Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Male full-frontal nudity, Chris Lang, Stuart Hall's memoirs
Thu 10 May 2018
Why is male full-frontal nudity so rare on screen?
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Neil Gaiman's How To Talk To Girls At Parties and rewatching old films in the #MeToo era
Wed 9 May 2018
Author Neil Gaiman on the film version of his story How To Talk To Girls At Parties.
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On Chesil Beach with Ian McEwan, Older people and the arts, Drew McOnie
Tue 8 May 2018
Ian McEwan on bringing his novel On Chesil Beach to the big screen.
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Literary Norwich
Mon 7 May 2018
Rose Tremain, Sarah Hall and Sarah Perry on Norwich's thriving literary culture.
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David Shrigley, Madeline Miller, the Power of Netflix
Fri 4 May 2018
Artist David Shrigley on his Brighton Festival, Novelist Madeline Miller.
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Kate Mosse, Kanye West, Loewe Craft Prize
Thu 3 May 2018
Kate Mosse talks about her latest historical novel The Burning Chambers.
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Benjamin Zephaniah, Male suicide on Coronation Street, I Feel Pretty, Mircea Eliade
Wed 2 May 2018
Benjamin Zephaniah, Coronation Street male suicide storyline, I Feel Pretty review.
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Tate Modern's Shape of Light; Art Fund Museum of the Year Prize 2018; Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling
Tue 1 May 2018
The shortlist for the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize 2018 is announced.
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Plan B on his new album, Women in Chinese art, plus art reproduced on household items.
Mon 30 Apr 2018
Plan B on his new album, Women in Chinese art, plus art reproduced on household items.
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The Marvel Universe, Libraries today, Kizzy Crawford and Gwilym Simcock
Fri 27 Apr 2018
Avengers: Infinity War - the latest offering from Marvel - and the role of libraries today
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Janelle Monae, The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, Turner Prize shortlist
Thu 26 Apr 2018
Janelle Monae on her new album and her film roles including Hidden Figures and Moonlight.
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Rodin, Curtis Sittenfeld, Mark Simpson's cello concerto, Korean television drama
Wed 25 Apr 2018
Rodin and the art of ancient Greece at the British Museum.
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Millicent Fawcett statue, Joe Penhall, Stage lighting under review, Thomas Chippendale at 300
Tue 24 Apr 2018
The first statue of a woman in Parliament Square is unveiled today, but is it any good?
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Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist, The Shires, Poet Sean O'Brien
Mon 23 Apr 2018
Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, The Shires play live in studio plus poet Sean O'Brien
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Romola Garai, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Guy Gunaratne
Fri 20 Apr 2018
Romola Garai is The Writer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo perform, Guy Gunaratne's debut novel.
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Windrush cultural contribution, Dale Winton remembered, Poet Imtiaz Dharker, 麻豆社 Proms season
Thu 19 Apr 2018
The artistic contribution of the Windrush generation.
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Tina the Musical, Nicola Walker, Venue Accessibility, Cherry Blossom Poetry
Wed 18 Apr 2018
Tina, the musical telling Tina Turner's life story, hits the stage.
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The royals on TV, Luke Evans, Stabat Mater at the Sistine Chapel
Tue 17 Apr 2018
Director Jane Treays discusses her TV documentary The Queen's Green Planet.
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society director Mike Newell, Joanna Walsh, Milos Forman, 1978 in music
Mon 16 Apr 2018
Director Mike Newell reflects on a 40-year career in films and discusses his latest movie.
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Sharlene Teo, Alice Oswald, William Tillyer, The Chelsea Hotel, Coronation Street's women
Fri 13 Apr 2018
Singaporean author Sharlene Teo on her praised debut novel Ponti.
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Janelle Mon谩e's PYNK, Young People's Laureate for London, A Clockwork Orange score, Oldest bridge in the world
Thu 12 Apr 2018
As singer Janelle Mon谩e's video for PYNK drops, we consider game-changing music videos.
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Naomie Harris, Working class talent, Gurrumul
Wed 11 Apr 2018
Naomie Harris on fighting oversized genetically-modified predators in new film Rampage.
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Viv Albertine, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall reopens, 麻豆社 Three controller Damian Kavanagh
Tue 10 Apr 2018
Musician Viv Albertine's new memoir and how 麻豆社 Three is attracting young audiences.
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Tate Liverpool's Exploring the Unseen, Ben Okri and Joanne Harris, Fortnite Battle Royale, Universal Love album
Mon 9 Apr 2018
Writers Ben Okri and Joanne Harris discuss writing to be read aloud.
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Front Row 20th Anniversary
Fri 6 Apr 2018
Bob Geldof, Lionel Shriver, Liz Carr, Rae Morris and Testament join the celebrations.
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The City and The City, Monet and Architecture, Rapid Response Unit Liverpool
Thu 5 Apr 2018
Actor David Morrissey on starring in 麻豆社 2's new drama The City and The City.
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Cuba Gooding Jr, Sean Penn - novelist, Love, Simon - a teen rom-com with a twist
Wed 4 Apr 2018
Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr on starring onstage in the musical Chicago and his career.
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Aminatta Forna, romantic fiction post #MeToo, the Hollywood sign
Tue 3 Apr 2018
Aminatta Forna on her new novel Happiness a multi-layered story set in modern London.
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Nottingham: Rebel City
Mon 2 Apr 2018
Sandeep Mahal explores the art and culture of Nottingham, the 'rebel city'.
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Leonard Bernstein: A Centenary Celebration
Fri 30 Mar 2018
100 years after Bernstein's birth, his son, biographer and pupil discuss his life and work
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