Front Row

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

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Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, 150 years of HG Wells, punk activist Joe Corré
Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, 150 years of HG Wells, punk activist Joe Corre.
29 Aug 2016,30 mins
Antony Sher and Gregory Doran, Writing video games, Hendrik Groen
Antony Sher and Gregory Doran on King Lear. Plus gaming from a writer's point of view.
26 Aug 2016,30 mins
Casualty at 30, Madeleine Thien, Bad Moms, Thomas Ostermeier
Casualty at 30, Madeleine Thien, Bad Moms, Thomas Ostermeier.
25 Aug 2016,30 mins
Daisy Goodwin on Victoria, Harry Benson, Lisa Hannigan
John Wilson talks to Daisy Goodwin, writer of ITV's new drama series Victoria.
24 Aug 2016,30 mins
Clive James, Joe Joyce, Marin Alsop, Hunter Davies
Clive James' passion for box sets, boxer Joe Joyce on painting, and conductor Marin Alsop.
23 Aug 2016,30 mins
Quincy Jones, Noel Clarke, Timbuktu cultural war crimes
John Wilson talks to music legend Quincy Jones ahead of his BBC Prom.
22 Aug 2016,30 mins
David Walliams and Francesca Simon on Roald Dahl, Jack and Harry Williams, Picasso's plays
David Walliams and Francesca Simon on Roald Dahl, Jack and Harry Williams, Picasso's plays
19 Aug 2016,30 mins
Groundhog Day review, Pedro Almodovar, Dressage music, Bertie Carvel
Tim Minchin's musical of Groundhog Day reviewed and Pedro Almodovar on his film Julieta.
18 Aug 2016,30 mins
Talent spotters, Karine Polwart, Political theatre
The people who scout for talent at the Fringe, plus Scottish singer Karine Polwart.
17 Aug 2016,30 mins
The Role of Comedy in Challenging Times - Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
With Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Henry Naylor, Rory Bremner and Ayesha Hazarika.
16 Aug 2016,30 mins
Showstopper, Philippa Gregory, Adura Onashile, Liz Lochhead at the Edinburgh Festival
John Wilson is in Edinburgh with guests including Philippa Gregory and Liz Lochhead.
15 Aug 2016,30 mins
Punk's Legacy: Don Letts, This Is Grime, Women in Punk, Scottee
40 years on from the release of Anarchy in the UK, what is the legacy of punk?
12 Aug 2016,30 mins
Jamie Cullum at the Proms, Greek crime writer Petros Markaris, Techno-thriller Nerve, Artists in residence
Jamie Cullum at the Proms, Greek crime writer Petros Markaris, artists in residence, Nerve
11 Aug 2016,30 mins
Alexander McCall Smith, Review of The Shallows, National Youth Theatre turning 60.
Alexander McCall Smith on The Bertie Project, the latest in his 44 Scotland Street series.
10 Aug 2016,30 mins
Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down, Krys Lee, Allegro at 70, Windsor racecourse's resident artist
Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down, Krys Lee, Allegro at 70, Windsor racecourse's resident artist
09 Aug 2016,30 mins
The Glass Menagerie, Conrad Shawcross, Sitcoms at 60
Samira Ahmed talks to artist Conrad Shawcross and reviews The Glass Menagerie.
08 Aug 2016,30 mins
Yerma starring Billie Piper, Film director Todd Solondz, Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein, Slam poetry in Brazil
Yerma starring Billie Piper, Todd Solondz on Wiener Dog, Kirill Gerstein on Tchaikovsky.
05 Aug 2016,30 mins
The Mercury Prize shortlist, Colin Spencer and Jon Brittain on gay theatre, Brazilian artist Vivian Caccuri, author Sara Taylor
The Mercury Prize shortlist and playwrights Colin Spencer and Jon Brittain on gay theatre.
04 Aug 2016,30 mins
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, The Little Prince, Brazilian artists, The Macarena at 20
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, The Little Prince, Brazilian artists, the Macarena at 20
03 Aug 2016,30 mins
Brian Cox, Brighton i360, Chilcot at Edinburgh festival, Ernesto Neto.
Brian Cox joins John Wilson to discuss his new film, The Carer.
02 Aug 2016,30 mins
Dominic Sandbrook on the 80s, singer Blood Orange, Brazilian artists, Robert Mapplethorpe documentary
Dominic Sandbrook, Blood Orange, Brazilian artists, Robert Mapplethorpe documentary.
01 Aug 2016,30 mins
Tallulah, David Bowie Prom, The Plough and the Stars
Ellen Page in Tallulah, John Cale on tomorrow's David Bowie Prom.
28 Jul 2016,30 mins
Bourne, Man Booker Prize long list, The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, Presidential campaign music.
Jason Bourne reviewed and a look at this year's Man Booker Prize long list.
27 Jul 2016,30 mins
Harry Potter on stage, Cultural response to Brexit, Michael Berkeley and Anthony Payne
Harry Potter on stage, the cultural response to Brexit, Michael Berkeley and Anthony Payne
26 Jul 2016,30 mins
Front Row: The Cultural Response To Brexit
Artists and writers respond to Brexit in a special edition of Front Row from the RSA.
26 Jul 2016,43 mins
Finding Dory, My Brilliant Friend, Mahler's musical manuscript, Edmund Clark's War of Terror
Arts news, interviews and reviews.
25 Jul 2016,30 mins
Mark Rylance on The BFG, Pixie Lott, Alpesh Chauhan
Mark Rylance on the BFG, Pixie Lott on Breakfast at Tiffany's, Alpesh Chauhan on his Prom.
22 Jul 2016,30 mins
Born to be blue, Antonello Manacorda, Shari Lapena, The Body Extended
Julian Joseph reviews a film about Chet Baker, and Antonello Manacorda discusses Berlioz.
21 Jul 2016,30 mins
William Eggleston exhibition, Tess Gerritsen, Graphene artists, Wang Jianlin
A new exhibition by the photographer William Eggleston, and novelist Tess Gerritsen.
20 Jul 2016,30 mins
Michelle Williams, Brexageddon?!, David & Peter Adjaye, Pokemon Go
John Wilson meets former Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams.
19 Jul 2016,30 mins