Front Row

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

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Future of TV soaps, Joseph O'Connor's new book, stage version of Murakami short stories
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
12 Feb 2025,42 mins
25 Years of 21st Century: Books
Zadie Smith, Andrew O'Hagan, Harriett Gilbert and Philip Jones on the books of the century
11 Feb 2025,42 mins
Robert de Niro, Gladiators exhibition, Festen: Mark Anthony Turnage and Lee Hall's new opera
Robert De Niro on thriller Zero Day, his TV series debut.
10 Feb 2025,42 mins
Review: The Last Showgirl, Oedipus, Nobel author Han Kang's novel We Do Not Part
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
06 Feb 2025,42 mins
September 5 director Tim Fehlbaum, new Motherland spin-off TV series Amandaland, the history of Slapstick
September 5 director Tim Fehlbaum, new TV series Amandaland, the history of Slapstick.
05 Feb 2025,41 mins
25 Years of 21st Century: Film and Television
How film and television have changed in the first 25 years of this century.
04 Feb 2025,41 mins
Director Coralie Fargeat on The Substance, Josephine Baker's autobiography, poet Anne Carson on Elektra on stage
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
03 Feb 2025,42 mins
Review: Mike Leigh's Hard Truths, Inside No. 9 on stage, film Saturday Night
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
30 Jan 2025,42 mins
Jane Austen's sister, artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman, football in fiction
Jane Austen's sister Cassandra, artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman, football in fiction.
28 Jan 2025,42 mins
25 Years of 21st Century: Music
How music and and the music industry has been transformed in the last 25 years.
27 Jan 2025,42 mins
Review: supernatural thriller film Presence, Edmund White's sex memoir and Brazil! Brazil! at the Royal Academy
Tom is joined by Rowan Pelling and Tim Robey to review the highlights of the week.
23 Jan 2025,43 mins
James Graham on Brian & Maggie, The Merchant of Venice, Live music from Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart
James Graham on Brian & Maggie, Merchant of Venice, live music from Karine Polwart.
22 Jan 2025,42 mins
Anora director Sean Baker, Caryl Phillips's new novel, Somerset House exhibition on Soil
Sean Baker on Anora, Caryl Phillips's new novel, an exhibition on Soil at Somerset House.
21 Jan 2025,42 mins
The Brutalist director Brady Corbet and star Adrien Brody, Sidney Poitier season at BFI
Adrien Brody and Brady Corbet talk about The Brutalist.
20 Jan 2025,42 mins
Review: Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, TS Eliot prize poetry, Italian wartime film Vermiglio
Lemn Sissay and Rhianna Dhillon review this week's cultural highlights.
16 Jan 2025,42 mins
Franz Ferdinand play in the studio, Richard Price on his new novel Lazarus Man, verdict on BAFTA nominations
Franz Ferdinand play live, author Richard Price and news of this year's BAFTA nominations.
15 Jan 2025,42 mins
Vivaldi's Four Seasons reimagined, impact of L.A. fires on culture, Leigh Whannell's new horror film, Dead Ink Books
Vivaldi's Four Seasons reimagined, LA fires, Leigh Whannell's new horror, Dead Ink Books
14 Jan 2025,42 mins
Michael Sheen, Matthew Bourne on Oliver! and ghostwriting
Samira Ahmed talks to Michael Sheen about his plans for the Welsh National Theatre.
13 Jan 2025,42 mins
Review: Angelina Jolie's Maria, AL Kennedy's novel Alive in the Merciful Country, Architecton documentary
Review: Maria, A.L. Kennedy's Alive in the Merciful Country and Architecton.
09 Jan 2025,42 mins
Asif Kapadia's dystopian film 2073, anthology comic marks 25 years since armed forces "gay ban" lifted, Nick Frost in Get Away
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
08 Jan 2025,42 mins
Jesse Eisenberg & Kieran Culkin on their film A Real Pain, improving visual literacy in school, how Jerry Springer changed TV
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
07 Jan 2025,42 mins
Nicole Kidman on Babygirl, Brian Eno on art and Herod
Nicole Kidman, Brian Eno, and the life and reputation of Herod.
06 Jan 2025,42 mins
Review: Nosferatu, Lockerbie, Nickel Boys
Tom is joined by Peter Bradshaw and Bidisha to review the highlights of the week.
02 Jan 2025,42 mins
Front Row on the Shipping Forecast, at the Cutty Sark
Samira Ahmed with a special edition of the arts programme exploring the Shipping Forecast.
01 Jan 2025,41 mins
Front Row Hogmanay live from Glasgow
Kirsty Wark hosts a Hogmanay show from Glasgow. Featuring The Bluebells and Alan Cumming.
31 Dec 2024,42 mins
Bradford UK City of Culture 2025
Front Row visits Bradford as it prepares for its year as UK City of Culture 2025
30 Dec 2024,42 mins
Review: Better Man, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and How to make Millions before Grandma Dies
Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Arifa Akbar and Boyd Hilton to review the latest releases.
19 Dec 2024,42 mins
Chris McCausland, Lauren Mayberry and Barry Jenkins
Chris McCausland, Lauren Mayberry and Barry Jenkins.
18 Dec 2024,42 mins
Simon Russell Beale, Rufus Wainwright and Kate Garner
Actor Simon Russell Beale, songwriter Kate Garner and Rufus Wainwright on his Requiem
17 Dec 2024,42 mins
Call The Midwife creator Heidi Thomas, Nick Park on new Wallace & Gromit film, Organs discussion
Call The Midwife creator Heidi Thomas, Nick Park on the new Wallace & Gromit film, Organs.
16 Dec 2024,43 mins