Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Daniel Craig, Art Power 100, Stephen Kovacevich
Thu 22 Oct 2015
John Wilson talks to Bond star Daniel Craig about his new film Spectre.
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Mark-Anthony Turnage, Clocks exhibition, Colum McCann, Martin Simpson
Wed 21 Oct 2015
Mark-Anthony Turnage discusses composing his first piano concerto. Kirsty Lang presents.
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Eames exhibition, Marlon Brando documentary, Janet Suzman
Tue 20 Oct 2015
Samira Ahmed explores the enduring appeal of designers Charles and Ray Eames.
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Young Chekhov, Robert Seethaler, Mississippi Grind review
Mon 19 Oct 2015
Young Chekhov, Robert Seethaler, Mississippi Grind review and Bryan Elsley on TV writers.
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The Last Kingdom; Guillermo del Toro; West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song; haiku master Buson poems rediscovered
Fri 16 Oct 2015
Kirsty Lang discusses a new TV drama on the Vikings and meets the director of Crimson Peak
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Pan, Titian to Canaletto, Lisa Genova, Marcus Gardley
Thu 15 Oct 2015
Mark Eccleston reviews Pan, featuring Hugh Jackman, Cara Delevingne and Rooney Mara.
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James Shapiro, Ben Folds, Zareer Masani, Giacometti
Wed 14 Oct 2015
Author James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare, and Charlotte Mullins reviews Giacometti.
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Marlon James, Stephen Frears's The Program, Fiona Banner
Tue 13 Oct 2015
Marlon James talks about his Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel. John Wilson presents.
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Tom Jones, The Lobster, Abraham Cruzvillegas
Mon 12 Oct 2015
John Wilson talks to Tom Jones as he publishes his autobiography and releases a new album.
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Abi Morgan, Rita Dove, British Art Show 8, Zygmunt Miloszewski
Fri 9 Oct 2015
Screenwriter Abi Morgan, poet Rita Dove, British Art Show 8, author Zygmunt Miloszewski.
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Ted Hughes biography, Frank Auerbach, Suffragette, Beasts of No Nation
Wed 7 Oct 2015
Jonathan Bate talks about The Unauthorised Life, his biography of Ted Hughes.
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麻豆社 National Short Story Award
Tue 6 Oct 2015
John Wilson hosts the 麻豆社 National Short Story Award live from the 麻豆社 Radio Theatre.
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Jeanette Winterson, Henning Mankell remembered, Goya, Rod Stewart
Mon 5 Oct 2015
A look back at the life of author Henning Mankell, who has died. John Wilson presents.
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Terry Gilliam
Fri 2 Oct 2015
Terry Gilliam discusses his life as a film director, screenwriter, Python and animator.
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The Walk, Simon Armitage, Unforgotten, Bernard Sumner
Thu 1 Oct 2015
Robert Zemeckis' new film The Walk is reviewed. Plus Simon Armitage on The Odyssey.
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Turner Prize, The Crucible, Gabriele Finaldi, Patrick deWitt
Wed 30 Sep 2015
A tour of the Turner Prize exhibition opening in Glasgow. Samira Ahmed presents.
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Margaret Atwood, Emily Blunt, You, Me and the Apocalypse, Reading Europe
Tue 29 Sep 2015
Margaret Atwood discusses her new novel The Heart Goes Last. Kirsty Lang presents.
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Macbeth, Tipping the Velvet, The Fabric of India
Mon 28 Sep 2015
Samira Ahmed reviews the new Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.
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Ridley Scott, Mark Wigglesworth, Ceramics in Stoke
Fri 25 Sep 2015
Ridley Scott on The Martian, ENO's Mark Wigglesworth, and ceramics in Stoke.
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Roger Moore, Timur Vermes, Julia Margaret Cameron, Jeremy Page
Thu 24 Sep 2015
Sir Roger Moore talks to Kirsty Lang about his long career on stage and in TV and film.
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Celts, Kiss Me Kate, Hilary Mantel
Wed 23 Sep 2015
Kirsty Lang reviews the British Museum's Celts exhibition.
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James Dean biopic, Mr Foote's Other Leg, Frances Leviston, Disclosure
Tue 22 Sep 2015
Including a review of the James Dean biopic Life. John Wilson presents.
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Chancellor George Osborne, Justin Cartwright, 99 Homes, Mark Haddon
Mon 21 Sep 2015
George Osborne discusses his plans to take British culture to China. Samira Ahmed presents
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Downton Abbey, Karl Jenkins, The armoury at the RSC
Fri 18 Sep 2015
The end of Downton Abbey, musician and composer Karl Jenkins, armour on stage at the RSC.
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David Morrissey, Shakespeare comedy Bill, A Syrian Love Story
Thu 17 Sep 2015
David Morrissey in Martin McDonagh's new play Hangmen. John Wilson presents.
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Simon Schama's Face of Britain, Launch of 麻豆社 National Short Story Award
Wed 16 Sep 2015
A look at the launch of the tenth 麻豆社 National Short Story Award. John Wilson presents.
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Photograph 51, Sebastian Faulks, John Eliot Gardiner
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Samira Ahmed reviews the play Photograph 51, starring Nicole Kidman.
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Ai Weiwei, Everest, Leona Lewis
Mon 14 Sep 2015
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei discusses his new solo exhibition. With John Wilson.
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Keith Richards, Don McCullin
Fri 11 Sep 2015
Guitarist Keith Richards and photographer Don McCullin talk to John Wilson.
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David Gilmour, An Inspector Calls, La Famille B茅lier, Future Conditional
Thu 10 Sep 2015
Kirsty Lang meets up with Pink Floyd musician David Gilmour and his wife, Polly Samson.
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