Front Row Daily
By BBC Radio 4
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Podcast Description
Interviews with leading novelists, musicians, film directors, artists and more, from Radio 4's flagship arts show, presented by Mark Lawson, Kirsty Lang and John Wilson. Front Row is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 each weekday evening at 7.15 - 7.45pm. New editions will be available each night following the live broadcast.
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FrontRow:Patti Smith, Ben Drew (aka Plan B)29May12 | John Wilson talks to musician and writer Patti Smith about her new album, and to Ben Drew (aka rapper Plan B) about his film directorial debut. | 29 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Rumer; James Sallis 28 MAY 2012 | Ken Loach's The Angels' Share reviewed, singer Rumer on her new album, writer James Sallis on his sequel to Drive, Travis Elborough reflects on the connection between crime writing and the beach. | 28 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Tracey Emin; news from Cannes | Tracey Emin returns to her home town of Margate with an exhibition exploring love and sex. Author Paul French on his book about the mystery killing of a teenage British girl in Peking in 1937. Jason Solomons brings news from the Cannes Film Festival, as the jury prepares to announce the winners of the main prizes. Music and speech played an important role in the 1960s Black Power movement in America. Writer Pat Thomas has compiled rare recordings and discusses with music writer Kevin LeGendre how musicians responded to political change. | 25 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Tom Phillips, final TV episodes, Arnold Wesker at 80 240512 | Artist Tom Phillips on his 75th birthday; the writers of high-profile TV series discuss their experiences of how to manage final episodes; and reflections on Arnold Wesker at 80 | 24 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Chariots of Fire on Stage, Henry Moore indoors :23May12 | Mark Lawson reviews the stage version of Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, reports on moving Henry Moore bronzes indoors and talks to Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky. | 23 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Actor John Simm, author George R.R. Martin 22 May 12 | Mark Lawson speaks to John Simm about his role in Harold Pinter's Betrayal; bestselling fantasy author George R.R. Martin discusses his career; our Eurovision 2012 Jukebox. | 22 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Moonrise Kingdom, Joanne Harris, artist Richard Wilson 210512 | Wes Anderson's new film Moonrise Kingdom; Chocolat novelist Joanne Harris on her new book Peaches for Monsieur le Curé; artist Richard Wilson on two ambitious new sculptures; and films based on self-help books. | 21 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Rolf Harris; Acting drunk on stage 18 MAY 2012 | Rolf Harris on his art and other talents; how actors convincingly play drunk; Paul Whitehouse on Shakespeare; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau obituary. | 18 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Shameless creator Paul Abbott 16 MAY 2012 | Shamless creator Paul Abbott and writer Sean Conway discuss their new drama Hit and Miss; a review of the new Sacha Baron Cohen film The Dictator; a tribute to writer Carlos Fuentes who has died aged 83; a review of Lisa D'Amour's play Detroit and Benjamin Zephaniah chooses his favourite piece of Shakespeare. | 16 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Kevin Rowland may 15th 2012 | Kevin Rowland on Dexys; an exhibition of ballgowns reviewed; Rowan Williams on his favourite Shakespeare; Brice Marden on the golden years of American art | 15 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Danny DeVito & Richard Griffiths May 14th | Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths on The Sunshine Boys; The Art Fund Prize shortlist announced; Mark Lawson reviews an Indonesian film directed by a Welshman and a Latin American drama written by a Scot | 14 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 11May2012 Corrie the Musical, The Proclaimers | With Kirsty Lang, including a review of Street of Dreams - a new arena musical based on Coronation Street. Anish Kapoor discusses Orbit, his towering steel sculpture for the Olympic Park, which was unveiled today. The Proclaimers discuss the inspiration behind their new album Like Comedy. Kirsty reports on 2 performances at the Brighton Festival. | 11 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Hilary Mantel, Tim Burton, 56 Up: 100512 | Mark Lawson talks to Hilary Mantel about her novel Bring Up The Bodies, a sequel to her Booker Prize-winner Wolf Hall. Tim Burton discusses his new film Dark Shadows. And long-term TV project 56 Up reviewed. | 10 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Edward Vlll TV drama;John Hodge;Naxos.09Apr2012 | David Calder plays Archbishop Cosmo Gordon Lang In, Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King, on TV. Trainspotting screenwriter, John Hodge talks about his first play, Collaborators. Naxos founder Klaus Heyman,and music critic Jessica Duchen,discuss the repercussions of affordable calssical discs. | 9 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Mel Gibson reviewed and Maxine Peake: 8 May 12 | Mark Lawson reviews Mel Gibson in action thriller How I Spent My Summer Vacation; speaks to pianist Mitsuko Uchida; Maxine Peake discusses her varied career and we pay tribute to Maurice Sendak, the US author of the best-selling children's book Where the Wild Things Are, who has died aged 83. | 8 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Damon Albarn Special 07 MAY 2012 | In a special edition, John Wilson meets Damon Albarn at work in his studio, surrounded by instruments, as he prepares for a busy summer. | 7 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Paul Durcan; Isy Suttie 04 May 12 | Kirsty Lang and the artist Michael Craig-Martin on Bauhaus; comedian Isy Suttie on growing up in Matlock and her Peep Show fanbase; Freud on film and the poet Paul Durcan live. | 4 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Israeli TV; Steve Jobs play | Mike Daisey discusses his play about Steve Jobs; Naomi Alderman reviews the Israeli original of the hit American series Homeland; Shirley Hughes on her new novel; Sandra Hebron reviews Goodbye First Love | 3 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Jason Isaacs; Paddy Moloney 02 MAY 2012 | Actor Jason Isaacs discusses being the latest British actor to score a high-profile US TV series, John Wilson reports on the South Sudan Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains reflects on a fifty year career and Godfrey Barker assesses the chances of Munch's The Scream breaking auction records. | 2 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Mark Haddon; Turner Prize shortlist 01 May12 | Writer Mark Haddon on his new novel The Red House, the Turner Prize shortlist reviewed, singer-songwriter Norah Jones on her latest album and journalist Jim White reflects on Roy Hodgson's interest in the artist Wassily Kandinsky. | 1 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Maxim Vengerov and Robert Winston on Leonardo | American Reunion reviewed; Maxim Vengerov interviewed; Lemn Sissay on Olympic poetry; Professor Robert Winston on Da Vinci's art of anatomy | 30 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Enquirer, Toni Morison novel, Tracie Bennet, Picasso Etchings | Kirsty Lang reviews Toni Morrison's new novel, discusses a theatrical investigation of journalism, reviews Picasso etchings with Andrew Graham Dixon and talks to Tracie Bennett playing Judy Garland on Broadway | 27 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: The Brodsky Quartet; Edward Bond, Impressionists on TV | Mark Lawson meets the Brodsky Quartet, talks to the veteran playwright Edward Bond, asks Nicholas Hytner about Shakespeare's collaborators and meets the impressionists who will star in a new TV show satirising celebrity culture. | 26 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Front Row: Michael Frayn, Derek Walcott, David Hare's South Downs 25 Apr 12 | Michael Frayn on his new novel Skios, Derek Walcott directs one of his own early plays, and a theatrical double-bill of Rattigan's The Browning Version and David Hare's South Downs | 25 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs and actor Harry Shearer: 24 Apr 12 | A review of Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs; The Simpsons actor Harry Shearer on his new role as Richard Nixon; Playwright Robert Holman discusses his work; Gabriel Tate, TV editor of Time Out, discusses the BAFTA Television Awards nominations. | 24 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Front Row: Olympic Park, Shakespeare's sonnets, Marvel Avengers Assemble 23 Apr 12 | John Wilson visits the Olympic Park to see the finished Winning Words poetry project; Shakespeare's sonnets on World Book Night; and new film Marvel Avengers Assemble | 23 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Barbara Windsor; Cillian Murphy 20 Apr 12 | Mark Lawson talks to Barbara Windsor about 60 years in showbusiness, and to film star Cillian Murphy as he returns to the stage in a one-man show written by Enda Walsh. Professor John Sutherland reflects on over-used literary titles. | 20 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: David Suchet, BBC Proms 2012 19 Apr 12 | With Mark Lawson. David Suchet discusses his role in a new production of Long Day's Journey Into Night and Roger Wright reveals highlights of the 2012 BBC Proms season | 19 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Stanley Booth; Damon Albarn 18 APR 2012 | Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews the film adaptation of the