Front Row

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

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Hepworth, Moore, landscape and cows' backs; fiddle player John McCusker; novelist Victoria MacKenzie
Hepworth, Moore and Yorkshire; Scottish fiddle player John McCusker; a novel about mystics
18 Jan 2023,42 mins
Poet Anthony Joseph, new novels about witches and the fall in female film-makers
Poet Anthony Joseph, new novels about witchcraft and the fall in female film-makers.
17 Jan 2023,42 mins
Rebecca Frecknall on A Streetcar Named Desire, Rick Rubin, Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh
Rebecca Frecknall on A Streetcar Named Desire, Rick Rubin, Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh
16 Jan 2023,42 mins
The Last of Us & Enys Men reviewed
New series The Last of Us series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reviewed.
12 Jan 2023,42 mins
Filmmaker Todd Field on Tár, Glyndebourne tour cancellation, Debut novelist Jyoti Patel
Filmmaker Todd Field on Tár, Glyndebourne tour cancellation; Debut novelist Jyoti Patel.
11 Jan 2023,42 mins
How AI is changing art, the TS Eliot Prize for poetry and the folk music of wassailing
How AI is changing art, the TS Eliot Prize for poetry and the folk music of wassailing.
10 Jan 2023,41 mins
The Light in the Hall, The Shipping Forecast photographs, Nell Zink
Director Andy Newbery, photographer Mark Power and author Nell Zink.
09 Jan 2023,42 mins
Two of the year's major films, Till and Empire of Light, reviewed and John Preston on his TV drama Stonehouse.
John Preston on TV drama Stonehouse, and Front Row reviews Till and Empire of Light.
05 Jan 2023,42 mins
Vocal ensemble Stile Antico, Fay Weldon obituary, director John Strickland
Stile Antico perform the music of William Byrd live.
04 Jan 2023,42 mins
Tom Hanks On A Man Called Otto, Author Deepti Kapoor, The London Ticket Bank
Tom Hanks on A Man Called Otto, author Deepti Kapoor, The London Ticket Bank.
03 Jan 2023,42 mins
Leeds 2023 Year of Culture
Front Row visits Leeds as the city prepares to celebrate culture throughout 2023.
02 Jan 2023,42 mins
The Pale Blue Eye and Happy Valley reviewed, Artist Alexander Creswell
Reviews of The Pale Blue Eye and Happy Valley, plus painter Alexander Creswell.
22 Dec 2022,41 mins
Marie Kreutzer on the film Corsage, Film director Mike Hodges remembered, Artistic buzzwords, The T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
Marie Kreutzer on Corsage, her film about Elisabeth, 19th-century empress of Austria.
21 Dec 2022,42 mins
Terry Hall remembered, state of UK theatre, board games of the last 40 years
Terry Hall of The Specials remembered, the state of UK theatre and 40 years of board games
20 Dec 2022,42 mins
Lucy Prebble, immersive experiences, what next for ENO
Lucy Prebble on I Hate Suzie Too. Have we reached peak immersion? And what next for ENO.
19 Dec 2022,42 mins
Quentin Blake discussion, reviews of Avatar and Magdalena Abakanowicz
Celebration of Quentin Blake, reviews of Avatar and Magdalena Abakanowicz.
15 Dec 2022,42 mins
Neil Gaiman, China's art censorship in Europe, Decline of the working class in the creative industries
Neil Gaiman on The Ocean at the End of the Lane. China's art censorship in Europe.
14 Dec 2022,42 mins
Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody; Qatar art, architecture & the World Cup; Hannah Khalil
Director Kasi Lemmons on I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a Whitney Houston biopic.
13 Dec 2022,42 mins
Zadie Smith on The Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman's stolen gear
Zadie Smith on The Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman.
12 Dec 2022,42 mins
Orlando starring Emma Corrin & Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio reviewed, Damian Lewis on A Spy Among Friends
Orlando starring Emma Corrin at the Garrick Theatre reviewed.
08 Dec 2022,42 mins
The Turner Prize winner, poet Kim Moore, Razorlight's Johnny Borrell
The winner of the Turner Prize, poet Kim Moore, and Razorlight's Johnny Borrell.
07 Dec 2022,41 mins
Antoine Fuqua on Emancipation, NDAs in film and TV casting, playwright April De Angelis
Antoine Fuqua on Emancipation, NDAs in film and TV casting, playwright April De Angelis.
06 Dec 2022,42 mins
Fergus McCreadie, Leyla Josephine, Scottish National Gallery
Jazz pianist Fergus McCreadie performs live
05 Dec 2022,42 mins
Veronica Ryan - shortlisted for the Turner Prize, reviews of new Stormzy album and film White Noise
Turner Prize shortlisted artist Veronica Ryan.
01 Dec 2022,42 mins
Maxine Peake on Betty! A Sort of Musical, Turner Prize nominee Heather Phillipson, Signal Film and Media in Barrow-in-Furness
Maxine Peake on co-writing and starring in Betty! A Sort of Musical about Betty Boothroyd.
30 Nov 2022,42 mins
Clint Dyer on Othello, Turner Prize nominee Ingrid Pollard, should museums close controversial galleries?
Director Clint Dyer on Othello and Turner Prize nominee Ingrid Pollard.
29 Nov 2022,42 mins
Turner Prize nominee Sin Wai Kin, Katherine Rundell on John Donne, Ballet Black
Turner Prize nominee Sin Wai Kin, Katherine Rundell on John Donne, Ballet Black.
28 Nov 2022,42 mins
Joan Armatrading, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye exhibition and film She Said reviewed
Joan Armatrading on her new album and a lifetime of lyrics.
24 Nov 2022,42 mins
Lady Chatterley's Lover reviewed, Jake Heggie on It's A Wonderful Life, casting Ukrainian actors, Wilko Johnson
We review Lady Chatterley's Lover starring Emma Corrin and Jack O'Connell.
23 Nov 2022,42 mins
Matthew Warchus on Matilda, Kapil Seshasayee performs, climate protests in galleries
Matthew Warchus on Matilda the Musical, Kapil Seshasayee performs,gallery climate protest
22 Nov 2022,42 mins