wed 26 Feb 2020
Viviana Durante on Isadora Duncan, whose radical dancing enthralled audiences in the 1900s
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Zadie Smith on Authors as Readers, British Surrealism, Playwright Jingan Young, The Mirror and the Light publicity
Tue 25 Feb 2020
Zadie Smith on reading, British Surrealism, playwright Jingan Young
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Sarah Williams - Flesh and Blood, Todd Haynes - Dark Waters, Bradford Library Funding, Murder 24/7
Mon 24 Feb 2020
Todd Haynes- Dark Waters, Bradford Library Funding, Flesh and Blood, Murder 24/7
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Quality Street in Halifax, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Artist-led Hotels
Fri 21 Feb 2020
Northern Broadsides' Quality Street, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Artist-led hotels.
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The Prince of Egypt, Costume designer Sandy Powell, Irish folk singer Lisa O鈥� Neill
Thu 20 Feb 2020
Composer Stephen Schwartz on taking DreamWorks animation The Prince of Egypt to the stage
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George MacKay, Shirin Neshat, Richard Thomas
Wed 19 Feb 2020
George MacKay on his new film The True History of the Kelly Gang.
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Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, Antoinette Nwandu, End of the Century, Coronavirus and the arts
Tue 18 Feb 2020
Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, Antoinette Nwandu, End of the Century, Coronavirus arts impact
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Raphael's Sistine Tapestries, Michael Winterbottom, Arts Prizes in Crisis and Art History Limericks
Mon 17 Feb 2020
Ten tapestries by Raphael return to the Sistine Chapel for the first time since the 1500s.
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Emma and the Rom Coms Revival, the C茅sar Academy resignation and James Taylor sings American Standards
Fri 14 Feb 2020
Eleanor Catton on her screenplay for Emma. James Taylor on his album American Standard.
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David Mitchell, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Wuthering Heights on stage
Thu 13 Feb 2020
David Mitchell on The Upstart Crow, and opera singer Elizabeth Llewellyn.
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Leicester Comedy Festival, Eshaan Akbar, Ishi Khan, Easy Life
Wed 12 Feb 2020
Geeta Pendse hosts Front Row from Leicester
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