bestseller Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, Charles Gant discusses the record number of films being released this week and Damon Albarn reveals his third project for the Cultural Olympics. Plus journalist Stanley Booth on touring with the Rolling Stones and artist Jamie Shovlin on his new exhibition. | 18 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Irvine Welsh & Joanna Trollope | Marley is a feature length documentary about the life and legacy of the reggae superstar Bob Marley. David Hepworth, who saw Bob Marley live in London in 1975, reflects on the unexpected history the film unearths. Irvine Welsh discusses his prequel to Trainspotting, Skagboys. Mark Renton is set for university and an escape from working-class Edinburgh - but when his family falls apart and life in 1980s Britain gets too tough, heroin offers a different way out. Novelist Joanna Trollope is chair of the judges for this year's Orange Prize for fiction, and she reveals the decisions behind this year's shortlist, which was announced today. Simon Armitage discusses the Poetry Parnassus, an ambitious project to bring together poets from all the nations competing in the Olympics - and appeals for poets to come forward from the nations as yet unrepresented. | 17 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: April 16th Sir Tim Rice & Pamela Stephenson-Connolly | Mark Lawson talks to Sir Tim Rice about his musical adaptation of From Here To Eternity as Jesus Christ Superstar has a Broadway revival. Pamela Stephenson made her name as a comedian on Not the Nine O'Clock News. After leaving the show she trained as a clinical psychologist and has used both experiences in a new Channel 4 documentary called The Fame Report. She explains her hypothesis that becoming famous is a mental trauma, and why her husband Billy Connolly found her stint on Strictly Come Dancing difficult. After The Killing, crime writer John Harvey reviews the next slab of Nordic Noir called The Bridge, which centres on the discovery of a body halfway along the bridge that spans Denmark and Sweden. | 16 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 13APR 2012 Tamara Rojo; Horrible Histories | John Wilson meets the makers of Horrible Histories on TV; dancer Tamara Rojo on taking over the leadership of English National Ballet; the verdict on a film about Mozart's sister, another prodigy and an interview with photographer Roger Ballen. | 13 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 12 APR 2012: Dara O Briain; Whit Stillman | John Wilson talks to Dara OBriain about his new TV series Dara OBriain's School of Hard Sums and to Whit Stillman about his new film Damsels in Distress. Antonia Quirke reviews the film Blackthorn and Kitty Empire reflects on religion in Pop. | 12 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 11 APR 2012: Anne Frank Special | In this Front Row special, writers including Shalom Auslander, Nathan Englander, Ellen Feldman, Meg Rosoff and Bernard Kops discuss why the life and writing of Anne Frank inspire writers of fiction. They also reflect on her continuing significance, while the actress Amy Dawson discusses how she approaches playing Anne on stage. | 11 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Clive James and Ricky Gervais's Derek reviewed: 10 Apr 12 | With Mark Lawson, including an interview with Clive James about his new collection of poetry, and reviews of Joss Whedon's film The Cabin in the Woods, Ricky Gervais's Derek and US import Smash. Madani Younis discusses his plans as artistic director of the Bush Theatre. | 10 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Leading Theatre Producers including Andrew Lloyd Webber: 9 Apr 12 | Mark Lawson talks to leading theatre producers, including Cameron Mackintosh, Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bill Kenwright and Sonia Friedman, about the art of creating a hit show. | 9 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow060412: Photography special: McCullin, Bailey, O'Neill, Benson | John Wilson talks to four leading veteran photographers who shot to fame in the 1960s - David Bailey, Don McCullin, Terry O'Neill and Harry Benson | 6 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Graham Coxon & Paul Weller April 5th | John Wilson talks to Blur guitarist Graham Coxon, historian Tom Holland, reviews Snow White adaptation Mirror, Mirror and a new stage version of Wonderful Town. Plus Paul Weller pays tribute to Jim Marshall, creator of the Marshall amp. | 5 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:4Apr2012Game Change. Richard Hawley. Sven Lindqvist | Mark Lawson reviews TV drama Game Change, starring Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin and Ed Harris as John McCain and interviews singer Richard Hawley and author Sven Lindqvist . | 4 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Labrinth interviewed; Headhunters reviewed | Labrinth interviewed. Headhunters reviewed. Cocteau's London murals restored. The makers of The Undateables discuss the thinking behind their controversial dating show | 3 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Damien Hirst; Michael Grade02Apr12 | Mark Lawson reports on a major Damien Hirst retrospective exhibition at Tate Modern; the verdict on This Must Be The Place, starring Sean Penn; Michael Grade on British television | 2 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Kirsty Lang in New York30Mar12 | Kirsty Lang reports from New York, with Thomas Campbell, British director of the vast Metropolitan Museum, and trumpeter Nicholas Payton on why he dislikes the word jazz. | 30 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:29Mar2012 TheMakingofHarryPotter.Unfilmedscreenplays | Mark Lawson visits the new attraction The Making of Harry Potter,reports on unfilmed screenplays on the eve of a reading of Orson Welles' script of Heart of Darkness and pays tribute to American Poet Adrienne Rich, with writer Jeanette Winterson. | 29 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow280312: Dr John, Tim Lott, British Design | New Orleans-born singer, songwriter and pianist Dr John; Tim Lott on sibling rivalry; Janet Street Porter discusses British Design 1948-2012; stage performances on screen. | 28 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow270312:Brendan O'Carroll, Gillian Wearing | Sir John Eliot Gardiner on tackling Verdi's Rigoletto; Brendan O'Carroll, creator and star of TV comedy Mrs Brown's Boys; and a review of Gillian Wearing's new retrospective. | 27 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:26Mar2012 Arrdman's Pirates,Madonna'sMDNA | Mark Lawson reviews Aardman Animations' latest film The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists; novelist Jodi Picoult; the verdict on Madonna's new CD; poetry from Ben Okri. | 26 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FR 23 March 2012: The Syndicate. Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and Penderecki. The Brain | The Syndicate reviewed. Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood collaborates with composer Krzysztof Penderecki. A new exhibition about the brain. And the curse of films about Mars. | 23 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Greg Doran; Molly Dineen on Herzog | Greg Doran on his new appointment as Artistic Director of the RSC. Molly Dineen on Herzog. Sarah Churchwell reviews The Master And Margarita. Esperanza Spalding discusses the joy of listening to songs on the radio. | 22 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 21 MAR 2012: Neil Cross creator of Luther | Writer Neil Cross discusses Luther, the character played by Idris Elba in the BBC TV series and the protagonist of his latest novel, choreographers George Williamson and Mark Baldwin discuss their new responses to the Ballets Russes, Naomi Alderman reviews the highly-anticipated video game Journey and journalist David Hepworth explores what happens when writers get their musical references wrong. | 21 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 20 March 2012: The Hunger Games, Paul Weller, Kensington Palace | The Hunger Games reviewed. The music industry and looks discussed. A N Wilson on the new-look Kensington Palace and Victoria exhibition. And Paul Weller with poet Michael Horovitz. | 20 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 19 MAR 2012: Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton | Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton discuss their production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Kate Saunders reviews Julian Fellowes' Titanic and Russell Banks explains why he wasn't worried about tackling a controversial subject in his latest novel. | 19 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 16March12 David Garrett, Andrew Motion | Virtuoso violinist David Garrett on playing music from Bach to Kurt Cobain. Artist David Hall on creating an artwork involving 1,000 old analogue TV sets. Former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion on writing a sequel to Treasure Island. Music writer Dorian Lynskey on Plan B leading the return of the protest song. | 16 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 15Mar12 Jerwood Hastings; TV drama One Night. | John Wilson visits the new Jerwood Gallery in Hastings; speaks to the Olivier-nominated actor Bertie Carvel who plays the fearsome Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the musical; discusses the new TV drama One Night with critic Rachel Cooke and talks to author Tobias Jones. | 15 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Front Row: 14 Mar 12 | Mark Lawson reports from the Yorkshire Sculpture Park on a major exhibition of works by the surrealist Joan Miró; Ken Russell's The Devils on DVD;Contraband reviewed; and speaking Shakespeare. | 14 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Irving Berlin's daughters; playwright