Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Metallica, Scottish Art, Dr Zhivago, Beggar's Opera
Scottish contemporary art, Metallica at Glastonbury and a reworking of The Beggar's Opera.
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Lesley Manville and Richard Eyre, James Patterson, Nicholas Hytner, Ming
Kirsty Lang talks to Lesley Manville and Richard Eyre about filming their play, Ghosts.
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Seve reviewed; Dennis Hopper's photographs; composer David Arnold
Seve reviewed; Dennis Hopper's photographs; composer David Arnold; art market discussion.
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Manic Street Preachers; Chef reviewed; Carnegie winner Kevin Brooks
Manic Street Preachers; Chef; Carnegie winner Kevin Brooks; war artist Anna Redwood.
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The Fault in Our Stars; Peter Brook; Bret Anthony Johnston
A review of The Fault in Our Stars, adapted from a best-selling young adult novel.
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19/06/2014
Actor Don Johnson, author Carys Bray, Pablo Neruda poems discovered.
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Toni Morrison special
Razia Iqbal interviews Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison at the 2014 Hay Festival.
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Carey Mulligan; Colour at the National Gallery; the artistic legacy of the miners' strike 30 years on
Carey Mulligan, Making Colour review, the miners' strike's artistic legacy 30 years on.
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Placido Domingo, JK Rowling's new novel, Jersey Boys, Ten Pieces
Placido Domingo, JK Rowling's new novel, Jersey Boys, Ten Pieces.
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Roger Graef, Belle reviewed; The art of Dazzle Ships
Arts news, reviews and interviews. Kirsty Lang talks to documentary maker Roger Graef.
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Helena Bonham-Carter; The Human Factor
Helena Bonham Carter discusses her new film, The Young and Prodigious TS Spivet.
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Dolly Parton; Fathers and Sons; Wolfgang Tillmans
Damian Barr talks to Dolly Parton about songwriting and her passion for reading.
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Antonio Pappano; playwright Anne Washburn; Banksy retrospective
Antonio Pappano, Devil's Knot review, Anne Washburn on play Mr Burns, Banksy exhibition.
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Rik Mayall; Folk Art; TV soaps; Prince Buthelezi on Zulu; John Tusa
Arts news with Matthew d'Ancona, including a tribute to actor and comedian Rik Mayall.
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Marina Abramovic; Hotel; Emma Healey; Crowd Out
Performance artist Marina Abramovic discusses her new project 512 Hours.
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Robert Lindsay; Orange is the New Black; Toumani and Sidiki Diabate; Rake's Progress at the Foundling Museum
With John Wilson. Robert Lindsay reflects on the challenges of staging a hit musical.
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Cornelia Parker at the RA Summer Exhibition; News of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction; Daria Klimentova
Cornelia Parker at the RA Summer Exhibition; News of the Baileys Prize; Daria Klimentova.
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22 Jump Street; Bernard Haitink; Roisin Murphy; The Roof
Bernard Haitink at 85; 22 Jump Street review; Moloko's Roisin Murphy; The Roof.
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Terry Gilliam and Edward Gardner, Joshua Ferris, Clean Bandit
Terry Gilliam and Edward Gardner, Joshua Ferris, Clean Bandit, Fruitvale Station reviewed.
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Front Row at the Hay Festival
From the Hay Festival with Lee Child, Michael Morpugo, Julia Donaldson and Cerys Matthews.
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Jimmy's Hall; Leonard Cohen biography
Jimmy's Hall review and three fictional US TV characters take on the British Royal family.
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Maya Angelou remembered; Simon Russell Beale; Maleficent reviewed; the art of MF Husain
Maya Angelou remembered; Simon Russell Beale; Maleficent reviewed; the art of MF Husain.
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Venus in Fur; Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti; The Normal Heart; Michael Cunningham
Kirsty Lang reviews Polanski's Venus in Fur; plus Sikh playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti.
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Sir Tim Rice
Sir Tim Rice discusses writing lyrics for Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, and The Lion King
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Margaret Atwood on her first opera, Neel Mukherjee and Quirke
Margaret Atwood on her first opera, the Glasgow fire, Neel Mukherjee and TV drama Quirke.
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Chrissie Hynde; Mondrian season; Miss Saigon
Chrissie Hynde; Mondrian exhibitions in Margate and Liverpool; Miss Saigon reviewed.
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Kathleen Turner and Ian McDiarmid; new Bill Viola installation at St Paul's Cathedral; St Vincent
Kirsty Lang talks to Kathleen Turner and Ian McDiarmid, starring in play Bakersfield Mist.
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Fading Gigolo, Fatboy Slim, Julian Opie, Cannes festival
Arts news. Fatboy Slim discusses his new album Bem Brasil, and a report from Cannes.
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Edmund de Waal; Winner of Young Musician; Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Ceramic artist and author Edmund de Waal shows John Wilson around his London studio.
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Dawn French, Coldplay album reviewed, Ben Miles on Thomas Cromwell
Actress, writer and comedian Dawn French, Coldplay reviewed, Ben Miles as Thomas Cromwell.