Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Roy Hudd
Christmas Day 2015
Samira Ahmed talks to the comedian, actor and music hall veteran Roy Hudd.
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Michael Palin, War and Peace, Diversity in film, Katie Puckrik's alternative Christmas
Christmas Eve 2015
Michael Palin on the quest for Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.
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Jennifer Lawrence on Joy; a cultural look ahead to 2016
Wed 23 Dec 2015
Jennifer Lawrence on her new film Joy, and a cultural look ahead to 2016.
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And Then There Were None, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, 70s revivals
Tue 22 Dec 2015
Samira Ahmed talks to Sarah Phelps about Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
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Tony Jordan and Ron Howard, plus Kurt Masur remembered
Mon 21 Dec 2015
Arts news, interviews and reviews with guests Tony Jordan and Ron Howard.
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Bette Midler, Neil MacGregor, Christmas ghost stories
Fri 18 Dec 2015
Bette Midler, Neil MacGregor, Christmas ghost stories, and a farewell to deep coal mining.
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Star Wars, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Edith Piaf celebrated
Thu 17 Dec 2015
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Star Wars director JJ Abrams.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV
Wed 16 Dec 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV, gallery gift shop economics
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Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, Poets as novelists, Rosie Hood, The Haunting of Hill House
Tue 15 Dec 2015
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, poets as novelists, Rosie Hood, The Haunting of Hill House.
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We're Doomed, The Dazzle, The Waterstone's Book of the Year, The impact of touring musicals on original regional theatre
Mon 14 Dec 2015
Kirsty Lang on We're Doomed, The Dazzle and the Waterstones Book of the Year winner.
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Grandma, Val Wood, Theatrical wigs, Best stand-up comedy DVDs
Fri 11 Dec 2015
Including a review of Lily Tomlin's new comedy Grandma. Kirsty Lang presents.
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Christopher Ricks on TS Eliot, Arthur Miller play premier, Top picks for non-fiction books of 2015
Thu 10 Dec 2015
Literary critic Christopher Ricks discusses TS Eliot's annotated poems. With John Wilson.
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Peter Mullan, Peggy Guggenheim, Transparent
Wed 9 Dec 2015
John Wilson talks to Peter Mullan about his new film Hector.
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Andrew Graham-Dixon on the Mona Lisa, David Bowie's Lazarus and Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock open in New York
Tue 8 Dec 2015
Andrew Graham-Dixon discusses his TV documentary on the Mona Lisa. Samira Ahmed presents.
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Jim Broadbent and Patrick Barlow, Victoria and Albert New Galleries, By the Sea, TV box sets
Mon 7 Dec 2015
Jim Broadbent and Patrick Barlow discuss A Christmas Carol. Samira Ahmed presents.
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John Constable, Frank Sinatra, The art of animation, Poetic performance enhancers
Fri 4 Dec 2015
John Wilson talks to Frank Sinatra's biographer and views Constable's The Lock.
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Carlos Acosta, Sheridan Smith's Funny Girl, Gregory Porter
Thu 3 Dec 2015
John Wilson talks to ballet star Carlos Acosta as he starts his UK farewell tour.
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A Very Murray Christmas, Conductor Xian Zhang, Macbeth at Young Vic, Big Bang show
Wed 2 Dec 2015
With Kirsty Lang. Jason Solomons reviews A Very Murray Christmas.
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Queen Anne, John Napier, Google Cultural Institute, Sunset Song
Tue 1 Dec 2015
Arts news with Kirsty Lang. Kate Williams reviews Queen Anne at the RSC.
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Victor Frankenstein, Andrew McMillan, Shami Chakrabarti, Finding Winnie (the Pooh)
Mon 30 Nov 2015
Samira Ahmed reviews Victor Frankenstein and interviews the poet Andrew McMillan.
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Richard Eyre on Ibsen, Ancient Greek drama and PTSD, Vivien Duffield
Fri 27 Nov 2015
Richard Eyre discusses his adaptation of Ibsen's play Little Eyolf. Kirsty Lang presents.
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William Hill Sports Book of the Year, Simon Callow, Michael Oglesby
Thu 26 Nov 2015
The William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner is revealed. Samira Ahmed presents.
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Black Mass, The Homecoming at 50, Peter Bazalgette on arts funding, Paul Ruddock
Wed 25 Nov 2015
Black Mass review, The Homecoming at 50, Arts Council's Peter Bazalgette on future funding
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Elisabeth Frink, Quentin Letts, Lloyd Dorfman
Tue 24 Nov 2015
Kirsty Lang on Quentin Letts' debut novel, Elisabeth Frink's sculptures and ticket fraud.
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Steven Spielberg, Artist and Empire, Hannah Rothschild
Mon 23 Nov 2015
John Wilson talks to Steven Spielberg about Bridge of Spies, his new Cold War thriller.
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Emile Zola Special: JR, Michel Houellebecq
Fri 20 Nov 2015
Kirsty Lang meets the contemporary artists and writers walking in Emile Zola's footsteps.
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Cate Blanchett, Enya, Bruntwood Prize winner
Thu 19 Nov 2015
Cate Blanchett discusses her role in Todd Haynes's new film Carol. Kirsty Lang presents.
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Samuel Pepys, Jon Savage, Dana Fouras and Russell Maliphant
Wed 18 Nov 2015
John Wilson presents a look at a new Samuel Pepys exhibition.
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The Hunger Games, Costa Book Awards, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Man in the High Castle
Tue 17 Nov 2015
Samira Ahmed reviews The Hunger Games and reveals the contenders for the Costa Book Award.
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Toby Jones and Peter Bowker on Capital, Adil Ray on Saeed Jaffrey, Ticket re-selling, Hollywood's mature directors
Mon 16 Nov 2015
John Wilson talks to Toby Jones and screenwriter Peter Bowker about new TV drama Capital.
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