Helen Edmundson: 13 Mar 12 | Mark Lawson talks to Irving Berlin's three daughters; playwright Helen Edmundson discusses her new work about the life of Mary Shelley; the posthumous demands of artists. | 13 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:12Mar2012.Lesley Sharp.Noah Stewart. We Bought A Zoo | Actress Lesley Sharp on her role in TV drama Scott and Bailey; tenor Noah Stewart on a career which has taken him from Harlem to the Royal Opera House; We Bought A Zoo reviewed. | 12 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: New York Special | With Kirsty Lang, who meets theatre director John Tiffany (Black Watch, Once), author Lindsay Faye on her new York crime thriller Gods of Gotham, performer Mike Daisey on his play about Apple and Steve Jobs, and Lincoln Hospital's art for healthcare scheme. | 9 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Gilbert And George | With Mark Lawson, who meets Gilbert And George as they open a new exhibition called The London Pictures. Novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce reviews a TV play from 1969 starring Michael Caine and Sean Connery. Nanci Griffith explains to Mark Lawson why a difficult period of her was the inspiration behind her new album. Novelist and critic Kim Newman reviews the latest film to be inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's poem The Raven called, appropriately, The Raven | 8 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 07 MAR 2012: Andrew Lloyd Webber | In a special half hour interview, Andrew Lloyd Webber discusses the sequel to Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies. He reflects on what was wrong with the original production and explains his plans for the new Jesus Christ Superstar TV talent show. | 8 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 06 MAR 2012: Michael Winterbottom | Including an interview with director Michael Winterbottom, a review of new TV drama Love Life, a look at footballers in film and an interview with Lloyd Newsom. | 6 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 05 MAR 2012: Andrew Stanton; William Byrd | Oscar-winning Pixar film-maker Andrew Stanton discusses his latest project, the live action sci-fi adventure story John Carter, Alyson Rudd reviews two new BBC sporting documentaries and Andrew Carwood discusses the Elizabethan composer William Byrd, who lived a secretive life as a Catholic in Reformation England. | 5 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 02Mar12:Naomi Alderman on therapy | Naomi Alderman reports on therapy in fiction, film and TV drama, with guests including novelist Sophie Hannah, writers Matthew Sweet and Deborah Levy and psychotherapist Brett Kahr. | 2 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Antonia Fraser and Caitlin Moran 01Mar12 | Antonia Fraser and Caitlin Moran on the challenge of reading their books aloud; Titian's Diana and Callisto saved for the nation at a cost of £45m; a review of Wrecking Ball, Bruce Springsteen's new album; Amanda Levete nominates her choice of New Elizathan - architect Richard Rogers. | 1 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 290212: Christina Ricci, Make Bradford British | Christina Ricci, Trinidad-born writer Errol John remembered, a review of controversial new TV series Make Bradford British, and Nick Park nominates his New Elizabethan. | 29 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FRow 280212: This Means War, Shalom Auslander, | Tom Hardy in This Means War; Ian Rankin chooses his New Elizabethan; Paula Milne; and Shalom Auslander on his controversial new novel, based on Anne Frank. | 28 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: comedian Sarah Millican; Wanderlust reviewed: 27 Feb 12 | Mark Lawson with the verdict on a new staging of John Adams' opera The Death of Klinghoffer; comedian Sarah Millican discusses her new TV show; Jennifer Aniston in Wanderlust; and as Radio 4 invites nominations for New Elizabethans - people who have made an impact on the UK from 1952 to today- playwright Mark Ravenhill nominates his cultural choice. | 27 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Video Games Special | With Naomi Alderman, who asks why video games haven't received the cultural recognition of other art forms, even though it's the biggest entertainment industry in the world | 24 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 23 Feb 2012: Peter Ackroyd; Water Music | Including an interview with Peter Ackroyd, a review of new play In Basildon, the new Fourth Plinth installation in Trafalgar Square, and 21st Century Water Music for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. | 23 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 22 Feb 2012: Olivia Colman; Rampart; e-books; | Actress Olivia Colman discusses her breakthrough year which saw her starring on stage and screen, a discussion about the likelihood of the UK getting an e-book chart and Dreda Say Mitchell reviews Rampart starring Woody Harrelson. | 22 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow21Feb12:Sue Townsend, Charlotte Keatley, Black Gold | With Mark Lawson, including best-selling novelist Sue Townsend, playwright Charlotte Keatley, and a review of Black Gold, starring Antonio Banderas and Freida Pinto. | 21 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow20Feb12:The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel reviewed, with Judi Dench and Bill Nighy as British retirees in India; artist Jeremy Deller; the Brit nominees inspired by literature. | 20 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FRow 170212: Walter Mosley, Phil Agland, Rory Gallagher | Crime writer Walter Mosley, documentary-maker Phil Agland revisits the Baka tribe of Cameroon, rock star Rory Gallagher, and Australian film Red Dog | 17 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Alan Gilbert; Josie Rourke 16Feb12 | Alan Gilbert, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic; Josie Rourke, the new artistic director of the Donmar theatre; art critic Richard Cork on famous artistic friendships; actor Michael Simkins on why actors should steer away from politics. | 16 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:150212: AS Byatt on Picasso, Vittorio Grigolo | A S Byatt reviews Picasso and Modern British Art, Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo, French film Hadewijch, and the periodic table in pop | 15 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Mad Men's Jon Hamm; stage rain 14Feb2012 | John Wilson interviews actor Jon Hamm who plays anti-hero Don Draper in Mad Men; the secrets of successful stage rain; the history of cotton retold in an exhibition at Manchester's Whitworth Gallery and Sarah Beeny on her exhibition looking at 250 years of the everyday British home. | 14 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Daniel Radcliffe and Big Fat Gypsy Weddings: 13 Feb 12 | Actor Daniel Radcliffe on life after Harry Potter and his new film The Woman in Black; on the eve of Valentine's Day, conductor Jeremy Summerly offers an alternative classical music playlist for the ups and downs of love; and the makers of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings discuss the second series. | 13 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Paul McCartney, Inspector Montalbano | Paul McCartney discusses the art of classic song writing; the life and death of Pre-Raphaelite supermodel Lizzie Siddal and the latest Euro-crime drama Inspector Montalbano. | 10 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Don McLean, Yayoi Kusama09Feb12 | With John Wilson. Don McLean on winning a Radio 2 Folk Awards Lifetime Achievement and on his classic album, American Pie. Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama on her Tate Modern exhibtion | 9 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 08 Feb 2012 Lucian Freud; Stephen Daldry | Lionel Shriver reviews a major exhibition of portraits by Lucian Freud, Stephen Daldry discusses shooting a film about 9/11 in New York and architect Herman Hertzberger on winning the RIBA Gold Medal. | 8 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:2012 Art Fund Prize longlist07Feb12 | With Mark Lawson: news of the longlist for this year's Art Fund Prize for Museums and Galleries, announced on the programme by the chair of judges, Lord Smith of Finsbury | 7 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: The Muppets & Ian Rankin | Husband and wife theatre producers Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire, recently named the most influential people in British theatre by The Stage newspaper, discuss how they now run 39 venues around the UK. Kermit, Miss Piggy and the rest of the Muppets make their cinematic comeback this week, 12 years after their last big screen outing. The new film sees the cast re-unite to save their old theatre from the clutches of an evil oil baron. Natalie Haynes gives her verdict. Novelist Ian Rankin dissects Death Unexplained, a new TV documentary series about a coroner's office. To celebrate the centenary of the neglected composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Surrey Opera is staging a world premiere of his recently discovered opera Thelma. Mark finds out why Coleridge-Taylor is now so often overlooked, with composer Errolyn Wallen and music historian Roderick Swanston. | 6 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FRow 030212: Homeland, Adonis and low notes | Mark Lawson previews the US television series Homeland, meets the 81-year-old pioneering Syrian poet Adonis, the singing of low notes, and Restoration comedy. | 3 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Anne Rice and film Martha Marcy May Marlene: 2 Feb 12 | With John Wilson who reviews Martha Marcy May Marlene, Anne Rice discusses swapping vampires for werewolves in her latest book; the end of filming on the Aylesbury