Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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16/09/2011
Kirsty Lang talks to Dominic West and Clarke Peters about performing Othello in Sheffield.
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Pam Ayres; Stephen Merchant's stand-up
Mark Lawson talks to Pam Ayres about her life and poems; Stephen Merchant's stand-up show.
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Jermaine Jackson; his memoir on Michael
Jermaine Jackson on his brother Michael.
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Laura Marling; Degas reviewed
With John Wilson. Laura Marling on her new album; dancer Lauren Cuthbertson on Degas.
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Roger Moore; Christopher Hampton
Mark Lawson talks to Roger Moore about working with Tony Curtis in The Persuaders.
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9/11 play Decade; BBC National Short Story Award
9/11 play Decade, and Sue MacGregor on this year's BBC National Short Story Award.
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Playwright Arnold Wesker and author Val McDermid
Mark Lawson talks to playwright Arnold Wesker and crime novelist Val McDermid.
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David Hockney; Mark Kermode
Mark Lawson talks to artist David Hockney; Mark Kermode explains what's wrong with movies.
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Booker Prize shortlist; Ken Loach
Mark Lawson debates the Booker Prize shortlist and interviews film-maker Ken Loach.
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Jane Eyre reviewed; Damon Albarn interview
John Wilson reviews a new film version of Jane Eyre and talks to Damon Albarn.
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Jonathan Ross; Max Stafford-Clark and Stella Feehily
Jonathan Ross on his first graphic novel; a new play about aid workers in the Congo.
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Director Mike Figgis; pianist Gwilym Simcock
The Faith Machine; Mike Figgis's Royal Opera House festival; jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock.
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Appropriate Adult; Ralph Fiennes; A.N. Wilson
With Mark Lawson, including Dominic West in Appropriate Adult; and actor Ralph Fiennes.
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Dame Judi Dench discusses her illustrious career
Dame Judi Dench talks to Mark Lawson.
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29/08/2011
Mark Lawson talks to author Michael Ondaatje in a special programme-length interview.
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Author David Almond interviewed and the art of puppetry
Kirsty Lang talks to children's author David Almond about his first novel for adults.
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South Pacific Review, Author Miroslav Penkov
A revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, and today's music scene on film.
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Novelist Sapphire and Singer Jacqui Dankworth
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with singer Jacqui Dankworth and writer Sapphire.
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Bill Nighy, and Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In
Actor Bill Nighy on playing a spy, and Pedro Almodóvar's film The Skin I Live In.
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One Day Review; Nicholson Baker
Mark Lawson reviews the film One Day, based on the best-selling novel by David Nicholls.
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Kirsty Lang with writer Francisco Goldman and musician Wynton Marsalis
Kirsty Lang talks to writer Francisco Goldman and to musician Wynton Marsalis.
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Streisand songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman; David Mach
Mark Lawson with artist David Mach; Alan and Marilyn Bergman on writing Streisand's songs.
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In Edinburgh with AL Kennedy; Bobby Crush; Andy Zaltzman
Mark Lawson in Edinburgh with AL Kennedy, Bobby Crush, Andy Zaltzman, Sadia Azmat.
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Inbetweeners cast interviewed; Seven Dwarves reviewed
Kirsty Lang talks to the cast of The Inbetweeners as they move from TV to film.
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Jonathan Lynn; Brendan Gleeson in The Guard; Andre Dubus
Brendan Gleeson in The Guard; Jonathan Lynn on comedy; Andre Dubus III on his memoir.
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Howard Marks, Martina Cole, Dreda Say Mitchell
Mark Lawson reports from the recent Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate.
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Art Theft - Mona Lisa; Goya; Turner; Rembrandt
John Wilson reports on art theft, one hundred years after the Mona Lisa was stolen.
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Jude Law on stage; Spaghetti Western Orchestra
John Wilson reviews Jude Law back on stage and the Spaghetti Western Orchestra play live.
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Andy Serkis; Steve James on The Interrupters; Project Nim
With John Wilson, who meets Andy Serkis, as he returns to our cinemas playing an ape.
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Designer Ron Arad and novelist Hari Kunzru
John Wilson meets the designer Ron Arad, and interviews novelist Hari Kunzru.