Front Row

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Kodo Drummers, Marina Lewycka, Arts affected by coronavirus
Kodo drummers perform in studio. Plus novelist Marina Lewycka.
13 Mar 2020,31 mins
Dame Judi Dench
Dame Judi Dench looks back at her six decade career in theatre and on screen.
12 Mar 2020,28 mins
Cartoonist Steven Appleby, Sally Abbott, The Hunt and Bacurau
Cartoonist Steven Appleby, and playwright Sally Abbott.
11 Mar 2020,28 mins
Misbehaviour, Marian Keyes, Mental health app, McCoy Tyner obituary
Misbehaviour, Marian Keyes, Mental health app, McCoy Tyner obituary
10 Mar 2020,28 mins
Representation and diversity in the arts
Do the arts in the UK accurately represent its people?
09 Mar 2020,28 mins
Rachel Parris, Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley, Andy Burnham
The Mash Report's Rachel Parris on how her personal life inspired her new stand-up show.
06 Mar 2020,28 mins
Hassan Abdulrazzak, Onward, The art of the memoir
Playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak on his latest work The Special Relationship.
05 Mar 2020,28 mins
Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy, Women in hip hop, Creativity in isolation
The Mirror and the Light from Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy, and women in hip hop
04 Mar 2020,28 mins
Noughts + Crosses, Pretty Woman the Musical, the rise of Subtitles
Koby Adom on directing Malorie Blackman's Noughts + Crosses
03 Mar 2020,28 mins
Film director Francis Annan, Denise Mina, Amateur dramatics - its development and popularity
Film director Francis Annan, Denise Mina, Amateur dramatics
02 Mar 2020,28 mins
Elisabeth Moss, Aravind Adiga, 20th anniversary of The Sims computer game
Elisabeth Moss on her new film The Invisible Man and Aravind Adiga on his novel Amnesty
28 Feb 2020,28 mins
Director Céline Sciamma, conductor André J. Thomas, clash of the titles
Céline Sciamma on her film Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and composer André J. Thomas.
27 Feb 2020,28 mins
Viviana Durante, Jeet Thayil, filming amidst the coronavirus outbreak, new visa rules for touring artists
Viviana Durante on Isadora Duncan, whose radical dancing enthralled audiences in the 1900s
26 Feb 2020,28 mins
Zadie Smith on Authors as Readers, British Surrealism, Playwright Jingan Young, The Mirror and the Light publicity
Zadie Smith on reading, British Surrealism, playwright Jingan Young
25 Feb 2020,28 mins
Sarah Williams - Flesh and Blood, Todd Haynes - Dark Waters, Bradford Library Funding, Murder 24/7
Todd Haynes- Dark Waters, Bradford Library Funding, Flesh and Blood, Murder 24/7
24 Feb 2020,28 mins
Quality Street in Halifax, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Artist-led Hotels
Northern Broadsides' Quality Street, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Artist-led hotels.
21 Feb 2020,28 mins
The Prince of Egypt, Costume designer Sandy Powell, Irish folk singer Lisa O’ Neill
Composer Stephen Schwartz on taking DreamWorks animation The Prince of Egypt to the stage
20 Feb 2020,28 mins
George MacKay, Shirin Neshat, Richard Thomas
George MacKay on his new film The True History of the Kelly Gang.
19 Feb 2020,28 mins
Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, Antoinette Nwandu, End of the Century, Coronavirus and the arts
Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, Antoinette Nwandu, End of the Century, Coronavirus arts impact
18 Feb 2020,28 mins
Raphael's Sistine Tapestries, Michael Winterbottom, Arts Prizes in Crisis and Art History Limericks
Ten tapestries by Raphael return to the Sistine Chapel for the first time since the 1500s.
17 Feb 2020,28 mins
Emma and the Rom Coms Revival, the César Academy resignation and James Taylor sings American Standards
Eleanor Catton on her screenplay for Emma. James Taylor on his album American Standard.
14 Feb 2020,28 mins
David Mitchell, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Wuthering Heights on stage
David Mitchell on The Upstart Crow, and opera singer Elizabeth Llewellyn.
13 Feb 2020,28 mins
Leicester Comedy Festival, Eshaan Akbar, Ishi Khan, Easy Life
Geeta Pendse hosts Front Row from Leicester
12 Feb 2020,28 mins
Tom Stoppard, Steve McQueen, South Korean film guide
Tom Stoppard on Leopoldstadt, two decades of Steve McQueen works, South Korean film guide.
11 Feb 2020,28 mins
Sir Tom Stoppard
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard discusses his play, Leopoldstadt, in an extended interview.
11 Feb 2020,27 mins
Art Deco By The Sea, The Whip - Juliet Gilkes Romero, Meet The Family - Catherine Bray
Art Deco By The Sea, The Whip - Juliet Gilkes Romero, Meet The Family - Catherine Bray
10 Feb 2020,28 mins
Sarah Phelps on The Pale Horse, We Will Walk, Kamau Brathwaite and George Steiner remembered
Screenwriter Sarah Phelps on Agatha Christie, and We Will Walk.
07 Feb 2020,30 mins
Kirk Douglas remembered, American Dirt, Daniel Kehlmann
Kirk Douglas tribute, author Daniel Kehlmann, American Dirt controversy.
06 Feb 2020,28 mins
Front Row Risk List: The ten riskiest artworks of the 21st century
Which artist has taken the biggest risks since 2000? Our panel give their verdict
05 Feb 2020,43 mins
Novelist - Eimear McBride, Film - Parasite, Playwright - Jasmine Lee-Jones and the Petworth Beauties get their legs back
Korean film Parasite, up for 3 Oscars, reviewed. Eimar McBride on her novel Strange Hotel.
04 Feb 2020,28 mins