Estate; and Howard Hodgkin on his collection of Indian art. | 2 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 010212 Ashley Walters; She Stoops To Conquer | John Wilson interviews musician-turned-actor Ashley Walters who is now starring in a new BBC drama, Inside Men. Katherine Kelly from Coronation Street stars as Kate Hardcastle in a new production of She Stoops To Conquer, at the National Theatre which also features Steve Pemberton and Sophie Thompson. Rachel Cooke reviews. Professor Martin Kemp speculates on the news story that a contemporary copy of the Mona Lisa has been discovered in the vaults of the Prado Museum in Madrid. In Man On A Ledge, a new film out this week, the majority of the action takes place high up on the outside of a Manhattan hotel. Film historian Ian Christie and critic Adam Smith consider the enduring appeal to film-makers of the vertiginous setting of the high-rise building. | 1 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FR: 310112: Young Adult, Kate Grenville, Dennis Potter | Mark Lawson meets Australian novelist Kate Grenville; a review of Charlize Theron's latest film Young Adult. And, The Singing Detective, back on our screens after 26 years. | 31 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 30Jan2012 Kate Winslet & Jodie Foster in Carnage | Kate Winslet and Jodie Foster as warring parents in the film Carnage; the UK's first Waiting For Godot with a black cast; Sacha Mirzoeff on filming child protection teams. | 30 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 27 JAN 2012 Turner in Margate; Alice Coote | Mezzo-soprano Alice Coote on the demands of being a jet-setting soloist, Iain Sinclair on Turner and the Elements, barrister Greg Foxsmith on why he's restaging Joe Orton's trial 50 years later and Kitty Empire reviews the debut album from singer du jour Lana Del Rey. | 27 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Hajj at the British Museum26Jan12 | With John Wilson: Mehdi Hasan and Thomas Asbridge discuss Hajj, at the British Museum; plus a review of the romantic drama film, Like Crazy | 26 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Andrew Miller and Nicholas Hytner 25Jan12 | Andrew Miller on winning the Costa Book of the Year Award, the latest plans from the National Theatre with its director Nicholas Hytner, Paul Farley reviews new Harry Enfield film Acts of Godfrey in rhyme and an interview with Swedish crime writer Jens Lapidus. | 25 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Academy Award nominations24Jan12 | Mark Lawson reports on this year's Academy Award nominations, announced today - with critics Chris Tookey and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh. | 24 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 23 01 12 The Descendants & Edmund White | Suzanne Moore reviews the Oscar-tipped George Clooney in The Descendants, directed by Alexander Payne, who made the Academy Award winning comedy Sideways. In a candid interview, author Edmund White discusses his life and work as his new novel is published. This week sees the start of three new series following members of the medical profession. Mark meets Dr Ben Allin from BBC Three's Junior Doctors and Mr Mark George, veteran of the original 1980s Horizon series Doctors to Be, to find out how the filming process has changed. As Jean Vigo's barge-set classic film L'Atalante is re-released, critic and houseboat dweller Antonia Quirke reveals why it still makes waves almost 80 years after it was made | 23 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FRow: 20011 Soldiers' stories on stage; Etta James. | John Wilson meets soldiers starring in a play based on their combat experiences; documentary maker Norma Percy on filming Putin and the oligarchs. | 20 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Abi Morgan, Leonard Cohen, Coriolanus. | With Mark Lawson, who hears from Leonard Cohen on the inspiration for his new disc; screenwriter Abi Morgan reflects on recent projects, including The Iron Lady and Birdsong; a review of Coriolanus starring Ralph Fiennes who also directs; Anthony Sher stars in the National Theatre's production of Travelling Light - Peter Kemp reviews. | 19 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Madonna's W.E. and author Ian Rankin 18 Jan 2012 | A.N.Wilson reviews Madonna's W.E. Chad Harbach explains why it took 10 years to write his debut novel; lawyer Duncan Lamont discusses the rights of dissatisfied arts consumers. Ian Rankin and Frances Fyfield discuss their unpublished first novels. | 18 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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170112 FrontRow: David Hockney paintings, Haywire | William Boyd responds to a major exhibition of landscape paintings by David Hockney; a review of Steven Soderbergh's new film Haywire; and music from Carolina Chocolate Drops. | 17 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:16Jan12 Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover | John Wilson with a review of Leonardo DiCaprio as FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, in Clint Eastwood's film; the 2012 T S Eliot poetry prize winner, live from the ceremony. | 16 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Heidi Thomas, Alison Balsom13Jan12 | With John Wilson. Screenwriter Heidi Thomas on her new TV drama series, Call The Midwife; trumpeter Alison Balsom on her CD showcasing twentieth century works for trumpet | 13 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Antony Gormley | Artists Jonathan Yeo and John Keane on painting Tony Blair; Antony Gormley and Hofesh Shechter on their dance collaboration; a short history of eating at the cinema | 12 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: The Crusades; Emeli Sande; Guy Martin | Musician Emeli Sande discusses her unusual career path from student doctor to Brit Award winner, photographer Guy Martin reflects on working under fire during last year's Arab Spring, historian Thomas Asbridge explains how his new BBC series examines the Crusades from both the Christian and Muslim perspectives and Adrian Wootton of Film London reveals the unlikely downsides to urban gentrification. | 11 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:JC Chandor on Margin Call; composer Anna Meredith10Jan12 | J C Chandor discusses his feature debut Margin Call, starring Kevin Spacey and Demi Moore. Plus a review of Freddie Flintoff's documentary on depression in sport. | 10 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Steven Spielberg on War Horse 09 Jan 12 | Mark Lawson talks to film-maker Steven Spielberg as he releases War Horse, Archie Burnett discusses his collection of Philip Larkin's poetry, and the audio version of cultural theorist Marshall McLuhan's most famous work, re-titled The Medium Is The Massage, reviewed. | 9 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Puppets take centre stage 06Jan12 | Kirsty Lang reports on the increasing prominence of puppets in theatrical performance. | 6 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Tom Hooper on life after The King's Speech 5 Jan 11 | Mark Lawson reviews two new TV comedies which focus on a central female role; director Tom Hooper on his next project after The King's Speech; new film Mother and Child reviewed; and American writer Padgett Powell. | 5 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FR 040112: Michael Fassbender, Julian Lloyd Webber | Actor Michael Fassbender; Julian Lloyd Webber and Tasmin Little on Delius; Richard Bean and Nicholas Hytner on One Man, Two Guvnors; and review of new Sam West TV drama Eternal Law | 4 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 03 JAn 12 Costa Book Awards Category winners | Mark Lawson with news of the Costa Book Awards category winners. Tony Marchant on his TV drama Public Enemies. Ralph Steadman and Posy Simmonds pay tribute to Ronald Searle . | 3 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Writers including P D James and Anthony Horowitz 30 Dec 2011 | Mark Lawson reports on the authors who have taken on another novelist's characters, with guests including P D James, Anthony Horowitz, Jeffery Deaver and Frank Cottrell Boyce. | 3 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Kate Bush and Brian Wilson 2 Jan 2012 | John Wilson talks to musicians including Kate Bush, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd's Nick Mason and Ray Davies, as they return to their archives and past recordings. | 2 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 291211 Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Bruce Forsyth | John Wilson talks to singers Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Jack Jones and Bruce Forsyth, whose careers began before rock and roll. Their combined experience totals over 200 years | 29 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Indian and Pakistani authors28Dec11 | Kirsty Lang explores how writers from India and Pakistan are tackling social and political shifts, with Booker-winner Aravind Adiga, Aatish Taseer, Mohammed Hanif and Moni Mohsin. | 28 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 27 Dec 2011: Ian Bostridge, Mark Padmore, Joseph Calleja and Iestyn Davies | Three internationally renowned tenors and one countertenor discuss the highs and lows of world class singing, and the challenges of maintaining their famous voices. Mark Lawson talks to Mark Padmore, Ian Bostridge, Joseph Calleja and Iestyn Davies. | 27 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: The Boxing Day Quiz! 26 Dec 12 | Question-master Mark Lawson poses cultural brain-teasers to test the knowledge of two teams. Historian Antonia Fraser, actor Dan Stevens and crime-writer Mark Billingham compete against playwright Roy Williams, comedy performer and writer Natalie Haynes and actor Michael Simkins. | 26 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: