Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Staging Antony Gormley, Dolly Wells, The Politician
Tue 24 Sep 2019
The logistical challenge of staging Antony Gormley's new exhibition, and Dolly Wells.
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Peter Bowker on World on Fire, The Emmys, Amina Atiq, New poetry releases
Mon 23 Sep 2019
Writer Peter Bowker discusses his epic new TV drama World On Fire.
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Lulu Wang on The Farewell, Dave, Jessie Burton
Fri 20 Sep 2019
Film-maker Lulu Wang on her latest movie The Farewell.
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Rotters in literature, John Keats' poem To Autumn, The Art of Innovation at the Science Museum
Thu 19 Sep 2019
We explore favourite rotters in fiction and ask why so few of them are women.
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Soweto Kinch, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture launch, Sam Fender
Wed 18 Sep 2019
Soweto Kinch, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture launch, Sam Fender
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Maurizio Cattelan at Blenheim Palace, Ad Astra reviewed, Japanese Culture, Shakespeare Folio discovered
Tue 17 Sep 2019
Cattelan's solid gold toilet has been stolen from Blenheim Palace.
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Alex Kingston, Criminal, Falling piano sales
Mon 16 Sep 2019
Alex Kingston on Ibsen, Criminal reviewed, the decline of the piano.
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Downton Abbey, Alexei Sayle, National Short Story Award - Jo Lloyd, Istanbul Biennial
Fri 13 Sep 2019
What happens when Downton Abbey goes from small to big screen and the king comes to stay?
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Lucy Prebble, Temple, NSSA - Lynda Clarke, Alan Ayckbourn's Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present
Thu 12 Sep 2019
Lucy Prebble, Temple, NSSA - Lynda Clarke, Ayckbourn's Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present
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Front Row at the Proms - Jamie Barton, Daniel Kidane, impact of Brexit on classical music
Wed 11 Sep 2019
Jamie Barton and Daniel Kidane talk about their Last Night at the Proms performances.
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The British Ceramics Biennial, Novelist Nell Zink, The Jumper Factory, Tamsin Grey
Tue 10 Sep 2019
The British Ceramics Biennial reviewed, and US writer Nell Zink on her new novel, Doxology
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For Sama and Venice Film Festival roundup, NSSA - Lucy Caldwell, Etgar Keret, Peter Nichols obituary
Mon 9 Sep 2019
Lucy Caldwell, Venice Film Festival winners, Etgar Keret, Peter Nichols obituary.
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麻豆社 National Short Story Award Shortlist, Protest Song, How to listen to jazz
Fri 6 Sep 2019
麻豆社 National Short Story Award Shortlist revealed
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Margaret Atwood's The Testaments reviewed, Ryan Wigglesworth, Robert Battle
Thu 5 Sep 2019
Margaret Atwood's long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale - The Testaments - reviewed.
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Chrissie Hynde, The Theatre of Parliament, Arts Minister Rebecca Pow
Wed 4 Sep 2019
Events last night in the House of Commons as theatre, and Chrissie Hynde sings jazz.
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The Booker Prize shortlist, Lucian Freud's new biography, The importance of arts to local identity
Tue 3 Sep 2019
Lucian Freud's biography, Booker Prize shortlist. The importance of arts to local identity
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The Capture, Venice Film Festival highlights, Enid Blyton reevaluated
Mon 2 Sep 2019
麻豆社 TV fake news thriller The Capture - we speak to the creator Ben Chanan.
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Salman Rushdie on Quichotte, Joanna Hogg on The Souvenir
Fri 30 Aug 2019
Salman Rushdie on his new novel Quichotte, based on the Cervantes classic, Don Quixote.
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Mrs Lowry and Son reviewed, Anna Calvi, Poet Stephen Sexton
Thu 29 Aug 2019
Anna Calvi performs live and talks about her score for Peaky Blinders.
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James Graham on drama and constitutional turmoil, Jeff Pope on A Confession, The literary arts and The Troubles
Wed 28 Aug 2019
Screenwriter Jeff Pope talks about his new ITV drama A Confession starring Martin Freeman.
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Colson Whitehead, Duke Ellington's Sacred Music, Carnival Row, Sheila Steafel
Tue 27 Aug 2019
Colson Whitehead's novel The Nickel Boys, Duke Ellington's Sacred Music, Carnival Row
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Edna O'Brien on her new novel Girl, her first The Country Girls, and her career in between
Mon 26 Aug 2019
Edna O'Brien talks about her new novel, her first and her six-decade career.
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Andrew Davies on Sanditon, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the literature of citizen and state
Fri 23 Aug 2019
Andrew Davies on his television dramatisation of Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon
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Danny Brocklehurst on Brassic, Why are fewer people taking English A level?, Fisherwomen
Thu 22 Aug 2019
Bafta winner Danny Brocklehurst on new comedy drama Brassic.
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Conductor John Wilson, Interior design, The Wizard of Oz
Wed 21 Aug 2019
Conductor John Wilson on composer Erich Korngold, and the art of interior design.
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Antonio Banderas, Philippa Gregory and V.V. James on witches in literature, umbrellas in chinese culture
Tue 20 Aug 2019
Antonio Banderas on playing film director Pedro Almodovar in Pain and Glory.
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Louise Doughty, Robert Icke's The Doctor, Edinburgh Festival Highlights
Mon 19 Aug 2019
Louise Doughty, Robert Icke's The Doctor and Edinburgh festival highlights.
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The true story behind blockbuster film Jaws, Benjamin Zephaniah, Catherine Cohen's cabaret
Fri 16 Aug 2019
The true story behind Jaws, Benjamin Zephaniah, Catherine Cohen, self-care at the Fringe.
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Basil Brush, Christina Bianco, Climate Change theatre and new musicals at Edinburgh Fringe
Thu 15 Aug 2019
As the Fringe becomes increasingly woke, can artists stay both entertaining and right on?
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Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, How to listen to a symphony, black paint controversy, 14th August cultural events
Wed 14 Aug 2019
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio on their film Tarantino's Once Upon a Time鈥� in Hollywood
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