Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Ray Davies; Robert Lindsay plays Onassis
John Wilson reports on Robert Lindsay's stage portrayal of the tycoon Aristotle Onassis.
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Nicolas Roeg on Canaletto; London Palladium at 100
Nicolas Roeg on Canaletto's images of Venice; Andrew Lloyd Webber on the Palladium at 100.
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Ronnie Wood, a tribute to Joan Sutherland.
Dame Joan Sutherland tribute, plus Ronnie Wood on his new album.
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Martin Shaw; Iraq on film; big band Loose Tubes
With Kirsty Lang, including an interview with actor Martin Shaw.
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Aaron Sorkin, Nobel Prize for Literature, Rory Kinnear.
With Mark Lawson, who meets Aaron Sorkin, creator of White House drama The West Wing.
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Alan Sugar, Don Bachardy on Christopher Isherwood
Mark Lawson talks to Alan Sugar; Don Bachardy recalls living with Christopher Isherwood.
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Russell Brand and Jo Brand; Wall Street review.
Russell Brand and Jo Brand; Oliver Stone's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
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Turner Prize 2010 contenders; Gary Shteyngart
Kirsty Lang reports on the Turner Prize 2010 and David Tennant's new TV drama.
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Restrepo; Cornelia Funke; and photographer Martin Parr
Sebastian Junger on Restrepo; children's author Cornelia Funke; photographer Martin Parr.
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Alan Bennett - Mastermind; Tony Curtis
Mark Lawson puts Alan Bennett in the Mastermind chair, on the TV plays of Alan Bennett.
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Sir Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine reflects on his Hollywood career, in the light of a new memoir.
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Gauguin, Nick Hornby and Terry O'Neill
Nick Hornby and Ben Folds, and a review of new Gauguin retrospective.
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Made in Dagenham and KT Tunstall
Includes a review of Made in Dagenham, plus KT Tunstall and two new TV cop dramas.
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Julian Fellowes, Hugh Bonneville and Colm Toibin
Kirsty Lang presents. Julian Fellowes and Hugh Bonneville on Downton Abbey.
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Michael Gambon and Robert Wyatt
John Wilson interviews actor Michael Gambon, and singer and musician Robert Wyatt.
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Julia Roberts; Mark Ronson; Diaghilev's legacy
Julia Roberts; Mark Ronson; Diaghilev's legacy; new reality show Seven Days.
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The Inbetweeners; Simon Stephens on his play Punk Rock
With Mark Lawson. Teenagers on stage and tv screen in The Inbetweeners and Punk Rock.
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Herb Alpert; John Pawson; The Town film review
Trumpeter Herb Alpert discusses his career. Plus a review of The Town starring Ben Affleck
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Barry Humphries and John Simm
Barry Humphries on Dame Edna, and John Simm discusses playing Hamlet.
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Paul O'Grady, Gary Hume and the Liverpool Art Biennial
Mark Lawson talks to Paul O'Grady and reports from the Liverpool Art Biennial.
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Stephen Fry and Blood and Gifts
Stephen Fry on his new volume of autobiography, The Fry Chronicles.
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Wonder Woman Lynda Carter and director Anthony Page
Lynda Carter on playing Wonder Woman, and Roger Michell on the end of the UK Film Council.
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Robert Plant, Bryan Ferry and Phil Collins reviewed
With Mark Lawson, including The Pre-Raphaelites and Italy at the Ashmolean Museum.
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Reviews of Bedlam and The Young Ones
Reviews of new play Bedlam and TV series The Young Ones.
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Jean Michel Jarre and Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Jean Michel Jarre on his 150-date world tour, and Sir John Eliot Gardiner on Monteverdi.
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Deathtrap and Michael Sheen completes his Blair trilogy
With Mark Lawson, who reviews a new staging of Deathtrap, starring Simon Russell Beale.
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Martin Gayford on Lucian Freud; the Booker shortlist
Martin Gayford on sitting for Lucian Freud, the Booker shortlist and the Mercury Prize.
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Tamara Drewe review and Richard Thomas talks shoes.
With Kirsty Lang, including a review of new film Tamara Drewe starring Gemma Arterton.
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David Grossman; supermarket films; and Eddie Kadi
David Grossman; Eddie Kadi; and DVDs made exclusively for a supermarket.
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Donald Sturrock on Roald Dahl; Tim Robbins sings.
With John Wilson, who talks to actor Tim Robbins about his new band and album.