Front Row

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

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Maclise Waterloo cartoon, Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, News from Cannes, Mark Billingham
A report from Leeds as the Maclise Waterloo cartoon is unveiled. Kirsty Lang presents.
22 May 2015,30 mins
Danny Boyle at Home, Simon Stephens, Lee Miller and Picasso
Danny Boyle discusses new arts centre Home, plus A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night reviewed
21 May 2015,30 mins
Jim Dale, Will Young, Man Booker International Prize
Carry On star Jim Dale, Will Young and the winner of the Man Booker International Prize.
20 May 2015,30 mins
We Are Many, American author Cynthia Bond, Joan of Arc music
Kirsty Lang speaks to Amir Amirani, the director of documentary film We Are Many.
19 May 2015,30 mins
Bradley Cooper, The Art of Forgery, Cannes report, Folio Prize news
Bradley Cooper talks about playing Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man on stage.
18 May 2015,30 mins
U2's Set Design, Hepworth in Yorkshire, Cannes Film Festival, BB King
The set design for U2's new show and the legacy of BB King. Kirsty Lang presents.
15 May 2015,30 mins
David Hockney, Maria Friedman on High Society, Clouds of Sils Maria
David Hockney discusses his troubled relationship with perspective. Kirsty Lang presents.
14 May 2015,30 mins
Mad Max, Walter Mosley, Dark Arteries, 1864
Mad Max: Fury Road reviewed, and Alabama Shakes on their latest album. With John Wilson.
13 May 2015,30 mins
Woolf Works, T C Boyle, Turner Prize shortlist, Andrew Motion, The Tribe
The Virginia Woolf ballet Woolf Works and 2015's Turner Prize shortlist. With Samira Ahmed
12 May 2015,30 mins
Pirates of Penzance, Brighton Festival, Francois Ozon, New Culture Secretary
The English National Opera's production of The Pirates of Penzance. With Samira Ahmed.
11 May 2015,30 mins
Jeremy Bowen on Rosewater, Artist John Craske, Grace and Frankie, Phill Jupitus on Viv Stanshall
News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music.
08 May 2015,30 mins
The Affair, Michael Craig-Martin, Girlhood, Mother Courage in Wales
A review of The Affair and an interview with artist Michael Craig-Martin. With John Wilson
07 May 2015,30 mins
Kate Atkinson, Carrie the Musical, Arab Fiction, Venice Biennale
Kate Atkinson on her latest novel A God in Ruins and the 56th Venice Biennale reviewed.
06 May 2015,30 mins
Spooks, Meklit, Christopher Hope, The Spalding Suite
Spooks moving to the big screen and singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero. With Kirsty Lang.
05 May 2015,30 mins
Philip Glass
John Wilson talks to the American composer Philip Glass about his life and music.
04 May 2015,30 mins
Kristin Scott Thomas, The Enfield Haunting and The C Word, Greens' Caroline Lucas
Kristin Scott Thomas on playing the Queen in The Audience on stage.
01 May 2015,30 mins
Everyman, Paul Abbott, Idris Khan, Beyond the Marches
A review of Everyman at the National Theatre and artist Idris Khan. With Samira Ahmed.
30 Apr 2015,30 mins
Election play The Vote, Anthony Doerr, WWII drama Home Fires, Samba reviewed
James Graham and Josie Rourke on The Vote, novelist Anthony Doerr and Home Fires.
29 Apr 2015,30 mins
Alan Parker, The Game, Eleanor Rees
Alan Parker on Bugsy Malone, new spy thriller TV series The Game and poet Eleanor Rees.
28 Apr 2015,30 mins
Jonathan Pryce, Far from the Madding Crowd, Ronnie Wood, Frances Bacon
Jonathan Pryce as Shylock, a Far from the Madding Crowd film and Ronnie Wood.
27 Apr 2015,30 mins
Blur's New Album, Empire Review, Jim Cartwright, Trollope's Bicentenary
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon discuss the first new Blur album in 16 years.
24 Apr 2015,30 mins
Damian Lewis and Daniel Evans on American Buffalo, Folk Singer Sam Lee, The Proms 2015
Damian Lewis and Daniel Evans, Sam Lee, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.
23 Apr 2015,30 mins
The Good Lie, Dominic Dromgoole, Loudon Wainwright III, Lib Dems' arts policy
The Good Lie, Dominic Dromgoole, Loudon Wainwright III, Lib Dems' arts policy.
22 Apr 2015,30 mins
Toni Morrison, Indigenous Australia, Car Share
Toni Morrison on her new novel; Indigenous Australia exhibition; Peter Kay's Car Share.
21 Apr 2015,30 mins
Antony Gormley, Madam Secretary, Who Cares Writer and Director, Borodin Quartet
Antony Gormley; Madam Secretary review; Who Cares writer and director; Borodin Quartet.
20 Apr 2015,30 mins
Dark Horse, National Theatre changes, artist Luke Jerram, playwright Danai Gurira
Horse racing film Dark Horse, National Theatre changes, artist Luke Jerram, Danai Gurira.
17 Apr 2015,30 mins
Gypsy, Martin Parr, Hermitage Director, Tennessee Williams Drama Found
Gypsy, Martin Parr, Hermitage Museum director, newly discovered Tennessee Williams drama.
16 Apr 2015,30 mins
Child 44, Carol Morley, Francis Bacon, Lisa McInerney
John Wilson discusses Child 44, starring Tom Hardy, and a new Francis Bacon exhibition.
15 Apr 2015,30 mins
Alan Rickman, Sonia Delaunay, Punchdrunk Theatre, Anne Frank
Alan Rickman on directing A Little Chaos, the art of Sonia Delaunay and Punchdrunk Theatre
14 Apr 2015,30 mins
Baileys Shortlist, Gunter Grass, Dear Lupin, The Last Five Years
The Baileys shortlist and a stage adapation of the Dear Lupin letters. With Samira Ahmed.
13 Apr 2015,30 mins