Front Row

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

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Beau Willimon; Tony Harrison; Ella Henderson; Catch Me Daddy
News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music.
27 Feb 2015,30 mins
Ralph Fiennes in Man and Superman, Historic England, Miranda July
Michael Arditti reviews Ralph Fiennes in George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman.
26 Feb 2015,30 mins
Opera director Peter Sellars, It Follows, Politics on stage, Anna Smaill
Opera director Peter Sellars, teen movie It Follows, politics on stage and Anna Smail.
25 Feb 2015,30 mins
Jed Mercurio's Critical, Iain Banks's Poetry, James Bay, Sculpture Victorious
Jed Mercurio's drama Critical, Iain Banks's poetry, James Bay and Sculpture Victorious.
24 Feb 2015,30 mins
Julianne Moore; Ed Miliband on the arts; Pinter premieres
Arts news with John Wilson, including newly Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore.
23 Feb 2015,30 mins
The Front Row Debate
Are artists owed a living? John Wilson hosts a public debate at the Hull Truck Theatre.
23 Feb 2015,43 mins
Iestyn Davies, Sheila Hancock, Kumiko, London Fashion Week
Countertenor Iestyn Davies, actress Sheila Hancock, London Fashion Week and Kumiko.
20 Feb 2015,30 mins
Johnny Vegas, Alan Howard remembered, novelist Javier Marías, Julianne Moore looks ahead to the Oscars
Arts news with John Wilson, including Johnny Vegas on going from potter to comic.
19 Feb 2015,30 mins
Marigold Hotel Director John Madden, The Museum of the Mind, Kwabs, Maidan
Director John Madden, singer-songwriter Kwabs and Bethlem Museum of the Mind.
18 Feb 2015,30 mins
Jacqueline du Pre, Wilson Twins, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Report Findings on UK Arts
Jacqueline du Pre's recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto 50 years on.
17 Feb 2015,30 mins
Vasily Petrenko, The Duke of Burgundy Reviewed, Gurinder Chadha, Lynda Benglis
Vasily Petrenko, a review of The Duke of Burgundy, Gurinder Chadha and Lynda Benglis.
16 Feb 2015,30 mins
50 Shades of Grey; Bob Odenkirk; Fireworks
Kirsty Lang talks to Bob Odenkirk, star of the Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul.
13 Feb 2015,30 mins
Reopening of The Whitworth with Cornelia Parker, Richard Wilson, Daniel Evans, Barrie Rutter, Maria Balshaw
A special edition of Front Row from the reopened Whitworth Art Gallery.
12 Feb 2015,30 mins
John Singer Sargent, Daniel Handler, Reading France, Filming by Candlelight
AN Wilson reviews an exhibition of John Singer Sargent's work at the NPG. With Kirsty Lang
11 Feb 2015,30 mins
Jennifer Aniston; Artists as Collectors; Indian Summers Review
Jennifer Aniston on new film Cake, artists as collectors and a review of Indian Summers.
10 Feb 2015,30 mins
Harriet Walter and Guy Paul; The Casual Vacancy; Amit Chaudhuri; The Folio Prize.
Harriet Walter and Guy Paul in Boa, The Casual Vacancy, Amit Chaudhuri and the Folio Prize
09 Feb 2015,30 mins
Seth Rogen's The Interview, Blake Morrison, Marie NDiaye
John Wilson on Seth Rogen's film The Interview, plus poet Blake Morrison.
06 Feb 2015,30 mins
Alfred Molina, Rona Munro, Bookshops Turned Publishers
Alfred Molina, playwright Rona Munro and New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley.
05 Feb 2015,30 mins
Timberlake Wertenbaker, Jupiter Ascending Reviewed, Reading Europe: France
Timberlake Wertenbaker, Jupiter Ascending reviewed and novels that throw light on France.
04 Feb 2015,30 mins
03/02/2015
Harper Lee's new book, writer William Nicholson, The Turning review, artist Marlene Dumas.
03 Feb 2015,30 mins
George the Poet, RIBA Gold Medallists, Review of Still Life
George the Poet, RIBA Gold Medallists, film Still Life reviewed, Michelangelo bronzes.
02 Feb 2015,30 mins
Leviathan, Amelia Bullmore, Waterloo at Windsor, Son of a Gun
Leviathan, Amelia Bullmore, the art of the Battle of Waterloo at Windsor, Son of a Gun.
30 Jan 2015,30 mins
Trash, Tom Stoppard's The Hard Problem, Andrew O'Hagan, Chilly Gonzales
Reviews of Trash and Tom Stoppard's play The Hard Problem, Andrew O'Hagan, Chilly Gonzales
29 Jan 2015,30 mins
David Oyelowo; Helen Macdonald; Bob Dylan Album; Joanna Marsh
David Oyelowo on Selma, Costa-winner Helen Macdonald, Bob Dylan album review, Joanna Marsh
28 Jan 2015,30 mins
Inherent Vice, Dara, Teen Film Tropes, Cotton to Gold
Inherent Vice reviewed, new play Dara, teen film tropes and the Cotton to Gold exhibition.
27 Jan 2015,30 mins
Kingsman: The Secret Service; Puppeteer Basil Twist; Album Auctions
Samira Ahmed talks to Matthew Vaughn and Mark Millar about Kingsman: The Secret Service.
26 Jan 2015,30 mins
Jessica Chastain, Ali Smith, Bob Copper at 100, the Art of the Self-Portrait
Jessica Chastain, Ali Smith, Bob Copper remembered and a review of self-portraiture.
23 Jan 2015,30 mins
Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany, Imogen Cooper, Kate Saunders, Fortitude
Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany on new film Mortdecai.
22 Jan 2015,30 mins
Bjork's New Album, Samantha Shannon and the Head of Disney Animation
Author Samantha Shannon, Bjork's new album and head of Disney animation Andrew Millstein.
21 Jan 2015,30 mins
Ex Machina, Jamie Lloyd, Max Brooks and Emma Healey
A review of Ex Machina, director Jamie Lloyd and authors Max Brooks and Emma Healey.
20 Jan 2015,30 mins