Front Row

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

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TV's I Claudius; Jules Buckley's Stevie Wonder Prom; the difficulty buying concert tickets
1976's I Claudius on TV; Jules Buckley’s Stevie Wonder Prom; problems buying gig tickets
16 Aug 2023,42 mins
Live from the Edinburgh Festival: Nicola Benedetti, Colson Whitehead, Karine Polwart, Susie McCabe, Andrew O’Hagan
Front Row is live from Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh for festival season.
15 Aug 2023,42 mins
Christy Lefteri's The Book of Fire, Artistic Directors in theatre, Palestinian Embroidery
Fiction inspired by climate change, pressures on theatres, Palestinian embroidery
14 Aug 2023,42 mins
Composer György Ligeti, L'immensità starring Penelope Cruz, La Cage Aux Folles
Music of Ligeti, plus reviews of L'immensità with Penelope Cruz and La Cage Aux Folles.
10 Aug 2023,42 mins
Anohni, artists' intellectual property, Bruntwood Prize-winning play Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz
Anohni's new album, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross.
09 Aug 2023,42 mins
Bruce Lee, mental health in reality TV, poet Sean Street on birdsong
Bruce Lee, mental health in reality TV and poet Sean Street on birdsong.
08 Aug 2023,42 mins
Lucy Prebble on The Effect, Welsh band Adwaith perform and Is the Critic Dead?
Lucy Prebble’s play The Effect, Welsh indie band Adwaith, Is the art of criticism dead?
07 Aug 2023,42 mins
Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride film and Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake reviewed; composer Carl Davis
Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride; Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake; Carl Davis.
03 Aug 2023,42 mins
Welsh Fleabag, Social media and comedy in Edinburgh; Moon Palace in Leeds
Welsh Fleabag, a star-gazing Moon Palace in Leeds, the impact of social media on comedy.
02 Aug 2023,42 mins
The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury's costume archive, Scottish theatre
The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury costume archive, Scottish theatre.
01 Aug 2023,42 mins
West End producer unmasked, Reassessing the poetry of Virgil, Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black
West End producer unmasked; reassessing Virgil; Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black
31 Jul 2023,42 mins
Cellist Ana Carla Maza performs, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist
Cellist Ana Carla Maza, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist, Marilyn Monroe Reframed
27 Jul 2023,42 mins
Sinéad O'Connor tribute, Edinburgh Fringe previews, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traoré on children’s books
Kathryn Ferguson on Sinéad O'Connor; Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traoré; Fringe previews
26 Jul 2023,42 mins
Pianist Christian Blackshaw, tech-inspired funding for artists, playwright Rabiah Hussain
Pianist Christian Blackshaw performs, a new funding model for art and a new play on words
25 Jul 2023,42 mins
Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logo design
Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logos.
24 Jul 2023,42 mins
Sarah Phelps on BBC drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed
Sarah Phelps on BBC drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed.
20 Jul 2023,42 mins
Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer, what is Cynghanedd?, club culture under threat
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Cynghanedd at the Welsh National Eisteddfod, club culture
19 Jul 2023,42 mins
20 years of Podcasting, Black Venus, AI Songwriting Challenge
Aindrea Emelife on black women in art; songwriters explore AI; 20 years of podcasting
18 Jul 2023,42 mins
Greta Gerwig, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell
Greta Gerwig on her Barbie blockbuster, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell
17 Jul 2023,42 mins
Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron, Walter Murch
Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron architecture, Walter Murch's film editing and sound
13 Jul 2023,42 mins
Remembering Milan Kundera, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Northern Soul Prom, the winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year
Milan Kundera remembered, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the first Northern Soul Prom.
12 Jul 2023,42 mins
Film-maker Sally Potter on her first music album, the British Library turns 50, romance in later life on stage
Film-maker Sally Potter has released her first album as a singer-songwriter, Pink Bikini.
11 Jul 2023,42 mins
PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs
PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum on Orkney, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs.
10 Jul 2023,42 mins
Kwame Kwei-Armah, Disney Pixar film Elemental reviewed
Kwame Kwei-Armah on his play Beneatha's Place and new film Elemental reviewed.
06 Jul 2023,42 mins
Manchester International Festival Special
Front Row brings you the highlights of the Manchester International Festival.
05 Jul 2023,42 mins
Ben Okri, film director Shamira Raphaela, Leighton House Museum
Ben Okri's Tiger Work, film director Shamira Raphaela, a visit to Leighton House museum
04 Jul 2023,42 mins
The legendary Dolly Parton and celebrating children's books
Music legend Dolly Parton, noise abatement for music practice and a kids book festival.
03 Jul 2023,42 mins
Front Row reviews Indiana Jones; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A reviewed
Front Row reviews Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A
29 Jun 2023,42 mins
Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, Elgan Llŷr Thomas on queer culture in classical song
Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, musician Elgan Llŷr Thomas sings live
28 Jun 2023,42 mins
Michael R Jackson on his hit musical, Ray BLK on Champion, the Natural History Museum
Michael R Jackson on his hit musical, and Ray BLK on her acting role in Champion.
27 Jun 2023,42 mins