Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Michael Sheen, Laurel & Hardy, writer Patrick Charnley
Tue 27 Jan 2026
Michael Sheen on Welsh National Theatre's debut show, Our Town
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Richard Linklater on Nouvelle Vague
Mon 26 Jan 2026
American director Richard Linklater takes on the aesthetic of classic French cinema.
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Review of films No Other Choice, The History of Sound and Julian Barnes' final novel
Thu 22 Jan 2026
Plus reactions to the Oscar nominations.
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Actor Claire Foy on her role in H Is For Hawk
Wed 21 Jan 2026
Claire Foy on the film adaptation of Helen Macdonald's award-winning memoir.
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Comedian John Bishop on his life story inspiring a Hollywood movie
Tue 20 Jan 2026
Comedian John Bishop on his life story inspiring a Hollywood movie, Is This Thing On?
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Reviewing Heated Rivalry, novel Jackson Alone, and the British Museum's Hawai'i exhibition
Thu 15 Jan 2026
Plus - are contemporary art prizes favouring identity politics over artistic quality?
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Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Wayne McGregor and Emmylou Harris
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Sir Ian McKellen talks about performing Laurie Slade's one-man play Equinox.
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Blue celebrate 25 years in pop and perform in the studio
Tue 13 Jan 2026
Plus Marty Supreme director Josh Safdie talks to Tom Sutcliffe about the film.
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Screenwriter Eric Roth on his play High Noon
Mon 12 Jan 2026
Screenwriter Eric Roth on his West End stage adaptation of High Noon
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Jessie Buckley on her starring role in the film Hamnet
Thu 8 Jan 2026
Plus reviews of the novel Palaver by Bryan Washington and Sheridan Smith in Woman in Mind.
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Film-maker Ira Sachs on his latest screen project: Peter Hujar's Day
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Film-maker Ira Sachs on his Peter Hujar film. Plus, Pianist RIOPY shares his new album.
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Innovations in book clubs, sitcoms by women and a new 麻豆社 One prison drama
Tue 6 Jan 2026
Dennis Kelly (Matilda the Musical) on his new 麻豆社 prison series.
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David Bowie's late-career renaissance
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Ten years on from his death, we re-assess David Bowie's legacy.
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Hogmanay live from Glasgow with Belle & Sebastian
Wed 31 Dec 2025
Kirsty Wark is joined ahead of the bells by poet Michael Mullen and Belle & Sebastian.
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Joachim Trier on Sentimental Value, plus the films of Brigitte Bardot
Tue 30 Dec 2025
Joachim Trier on his acclaimed Norwegian film Sentimental Value
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Who are the Founding Fathers and Mothers of American Culture?
Mon 29 Dec 2025
250 years after American Independence, who are key figures that shaped American culture?
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Reviews of the film Marty Supreme, Into the Woods on stage and Natalie Haynes on Immersive Exhibitions
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Plus we review the film Sentimental Value starring Stellan Skarsg氓rd.
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Actor Will Sharpe on playing Mozart in Amadeus
Wed 17 Dec 2025
A new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Mozart.
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Jane Austen at 250 special
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Samira Ahmed and guests discuss one of the English language's most important novelists.
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The great works of Rob Reiner
Mon 15 Dec 2025
Celebrating the career of Hollywood giant Rob Reiner, who was found dead this morning.
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Reviewing Ella McCay plus the film's Oscar-winning writer and director James L. Brooks
Thu 11 Dec 2025
Tom and guests also review the film Lurker, and a short story collection by Joy Williams.
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96-year-old actress June Squibb on her lead role in Scarlett Johansson's Eleanor the Great
Wed 10 Dec 2025
Actress June Squibb on her role in Eleanor The Great; The spate of museum heists in 2025.
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2025 Turner Prize winner; remembering Martin Parr; Bradford鈥檚 year as the UK City of Culture
Tue 9 Dec 2025
Turner Prize winner; remembering Martin Parr; Bradford鈥檚 year as the UK City of Culture.
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Kate Winslet on Goodbye June
Mon 8 Dec 2025
Kate Winslet on her directorial debut, Goodbye June, starring Helen Mirren.
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Reviewing Paddington The Musical, Jafar Panahi's latest film, and Russell Tovey meets the Sea Devils
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Paddington The Musical, Jafar Panahi's latest film, and Russell Tovey meets the Sea Devils
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Composer Sir John Rutter
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Sir John Rutter on his first purely orchestral album in almost 60 years.
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Updating A Christmas Carol; new sculpture exhibition by blind artists and curators; 2025鈥檚 funniest novel
Tue 2 Dec 2025
Updating A Christmas Carol; new exhibition by blind artists; 2025鈥檚 funniest novel.
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Front Row remembers Tom Stoppard
Mon 1 Dec 2025
A tribute to the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who died on the weekend age 88.
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Review Show: Blue Moon film plus Turner and Constable at Tate Britain
Thu 27 Nov 2025
Tom and guests also discuss Pillion, a film adaptation of Adam Mars-Jones鈥� novel Box Hill.
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