Front Row

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

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The first PM with an English degree, plus a new museum of WWII espionage
Samira talks to the man who taught Andy Burnham English Literature.
20 Jul 2026,42 mins
Review: Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey with Matt Damon and Zendaya
The Oresteia on stage and Avni Doshi's novel The First House.
16 Jul 2026,42 mins
Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman
What made Heartstopper such a phenomenon with young people?
15 Jul 2026,42 mins
Christopher Nolan on his film The Odyssey, Little House on the Prairie, novelist Candice Carty-Williams
Film-maker Christopher Nolan on transforming the ancient Greece epic for the big screen.
14 Jul 2026,42 mins
Diane Morgan on playing a robot in TV comedy Ann Droid.
Diane Morgan on her new BBC comedy, Ann Droid.
13 Jul 2026,42 mins
Review Show: The Rolling Stones album Foreign Tongues
AI and humanity explored in the play Robota and Disney Live Action remakes.
09 Jul 2026,42 mins
Lynval Golding of The Specials on the band's swansong album
The last album from The Specials; Female photographers as social activists.
08 Jul 2026,41 mins
Ai Weiwei in Manchester
Ai Weiwei's largest site-specific show, and Nassim Soleimanpour on his groundbreaking play
07 Jul 2026,42 mins
Madonna's Confessions II album, Daphne du Maurier, Sky buying ITV
Plus the US cultural events to mark 250 years of independence.
06 Jul 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Penélope Cruz in The Invite, Pride the Musical
And debut novel Trouble Was by Charlotte Edwardes.
02 Jul 2026,42 mins
Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro on his passion for films featuring trains
Kazuo Ishiguro speaks to Kirsty Wark about his fascination for trains
01 Jul 2026,42 mins
Dave Eggers on his new novel Contrapposto and Supergirl director Craig Gillespie
As Michael Caine's Odyssey is released, we discuss actors licencing themselves for AI.
30 Jun 2026,41 mins
Penelope Keith tribute, Russell Tovey, Katherine Rundell on fairy tales
Tribute to Penelope Keith, Russell Tovey, Katherine Rundell on fairy tales.
29 Jun 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Frida Kahlo, Mads Mikkelsen in The Last Viking, Museum of the Year
The Last Viking film and novel Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens. Plus Museum of the Year.
25 Jun 2026,42 mins
Lauren Child on 25 years of Charlie & Lola
Former children's laureate Lauren Child on her new book.
24 Jun 2026,42 mins
Bill Nighy on acting, podcasting and style tips
Bill Nighy on his latest film, and the Carnegie Medal winners for Writing and Illustration
23 Jun 2026,42 mins
Linda Perry sings live, and we celebrate Mel Brooks' 100th birthday
And we mark the work of James Burrows; from Cheers and Friends to The Big Bang Theory
22 Jun 2026,42 mins
Review: Anish Kapoor, Virginia Woolf's Night and Day, Toy Story 5
Tom also talks to Toy Story 5 director Andrew Stanton.
18 Jun 2026,43 mins
Katherine Hepburn novel, plus the Obama Presidential Center opens
Rain at National Library of Scotland, Katharine Hepburn, Obama Presidential Center.
17 Jun 2026,41 mins
A new Brian Epstein biography and how Estonia is protecting its cultural treasures from potential attack
Also, we celebrate the life and work of special effects pioneer Brian Johnson.
16 Jun 2026,42 mins
David Hockney special
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
15 Jun 2026,42 mins
Review: Steven Spielberg's alien film Disclosure Day
Plus TV series Cape Fear, with Amy Adams and Javier Bardem and a M. C. Escher exhibition.
11 Jun 2026,42 mins
Scotland's National Poet Peter Mackay honours the country's football team
Scotland's Makar Peter Mackay; Crime writer Denise Mina; Staging outdoor theatre.
10 Jun 2026,42 mins
Barry Manilow brings the Manilow magic to Front Row
Barry Manilow on maintaining his musical curiosity, and a discussion on football art.
09 Jun 2026,42 mins
Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, Pan African art and John Tavener's opera Krishna
Samira Ahmed's guests include Thomas Bangalter, Ekow Eshun and David Pountney.
08 Jun 2026,42 mins
Review: High Society and film Savage House
Plus: Fiona Mozley's new novel, Awake Awake.
04 Jun 2026,42 mins
Live from the Belfast Book Festival
Writers Lucy Caldwell and Hilary McCollum; Bold Girls at Lyric Theatre and Live Poetry.
03 Jun 2026,42 mins
Rivals writer Sophie Goodhart on new TV series Alice and Steve; depictions of dogs in art
Soweto Kinch on Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert, the bestselling solo album in jazz history.
02 Jun 2026,42 mins
Marilyn Monroe at 100
Marilyn Monroe at 100, George Michael's biography, Courtney Pine, Maureen Duffy tribute.
01 Jun 2026,42 mins
Review Show: Paul McCartney, Russell T Davies, Maggie O'Farrell
The verdict on Russell T Davies' new drama Tip Toe and Paul McCartney's latest album.
28 May 2026,42 mins