Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Jimi Hendrix's flat, Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, Nick Danziger
Fri 5 Feb 2016
Jimi Hendrix's flat opens to the public, and Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig on Zoolander 2.
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Peter Brook, Howard Jacobson, Angel Costumiers and Hamlet in the Jungle
Thu 4 Feb 2016
Arts news, interviews and reviews.
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Bryan Cranston, David Hare, Nikolai Astrup, States of Mind
Wed 3 Feb 2016
Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston on playing Dalton Trumbo, and David Hare discusses Ibsen.
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Adrian Lester in Red Velvet, Zaha Hadid, John Irving, Bruegel
Tue 2 Feb 2016
A review of Red Velvet and interviews with Zaha Hadid and John Irving. With John Wilson.
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Dad's Army, Annie Nightingale on Janis Joplin, Dawn Walton, Hieronymus Bosch
Mon 1 Feb 2016
Oliver Parker and Hamish McColl tell Kirsty Lang about the new Dad's Army film.
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Will Smith, Caryl Churchill's new play, Iran tourism, Ringo Starr's birthplace
Fri 29 Jan 2016
Will Smith on Concussion, Caryl Churchill's Escaped Alone, Ringo Starr on his birthplace.
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John Dee, Marty Feldman show, Tibor Reich, Christopher Edge
Thu 28 Jan 2016
Including a review of a new John Dee exhibition. Presented by Samira Ahmed.
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Gina McKee and Christopher Hampton, Rokia Traore, The body in ancient Egypt
Wed 27 Jan 2016
Featuring Gina McKee and Christopher Hampton on The Mother, and Malian singer Rokia Traore
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Harvey Keitel, Savages, HG Wells, The Birth of a Nation
Tue 26 Jan 2016
Kirsty Lang interviews Harvey Keitel about his film Youth and talks to the band Savages.
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Ian McKellen, Monet's garden, Louis de Bernieres
Mon 25 Jan 2016
John Wilson talks to Ian McKellen about Richard III. Plus Monet's garden paintings.
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Michael Keaton, Herons, Helen Ellis, John Bratby exhibition
Fri 22 Jan 2016
Featuring Michael Keaton on Spotlight and a review of Simon Stephens's play Herons.
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Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, Utopias in fiction, Villagers
Thu 21 Jan 2016
Oscar Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland on The Picture of Dorian Gray and utopias in fiction
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Elton John, Antonia Fraser on George Weidenfeld, Nicholas Searle
Wed 20 Jan 2016
Elton John tells John Wilson about returning to his rock roots and the school run.
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Steve Carell in The Big Short, Brett Anderson and Suede, Fiona Barton
Tue 19 Jan 2016
Steve Carell on The Big Short and Fiona Barton on The Widow, plus diversity at the Oscars.
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The Assassin, Jack Thorne, Attacking the Devil, Peter May
Mon 18 Jan 2016
Including The Assassin, Peter May, Attacking the Devil, and Jack Thorne.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, The Rack Pack, Elizabeth
Fri 15 Jan 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio talks to Kirsty Lang about The Revenant.
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Oscar Nominations Special
Thu 14 Jan 2016
John Wilson reports on the nominations for the 2016 Oscars.
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Creed, Lumiere London, Museum cuts, An anthem for England?
Wed 13 Jan 2016
Director Ryan Coogler on working with Stallone in Creed, and 20 artists light up London.
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Phil Redmond, Sarah Howe, Akram Khan, Champagne Life
Tue 12 Jan 2016
Brookside creator Phil Redmond tells Samira Ahmed why he's taken to writing crime fiction.
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David Bowie Remembered
Mon 11 Jan 2016
Colleagues and fellow artists reflect on the life of David Bowie.
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Emma Donoghue on Room, Grey Gardens, Andrew Michael Hurley, Occupied
Fri 8 Jan 2016
Emma Donoghue talks to Kirsty Lang about adapting her best-selling novel Room into a film.
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A War, Maigret, Guys and Dolls, Frances Hardinge, The missing Hong Kong booksellers
Thu 7 Jan 2016
Tim Collins reviews Danish film A War, and Natasha Cooper on the return of Maigret.
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Pierre Boulez obituary, Costa Biography winner, Tracy Ullman review; Bolshoi Babylon
Wed 6 Jan 2016
Pierre Boulez obituary, Costa Biography winner, Tracey Ullman's Show, Bolshoi Babylon
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David Bowie's Blackstar, Emma Rice, Don Paterson, Jericho
Tue 5 Jan 2016
Including a review of David Bowie's new jazz-influenced album Blackstar. With John Wilson.
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Tarantino on The Hateful Eight, Costa Book Awards category winners, Playwright Zodwa Nyoni
Mon 4 Jan 2016
Samira Ahmed talks to director Quentin Tarantino about The Hateful Eight.
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The Danish Girl, Bach's Magnificat, Deutschland 83
New Year's Day 2016
Samira Ahmed talks to Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper about The Danish Girl.
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Stories of 2015 - Part Two
Thu 31 Dec 2015
John WIlson continues his look at those who have made the headlines in the arts in 2015.
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Stories of the Year 鈥� Part One
Wed 30 Dec 2015
The actors, musicians and artists who have been centre stage in 2015
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Elvis Costello
Tue 29 Dec 2015
Elvis Costello looks back over a musical career spanning almost four decades
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Cultural Philanthropy
Mon 28 Dec 2015
Kirsty Lang speaks to cultural philanthropists about their role in funding the Arts.
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