Front Row

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

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One Night in Miami, Kate Tempest, Glam Rock, Remembering Andrzej Wajda
Kwame Kwei-Armah on Cassius Clay, and Kate Tempest describes writing Let Them Eat Chaos.
10 Oct 2016,30 mins
Supersonic, Mel Gibson in Blood Father, Beyond Caravaggio, Karl Jenkins
Blood Father, Beyond Caravaggio, and Oasis documentary Supersonic.
07 Oct 2016,30 mins
Louis Theroux, National Poetry Day, Merch yr Eog
Louis Theroux on My Scientology Movie, and PJ Harvey marks National Poetry Day.
06 Oct 2016,30 mins
Picasso Portraits, Phyllida Lloyd, Virtual reality in film, PUSH community opera
Picasso Portraits show, Phyllida Lloyd on The Tempest, and Mike Figgis on virtual reality.
05 Oct 2016,30 mins
The announcement of the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award
The winners of the BBC National Short Story Award and Young Writer's Award are announced.
04 Oct 2016,30 mins
Tom Stoppard, The Girl on the Train, Suzanne Lacy, Feminist art, Neville Marriner remembered
Tom Stoppard discusses his play Travesties and Brexit plus The Girl on the Train reviewed.
03 Oct 2016,30 mins
David Greig, Van Gogh Paintings, Westworld, Medieval Embroidery, David Bintley and Sally Beamish
David Greig, Van Gogh, Westworld, medieval embroidery, David Bintley and Sally Beamish.
30 Sep 2016,30 mins
Deepwater Horizon, Crisis in Six Scenes, Melvyn Tan, Maria Semple
Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg on Deepwater Horizon, pianist Melvyn Tan, author Maria Semple
29 Sep 2016,30 mins
The composer Steve Reich talks to John Wilson
As he approaches his 80th birthday, composer Steve Reich looks back over his career.
28 Sep 2016,30 mins
Gillian Anderson, Pinocchio, Villette
Samira Ahmed talks to Gillian Anderson about the new series of The Fall.
27 Sep 2016,30 mins
Dominic Cooper and Terry Johnson, Turner Prize shortlist, Completing other authors' books
Actor Dominic Cooper discusses The Libertine, a tour of the Turner Prize shortlist.
26 Sep 2016,30 mins
Tamara Rojo, Akram Khan, Grace Coddington
John Wilson talks to ballet star Tamara Rojo and former Vogue director Grace Coddington.
23 Sep 2016,30 mins
Hull City of Culture 2017, Emma Donoghue, Ira Sachs, a poem for autumn, K J Orr
Hull's City of Culture 2017 programme, Emma Donoghue's new novel, Ira Sachs, K J Orr.
22 Sep 2016,30 mins
The Magnificent Seven, Suzan-Lori Parks, Paul Muldoon, BBC National Short Story Award
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks on her slave drama.
21 Sep 2016,30 mins
Daniel Radcliffe; William Kentridge; BBC National Short Story Award; and turning sex into prose
Daniel Radcliffe on two new films; South African Artist William Kentridge on Thick Time.
20 Sep 2016,30 mins
Emeli Sande, BBC National Short Story Award, Abstract Expressionism
Emeli Sande, BBC National Short Story Award, Abstract Expressionism.
19 Sep 2016,30 mins
Led Zeppelin, BBC National Short Story Award, Martin Roth
Jimmy Page and the lost Led Zeppelin tracks, and Martin Roth on why he is quitting the V&A
16 Sep 2016,30 mins
Sam Neill, Sharon Bolton and Stephanie Merritt and how best to teach art history
Sam Neill talks about new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople and his mentor James Mason.
15 Sep 2016,30 mins
Ron Howard on The Beatles, Sharon Olds, Tom Ellis, Two Women
Director Ron Howard discusses his documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week.
14 Sep 2016,30 mins
Man Booker shortlist, Amos Oz, Wifredo Lam exhibition, and Blair Witch
Man Booker shortlist, Amos Oz, Wilfredo Lam exhibition, and Blair Witch.
13 Sep 2016,30 mins
Julie Walters, Jack Thorne, Nicole Farhi, Gillian Slovo and a review of The Clan
Julie Walters on sexual offences, Nicole Farhi on hands, Gillian Slovo on prison letters.
12 Sep 2016,30 mins
Hell or High Water, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Aravind Adiga
Reviews of Hell or High Water and Nick Cave's album, and Aravind Adiga on his new novel.
09 Sep 2016,30 mins
Sharon Maguire, Liz Carr, Ann Patchett
Bridget Jones director Sharon Maguire, actor and comedian Liz Carr, author Ann Patchett.
08 Sep 2016,30 mins
Revolution at the V&A, Ben Hur, Anthropoid, Maggi Hambling
Looking at a new V&A exhibition, a Ben Hur remake and Maggi Hambling at the British Museum
07 Sep 2016,30 mins
Viggo Mortensen, Susanne Bier, Jay McInerney and the comic Misty
Viggo Mortensen on Captain Fantastic and Jay McInerney on his new novel set in Manhattan.
06 Sep 2016,30 mins
Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom, Mike Bullen on Cold Feet, Neon art, Star Trek at 50
Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom, Mike Bullen on new Cold Feet, neon art, Star Trek at 50.
05 Sep 2016,30 mins
Terence Conran, The Veronica Scanner, The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil
News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music.
02 Sep 2016,30 mins
Reading prison and Oscar Wilde, The Collection, Venice Film Festival, Bjork digital
Art inspired by Reading gaol's most famous inmate, Bjork goes digital at Somerset House.
01 Sep 2016,30 mins
The Entertainer, TV drama Ellen, Sausage Party, Herman Koch
Kenneth Branagh's The Entertainer, Sausage Party review, Herman Koch on his new novel.
31 Aug 2016,30 mins
Ian McEwan, Gene Wilder, Things to Come, The Television Workshop
Ian McEwan on writing from the point of view of a foetus, and Gene Wilder in his own words
30 Aug 2016,30 mins