Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Yo-Yo Ma, Emma Donoghue, Soviet Architecture
Kirsty Lang talks to cellist Yo-Yo Ma and novelist Emma Donoghue.
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Gerard Butler; Kate Prince from Zoo Nation
Actor Gerard Butler, star of the film Machine Gun Preacher; Kate Prince of Zoo Nation.
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David Attenborough; Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson on her new memoir; David Attenborough on Frozen Planet.
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Umberto Eco in a Front Row special
Kirsty Lang meets the Italian writer Umberto Eco, as he publishes a new novel.
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Anonymous review; Stephan Solzhenitsyn
Mark Lawson talks to Stephan Solzhenitsyn about his father's life and legacy.
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Tintin; Brian Wilson interview.
John Wilson reviews Spielberg's Tintin and talks to Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys.
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Peter Gabriel; Edward Burra
John Wilson meets the musician Peter Gabriel, and reassesses the art of Edward Burra.
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Thandie Newton; Romola Garai; The Slap
Mark Lawson interviews Thandie Newton; Romola Garai reviews an exhibition of actresses.
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Terry Pratchett; Mark Rylance; Contagion
Sir Terry Pratchett on his 50th book, actor Mark Rylance and the film Contagion reviewed.
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Lynne Ramsay; Sir Cameron Mackintosh
Lynne Ramsay on directing We Need To Talk About Kevin; Sir Cameron Mackintosh at 65.
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Tamsin Greig; Holy Flying Circus
Tamsin Greig on her latest stage role; Holy Flying Circus - a TV drama about Monty Python.
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Nicky Wire; Marathon Performances
Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers; Simon Mayo and Mark Watson on marathon shows.
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Noel Gallagher, Don McCullin
John Wilson meets Noel Gallagher, as he prepares to release his first solo album.
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Steve Coogan; Sleeping Beauty review
Steve Coogan on Alan Partridge's memoirs; Australian film Sleeping Beauty reviewed.
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Tacita Dean in Turbine Hall; robot film Real Steel
Turner Prize nominee Tacita Dean on her Tate Modern Turbine Hall commission.
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Orlando Bloom; Tracy Chevalier on Vermeer
Orlando Bloom on The Three Musketeers and Tracy Chevalier on Vermeer.
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Driving Miss Daisy; Des O'Connor
Des O'Connor back on stage, and Vanessa Redgrave in Driving Miss Daisy.
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Kenneth Branagh talks to Mark Lawson
Kenneth Branagh reflects on his career, as he returns to the stage in his native Belfast.
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Johnny Mathis and David Bailey
John Wilson meets legendary singer Johnny Mathis; and photographer David Bailey.
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Rowan Atkinson interviewed; Claire Tomalin on Dickens
Rowan Atkinson on Johnny English Reborn; Claire Tomalin on the life of Charles Dickens.
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Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy
Mark Lawson meets the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, as she publishes a new collection.
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James Corden; Rock of Ages
With Mark Lawson. Actor James Corden on his memoirs; the musical Rock of Ages reviewed.
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Melancholia review, Lee Child
Mark Lawson reviews the new Lars von Trier film Melancholia, and meets writer Lee Child.
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Tim Pigott-Smith on King Lear, Fiona MacCarthy on Ford Madox Brown
Mark Lawson talks to actor Tim Pigott-Smith as he plays King Lear on stage in Leeds.
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BBC NSSA winner; Nick Mason on Pink Floyd
News of the Winner of the BBC National Short Story Award; long-lost Pink Floyd tracks.
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Martin Scorsese's film about George Harrison
Martin Scorsese's film about George Harrison; Ruth Negga plays Shirley Bassey on TV.
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Mike Leigh's new play; A S Byatt on the end of the Gods
Mike Leigh's new play at the National Theatre, and A S Byatt on Norse gods.
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Tom Stoppard; Page One reviewed
Tom Stoppard on Travesties; newspaper documentary Page One reviewed.
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Tom Hardy in Warrior; Muppets creator Frank Oz
Tom Hardy in new film Warrior, and Muppets creator Frank Oz.
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Ryan Gosling's two new films reviewed
Ryan Gosling's two new films reviewed and Mike Scott of The Waterboys on Yeats the poet.