Front Row

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

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Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter, Jez Butterworth and Declan McKenna
The directors of Occupied City, the playwright of The Hills of California and live music.
05 Feb 2024,42 mins
Legion exhibition at the British Museum and Mr and Mrs Smith reviewed
Legion: Life in the Roman Army at the British Museum reviewed
01 Feb 2024,42 mins
Killers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone, author Leo Vardiashvili and the Great Escapes exhibition at Kew
The actress on working with Martin Scorsese, and the new book Hard by a Great Forest.
31 Jan 2024,42 mins
Jonny Greenwood of The Smile, Self Esteem on music industry report, Artes Mundi prize winner
Jonny Greenwood of The Smile, Self Esteem, Artes Mundi Prize winner.
30 Jan 2024,42 mins
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Gruff Rhys, Colin Barrett
Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick on playing three couples on stage in Plaza Suite.
29 Jan 2024,42 mins
The Color Purple reviewed, and the pop concert as cinema phenomenon
The Color Purple reviewed, and the pop concert as cinema phenomenon.
25 Jan 2024,42 mins
Masters of the Air, Ronan Bennett on his Top Boy novel, hobbies and DIY art
John Orloff, literary spin-offs and hobbies and DIY art.
24 Jan 2024,42 mins
Oscar Nominations, Howard Jacobson, Culture Funding Cuts
Oscar nominations, Howard Jacobson, culture funding cuts.
23 Jan 2024,42 mins
Andrew Haigh on All of Us Strangers, Lulu Wang on Expats starring Nicole Kidman
Andrew Haigh on All Of Us Strangers with Andrew Scott, Expats starring Nicole Kidman.
22 Jan 2024,42 mins
Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne on The Holdovers and reivews of The Vulnerables and The Artful Dodger
Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne on The Holdovers plus The Artful Dodger reviewed.
18 Jan 2024,42 mins
Daniel Kaluuya, the arts in Wales, shelving big budget films discussion, Jane Jin Kaisen
Daniel Kaluuya on his new film, Kitchen; the arts in Wales; Jane Jin Kaisen.
17 Jan 2024,42 mins
Poor Things, Jodie Comer, RSC new season, TS Eliot poetry prize
Poor Things, Jodie Comer, RSC new productions, TS Eliot poetry prize.
16 Jan 2024,42 mins
Jonathan Glazer, history of radio drama, Molly Tuttle
Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer, radio drama, bluegrass.
15 Jan 2024,42 mins
Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed
Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed.
11 Jan 2024,42 mins
Jack Rooke on TV sitcom Big Boys, Eliza Carthy goes wassailing
Jack Rooke on TV sitcom Big Boys, Eliza Carthy goes wassailing.
10 Jan 2024,42 mins
Ins Choi on Kim’s Convenience, why are so many films set in a dystopian future?
Kim’s Convenience on stage, British Library cyberattack, setting films in the present
09 Jan 2024,41 mins
Golden Globe winner Poor Things reviewed, new deal for Warhammer 40,000
Golden Globe winner Poor Things reviewed, new Warhammer 40,000 deal, Agri Ismaïl on Hyper
08 Jan 2024,42 mins
Priscilla and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Kagami reviewed
Priscilla and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Kagami reviewed, silence in music.
04 Jan 2024,42 mins
Dan Levy, National Poetry Library at 70, Clarke Peters
Dan Levy, National Poetry Library at 70, Clarke Peters.
03 Jan 2024,42 mins
George Clooney, writer Gwyneth Hughes, The Scala Cinema
George Clooney, Callum Turner, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Scala!!!
02 Jan 2024,42 mins
Final Ghosts, Tennant's Macbeth, Next Goal Wins, National Theatre of Wales
Ghosts, Macbeth, Next Goal Wins, Welsh theatre funding
21 Dec 2023,42 mins
The Unthanks, Lucinda Coxon, the North East Cultural Partnership
The Unthanks, Lucinda Coxon, the North East Cultural Partnership.
20 Dec 2023,42 mins
Movie stars Adam Driver and Bill Nighy, author AL Kennedy, and the Process of Poetry
Adam Driver in Ferrari, Radio Drama with Bill Nighy and AL Kennedy, the Process of Poetry
19 Dec 2023,42 mins
Helena Bonham Carter and Russell T Davies, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Helena Bonham Carter and Russell T Davies on Nolly, about Crossroads star Noele Gordon.
18 Dec 2023,42 mins
Front Row reviews Cold War the musical and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Front Row reviews Cold War the musical and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
14 Dec 2023,42 mins
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan on Maestro, Noel Coward's Songs, Wien Museum reopens
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan on Maestro, Noel Coward's Songs, Wien Museum reopens.
13 Dec 2023,42 mins
Margaret Cavendish, Margareth Olin, Christmas TV
Margaret Cavendish, Margreth Olin, Christmas TV
12 Dec 2023,42 mins
Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland on Ulster American, Panto and Gender Roles, Graphic Novels with Rachel Cooke and Ian Dunt
Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland on Ulster American, panto and gender roles, graphic novels.
11 Dec 2023,41 mins
Benjamin Zephaniah, Wim Wenders' Anselm,The Famous Five, Xmas Ads
Front Row pays tribute to the poet Benjamin Zephaniah.
07 Dec 2023,42 mins
Paul King on directing Wonka, Best non-fiction books of 2023, British pop art artist Pauline Boty
Paul King on directing Wonka, Best non-fiction books of 2023, Pop Art artist Pauline Boty.
06 Dec 2023,42 mins