Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Wadjda, Philipp Meyer, Alison Balsom, Paul Franklin
Shahidha Bari reviews Wadjda, and Paul Franklin's Cultural Exchange is The Thief of Bagdad
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Punchdrunk; Conran on Paolozzi; Laura Mvula; Riba Stirling Prize
Punchdrunk reviewed, Conran remembers Paolozzi and Riba Stirling Prize shortlist.
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Clive James on Dante, A Season in the Congo, Paula Milne's Cultural Exchange
Mark Lawson reviews Joe Wright's new staging of A Season in the Congo by Aime Cesaire.
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Family Tree, Cush Jumbo, Easy Money, Conrad Shawcross
Arts news with Mark Lawson, including Chris O'Dowd in TV comedy Family Tree reviewed.
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The World's End; The Color Purple musical; David Sedaris; Badults
Arts news. Mark Lawson reviews The World's End, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's new comedy.
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Architect Richard Rogers, Gospel Prom, Ian Rankin
John Wilson meets architect Richard Rogers, in the month he celebrates his 80th birthday.
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Sergei Polunin, David Baddiel, Rankin
Ballet star Sergei Polunin; David Baddiel on his return to stand-up; photographer Rankin.
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Top of the Lake; Rachel Joyce; Pat Barker
Arts news with Mark Lawson. Novelist Pat Barker makes her selection for Cultural Exchange.
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Murray Gold on Doctor Who; Olivia Colman in Run; Maggi Hambling
Arts news with Mark Lawson, including Murray Gold on composing music for Doctor Who.
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Kenneth Branagh's Macbeth; The xx; Monsters University
Kenneth Branagh on stage as Macbeth; The xx interviewed; Monsters University review.
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Manchester International Festival
Mark Lawson in Manchester talks to Adam Curtis, Nikhil Chopra, Josie Rourke, Matt Charman.
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Michael Simkins on acting, A Field in England, Brian Sewell's Cultural Exchange
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Michael Simkins offers a guide for aspiring actors
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Elton John in conversation
Elton John reflects on his new album and the pressures of celebrity, with John Wilson.
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Emma Watson in The Bling Ring, Anna Chancellor, Clarke Peters' Cultural Exchange
Emma Watson in The Bling Ring, Anna Chancellor, and Clarke Peters' Cultural Exchange.
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Now You See Me; Henning Mankell; African art at Tate Modern
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including Julia Donaldson's Cultural Exchange.
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Amy Winehouse; Alex Gibney on Wikileaks.
Amy Winehouse exhibition; Alex Gibney on Wikileaks; Amanda Levete's Cultural Exchange.
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Mary, Queen of Scots; Mike Figgis; Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Miles Davis
Liz Lochhead on Mary Queen of Scots exhibition, Mike Figgis, and the music of Miles Davis.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Lee Hall; Arts Funding
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; arts funding cuts; Lee Hall's Cultural Exchange.
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Vermeer exhibition; tennis on film; pianist Mitsuko Uchida
Music in the paintings of Vermeer; two new tennis documentaries; pianist Mitsuko Uchida.
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This Is the End; Jonathan Dee; Lowry; Brian Aldiss
This Is the End, LS Lowry exhibition, Jonathan Dee, and Brian Aldiss's Cultural Exchange.
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Giorgio Moroder, site-specific art, Tim Firth, Cultural Exchange
Giorgio Moroder, site-specific art, Tim Firth and Francine Stock's Cultural Exchange.
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David Edgar, Errol Flynn, Airport Live, Glenn Patterson
David Edgar, Errol Flynn, Airport Live and Glenn Patterson's Cultural Exchange.
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Lenny Henry, Joan Bakewell, Foghorn Requiem and the Kate Greenaway prize winner
Lenny Henry returns to the stage, Joan Bakewell's Cultural Exchange and a Foghorn Requiem.
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Before Midnight, Conor McPherson, The Duckworth Lewis Method, Rachel Whiteread
Before Midnight reviewed; playwright Conor McPherson; Rachel Whiteread's Cultural Exchange
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Daniel Radcliffe; World War Z; Neil Gaiman's Cultural Exchange
Arts news with Mark Lawson, including Daniel Radcliffe, World War Z and Neil Gaiman.
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I Am Nasrine; The White Queen; Paul Weller
Tina Gharavi on I Am Nasrine; The White Queen; Paul Weller's Cultural Exchange choice.
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Kim Cattrall on stage. Cornelia Parker. Brian Aldiss. Gwyneth Lewis
Kim Cattrall on stage as a fading film star; artist Cornelia Parker; writer Brian Aldiss.
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The Amen Corner; Much Ado About Nothing; Peter James; Stephen Hough
Mark Lawson reviews a new staging of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner, with a gospel choir.
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Man of Steel; AL Kennedy; Rolando Villazón
New Superman film Man of Steel, tenor Rolando Villazón, and AL Kennedy's Cultural Exchange
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Judith Kerr; Admission; Mark Haddon
Author and illustrator Judith Kerr at 90, film comedy Admission, and writer Mark Haddon.