Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Ali Smith, Osmo V盲nsk盲, the Nicholas Brothers, Islamic Art & the Supernatural, A Martian Sends a Postcard Home
Wed 19 Oct 2016
Ali Smith discusses her Brexit-era novel, Autumn, with Samira Ahmed.
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Ken Loach, Rodin and Dance, Suggs, Tony Robinson
Tue 18 Oct 2016
Ken Loach on I Daniel Blake; Rodin and Dance at the Courthauld; Suggs on new Madness album
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Phil Collins, Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke, Patrick Ness
Mon 17 Oct 2016
Phil Collins discusses his new memoir, and poets Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke.
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Earl Cameron, David Gledhill, The art of Alphonse Mucha, Simon Callow on David Gascoyne, Northampton theatre to open a school
Fri 14 Oct 2016
Pioneer black star Earl Cameron, musician David Gledhill, Simon Callow on David Gascoyne.
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Bob Dylan wins Nobel, Dario Fo remembered, Tutankhamun, Semyon Bychkov
Thu 13 Oct 2016
Reaction to Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize for Literature, Dario Fo remembered, Tutankhamun on TV
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American Honey, George Monbiot on loneliness, Ella Hickson, Bernice McFadden
Wed 12 Oct 2016
Andrea Arnold's American Honey, playwright Ella Hickson, and George Monbiot on loneliness.
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Mira Nair and Lupita Nyong'o, Divorce, Great Exhibition of the North, Janet Plater, The Vulgar
Tue 11 Oct 2016
Director Mira Nair and Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o discuss their film Queen of Katwe.
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One Night in Miami, Kate Tempest, Glam Rock, Remembering Andrzej Wajda
Mon 10 Oct 2016
Kwame Kwei-Armah on Cassius Clay, and Kate Tempest describes writing Let Them Eat Chaos.
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Supersonic, Mel Gibson in Blood Father, Beyond Caravaggio, Karl Jenkins
Fri 7 Oct 2016
Blood Father, Beyond Caravaggio, and Oasis documentary Supersonic.
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Louis Theroux, National Poetry Day, Merch yr Eog
Thu 6 Oct 2016
Louis Theroux on My Scientology Movie, and PJ Harvey marks National Poetry Day.
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Picasso Portraits, Phyllida Lloyd, Virtual reality in film, PUSH community opera
Wed 5 Oct 2016
Picasso Portraits show, Phyllida Lloyd on The Tempest, and Mike Figgis on virtual reality.
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The announcement of the winner of the 麻豆社 National Short Story Award
Tue 4 Oct 2016
The winners of the 麻豆社 National Short Story Award and Young Writer's Award are announced.
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Tom Stoppard, The Girl on the Train, Suzanne Lacy, Feminist art, Neville Marriner remembered
Mon 3 Oct 2016
Tom Stoppard discusses his play Travesties and Brexit plus The Girl on the Train reviewed.
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Deepwater Horizon, Crisis in Six Scenes, Melvyn Tan, Maria Semple
Thu 29 Sep 2016
Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg on Deepwater Horizon, pianist Melvyn Tan, author Maria Semple
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The composer Steve Reich talks to John Wilson
Wed 28 Sep 2016
As he approaches his 80th birthday, composer Steve Reich looks back over his career.
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Gillian Anderson, Pinocchio, Villette
Tue 27 Sep 2016
Samira Ahmed talks to Gillian Anderson about the new series of The Fall.
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Dominic Cooper and Terry Johnson, Turner Prize shortlist, Completing other authors' books
Mon 26 Sep 2016
Actor Dominic Cooper discusses The Libertine, a tour of the Turner Prize shortlist.
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Tamara Rojo, Akram Khan, Grace Coddington
Fri 23 Sep 2016
John Wilson talks to ballet star Tamara Rojo and former Vogue director Grace Coddington.
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Hull City of Culture 2017, Emma Donoghue, Ira Sachs, a poem for autumn, K J Orr
Thu 22 Sep 2016
Hull's City of Culture 2017 programme, Emma Donoghue's new novel, Ira Sachs, K J Orr.
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The Magnificent Seven, Suzan-Lori Parks, Paul Muldoon, 麻豆社 National Short Story Award
Wed 21 Sep 2016
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks on her slave drama.
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Daniel Radcliffe; William Kentridge; 麻豆社 National Short Story Award; and turning sex into prose
Tue 20 Sep 2016
Daniel Radcliffe on two new films; South African Artist William Kentridge on Thick Time.
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Emeli Sande, 麻豆社 National Short Story Award, Abstract Expressionism
Mon 19 Sep 2016
Emeli Sande, 麻豆社 National Short Story Award, Abstract Expressionism.
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Led Zeppelin, 麻豆社 National Short Story Award, Martin Roth
Fri 16 Sep 2016
Jimmy Page and the lost Led Zeppelin tracks, and Martin Roth on why he is quitting the V&A
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Sam Neill, Sharon Bolton and Stephanie Merritt and how best to teach art history
Thu 15 Sep 2016
Sam Neill talks about new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople and his mentor James Mason.
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Ron Howard on The Beatles, Sharon Olds, Tom Ellis, Two Women
Wed 14 Sep 2016
Director Ron Howard discusses his documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week.
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Man Booker shortlist, Amos Oz, Wifredo Lam exhibition, and Blair Witch
Tue 13 Sep 2016
Man Booker shortlist, Amos Oz, Wilfredo Lam exhibition, and Blair Witch.
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Julie Walters, Jack Thorne, Nicole Farhi, Gillian Slovo and a review of The Clan
Mon 12 Sep 2016
Julie Walters on sexual offences, Nicole Farhi on hands, Gillian Slovo on prison letters.
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Hell or High Water, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Aravind Adiga
Fri 9 Sep 2016
Reviews of Hell or High Water and Nick Cave's album, and Aravind Adiga on his new novel.
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Sharon Maguire, Liz Carr, Ann Patchett
Thu 8 Sep 2016
Bridget Jones director Sharon Maguire, actor and comedian Liz Carr, author Ann Patchett.
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Revolution at the V&A, Ben Hur, Anthropoid, Maggi Hambling
Wed 7 Sep 2016
Looking at a new V&A exhibition, a Ben Hur remake and Maggi Hambling at the British Museum
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