Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Terry and Bill Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, I Give It a Year
Includes Terry and Bill Jones on Graham Chapman, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, I Give It a Year.
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Charles Dance, author John Green, French cinema's forgotten man
Actor Charles Dance, theatre in tunnels beneath London, and French cinema's forgotten man.
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Lesley Garrett, British Sea Power and House of Cards
Lesley Garrett back on the opera stage, plus a new American version of House of Cards.
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Rowan Atkinson on stage, Costa winner Hilary Mantel, and Samuel West
Rowan Atkinson on stage, Costa-winner Hilary Mantel and Samuel West in Hyde Park on Hudson
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Light Show; the life of Benjamin Britten; Port reviewed
The art of light; Benjamin Britten's latest biographer; new play set in Stockport reviewed
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Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams; Kurt Schwitters exhibition
Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams on performing Pinter; the art of Kurt Schwitters.
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Wilko Johnson; William Scott; The Turn of the Screw
Wilko Johnson on facing death; the life of painter William Scott; The Turn of the Screw.
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Alexei Sayle on his return to stand-up; Vanessa-Mae; 500 word plays
Alexei Sayle on his return to stand-up comedy; violinist Vanessa-Mae's Olympic dream.
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Lincoln, Hilary Mantel, Lesley Joseph and Brian Conley
Spielberg's Lincoln; Hilary Mantel; crime writer Adrian McKinty; Lesley Joseph on panto.
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Denzel Washington, AS Byatt on Edouard Manet
Denzel Washington discusses his film Flight; A S Byatt reviews a major Manet exhibition.
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Jessica Chastain; Michael Winner remembered
Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain; filmmaker Michael Winner remembered.
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Ruthie Henshall; Call the Midwife; artists on the election trail
Ruthie Henshall on a career on stage; Call the Midwife returns; art on the campaign trail.
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Poet Kathleen Jamie; John Bramwell from I Am Kloot; ENO's financial losses
John Bramwell on I Am Kloot's new album; poet Kathleen Jamie; the ENO's financial crisis.
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Actor Brian Cox, video artist Tony Oursler, and Vikings in Scotland
Actor Brian Cox, Bowie's video producer Tony Oursler, Vikings in Scotland, and Liz Forgan.
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The Sessions, Kennedy doc Ethel, Polly Stenham and Francesca Segal
The Sessions, Kennedy film Ethel, playwright Polly Stenham and novelist Francesca Segal.
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Django Unchained, John Sessions, and Jonathan Lynn, writer of Yes, Prime Minister
Django Unchained, John Sessions, and Jonathan Lynn, writer of Yes, Prime Minister.
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My Mad Fat Diary; cellist Matthew Barley
Cellist Matthew Barley, Jenn Ashworth on Lancashire Mormons, and My Mad Fat Diary on TV.
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Oscar Nominations 2013
Mark Lawson and guests on the Oscar nominations for 2013.
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Tom Odell, Moby Dick, Utopia reviewed
Brit-winner Tom Odell, Moby Dick, Utopia reviewed, and 150 years of the London Underground
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Les Miserables; Ben Miller; Mo Yan's new novel
Les Miserables on film, Ben Miller, and Nobel winner Mo Yan's new novel Pow!
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Ryan Gosling and Sean Penn in Gangster Squad; author Sally Gardner
Ryan Gosling and Sean Penn in Gangster Squad and children's Costa winner Sally Gardner.
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Haim, Mr Selfridge, The Imposter, theatre ticket pricing
John Wilson interviews Haim, plus Mr Selfridge, The Imposter, and theatre ticket pricing.
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Comedian Jack Whitehall, Michael Dobbs on Borgen, and writer Stuart Neville
Comedian Jack Whitehall, Michael Dobbs on Borgen, and novelist Stuart Neville.
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Costa Book Awards category winners announced; look ahead to 2013
The category winners in the Costa Book Awards 2012, and a look ahead to 2013.
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Andy Serkis and Neil Young on the impact of technology in the arts
Andy Serkis and Neil Young reveal how they are embracing new technology in their work.
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Julian Fellowes, Rumer and Maureen Lipman in the Front Row Quiz
The Front Row Quiz, with teams including Julian Fellowes, Maureen Lipman, Rumer and more.
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British actors in America
Mark Lawson talks to British actors about their experience of working in the USA.
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The creative backstage stars of Strictly, Downton and the Olympics
Kirsty Lang meets the backstage stars who play a key role in big events and major TV shows
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Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Mick Jagger and more on their musical roots
Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and more on their musical roots.
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Working with the family
Mark Lawson talks to artists and performers who work with members of their own family.