Front Row

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

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Front Row at the Contains Strong Language festival
A special edition of Front Row from the BBC's Contains Strong Language festival
24 Sep 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Exit Party by Emily St John Mandel, South Korean alien invasion thriller Hope and an adaptation of 1984.
Our critics review three new dystopian thrillers - in novel form, on screen and on stage.
23 Sep 2026,42 mins
Comedian Russell Kane on playing an older Romeo
John Coltrane's centenary and the Booker Prize shortlist 2026.
22 Sep 2026,42 mins
Roger Taylor, drummer from the super band Queen, on his latest album
Plus the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and ex-politicans under pressure in The Wargame.
21 Sep 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Rose Tremain’s The Housekeeper, inspired by Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca
Plus film Queen at Sea starring Juliette Binoche and Thelma & Louise the musical.
17 Sep 2026,42 mins
The Proclaimers on their new album, You May Offend
Novelist Kate Atkinson on her new novel, Our Noble Selves.
16 Sep 2026,42 mins
Hermione Lee on her biography of the notoriously private author Anita Brookner
Plus Ian McCulloch on Echo & the Bunnymen's new album.
15 Sep 2026,42 mins
The Beatles' early days, Juliette Binoche's directorial debut, Jack Thorne
Samira talks to Hunter Davies, Juliette Binoche, Jack Thorne and Lucy Caldwell.
14 Sep 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum
Rebecca F Kuang's new novel, and the BBC National Short Story Award is back.
10 Sep 2026,42 mins
Oasis documentary Don’t Look Back in Anger
Oasis Documentary Look Back in Anger.
09 Sep 2026,42 mins
Call My Agent's writer and creator Fanny Herrero on bringing the French sitcom to the big screen
Plus, Maria Friedman on playing a prematurely ageing teenager in her latest musical.
08 Sep 2026,42 mins
Helen of Troy - a new play by Ava Pickett
Plus The Cazalet Chronicles and the latest from the Venice Film Festival.
07 Sep 2026,42 mins
Norman Day special
A special edition of Front Row on the culture of Norman Britain.
03 Sep 2026,42 mins
Review: Pedro Almodóvar's new film Bitter Christmas
Plus Ridley Scott's film The Dog Stars and Chloe Benjamin's novel Under Story.
27 Aug 2026,42 mins
YouTube's Pedro Pina on the future of television, and celebrating Tim Curry
Pedro Pina on the continuing evolution of tv, and celebrating the life of Tim Curry.
26 Aug 2026,42 mins
Remembering Dolly Parton, Meg Mason and Notting Hill Carnival at 60
Dolly Parton's last interview on Front Row.
25 Aug 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Rachel Cusk's new novel and the return of the Looney Tunes
Plus a comedy disaster movie from RuPaul's Drag Race universe.
20 Aug 2026,42 mins
From the Edinburgh Festivals: Ann Droid and Motherland star Paul Ready; founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales; comedian Rosie Holt
Paul Ready, star of Motherland and Ann Droid, on his one-man show Little Animals.
19 Aug 2026,41 mins
The Light opens in Durham, and Iain Stirling on the art of sandscastles
New contemporary art venue, The Light, in Durham and comedian Iain Stirling on sandcastles
18 Aug 2026,42 mins
Joe Lycett on his first solo exhibition, Everything Must Go
Charlotte Higgins on the role of artists in Ukraine, and the rise in poetry sales.
17 Aug 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Tony, film about the early life of chef Anthony Bourdain
Plus reviews of manga musical Death Note and Mario Vargas Llosa’s final novel.
13 Aug 2026,42 mins
The best theatre at this year's Edinburgh Festivals
Hannah Reilly on her much-anticipated show about authenticity, Roleplay.
12 Aug 2026,42 mins
Steph McGovern on how to buy art
Plus actor Sian Clifford on her role in new mockumentary Lady and writer Colin Thubron.
11 Aug 2026,42 mins
Game of Thrones at the RSC first night review
Plus conductor Marin Alsop on what makes American music sound American.
10 Aug 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Irvine Welsh's new novel and Glenn Close's new film
Richard Dadd at the Royal Academy and AI companies shredding rare books.
06 Aug 2026,42 mins
Live from the Edinburgh Festivals: Stockard Channing on directing Krapp's Last Tape
Actress Stockard Channing on her directorial debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
05 Aug 2026,42 mins
John Hannah on his new comedy crime drama set in Benidorm
John Hannah on Benidorm is Murder and a look at Hull's newly refurbished Maritime Museum.
04 Aug 2026,42 mins
Magic live in the studio
Magic live in the studio, author Jacqueline Crooks and French museum security.
03 Aug 2026,37 mins
Review show: Childhood in War, Children of Wolves and kids in Luton
Lawrence Osborne's new cat-and-mouse thriller and a debut British film.
30 Jul 2026,42 mins
How the opiod crisis inspired an opera
Composer Missy Mazzoli on her opera The Galloping Cure.
29 Jul 2026,42 mins