Front Row

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

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Chick Corea, Barbellion Prize winner Riva Lehrer, Sia's film Music reviewed & Schneel Malik
British Jazz pianist Julian Joseph remembers Chick Corea.
12 Feb 2021,41 mins
Ben Hopkins, Luke Jerram, Winsome Pinnock, Rex Obano
Ben Hopkins' novel Cathedral, Radio drama Faith, Hope and Glory, Luke Jerram gets creative
11 Feb 2021,28 mins
Adam Curtis, Welcome to Your Fantasy, true crime podcasts
Documentary-maker Adam Curtis on his newest work, Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.
10 Feb 2021,28 mins
News of the World, Mary Wilson tribute, songwriter Roger Cook, Jean-Claude Carrière remembered
A review of News of the World, and tributes to Mary Wilson and Jean-Claude Carriere.
09 Feb 2021,28 mins
Cathy Yan on her film Dead Pigs
Cathy Yan; Michael Landy; Musical responses to news stories; Coventry City of Culture 2021
08 Feb 2021,28 mins
Luke Jerram's Vaccine Artwork, Remembering Christopher Plummer, Malcolm & Marie
Luke Jerram, Malcolm & Marie, and Christopher Plummer remembered
05 Feb 2021,41 mins
Sam Neill On New Film Rams
Sam Neill on new film Rams, a new colour in blue paint, Sarah Maple Gets Creative.
04 Feb 2021,28 mins
Golden Globes, Sundance, K-Ming Chang and literary scouts
Highlights from today's Golden Globe nominations & the first ever online Sundance Festival
03 Feb 2021,28 mins
Kevin MacDonald Jakuta Alikavazovic
Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald discusses his new YouTube film Life In A Day 2020.
02 Feb 2021,28 mins
Jill Halfpenny in new drama, The Drowning
Jill Halfpenny; Theatre Royal Stratford East archive; queer writing through the centuries.
01 Feb 2021,28 mins
The Dig reviewed, Arts Foundation Futures Award winner Tanoa Sasraku, Novelist Max Porter, Moments of Joy: Walt Whitman
We review Carey Mulligan's latest film, The Dig; archeology and love in pre-war England.
29 Jan 2021,41 mins
Edmund de Waal launches our #FrontRowGetCreative challenge, Hafsa Zayyan, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hung Parliament
We launch our campaign to get you creating beautiful artworks at home.
28 Jan 2021,28 mins
Celeste, poet Brian Bilston, new film Palmer reviewed
Celeste on her debut album, Not Your Muse.
27 Jan 2021,28 mins
Jenny Eclair, Jon Brown, Costa Book of the Year winner
Craftivism with Jenny Eclair, Gaming sitcom Dead Pixels and Costa Book of the Year winner.
26 Jan 2021,28 mins
Jonzi D and Pawlet Brookes on Black dance, TS Eliot Prizewinner Bhanu Kapil, portraying politicians
Jonzi D on Black dance, and TS Eliot Prizewinner Bhanu Kapil.
25 Jan 2021,28 mins
The White Tiger, the TS Eliot Prize shortlist, sculptor Denise Dutton
Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger, and the TS Eliot Prize shortlist.
22 Jan 2021,41 mins
It's a Sin, how Aids has been depicted in culture, Glastonbury Festival cancellation, London International Mime Festival
We review Russell T Davies' It's a Sin starring Olly Alexander.
21 Jan 2021,28 mins
Schubert's Winterreise, novelist Olivia Sudjic, new US administration and the arts, performers' travel post-Brexit
Schubert's song-cycle Winterreise celebrated by singers Roderick Williams and David Webb.
20 Jan 2021,28 mins
Patricia Highsmith centenary, Caroline Shaw, Baby Done comedy reviewed
Patricia Highsmith centenary, Caroline Shaw on her new album, Baby Done comedy reviewed.
19 Jan 2021,28 mins
Ashley Walters makes his directorial debut
Ashley Walters; Erica Wagner; Torrey Peters; Phil Spector's Wall of Sound
18 Jan 2021,28 mins
Music festivals, Keeley Hawes, WandaVision reviewed
What hopes for music festivals later this year?
15 Jan 2021,41 mins
Stardust, The world's oldest painting, Jenni Fagan, Arts Students
David Bowie film Stardust reviewed, Jenni Fagan novel Luckenbooth, 45,500-year-old artwork
14 Jan 2021,28 mins
Drag kings, Courttia Newland, wintry podcasts
Drag kings John Travulva and Don One, and novelist Courttia Newland
13 Jan 2021,28 mins
Regina King, classical music for kids, Northern Irish literature
Oscar-winner Regina King on her directorial debut One Night In Miami.
12 Jan 2021,28 mins
Ben Okri, The Pembrokeshire Murders, Michael Berkeley
Writer Ben Okri on his new anthology, A Fire in My Head: Poems for the Dawn.
11 Jan 2021,28 mins
We commemorate the fifth anniversary of David Bowie's death and consider his continuing musical influence and legacy
David Bowie's legacy, Costa Award-winning writer Ingrid Persaud, Pieces Of A Woman review.
08 Jan 2021,41 mins
BBC Sound of 2021 Winner Pa Salieu, Finnish TV drama, Natasha Farrant
BBC Sound of 2021 winner Pa Salieu, Finnish TV drama, children's author Natasha Farrant.
07 Jan 2021,28 mins
Lee Lawrence, the impact of Brexit on classical music, Twelfth Night tradition at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Winner of the Costa Biography Award, Lee Lawrence on his memoir The Louder I Will Sing
06 Jan 2021,28 mins
The Great, Eavan Boland, the origin of the blues
Tony McNamara on The Great, the "occasionally true story" of Catherine the Great.
05 Jan 2021,28 mins
Dante's Divine Comedy 700 years on with Katya Adler; Costa Book Awards category winners
Katya Adler on Dante; Costa category winners announced; Costa Novel winner interview.
04 Jan 2021,28 mins