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Front Row Episodes

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    Comedian John Bishop on his life story inspiring a Hollywood movie

    Comedian John Bishop on his life story inspiring a Hollywood movie, Is This Thing On?

  2. Beryl Cook at 100

    We celebrate artist Beryl Cook at 100.

  3. Reviewing Heated Rivalry, novel Jackson Alone, and the British Museum's Hawai'i exhibition

    Plus - are contemporary art prizes favouring identity politics over artistic quality?

  4. Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Wayne McGregor and Emmylou Harris

    Sir Ian McKellen talks about performing Laurie Slade's one-man play Equinox.

  5. Blue celebrate 25 years in pop and perform in the studio

    Plus Marty Supreme director Josh Safdie talks to Tom Sutcliffe about the film.

  6. Screenwriter Eric Roth on his play High Noon

    Screenwriter Eric Roth on his West End stage adaptation of High Noon

  7. Jessie Buckley on her starring role in the film Hamnet

    Plus reviews of the novel Palaver by Bryan Washington and Sheridan Smith in Woman in Mind.

  8. Film-maker Ira Sachs on his latest screen project: Peter Hujar's Day

    Film-maker Ira Sachs on his Peter Hujar film. Plus, Pianist RIOPY shares his new album.

  9. Innovations in book clubs, sitcoms by women and a new BBC One prison drama

    Dennis Kelly (Matilda the Musical) on his new BBC prison series.

  10. David Bowie's late-career renaissance

    Ten years on from his death, we re-assess David Bowie's legacy.

  11. Hogmanay live from Glasgow with Belle & Sebastian

    Kirsty Wark is joined ahead of the bells by poet Michael Mullen and Belle & Sebastian.

  12. Joachim Trier on Sentimental Value, plus the films of Brigitte Bardot

    Joachim Trier on his acclaimed Norwegian film Sentimental Value

  13. Who are the Founding Fathers and Mothers of American Culture?

    250 years after American Independence, who are key figures that shaped American culture?

  14. Reviews of the film Marty Supreme, Into the Woods on stage and Natalie Haynes on Immersive Exhibitions

    Plus we review the film Sentimental Value starring Stellan Skarsgård.

  15. Actor Will Sharpe on playing Mozart in Amadeus

    A new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Mozart.

  16. Jane Austen at 250 special

    Samira Ahmed and guests discuss one of the English language's most important novelists.

  17. The great works of Rob Reiner

    Celebrating the career of Hollywood giant Rob Reiner, who was found dead this morning.

  18. Reviewing Ella McCay plus the film's Oscar-winning writer and director James L. Brooks

    Tom and guests also review the film Lurker, and a short story collection by Joy Williams.

  19. 96-year-old actress June Squibb on her lead role in Scarlett Johansson's Eleanor the Great

    Actress June Squibb on her role in Eleanor The Great; The spate of museum heists in 2025.

  20. 2025 Turner Prize winner; remembering Martin Parr; Bradford’s year as the UK City of Culture

    Turner Prize winner; remembering Martin Parr; Bradford’s year as the UK City of Culture.

  21. Kate Winslet on Goodbye June

    Kate Winslet on her directorial debut, Goodbye June, starring Helen Mirren.

  22. Reviewing Paddington The Musical, Jafar Panahi's latest film, and Russell Tovey meets the Sea Devils

    Paddington The Musical, Jafar Panahi's latest film, and Russell Tovey meets the Sea Devils

  23. Composer Sir John Rutter

    Sir John Rutter on his first purely orchestral album in almost 60 years.

  24. Updating A Christmas Carol; new sculpture exhibition by blind artists and curators; 2025’s funniest novel

    Updating A Christmas Carol; new exhibition by blind artists; 2025’s funniest novel.

  25. Front Row remembers Tom Stoppard

    A tribute to the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who died on the weekend age 88.

  26. Review Show: Blue Moon film plus Turner and Constable at Tate Britain

    Tom and guests also discuss Pillion, a film adaptation of Adam Mars-Jones’ novel Box Hill.

  27. The lead writer of Grand Theft Auto, Dan Houser, on his debut novel.

    Dan Houser, lead writer of Grand Theft Auto, on his book about a game which goes wrong.

  28. Sydney Sweeney and Pasolini

    Sydney Sweeney on her boxing film Christie. And the life and unsolved death of Pasolini.

  29. Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers on the show's final season

    Stranger Things, fake memoirs and remembering Jimmy Cliff.

  30. Review Show: The Death of Bunny Munro; TV adaptation of Nick Cave's novel

    The Ice Tower starring Marion Cotillard and Bridget Riley's Learning to See exhibition.

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