People of the Year part 2 23 Dec 11 | Second of two programmes unwrapping a selection of new interviews with the people who made the cultural headlines in 2011. Includes stage and screen actor Dominic West, artist Tracy Emin, The King's Speech director Tom Hooper, writers of The Inbetweeners Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, and The Great British Bake Off judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood. | 23 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: People of the Year part 1 22 Dec 2011 | First of two programmes unwrapping a selection of new interviews with the people who made the cultural headlines in 2011. Includes Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes, director of Wuthering Heights Andrea Arnold, poet Jo Shapcott, architect Sir David Chipperfield and playwright and director Richard Bean and Nicholas Hytner. | 22 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Neon Artwork; Adele's producer Paul Epworth 21 Dec 11 | Paul Merton on the silent film The Artist; Adele's producer Paul Epworth; and the graphic designer Peter Saville switches on the first Front Row neon artwork. | 21 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Michelle Yeoh, 2011 music picks, book cover design 20 Dec 11 | John Wilson talks to actress Michelle Yeoh about her role in The Lady; three music reviewers nominate their album of the year; the art of book cover design in the digital age. | 20 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 191211: Jennifer Saunders; Mission: Impossible | Jennifer Saunders reflects on the return of Ab Fab; the latest Mission: Impossible film reviewed; a tribute to playwright and former Czech President Vaclav Havel and a round-up of this year's Christmas TV. | 19 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 161211: Terry Jones; early Morse and Herriot | Former Python Terry Jones on his new book; Christmas carols which deserve to be better known; and two new TV dramas about the young James Herriot and Inspector Morse | 16 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 15Dec11 David Fincher.Crime books.Vikram Seth | David Fincher on his film of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Jeff Park chooses crime books for Christmas. Vikram Seth discusses his collection of libretti, The Rivered Earth. | 15 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Simon Schama on Government Art141211 | Historian Simon Schama on his pick of works from the Government Art Collection. Dame Edna Everage, Ann Widdecombe and Vanilla Ice are all making their pantomime debuts this year. Danny Robins has seen all three. The famous La Peregrina pearl given to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton has sold for a record $11million. Dr Tarnya Cooper of the National Portrait Gallery traces the pearl's appearances in portraits of the past. John Wilson reports on an art project in the shape of boat on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank. | 14 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Sir David Jason; festive Jukebox Jury 13 Dec 11 | Sir David Jason discusses his new role as an incompetent bodyguard and his close relationship with Ronnie Barker; Front Row's festive Jukebox Jury with David Hepworth and Rosie Swash; and a review of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. | 13 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 12Dec11 Meryl Streep.Kids Books.This is England 88 | Kirsty Lang talks to Meryl Streep about playing Margaret Thatcher in the film The Iron Lady. There is a review of Shane Meadows' This is England 88, a second TV series to follow his film, This is England, of 2006, and there is a selection of Christmas books for children. | 12 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Comedy DVDs, Haunted Child and Graham Sutherland | A round-up of comedy DVDs with critic Stephen Armstrong, a review of Joe Penhall's new play, Haunted Child, artist Graham Sutherland reassessed and an interview with Joshua Cody. | 9 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Annie Lennox Nick Park The Ladykillers08Dec11 | The verdict on The Ladykillers, a new staging of the Ealing comedy film; Nick Park on his first live-action music video; Annie Lennox on her Christmas album. | 8 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Carole King; Don DeLillo; Richard II reviewed | Carole King looks back on a career that spans five decades, Adam Mars-Jones reviews Eddie Redmayne in Richard II, novelist Don DeLillo discusses his new book of short stories and critic Mark Eccleston reflects on the art of inter-film referencing. | 7 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Brian Sewell; Amy Winehouse review 6 Dec 2011 | The acerbic art reviewer Brian Sewell reflects on his experience as a student at the Courtauld Institute, Amy Winehouse's posthumous album Lioness: Hidden Treasures is reviewed and Jason Solomons gives his verdict on the star studded seasonal film New Year's Eve. | 6 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: John Cleese interview 5 Dec 2011 | Writer and comedy performer John Cleese reflects on his career from Monty Python to his recent show The Alimony Tour. | 6 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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021211 FrontRow: RSC's Robin Hood, Scrapheap Orchestra, Imagined Lives | RSC's family show The Heart of Robin Hood; Scrapheap Orchestra; Tracy Chevalier and Joanna Trollope on mystery portraits; and Turner-Prize-nominated artist George Shaw | 2 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Stephen Schwartz; The Big Year 01Dec11 | Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz interviewed; The Big Year reviewed by Alex Horne; Following a new report from Arts Council England on Internships in the Arts, Martin Bright, founder of New Deal of the Mind, and Richard Mantle, General Director of Opera North, discuss whether theatres and galleries can afford to pay interns in these cash-strapped times. John Wilson talks to the artist Hilary Lloyd, one of this year's Turner Prize nominees. | 1 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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301111 FrontRow: Lenny Henry, Rob Brydon, Black Mirror | Lenny Henry in The Comedy of Errors, Rob Brydon on his memoir, Charlie Brooker's drama series Black Mirror, and Turner-Prize-nominated artist Martin Boyce | 30 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Ricky Gervais, McGregor & Turnage 29Nov11 | With Mark Lawson: Ricky Gervais talks about his TV comedy series Life's Too Short; choreographer Wayne McGregor and composer Mark-Anthony Turnage discuss their new collaboration, Undance; Lucy Kellaway reviews the latest television series about money and personal finance; and John Wilson meets sculptor Karla Black, shortlisted for this year's Turner Prize. | 29 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:28Nov11:Martin Scorcese's Hugo, Sport Book Prize | Mark Lawson and Naomi Alderman review Martin Scorsese's first film in 3D and meets the winner of the Sports Book of the Year prize. Mark Kermode pays tribute to Ken Russell, who died yesterday. | 28 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Shakespeare Folio Thefts; Desperate Scousewives25Nov11 | Why Shakepeare's First Folio is so attractive to thieves; Desperate Scousewives review; best-selling author David Nicholls on bookslams; Fyfe Dangerfield on writing for theatre | 25 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:The Deep Blue Sea; John Craven;24Nov11 | With Kirsty Lang: a review of the film The Deep Blue Sea, directed by Terence Davies and based on the Terence Rattigan play; John Craven talks about forty years of Newsround | 24 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Sir Bruce Forsyth and Moneyball review 23 Nov 2011 | Sir Bruce Forsyth looks back on seven decades in show business, Eleanor Oldroyd reviews Brad Pitt's latest film Moneyball and John takes a tour of the new Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries at the Ashmolean. | 23 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Kate Bush, My Week with Marilyn 22 Nov 2011 | Kate Bush talks to John Wilson in a rare interview about her new album 50 Words for Snow. Critic Antonia Quirke reviews the new Kenneth Branagh film My Week with Marilyn and Benedicte Page discusses the publishing phenomenon of the 'lost' novel. | 22 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Gillian Slovo, Adam Cork; 21 Nov 11 | With Kirsty Lang, including The Riots, a new play by Gillian Slovo; Adam Cork on the soundscapes he created for productions including Derek Jacobi's King Lear; a review of the WWII film Resistance; Thomas Messel on his uncle, the celebrated theatrical designer Oliver Messel. | 21 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Tim Minchin; Rihanna re-assessed | With Kirsty Lang, including an interview with the comedian and composer Tim Minchin; Rihanna re-assessed in the wake of a new album; can African cinema reach a global audience; the Gershwin song that remains a hit 85 years on. | 18 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: The Killing and Sean Hughes | Writer John Harvey reviews the return of the acclaimed Danish TV series The Killing; comedian Sean Hughes discusses how his father's death shaped his latest show; film-maker David Weissman discusses his new documentary; and Kevin LeGendre looks back at the career of jazz saxophonist Joe Harriott. | 17 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: The Lion in Winter and American Ferrera 161111 | Robert Lindsay and Joanna Lumley in The Lion In Winter; Ugly Betty's America Ferrera discusses her British stage debut; composer Paul Mealor on his Royal Wedding music. | 16 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Terence Conran and the Costa Book