Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Alan Rickman, Sonia Delaunay, Punchdrunk Theatre, Anne Frank
Alan Rickman on directing A Little Chaos, the art of Sonia Delaunay and Punchdrunk Theatre
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Baileys Shortlist, Gunter Grass, Dear Lupin, The Last Five Years
The Baileys shortlist and a stage adapation of the Dear Lupin letters. With Samira Ahmed.
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Michael Horovitz, The Jinx, Drone Warfare, Download Dead?
John Wilson talks to poet Michael Horovitz, plus the portrayal of drone warfare in film
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Ray Davies, Force Majeure, Gillian Ayres, Game of Thrones
Arts news with John Wilson, including Ray Davies on The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon.
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Helen Mirren, Ed Vaizey, Benjamin Clementine
Helen Mirren talks to John Wilson about her new film, Woman in Gold.
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Jo Nesbo, John Wick, Billie Holiday
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Jo Nesbo on his new thriller Blood on Snow.
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Peggy Seeger
John Wilson travels to Oxfordshire to meet the queen of folk, Peggy Seeger.
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Clive James talks about his new poetry collection Sentenced to Life
Clive James talks to Kirsty Lang about his new poetry collection, Sentenced to Life.
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National Poetry Competition, Dead Sheep, Code of a Killer, Attica Locke
Roger McGough on the National Poetry Competition, plus a review of Code of a Killer.
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Sweeney Todd, Nick Cave, Peter Ackroyd, Eric Ravilious
Nick Cave, Sweeney Todd review, Peter Ackroyd on Hitchcock, an Eric Ravilious exhibition.
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The Dark Horse, Sara Taylor, 70 Years of The Glass Menagerie
New Zealand film The Dark Horse and novelist Sara Taylor. With Kirsty Lang.
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Tracey Emin, Blade Runner, Stan Tracey, Museum Sale Controversy
John Wilson talks to Tracey Emin as her infamous artwork My Bed returns to public display.
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Hytner and Spacey, Wild Tales, Hofesh Shechter
John Wilson on Hytner at the National, Spacey at the Old Vic and Noah on television.
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Antony Sher on Willy Loman, Patrick Gale, National Videogame Arcade
Antony Sher on playing Willy Loman, and Patrick Gale on his novel A Place Called Winter.
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Ben Stiller, Martin Rowson on James Gillray, Artist Peter Doig
Ben Stiller discusses While We're Young and Martin Rowson reviews Love Bites.
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Russell Crowe, Anish Kapoor, The Body in Greek Art
Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Russell Crowe on directing The Water Diviner.
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Cinderella; 2015 Folio Prize Winner; Documentary-maker Nick Broomfield
The Folio Prize winner live, a review of Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella and Nick Broomfield.
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The Royals, Peggy Seeger, Sean Scully, Spring with Anna Meredith
Peggy Seeger on creating the radio ballad, plus artist Sean Scully and Anna Meredith.
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Michael Winterbottom, Painting Paradise, Spring with Fred D'Aguiar
John Wilson talks to Michael Winterbottom about his film The Face of an Angel.
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Mommy, Maggi Hambling, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
Kirsty Lang discusses Xavier Dolan's film Mommy. Plus artist Maggi Hambling on Cy Twombly.
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Samuel West, Bloodline, AD Miller, Spring in Verse
Samuel West on After Electra, Bloodline reviewed, author AD Miller and spring in verse.
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Coalition, Sweeney Todd, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Spring in Art
Arts news, interviews and reviews.
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Raised by Wolves, The Staves, Compton Verney, 1990 Boston art heist
Arts news with John Wilson, including a review of Caitlin Moran's series Raised by Wolves.
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Michael Flatley, Suite Francaise, Terry Pratchett Remembered, Wellington at the National Portrait Gallery
Michael Flatley farewell tour and a remembrance of Terry Pratchett. With Kirsty Lang.
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The Wild Man of the West Indies, Joshua Reynolds, Polly Samson, Open Submissions
Kirsty Lang discusses 18th-century artist Joshua Reynolds, plus an opportunity for writers
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X+Y Review, Tom McCarthy, Housing Crisis on Stage
The film X+Y reviewed, Tom McCarthy on his new novel and the housing crisis on stage.
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Sean Penn, Leonora Carrington, Madonna's New Album
Sean Penn, artist Leonora Carrington, Madonna's new album and a tribute to Albert Maysles.
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Anne Sofie von Otter, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Burning Man Temple in Derry, Boxing on Stage
Swedish soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and Tina Fey's new series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
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Kazuo Ishiguro in conversation with John Wilson
Kazuo Ishiguro in conversation with John Wilson.
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Alexander McQueen Exhibition, Jimmy McGovern, Kill the Messenger
The Alexander McQueen exhibition and Jimmy McGovern on his historical TV drama Banished.