Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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John Cleese, A first for Jay Z, Electricity: The spark of life
Thu 23 Feb 2017
Monty Python's John Cleese on farce. Jay Z is inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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David Tennant, second novels, Brits and Oscars - who are they for?
Wed 22 Feb 2017
David Tennant on Broadchurch, Britain's favourite second novel and are awards irrelevant?
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Gurinder Chadha on Viceroy's House, America after the Fall, Christopher Bailey
Tue 21 Feb 2017
Gurinder Chadha on her film Viceroy's House, and American Gothic at the Royal Academy.
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Patriots Day, Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra, Syria documentaries
Mon 20 Feb 2017
Patriots Day, playwright Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra, documentaries about Syria.
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Gary Barlow's The Girls, SS-GB, Sidney Nolan, The Great Wall
Fri 17 Feb 2017
Reassessing body confidence with Gary Barlow as The Girls, his first musical, opens.
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The Founder, Neil Jordan, See Me Now, Luke Jerram's Treasured City
Thu 16 Feb 2017
Neil Jordan, See Me Now, Luke Jerram's Treasured City, Robert Siegel on The Founder.
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John Adams
Wed 15 Feb 2017
John Wilson talks to the American composer John Adams about his life and work.
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Eduardo Paolozzi, Self-publishing, Neil Gaiman
Tue 14 Feb 2017
John Wilson explores the work of the artist Eduardo Paolozzi.
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Hidden Figures, Dirty Dancing writer, Muslim Othello, Simon Armitage
Mon 13 Feb 2017
The film Hidden Figures reviewed, and Dirty Dancing writer Eleanor Bergstein 30 years on.
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Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Petrograd Madonna, Rag'n'Bone Man
Fri 10 Feb 2017
Keanu Reeves on his three decade career, from Hamlet to action hero John Wick.
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Artist Keith Tyson, dark comedy Prevenge, novelist John Boyne, Shostakovich Symphony No 12
Thu 9 Feb 2017
Dark comedy Prevenge, novelist John Boyne, artist Keith Tyson, Shostakovich Symphony No 12
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Vanessa Bell exhibition, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Alan Simpson remembered, The poetry of Anna Akhmatova
Wed 8 Feb 2017
The work of Vanessa Bell; the latest film by Ang Lee; Barry Cryer remembers Alan Simpson.
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The Moorside, 20th Century Women, Peter Greenaway on Russian Revolution at 100
Tue 7 Feb 2017
A discussion of The Moorside, a new 麻豆社 drama based on the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews.
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David Hockney, Guy Garvey from Elbow, Max Richter
Mon 6 Feb 2017
David Hockney at Tate, Guy Garvey from Elbow, Max Richter.
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Viola Davis, Rory Gleeson, Phil Manzanera and Waterstones' revival
Fri 3 Feb 2017
Viola Davis on her Oscar-nominated performance in August Wilson's Fences.
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Diverse casting in historical dramas, Roots returns, Beyonce's pregnancy portrait, John Burnside
Thu 2 Feb 2017
Diverse casting, Roots remade, Beyonce's pregnancy portrait, poet & novelist John Burnside
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Loving, Hayley Squires, Nathan Hill
Wed 1 Feb 2017
Loving reviewed; I, Daniel Blake's Hayley Squires; author Nathan Hill on The Nix.
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Cyrano, V铆kingur 脫lafsson plays Philip Glass, Toni Erdmann
Tue 31 Jan 2017
Deborah McAndrew adapts Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, and we celebrate European cinema.
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Matthew McConaughey, Lizzie Nunnery, Charles Dance on John Hurt, Collecting Europe
Mon 30 Jan 2017
Matthew McConaughey on his role in Gold, and Charles Dance remembers John Hurt.
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David Hare, John Akomfrah, Liverpool Everyman Rep
Fri 27 Jan 2017
David Hare on Denial; John Akomfrah; The Liverpool Everyman repertory company.
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Evelyn Glennie, Christine, Mary Tyler Moore, Turner Contemporary, Garth Jennings
Thu 26 Jan 2017
Samira Ahmed talks to percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
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Hacksaw Ridge, film; Jamie, new musical; author Vic James; the allure of Napoleon; some Robert Burns
Wed 25 Jan 2017
Hacksaw Ridge, new musical Jamie, author Vic Jame, allure of Napoleon, some Robert Burns.
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Oscar nominations 2017 - La La Land leads the way
Tue 24 Jan 2017
The 2017 Oscar nominations were revealed today, so who's in and who's out?
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T2 Trainspotting, Bruntwood Prize, Agnes Ravatn
Mon 23 Jan 2017
Irvine Welsh on T2 Trainspotting, the craft of the playwright, The Bird Tribunal.
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Siobhan Davies, Peter Bazalgette, Lost in London, Royal Albert Hall ticket resales
Fri 20 Jan 2017
Sir Peter Bazalgette on his four years as the Chair of Arts Council England.
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Urban myths, Author Michael Chabon, The Snow Maiden opera, Presidents on film
Thu 19 Jan 2017
Author Michael Chabon; urban myths retold on TV; and Opera North's The Snow Maiden.
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Apple Tree Yard, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Elisabeth Frink
Wed 18 Jan 2017
Apple Tree Yard starring Emily Watson, Mark-Anthony Turnage, sculptor Elisabeth Frink.
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Conductor Simon Rattle, artist Lubaina Himid and playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig
Tue 17 Jan 2017
Simon Rattle on his first season with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Jackie, The Transports, TS Eliot Prize, 'Yellowface' row
Mon 16 Jan 2017
Natalie Portman as Jackie, TS Eliot Prize and should non-Asian actors play Asian roles?
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Ben Affleck, Untitled in Nottingham, V&A news, Lord Snowdon remembered
Fri 13 Jan 2017
Ben Affleck on his new film Live by Night, and today's V&A announcement.
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