Front Row

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

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Backstairs Billy, Jonathan Escoffery, National Theatre Wales
Backstairs Billy, Jonathan Escoffery, and National Theatre Wales.
30 Oct 2023,42 mins
David Fincher’s The Killer and the week’s highlights reviewed
Rhianna Dhillon and John Mullan review David Fincher's The Killer and a Fantasy exhibition
26 Oct 2023,42 mins
A history of 2 Tone, actor Martin Shaw remembers producer Bill Kenwright, Booker-shortlisted author Chetna Maroo, Lyonesse
A history of 2-Tone, Booker-shortlisted author Chetna Maroo, new play Lyonesse.
25 Oct 2023,42 mins
Patrick Stewart, Steven Isserlis, The art of skateboard design
Sir Patrick Stewart, cellist Steven Isserlis, and the art of skateboard design.
24 Oct 2023,42 mins
Aviva Studios, The Chemical Brothers, Rufus Norris on 60 years of the National Theatre, Danny Boyle's Free Your Mind
Aviva Studios, The Chemical Brothers, The National Theatre, Danny Boyle's Free Your Mind.
23 Oct 2023,42 mins
The Rolling Stones; Foe; television food consultant; Doctors axed
The Rolling Stones new album and film Foe reviewed; TV food consultant; Doctors axed.
19 Oct 2023,42 mins
Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, film director Maysoon Pachachi, the portrayal of nuns in culture
Musical theatre legend Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, in tribute to the late composer.
18 Oct 2023,42 mins
Front Row from Belfast with writer Paul Lynch and singer Cara Dillon
Front Row from Belfast with writer Paul Lynch and folk singer Cara Dillon.
17 Oct 2023,42 mins
Martin Scorsese film, John le Carré’s legacy, Madonna on Tour
Martin Scorsese, John le Carré’s legacy, Madonna on Tour.
16 Oct 2023,42 mins
Front Row reviews the Frasier reboot and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes
Front Row reviews the return of Frasier and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes.
12 Oct 2023,42 mins
Lubaina Himid, Richard Armitage, David Pountney’s new opera
Lubaina Himid, Richard Armitage, David Pountney’s new opera.
11 Oct 2023,42 mins
Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?
Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?
10 Oct 2023,42 mins
Piper Kathryn Tickell performs, film director Terence Davies remembered, author Jhumpa Lahiri, £200 million for Heritage Places
Northumbrian piper Kathryn Tickell performs live from her new album, Cloud Horizons.
09 Oct 2023,42 mins
Front Row reviews Philip Guston at the Tate Modern and new film Golda
Golda reviewed, musician Tim Ridout, Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize.
05 Oct 2023,42 mins
The Streets, the British Textile Biennial, Kate Prince on her mentor
The Streets, the British Textile Biennial, Kate Prince on her mentor.
04 Oct 2023,42 mins
Patsy Ferran, Rubens & Women, the portrayal of black men in British film
Samira talks to Patsy Ferran, discusses Rubens' women and explores black British cinema.
03 Oct 2023,42 mins
Claudette Johnson, ghosts in literature, the Dutch Golden Age
Claudette Johnson, ghosts in literature, the Dutch Golden Age.
02 Oct 2023,42 mins
Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak
Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak
28 Sep 2023,42 mins,
James Graham on Boys from the Blackstuff, and are maestros behaving badly?
Chester Contemporary arts biennial: what is there to see?
27 Sep 2023,42 mins
Front Row hosts the BBC National Short Story Award Ceremony
We announce the winners of BBC National Short Story Award and the BBC Young Writers' Award
26 Sep 2023,42 mins
Philip Barantini on Boiling Point, The Archers cast on Lark Rise to Ambridge
The Archers cast on Lark Rise to Ambridge; Philip Barantini on Boiling Point
25 Sep 2023,42 mins
Live from the Contains Strong Language festival
Front Row opens the Contains Strong Language festival live from Leeds.
21 Sep 2023,43 mins
Marina Abramovic and The Long Shadow reviewed, Dmitry Glukhovsky's The White Factory
Marina Abramovic and The Long Shadow reviewed; Dmitry Glukhovsky's play The White Factory.
20 Sep 2023,42 mins
Carlos Acosta on the Black Sabbath ballet; Birmingham arts funding; the business of British fashion
Carlos Acosta on Birmingham Royal Ballet's Black Sabbath - The Ballet.
19 Sep 2023,42 mins
Jane Austen fashion, poet Daljit Nagra, musician Alice Phoebe Lou performs live
Jane Austen's fashion, poet Daljit Nagra, musician Alice Phoebe Lou performs live.
18 Sep 2023,42 mins
Paul Simon and Charlie Mackesy, the V&A’s Chanel exhibition and author Kamila Shamsie.
Reviews of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at the Royal Opera House.
14 Sep 2023,46 mins
Katherine Rundell on Impossible Creatures, the rise of crafts on social media
Author Katherine Rundell; how makers engage audiences on social media.
13 Sep 2023,42 mins
The impact of the Hollywood strikes, author K Patrick, the iconic chant from the Halo video game
The impact of the Hollywood strikes, author K Patrick, singing the Halo video game chant.
12 Sep 2023,42 mins
The British Museum’s missing gems, a drinking game drama, National Short Story Award
The British Museum’s missing gems, a drinking game drama, National Short Story Award.
11 Sep 2023,42 mins
Lise Davidsen, film Past Lives and Black Atlantic: power, people, resistance exhibition
The BBC National Short Story with Cambridge University awards shortlist is announced.
07 Sep 2023,42 mins