Front Row

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Alina Ibragimova, John Niven, The war memorials of Edwin Lutyens and Nicki Wragg, Backstage in the wardrobe
Kirsty Lang talks to violinist Alina Ibragimova and screenwriter and author John Niven.
06 Nov 2015,30 mins
Tom Rob Smith, Modern Scottish Women: Painters and Sculptors, Kevin Barry
Tom Rob Smith discusses his TV thriller London Spy. Kirsty Lang presents.
05 Nov 2015,30 mins
Nicholas McCarthy, Backstage at the theatre, Burnt review, Dominic Sandbrook
Nicholas McCarthy plays Ravel's Piano Concerto for One Hand.
04 Nov 2015,30 mins
Danny Boyle on Steve Jobs, Ken Loach remembers Colin Welland, Billy Bragg's lyrics
Danny Boyle discusses directing a film about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. With John Wilson
03 Nov 2015,30 mins
He Named Me Malala, Nicola Benedetti and Wynton Marsalis, Alistair McDowall, War Horse
Kamila Shamsie reviews the documentary He Named Me Malala. Samira Ahmed presents.
02 Nov 2015,30 mins
Saoirse Ronan, The Hairy Ape, Ghost Stories and Acoustic Hendrix
Kirsty Lang meets Brooklyn star Saoirse Ronan and sees Eugene O'Neill's play The Hairy Ape
30 Oct 2015,30 mins
David Mitchell, Francesca Caccini, Theaster Gates
The author David Mitchell talks about his new novel Slade House. Samira Ahmed presents.
29 Oct 2015,30 mins
Hussein Chalayan, Citizen Khan, Egypt after the Pharaohs
Samira Ahmed talks to fashion designer Hussein Chalayan about his radical new dance show.
28 Oct 2015,30 mins
Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen, Jafar Panahi's Taxi, Guy Garvey
With John Wilson. Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen discuss their adaptation of The Dresser
27 Oct 2015,30 mins
Anne-Marie Duff, Under Milk Wood, The Affair, Fading light
Samira Ahmed talks to Anne-Marie Duff and Marianne Elliot about staging DH Lawrence plays.
26 Oct 2015,30 mins
Tracey Thorn, Jekyll and Hyde, Howard Brenton on Magna Carta
Tracey Thorn of Everything But the Girl discusses her solo career. John Wilson presents.
23 Oct 2015,30 mins
Daniel Craig, Art Power 100, Stephen Kovacevich
John Wilson talks to Bond star Daniel Craig about his new film Spectre.
22 Oct 2015,30 mins
Mark-Anthony Turnage, Clocks exhibition, Colum McCann, Martin Simpson
Mark-Anthony Turnage discusses composing his first piano concerto. Kirsty Lang presents.
21 Oct 2015,30 mins
Eames exhibition, Marlon Brando documentary, Janet Suzman
Samira Ahmed explores the enduring appeal of designers Charles and Ray Eames.
20 Oct 2015,30 mins
Young Chekhov, Robert Seethaler, Mississippi Grind review
Young Chekhov, Robert Seethaler, Mississippi Grind review and Bryan Elsley on TV writers.
19 Oct 2015,30 mins
The Last Kingdom; Guillermo del Toro; West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song; haiku master Buson poems rediscovered
Kirsty Lang discusses a new TV drama on the Vikings and meets the director of Crimson Peak
16 Oct 2015,30 mins
Pan, Titian to Canaletto, Lisa Genova, Marcus Gardley
Mark Eccleston reviews Pan, featuring Hugh Jackman, Cara Delevingne and Rooney Mara.
15 Oct 2015,30 mins
James Shapiro, Ben Folds, Zareer Masani, Giacometti
Author James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare, and Charlotte Mullins reviews Giacometti.
14 Oct 2015,30 mins
Marlon James, Stephen Frears's The Program, Fiona Banner
Marlon James talks about his Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel. John Wilson presents.
13 Oct 2015,30 mins
Tom Jones, The Lobster, Abraham Cruzvillegas
John Wilson talks to Tom Jones as he publishes his autobiography and releases a new album.
12 Oct 2015,30 mins
Abi Morgan, Rita Dove, British Art Show 8, Zygmunt Miloszewski
Screenwriter Abi Morgan, poet Rita Dove, British Art Show 8, author Zygmunt Miloszewski.
09 Oct 2015,30 mins
Ted Hughes biography, Frank Auerbach, Suffragette, Beasts of No Nation
Jonathan Bate talks about The Unauthorised Life, his biography of Ted Hughes.
07 Oct 2015,30 mins
BBC National Short Story Award
John Wilson hosts the BBC National Short Story Award live from the BBC Radio Theatre.
06 Oct 2015,30 mins
Jeanette Winterson, Henning Mankell remembered, Goya, Rod Stewart
A look back at the life of author Henning Mankell, who has died. John Wilson presents.
05 Oct 2015,30 mins
Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam discusses his life as a film director, screenwriter, Python and animator.
02 Oct 2015,30 mins
The Walk, Simon Armitage, Unforgotten, Bernard Sumner
Robert Zemeckis' new film The Walk is reviewed. Plus Simon Armitage on The Odyssey.
01 Oct 2015,30 mins
Turner Prize, The Crucible, Gabriele Finaldi, Patrick deWitt
A tour of the Turner Prize exhibition opening in Glasgow. Samira Ahmed presents.
30 Sep 2015,30 mins
Margaret Atwood, Emily Blunt, You, Me and the Apocalypse, Reading Europe
Margaret Atwood discusses her new novel The Heart Goes Last. Kirsty Lang presents.
29 Sep 2015,30 mins
Macbeth, Tipping the Velvet, The Fabric of India
Samira Ahmed reviews the new Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.
28 Sep 2015,30 mins
Ridley Scott, Mark Wigglesworth, Ceramics in Stoke
Ridley Scott on The Martian, ENO's Mark Wigglesworth, and ceramics in Stoke.
25 Sep 2015,30 mins