Front Row

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

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Saxophonist Jess Gillam, war poster artist Abram Games, author Tayari Jones
Saxophonist Jess Gillam plays live and talks about the sax in classical music.
18 Apr 2019,28 mins
Beyoncé, Madonna, West Side Story, Children's Literature
Homecoming: A film by Beyoncé and Madonna's new Madame X alter-ego is discussed.
17 Apr 2019,28 mins
Notre-Dame de Paris, Roger McGough, Chimerica
Notre-Dame de Paris' artistic and musical significance, plus poet Roger McGough.
16 Apr 2019,28 mins
Andrew Scott, Maggie Smith's new play reviewed, William Eggleston
Andrew Scott, star of Sherlock and Fleabag, talks about his new film, Steel Country.
15 Apr 2019,28 mins
The Work, Life and Legacy of Poet Seamus Heaney
On the eve of what would have been his 80th birthday Front Row on poet Seamus Heaney
12 Apr 2019,28 mins
Jenny Saville, Laura van der Heijden, The art of the deadline
Jenny Saville on her new self-portrait, painted in response to a Rembrandt masterpiece.
11 Apr 2019,28 mins
Composer Gavin Bryars, Isabella Hammad, Opera singers sing pop
Gavin Bryars on a 12-hour performance of his 1971 piece Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
10 Apr 2019,28 mins
Useful Art, Embodying Ruskin, National Theatre for Northern Ireland? Unicorn Store
Useful art, embodying Ruskin, National Theatre for Northern Ireland? Unicorn Store review.
09 Apr 2019,28 mins
Munch at British Museum, Neil Jordan - Greta, Legacy of Game Of Thrones, What makes a great ending to a TV series?
Neil Jordan, Munch at the British Museum, Game of Thrones legacy, great TV series endings.
08 Apr 2019,28 mins
Carlos Acosta, Iain Bell, BAFTA Games Awards
A new film about world-renowned ballet dancer Carlos Acosta.
05 Apr 2019,28 mins
The Shed, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jonathan Lethem, Marvin Gaye
New York's new multi-purpose £360 million arts venue, The Shed, opens this week.
04 Apr 2019,28 mins
Sir David Attenborough, The Sisters Brothers, Lee Ridley
Sir David Attenborough on his TV series Our Planet, and comedian Lee Ridley.
03 Apr 2019,28 mins
Toby Jones - Don't Forget the Driver, Shazam!, Bach Passions
Toby Jones - Don't Forget the Driver, Shazam!, Bach Passions
02 Apr 2019,28 mins
Suzi Quatro, Museum numbers, John Kani
Suzi Quatro on her new album No Control.
01 Apr 2019,28 mins
Local Hero on stage, the anti-climax in culture, Agnes Varda remembered
Ian Rankin reviews Local Hero on stage in Edinburgh. Plus the art of the anti-climax.
29 Mar 2019,28 mins
Tash Aw, Arts Sponsorship row, Parry's Judith
Tash Aw on his latest novel We the Survivors. Plus the ethics of arts sponsorship.
28 Mar 2019,28 mins
Scottish artist Katie Paterson, Ted Hughes Award winner, Casting factual TV
Scottish artist Katie Paterson on working with scientists researching the cosmic spectrum.
27 Mar 2019,28 mins
A history of classical music in ten minutes - plus tragedy on today's stage
A history of classical music in ten minutes with pianist Jeremy Denk.
26 Mar 2019,28 mins
Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, At Eternity's Gate, Scott Walker
At Eternity's Gate, Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, Scott Walker.
25 Mar 2019,28 mins
The Power of Pinter, Javaad Alipoor, Richard Hawley's musical
The power of Pinter's plays today
22 Mar 2019,28 mins
David Bailey, Joseph Hillier Plymouth Sculpture
Photographer David Bailey looks back on his six-decade career.
21 Mar 2019,28 mins
National Theatres, Mark Morris, It Must Schwing!
A discussion with the leaders of the UK's four national theatres.
19 Mar 2019,28 mins
The White Crow reviewed and tackling difficult issues in theatre
Ralph Fiennes' new film The White Crow and tackling contentious issues in the theatre
18 Mar 2019,28 mins
Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, Jessica Hynes, the art of the meme
Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges on Ben is Back, about a mother and her drug-addicted son.
15 Mar 2019,28 mins
Jordan Peele, The rise of country music, Christian Marclay's show reviewed
Jordan Peele on his new horror film, Us, about a family terrorised by their doppelgangers
14 Mar 2019,28 mins
Girl reviewed, Long Lost Likely Lads, Winners of a $165,000 literature prize, News from the London Book Fair
A review of the film, Girl, the story of a teenage trans girl training to be a ballerina.
13 Mar 2019,28 mins
Simon Amstell, The Taming of the Shrew, Mind the Gap's learning disability theatre
Simon Amstell on his new film, Benjamin; plus radical new takes on The Taming of the Shrew
12 Mar 2019,28 mins
Turn Up Charlie, Fisherman's Friends, Cheeky chappies, David Bowie demo
Turn Up Charlie, Fisherman's Friends, Cheeky chappies, David Bowie demo.
11 Mar 2019,28 mins
Waitress, Sadie Jones, Internet at 30
Waitress, the first Broadway musical with an all-female creative team, reviewed
08 Mar 2019,28 mins
Maggie Gyllenhaal, BalletBoyz
Maggie Gyllenhaal talks about her new film The Kindergarten Teacher.
07 Mar 2019,28 mins