Awards: 15 Nov 11 | Terence Conran looks back on six decades of design on his 80th birthday; Mark Lawson announces and discusses the 2011 Costa Book Awards shortlists; and a review of Welcome to the Rileys. | 15 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Neil LaBute, Ian Rankin, Justice 141111 | Playwright and film director Neil LaBute discusses his new play Reasons to be Pretty; Ian Rankin reviews new undercover TV cop shows; and a review of new Nicolas Cage film Justice. | 14 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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11 Nov 11 FrontRow: Pan Am; Simon Keenlyside interview | Pan Am is a new US drama set in the 1960's, Janet Street-Porter gives her verdict. Plus interviews with baritone Simon Keenlyside and Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina and a review of The Awakening starring Dominic West and Rebecca Hall. | 11 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10 Nov 11 FrontRow: Jeffrey Eugenides; Hamlet; Tabloid | With Mark Lawson, including the verdict on Michael Sheen as Hamlet; a review of the documentary Tabloid; and an interview with Jeffrey Eugenides | 10 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Rum Diary; Nile Rodgers; Norse myths; Lou Reed; 09 Nov 11 | With John Wilson, including a review of Rum Diary; an interview with musician and producer Nile Rodgers; writers Joanne Harris and Francesca Simon on the appeal of Norse mythology; and Lou Reed on his recent collaboration with Metallica. | 9 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Front Row: Leonardo da Vinci; Joseph Calleja; David Crystal; 08 Nov 11 | With Mark Lawson, including the new Leonardo da Vinci exhibition; Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja, and linguist David Crystal on 100 notable English words. | 8 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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07 Nov 11: Wuthering Heights, Peter Morgan, Peter James | Mark Lawon reviews Andrea Arnold's latest film Wuthering Heights; interviews with screenwriter Peter Morgan and author Peter James and a visit to The Royal Artillery First World War War Memorial, with Art Critic Richard Cork. | 7 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 04 Nov 11: R.E.M., Olympic Posters, Billion $$ Girl. | R.E.M. interviewed, the Olympic Posters reviewed, the popularity of reality TV focusing on the super-rich. | 4 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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03 Nov 2011 FrontRow: Anthony Horowitz, David Edgar, Tate Liverpool's new exhibtion | Anthony Horowitz on his new Sherlock Holmes novel; David Edgar on his latest play: Written on the Heart, a review of Tate Liverpool's Alice in Wonderland exhibition; and film critic Mark Ecclestone and writer David Crystal on the latest Bond film title: Skyfall. | 3 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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021111: PD James, Steven Isserlis, Collaborators | P D James on following in the footsteps of Jane Austen; a review of John Hodge's play Collaborators starring Simon Russell Beale; cellist Steven Isserlis and tenor Mark Padmore. | 2 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: David Bowie in the 1970s: 1 Nov 2011 | A review of the film In Time, starring Justin Timberlake; David Bowie and his influence in the 1970s; how singers can protect their voices and the return for second series of BBC Three's Him and Her and E4's PhoneShop. | 1 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Writer Ronan Bennett; Andrew Lloyd Webber | Writer Ronan Bennett, whose new TV drama Top Boy focuses on young drug dealers in Hackney; Andrew Lloyd Webber on the English Heritage Angel Awards; Andrew Collins reviews Jack Goes Boating; and spooky music for Halloween. | 31 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Yo-Yo Ma; Emma Donoghue; Soviet Art | Yo-Yo Ma on his latest album of bluegrass music and a round up of some of the week's biggest music releases: from Coldplay to Tom Waits. Plus we examine the enduring appeal of Johnny Hallyday and novelist Emma Donoghue on her latest book. | 28 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: The Last of the Duchess, Gerard Butler | With Kirsty Lang, who is joined by historian Juliet Gardiner to review The Last of the Duchess. Plus actor Gerard Butler on his latest film, Machine Gun Preacher; choreographer Kate Prince, founder of Zoo Nation, on improving the image of hip hop; and Kirsty visits a new sound installation at Jodrell Bank Observatory. | 27 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: David Attenborough, Jeanette Winterson, Ides of March | Jeanette Winterson on her memoir, Sir David Attenborough on his latest series Frozen Planet; and reviews of The Ides of March and Mike Bartlett's new play 13. | 26 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Umberto Eco Special | Kirsty Lang meets Italian intellectual and novelist Umberto Eco, now nearly 80, at his home in Milan. The writer looks back at the surprise success of his first novel The Name of the Rose, published when he was 48, which has sold 50 million copies. | 26 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Anonymous, Viola Davis, Stephan Solzhenitsyn | A review of Roland Emmmerich's new film Anonymous, Stephan Solzhenitsyn on a new volume of short stories by his late father Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, and actress Viola Davis on her latest film The Help. | 24 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Tin Tin; The Beach Boys 21Oct2011 | Brian Wilson and Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys reflect on their never-released album Smile. A review of Steven Spielberg's Tin Tin. The RSC's revival of the controversial 1960s play Marat/Sade reviewed. | 21 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 201011 Peter Gabriel; Edward Burra | With John Wilson, including an interview with musician Peter Gabriel, and a re-assessment of the work of painter Edward Burra, renowned for capturing the seedy side of city life. There are reviews of Karen Gillan's stage debut in John Osborne's play Inadmissable Evidence and Gus van Sant's film Restless | 20 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow 191011: Thandie Newton and Romola Garai | Thandie Newton on her first ever stage role; Romola Garai discusses depictions of historical actresses in art; the TV adaptation of The Slap is reviewed; and Danny Robins assesses why some popular titles, such as We Need to Talk About Kevin, have seemingly endless appeal. | 19 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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181011: Terry Pratchett, Mark Rylance, Contagion | Novelist Terry Pratchett, actor Mark Rylance on returning to the West End stage with Jerusalem, and Steven Soderbergh's pandemic film Contagion. | 18 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Lynne Ramsay; Cameron Mackintosh 17Oct2011 | Mark Lawson talks to Lynne Ramsay, director of We Need to Talk About Kevin, adapted from Lionel Shriver's novel, and to Cameron Mackintosh who is 65 today.Toby Litt reviews new 3 part novel by Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 | 17 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:Tamsin Greig; Holy Flying Circus14Oct2011 | With Kirsty Lang. Tamsin Greig talks about Jumpy, a new play about parenting; a review of Holy Flying Circus, TV drama about the outrage caused by Life Of Brian | 14 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Nicky Wire and Marathon Performances | Nicky Wire of the Manic Street Preachers; a three part feature on Marathon Performances and an interview with Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of Culture Company 2013. | 13 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Noel Gallagher, Frieze Art Fair, Don McCullin | Noel Gallagher discusses his new solo album and why the modern music industry baffles him. As the world's art collectors gather at the Frieze Art Fair, experts Godfrey Barker and Sarah Thornton discuss why it's the one market that seems impervious to economic turmoil and photographer Don McCullin looks back on 50 years of avoiding bullets in search of the perfect picture. | 12 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Steve Coogan; Sleeping Beauty review11Oct2011 | With Mark Lawson, including an interview with Steve Coogan on the memoirs of his comic creation Alan Partridge, and a review of Australian film Sleeping Beauty | 11 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Front Row: Tacita Dean, Morgan Spurlock, Real Steel 10 Oct. 11 | With Mark Lawson, who reports from Tate Modern as Tacita Dean reveals a new work for the vast space of the Turbine Hall, plus Morgan Spurlock on his latest film and a review of robot sci-fi Real Steel. | 10 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Front Row: Orlando Bloom, Tracy Chevalier 07 Sep 11 | Tracy Chevalier reviews Vermeer's Women, a new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. The actor Paddy Considine's on his first feature film,Tyrannosaur. Mohammed Hanif on his new novel Our Lady of Alice Bhatti. Orlando Bloom on his new film, The Three Musketeers. | 7 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Des O'Connor and Driving Miss Daisy | Des O'Connor on being on stage in Dreamcoats and Petticoats, Vanessa Redgrave in Driving Miss Daisy, and Frank Cottrell Boyce on his sequel to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 6 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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051011; Kenneth Branagh talks to Mark Lawson | Kenneth Branagh returns to the stage in his native Belfast in an adaptation of the French farce The Painkiller. In a Front Row special, he talks to Mark Lawson | 5 