Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Simon Pegg in Man Up, Dennis Lehane, Occupy drama Temple
Temple's playwright and director discuss their play about the Occupy movement.
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Playing Rosalind, Timbuktu reviewed, Literary Festivals
Juliet Stevenson, Niamh Cusack and Michelle Terry on playing Rosalind. With Kirsty Lang.
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Maclise Waterloo cartoon, Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, News from Cannes, Mark Billingham
A report from Leeds as the Maclise Waterloo cartoon is unveiled. Kirsty Lang presents.
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Danny Boyle at Home, Simon Stephens, Lee Miller and Picasso
Danny Boyle discusses new arts centre Home, plus A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night reviewed
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Jim Dale, Will Young, Man Booker International Prize
Carry On star Jim Dale, Will Young and the winner of the Man Booker International Prize.
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We Are Many, American author Cynthia Bond, Joan of Arc music
Kirsty Lang speaks to Amir Amirani, the director of documentary film We Are Many.
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Bradley Cooper, The Art of Forgery, Cannes report, Folio Prize news
Bradley Cooper talks about playing Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man on stage.
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U2's Set Design, Hepworth in Yorkshire, Cannes Film Festival, BB King
The set design for U2's new show and the legacy of BB King. Kirsty Lang presents.
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David Hockney, Maria Friedman on High Society, Clouds of Sils Maria
David Hockney discusses his troubled relationship with perspective. Kirsty Lang presents.
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Mad Max, Walter Mosley, Dark Arteries, 1864
Mad Max: Fury Road reviewed, and Alabama Shakes on their latest album. With John Wilson.
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Woolf Works, T C Boyle, Turner Prize shortlist, Andrew Motion, The Tribe
The Virginia Woolf ballet Woolf Works and 2015's Turner Prize shortlist. With Samira Ahmed
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Pirates of Penzance, Brighton Festival, Francois Ozon, New Culture Secretary
The English National Opera's production of The Pirates of Penzance. With Samira Ahmed.
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Jeremy Bowen on Rosewater, Artist John Craske, Grace and Frankie, Phill Jupitus on Viv Stanshall
News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music.
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The Affair, Michael Craig-Martin, Girlhood, Mother Courage in Wales
A review of The Affair and an interview with artist Michael Craig-Martin. With John Wilson
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Kate Atkinson, Carrie the Musical, Arab Fiction, Venice Biennale
Kate Atkinson on her latest novel A God in Ruins and the 56th Venice Biennale reviewed.
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Spooks, Meklit, Christopher Hope, The Spalding Suite
Spooks moving to the big screen and singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero. With Kirsty Lang.
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Philip Glass
John Wilson talks to the American composer Philip Glass about his life and music.
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Kristin Scott Thomas, The Enfield Haunting and The C Word, Greens' Caroline Lucas
Kristin Scott Thomas on playing the Queen in The Audience on stage.
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Everyman, Paul Abbott, Idris Khan, Beyond the Marches
A review of Everyman at the National Theatre and artist Idris Khan. With Samira Ahmed.
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Election play The Vote, Anthony Doerr, WWII drama Home Fires, Samba reviewed
James Graham and Josie Rourke on The Vote, novelist Anthony Doerr and Home Fires.
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Alan Parker, The Game, Eleanor Rees
Alan Parker on Bugsy Malone, new spy thriller TV series The Game and poet Eleanor Rees.
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Jonathan Pryce, Far from the Madding Crowd, Ronnie Wood, Frances Bacon
Jonathan Pryce as Shylock, a Far from the Madding Crowd film and Ronnie Wood.
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Blur's New Album, Empire Review, Jim Cartwright, Trollope's Bicentenary
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon discuss the first new Blur album in 16 years.
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Damian Lewis and Daniel Evans on American Buffalo, Folk Singer Sam Lee, The Proms 2015
Damian Lewis and Daniel Evans, Sam Lee, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.
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The Good Lie, Dominic Dromgoole, Loudon Wainwright III, Lib Dems' arts policy
The Good Lie, Dominic Dromgoole, Loudon Wainwright III, Lib Dems' arts policy.
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Toni Morrison, Indigenous Australia, Car Share
Toni Morrison on her new novel; Indigenous Australia exhibition; Peter Kay's Car Share.
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Antony Gormley, Madam Secretary, Who Cares Writer and Director, Borodin Quartet
Antony Gormley; Madam Secretary review; Who Cares writer and director; Borodin Quartet.
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Dark Horse, National Theatre changes, artist Luke Jerram, playwright Danai Gurira
Horse racing film Dark Horse, National Theatre changes, artist Luke Jerram, Danai Gurira.
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Gypsy, Martin Parr, Hermitage Director, Tennessee Williams Drama Found
Gypsy, Martin Parr, Hermitage Museum director, newly discovered Tennessee Williams drama.
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Child 44, Carol Morley, Francis Bacon, Lisa McInerney
John Wilson discusses Child 44, starring Tom Hardy, and a new Francis Bacon exhibition.