Front Row

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Daniel Day Lewis on his return to the big screen
We review Othello with David Harewood, The Choral, and Daniel Day Lewis in Anemone.
06 Nov 2025,42 mins
Benedict Cumberbatch on The Thing with Feathers
Benedict Cumberbatch on the new Max Porter film adaptation.
05 Nov 2025,42 mins
Sarah Snook, Riz Ahmed and return of Play for Today
Sarah Snook (Succession) in a new thriller series and a return for TV show Play for Today.
04 Nov 2025,42 mins
Zadie Smith and Brenda Blethyn live in studio
Zadie Smith on her new essay collection, Brenda Blethyn discusses new film Dragonfly.
03 Nov 2025,42 mins
Review Show: Bugonia, Salman Rushdie stories, The Line of Beauty
Tom and guests review new short stories from Salman Rushdie and Emma Stone in Bugonia
30 Oct 2025,42 mins
Live from Derry: two of the stars of police drama Blue Lights
Dearbhaile McKinney and Martin McCann on their roles in the police series Blue Lights.
29 Oct 2025,42 mins
Prunella Scales, Palestine 36 film, Making Documentaries with World Leaders
Annemarie Jacir on her historical epic film, Palestine 36.
28 Oct 2025,42 mins
Reese Witherspoon on her novel and Colin Farrell on his new film
Thriller writer Harlan Coben and actor Reese Witherspoon discuss Gone Before Goodbye.
27 Oct 2025,42 mins
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Tom and guests deliver their verdict
Tom and guests review Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and Harper Lee's new book.
23 Oct 2025,42 mins
John Grisham on his new thriller, The Widow
John Grisham, actor Josh O'Connor and news of a culture summit in Glasgow
22 Oct 2025,42 mins
Steve Martin and Alison Brown talk bluegrass and banjos
Comedy giant Steve Martin on bluegrass music with pioneering banjo player Alison Brown.
21 Oct 2025,42 mins
Cathy Tyson on Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Cathy Tyson, plus the stolen 'Crown Jewels of France'
20 Oct 2025,42 mins
Guillermo Del Toro discusses his new Frankenstein film
Guillermo Del Toro discusses his new Frankenstein film.
16 Oct 2025,42 mins
Richard Ashcroft on his new album
Richard Ashcroft on his new album, Lovin You. A play without a script.
15 Oct 2025,42 mins
Sam Ryder performs live
KPop Demon Hunters directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans.
14 Oct 2025,42 mins
Lang Lang plays in studio
Pianist Lang Lang discusses his new album, Piano Book 2.
13 Oct 2025,42 mins
Review Show: I Swear film and The Poems of Seamus Heaney
Susan Sarandon's UK stage debut in Mary Page Marlowe and Thomas Pynchon's Shadow Ticket.
09 Oct 2025,42 mins
Tamsin Greig on her role in Sally Wainwright's Riot Women
Tamsin Greig on Sally Wainwright's Riot Women and Booker Prize-shortlisted Susan Choi.
08 Oct 2025,42 mins
Marina Abramović on her dream creation - Balkan Erotic Epic
Marina Abramović on creating a dream in her new performance artwork Balkan Erotic Epic
07 Oct 2025,42 mins
Kathryn Bigelow and Kiran Desai
Film director Kathryn Bigelow and Booker-nominee author Kiran Desai
06 Oct 2025,42 mins
Review Show: The Smashing Machine film and Ben Elton’s autobiography
Plus a major retrospective of photographer Lee Miller at Tate Britain.
02 Oct 2025,42 mins
Steve Coogan on the return of Alan Partridge
Steve Coogan speaks to Kirsty Wark about his new spoof documentary about mental health.
01 Oct 2025,42 mins
BBC National Short Story Award and Young Writers Award
Tom hosts this year's BBC National Short Story Award ceremony.
30 Sep 2025,42 mins
Actors Matthew McConaughey and Harris Dickinson on their latest films
Actors Matthew McConaughey and Harris Dickinson on their latest films.
29 Sep 2025,42 mins
Leonardo DiCaprio comes on Front Row to talk about One Battle After Another
Leonardo DiCaprio and director Paul Thomas Anderson on their film One Battle After Another
25 Sep 2025,42 mins
Will & Grace star Eric McCormack on his latest TV role.
Eric McCormack on his role in the BBC thriller series Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue.
24 Sep 2025,42 mins
Stephen Knight on House of Guinness
Stephen Knight on his new House of Guinness TV series, Roddy Doyle on the Booker Shortlist
23 Sep 2025,42 mins
Late-night shows under fire
Another late-night host gets fired for offending Trump - we discuss the industry fallout.
22 Sep 2025,42 mins
Front Row at the Contains Strong Language festival in Bradford
A special edition of Front Row live from the Contains Strong Language festival in Bradford
18 Sep 2025,42 mins,
Review Show: Ian McEwan's new novel and Small Acts of Love at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre
Kirsty Wark and her guests discuss novelist Ian McEwan's latest book, What We Can Know.
17 Sep 2025,41 mins