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Johnny Mathis and David Bailey 4 Oct 11 | Legendary singer Johnny Mathis; Ewan McGregor and Eva Green in Perfect Sense; Gerhard Richter's retrospective at Tate Modern; and photographer David Bailey. | 4 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:03Oct11 Rowan Atkinson; Calire Tomalin | With Mark Lawson, including Rowan Atkinson on his role as the hapless spy Johnny English, and Claire Tomalin on Dickens. | 3 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Carol Ann Duffy 30Sep11 | Mark Lawson meets the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, as she publishes The Bees - her new collection of poems | 30 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: James Corden's autobiography 29Sep11 | Mark Lawson talks to actor James Corden about his memoirs; the new stage musical Rock Of Ages is reviewed and a celebration of Leeds' pivotal role in the history of cinema | 29 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Lee Child, Melancholia review, Derek Eland 28 Sept. 2011 | Mark Lawson reviews the latest Lars von Trier film Melancholia, and speaks to ex-soldier turned artist Derek Eland. Plus: an interview with author Lee Child, a review of new TV series Terra Nova, and actor Michael Simkins on who gets credit for catch phrases: actors or writers? | 28 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Tim Pigott-Smith & David Croft:27Sep 11 | Actor Tim Pigott-Smith talks about playing King Lear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse; Critic Fiona MacCarthy reviews the new Ford Madox Brown retrospective at Manchester Art Gallery; Novelist Nicholas Royle reviews Hidden, a new thriller starring Philip Glenister | 27 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow:NSSA winner;Pink Floyd's Nick Mason26Sep11 | News of the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award, live from the ceremony; Nick Mason on the day Stephane Grappelli played with Pink Floyd, revealed on a long-lost recording | 26 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Martin Scorsese's George Harrison 23 Sep 11 | A review of Martin Scorsese's documentary about George Harrison; the Cultural Olympiad Boat Project; Ruth Negga as Shirley Bassey; and London Zoo's artist-in-residence. | 23 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Mike Leigh's new play; A S Byatt 23 Sep 11 | With Mark Lawson. Mike Leigh's new play reviewed by Gaylene Gould. A S Byatt describes her life-long fascination with Ragnarok, the Norse mythological story of Armageddon, and explains her approach to re-working ancient gods for modern readers. Nirvana's Nevermind, Primal Scream's Screamadelica and Simply Red's Stars were all released in September 1991. Two decades on, have they stood the test of time? Caspar Llewellyn Smith and Rebecca Nicholson give their verdict. Author Lawrence Norfolk reviews the V&A's new exhibition Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990. | 22 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Tom Stoppard; Page One reviewed | Andreas Whittam Smith and Kelvin Mackenzie review the documentary film One Page. Tom Stoppard on a revival of Travesties at The Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham. An extract from an interview with Leonard Cohen on Front Row in 2008 in celebration of his 77th birthday. Writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong on their new TV comedy series, Fresh Meat. | 21 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Frank Oz and Ian Bostridge | Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte star in a new film Warrior; Muppets creator Frank Oz on directing in the theatre; and tenor Ian Bostridge. | 20 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ryan Gosling's two new films | John Wilson reviews Ryan Gosling's starring roles in two new films and talks to Mike Scott of The Waterboys about their album An Appointment with Mr Yeats. | 19 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Dominic West & Clarke Peters on Othello: 16 Sep 11 | Kirsty Lang talks to actors Dominic West and Clarke Peters about working together on the TV series The Wire and appearing in Othello in Sheffield. Jocelyn Jee Esien discusses moving from comedy on TV, in her series Little Miss Jocelyn, to performing in the European premiere of Don Evans' stage comedy One Monkey Don't Stop No Show. And we hear from a group of artists who came together when Britain was suffering widespread racial tensions in the 1980s. Claudette Johnson, Keith Piper and Marlene Smith remember the formation of the Blk Art Group, as the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield stages a retrospective. | 16 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Pam Ayres; Stephen Merchant on stage: 15 Sep 11 | Poet and writer Pam Ayres; the verdict on Stephen Merchant's stand-up show; The Go-Between reviewed; D W Wilson, shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. | 15 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Jermaine Jackson; Monty Python play; 14 Sep 11 | Mark Lawson meets Jermaine Jackson . Steve Punt reviews No Naughty Bits, a new play about the Pythons and KJ Orr on her shortlisted entry for the National Short Story Award. | 14 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Laura Marling; Degas reviewed 13 Sep 11 | John Wilson talks to musician Laura Marling, and to Jon McGregor - shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award; ballet dancer Lauren Cuthbertson reviews Degas' paintings. | 13 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Roger Moore; Christopher Hampton 12 Sep 11 | Mark Lawson talks to Roger Moore as cult TV series The Persuaders is released on DVD; plus an interview with Alison MacLeod, shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. | 12 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: 9/11 play Decade, BBC National Short Story Award 09 SEP 11 | Jonathan Freedland reviews new 9/11 play Decade; Sue MacGregor, Chair of this year's BBC National Short Story Award, reveals the shortlisted writers; and singer Mara Carlyle. | 9 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Arnold Wesker; Val McDermid 8 Sep 11 | Mark Lawson meets playwright Arnold Wesker, crime novelist Val McDermid on her new novel featuring Tony Hill and Carol Jordan; a review of Norwegian mockumentary Troll Hunter; and conductor Edward Gardner. | 8 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: David Hockney; Mark Kermode 7 Sep 11 | Mark Lawson talks to David Hockney; Mark Kermode discusses what's wrong with the movie business; Stephanie Flanders reviews a new TV drama about the 2008 financial meltdown. | 7 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Booker Prize shortlist; Ken Loach 6 Sep 11 | Stella Rimington, chair of judges for the Man Booker prize 2012, comments on the shortlist of authors Julian Barnes, Carol Birch, Patrick deWitt, Esi Edugyan, Stephen Kelman and A.D.Miller, which was announced today. | 6 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Jane Eyre reviewed; Damon Albarn interview 5 Sep 11 | John Wilson reviews a new film of Jane Eyre, talks to Damon Albarn about making music in the Congo and reports on Dublin Contemporary, a new large-scale art exhibition. | 5 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Judi Dench; Ralph Fiennes; Michael Ondaatje | Dame Judi Dench discusses her illustrious career; actor Ralph Fiennes on his role as Prospero in Trevor Nunn's new production of The Tempest; Mark Lawson talks to author Michael Ondaatje who won the Booker Prize with his novel The English Patient. | 2 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Bill Nighy, Francisco Goldman, Jo Nesbo | Mark Lawson talks to actor Bill Nighy, Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo and African American writer Sapphire. He also visits Northumberlandia and Kirsty Lang talks to writer Francisco Goldman | 26 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Martina Cole and Dreda Say Mitchell | Crime writers Martina Cole and Dreda Say Mitchell; The Inbetweeners graduate from TV to film; husband and wife lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman; comedy writer Jonathan Lynn; novelist Glen Duncan and musician Stephen Coates on The Last Werewolf and from the Edinburgh Festival, British Museum the Musical. | 19 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Steve James and Andy Serkis | Director Steve James on gang violence in Chicago and London; actor Andy Serkis goes ape again; actress Ruth Wilson; novelist Hari Kunzru; a film on the strains of being a football referee; documentary-maker Angus Macqueen. | 12 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Bjork and Sebastian Barry | Icelandic singer Bjork; novelist Sebastian Barry; poet Daljit Nagra; musicians Viktoria Mullova and Matthew Barley; reporter turned novelist Gerald Seymour's latest thriller; rediscovered Victorian artists Atkinson Grimshaw and William Etty. | 5 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Tony Bennett, Moni Mohsin & Ealing Comedies | Tony Bennett on his album Duets II and singer Aurelio on Honduran music. Writer Moni Mohsin, TV historian Nicholas Crane and Ealing Comedies. Also Charles Saumarez Smith, graffiti artist Kid Acne and the Man Booker Shortlist | 29 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Ben Mezrich, Miranda Raison, Amos Oz | Authors Amos Oz and Ben Mezrich talk about their new novels, Miranda Raison discusses playing Anne Boleyn, Kenneth Grange on design & two new museums in Liverpool & Edinburgh | 22 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Johnny Vegas and Basement Jaxx | Johnny Vegas; West African musical superstars Amadou and Mariam; chess champion Bobby Fischer's life on film; Basement Jaxx go orchestral; Rageh Omaar's Life of Muhammad; Barry Norman on Hollywood glamour; the creator of