Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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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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Natalie Clein, Lemony Snicket, The OA, Vel谩zquez
Thu 12 Jan 2017
Cellist Natalie Clein; Lemony Snicket TV drama; The OA; Laura Cumming on Velazquez.
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Dev Patel, Tina and Bobby, Harvey and the Wallbangers
Wed 11 Jan 2017
Dev Patel on Lion; a new Bobby Moore drama; Our Dancing Town choreographer Steve Elias.
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Common Sense on TV, Bafta nominations, Mozart at 11, Is there a Northern Aesthetic?
Tue 10 Jan 2017
Bafta nominations, Common Sense, 250 years on from Mozart's first opera, Look North.
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Hull Blade, Manchester By the Sea, John Lockwood Kipling, Francis Spufford
Mon 9 Jan 2017
Samira Ahmed on the huge artwork installed above Hull. Plus the film Manchester by the Sea
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Film-maker Alex Gibney, soul singer Ray BLK, author Brian Conaghan and Ben Wardle on yet more TV talent shows
Fri 6 Jan 2017
Director Alex Gibney, soul singer Ray BLK, award-winning children's author Brian Conaghan.
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Steven Knight - writer of Taboo, CGI resurrections, the Bard's medical knowledge, Alice Oswald
Thu 5 Jan 2017
Resurrecting actors using CGI, the writer of new 麻豆社1 drama Taboo, poet Alice Oswald.
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Damien Chazelle on La La Land; Bright Lights; David Bowie: The Last Five Years; Keggie Carew
Wed 4 Jan 2017
Damien Chazelle; Bright Lights; David Bowie: The Last Five Years; Keggie Carew.
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John Berger, Costa Book Awards winners, Sebastian Barry, Unforgotten
Tue 3 Jan 2017
Remembering John Berger, the Costa Book Awards category winners, Chris Lang on Unforgotten
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US Composers: Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams
Mon 2 Jan 2017
John Wilson talks to composers Philip Glass, Steve Reich and John Adams about their work.
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Liam Neeson; Dancing Mad Hatters; Author Christian Jungersen; Assassin's Creed
Fri 30 Dec 2016
Actor Liam Neeson; author Christian Jungersen; dancing Mad Hatters; Assassin's Creed.
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Made in Hull: UK City of Culture 2017
Thu 29 Dec 2016
John Wilson reports from Hull as it prepares to launch as UK City of Culture 2017.
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Jane Austen
Wed 28 Dec 2016
Samira Ahmed celebrates Jane Austen, ahead of next year's 200th anniversary of her death.
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Award Winners of 2016
Tue 27 Dec 2016
With award winners Paul Beatty, Helen Marten, Leonardo DiCaprio and Denise Gough.
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Riz Ahmed, Delicious, The Kite Runner on stage and Angela Carter
Fri 23 Dec 2016
Actor and rapper Riz Ahmed discusses his career and a review of Dawn French in Delicious.
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Alison Balsom, To Walk Invisible, Beautiful books, Flying on stage
Thu 22 Dec 2016
Trumpeter Alison Balsom, and a review of Sally Wainwright's Bront毛 drama To Walk Invisible
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Helen Mirren, Winter Solstice Poetry, Conductor Ed Gardner, Hairy Rockers
Wed 21 Dec 2016
Dame Helen Mirren, conductor Ed Gardner, poet Kayo Chingonyi, hairy old rockers.
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