Mr Benn. | 15 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Victoria Wood & Anna Maxwell Martin | Victoria Wood, Romola Garai, Anna Maxwell Martin, author Aatish Taseer, art historian Robert Hughes and the Harry Potter actors | 8 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Stevie Nicks; Philip Roth; Aravind Adiga | Stevie Nicks; Philip Roth; Booker prize winner Aravind Adiga; Trevor Eve; Duane Eddy: Evelyn Glennie. | 1 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Russell T Davies; Stephen Frears; Barry Manilow | Russell T Davies on transporting Torchwood from Wales to LA; film director Stephen Frears; novelist Alan Hollinghurst; Barry Manilow on a new album; and Christos Tsolkias on his international bestseller, The Slap. | 24 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Kristin Scott Thomas and William H Macy | Kristin Scott Thomas on stage; William H Macy on Shameless, Fargo and David Mamet; Birmingham's heavy metal heritage; Zaha Hadid's Glasgow Riverside Museum; the life of visionary painter Samuel Palmer. | 17 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Tenor Rolando Villazon; illusionist Derren Brown | Tenor Rolando Villazon; illusionist Derren Brown; Kaiser Chiefs; writer John Berger; poet Michael Longley; art at the US Ambassador's residence; Julian Barratt and Doon Mackichan on stage-acting. | 13 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Dominic West on Butley and Judith Kerr | Actor Dominic West on The Wire and Butley; the art of reporting on war; a film about Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna; Terence Rattigan revisited; author Judith Kerr on new children's book My Henry; Frankie Valli on his latest cd. | 3 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: James Corden on stage and Rob Lowe: 27 May 11 | James Corden back on stage; Martin and Eliza Carthy; actor Rob Lowe; movie executive Peter Bart; Jeffery Deaver writes a new James Bond book; edible theatre. | 27 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Catherine Tate and David Tennant: 20 May 2011 | Catherine Tate and David Tennant reunited onstage; Germaine Greer reviews Tracey Emin's retrospective; Adam Curtis discusses his latest documentary; Miriam Margolyes at 70; the 2011 Art Fund Prize nominees; Congolese band, Staff Benda Bilili on success and their forthcoming tour. | 20 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Hugh Laurie, Elmore Leonard: 13 May 2011 | Hugh Laurie sings the blues; singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier; new art from detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei; Brighton Festival report; Elmore Leonard on 60 years of writing by his own rules; Tony Robinson and novelist Mark Billingham recall their days as men in tights. | 13 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Kate Bush, Randy Newman: 6 MAY 2011 | A rare interview with Kate Bush; Randy Newman at the piano; Loudon Wainwright III discusses family harmony; and actor David Morrissey on taking Macbeth to Liverpool. | 6 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Shirley MacLaine, Brenda Blethyn: 29 APR 2011 | Interviews with Shirley MacLaine and Brenda Blethyn; Andy Warhol's last weekend in London; and Mark Lawson reports from the Lyric Theatre Belfast. | 29 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Morrissey, Robbie Robertson: 22 APR 2011 | Morrissey interviewed; John Wilson reports from Iran; guitarist Robbie Robertson on playing with Bob Dylan and The Band; the art of jazz viola; debut novelist S.J Watson. | 22 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Henning Mankell and Judy Golding: 15 Apr 11 | The creators of London Road discuss making musical theatre about the murder of five women in Ipswich; Judy Golding on life with her father, Lord of the Flies author William Golding; Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell explains why it's the end of the road for his popular character Wallander; Mark Lawson travels to Margate to explore the new Turner Contemporary gallery and Son of Babylon director Mohamed Al-Daradji discusses how he was able to make the Iraq film. | 15 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Stefanie Powers and Imogen Heap- 08 Apr 11 | Stefanie Powers on writing her memoirs; David Lodge explains his fascination with HG Wells; film-maker Molly Dineen; Imogen Heap on collaborating with fans; Simon Winchester discusses his new book The Alice Behind Wonderland; and Bob Marley photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker, with DJ David Rodigan. | 8 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Wendy Cope; Monica Ali 01/04/11 | Wendy Cope; Monica Ali Fri, 01 Apr 11 Duration: 58 mins Poet Wendy Cope explains why she doesn't want to be Poet Laureate; Monica Ali on her novel Untold Story; Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell; folk musicians of the Cecil Sharpe project; the writers of the new sitcom Candy Cabs; and author William Boyd. | 1 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Peter Brook; Jack Rosenthal | Legendary theatre director Peter Brook on A Magic Flute; the artistic afterlife of playwright Jack Rosenthal; writers Gillian Slovo and Roma Tearne on boycotting literary prizes; Adam Deacon director of Anuvahood talks about his film which sends up hoodies; Victoria Pile on her new tv comedy Campus, Michael Simkins on acting when you don't know the ending. | 25 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Garrison Keillor; Emma Donoghue; Julian Barnes | Lake Wobegon writer Garrison Keillor on his 77 love sonnets; Emma Donoghue on her novel Room; Julian Barnes, winner of the David Cohen Prize for literature; comedian Frank Skinner; Graham Coxon from Blur on the art of Syd Barrett; enhanced e-books. | 18 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Nigel Slater; Roger Daltrey; Pet Shop Boys 11/03/11 | Nigel Slater; Roger Daltrey; Pet Shop Boys 11 March 2011 Writer and cook Nigel Slater remembers his childhood through food; Pet Shop Boys turn to ballet; Roger Daltrey returns to rock opera Tommy; pianist James Rhodes plays the soundtrack to his day; novelist Carl Hiaasen takes on celebrity and whatever happened to the Skylon? | 11 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The King's Speech; Helen Mirren; | The making of The King's Speech; Striggio's lost 40 part mass; Dame Helen Mirren; can you take photos in art galleries?; Afghanistan at the British Museum; protest songs from America in the 1930s to Egypt in 2011. | 4 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Guy Garvey and Jim Davidson 25 Feb 2011 | Adam Mars-Jones reviews Danny Boyle's staging of Frankenstein; Anna Nicole opera composer Mark-Anthony Turnage; Elbow frontman Guy Garvey; Oscar nominated directors discuss their documentaries; dramatist Sir David Hare on leaving Britain after poor reviews; actor-director Steven Berkoff; and comedian Jim Davidson discusses his debut play and tolerance. | 25 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Hisham Matar and Bob Geldof 18 Feb 11 | Novelist Hisham Matar reacts to President Mubarak’s resignation; British folk musicians The Unthanks; artist in residence at MI6; actors involved in The King's Speech before Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter; cinematographer Roger Deakins; Bob Geldof. | 18 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Julie Walters, Sir David Chipperfield 11 Feb 11 | Julie Walters on her screen career; architect David Chipperfield on why Prince Charles might have been right about modern buildings; writer Edna O’Brien; singer PJ Harvey on her desire to become a war artist; and crowd funding for the arts. | 11 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Carey Mulligan, Coen brothers and Debra Granik 4 Feb 11 | US film-makers the Coen brothers; lyricist Don Black pays tribute to James Bond composer John Barry; author Dennis Lehane on three film adaptations of his novels; 'Gherkin' architect Norman Foster; actress Carey Mulligan on Never Let Me Go; and Winter's Bone director Debra Granik. | 4 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Nicole Kidman 28 Jan 11 | Nicole Kidman on the most disturbing role of her career; Academy Awards nominees: Tom Hooper, Helen Bonham-Carter and Colin Firth; The Social Network producer Scott Rudin; Jo Shapcott, winner of the £35,000 Costa Book of the Year Award; Scissor Sisters on curating their first art exhibition; and an unexpected musical legacy from the battle of Culloden. | 28 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Richard Herring, Black Swan and film visual effects 21 Jan 2010 | Film makers discuss the latest developments in visual effects; the verdict on multi-award winning film Black Swan; interactive art; behind the scenes at the Phoenix Dance Company; comedian Richard Herring; and Josh Fox on his new documentary GasLand. | 21 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Simon Le Bon, Jackie Kay, Steve Backshall 14 Jan 11 | Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon on fame and excess; comedian Hugh Dennis reveals the improvisational techniques he learned from his Dad; wildlife presenter Steve Backshall on his favourite animals; Jackie Kay on her latest collection of poetry; and Kirsty Lang meets the teachers and pupils at The School Of Comedy. | 14 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Costas 2010; Colin Firth; Danny Boyle 7 Jan 11 | The literary quintet who will compete for the 2010 Costa Book of the Year award; Colin Firth on his chances of winning an Oscar for as part in which he almost never gets a line out first time; Danny Boyle on moving from Slumdog Millionaire to the National Theatre via an amputee mountaineer; dramatist Alan Bleasdale discusses the years of the blackstuff: his 12-year absence from TV; plus comic actor Stephen Mangan on roles stretching from a demented doctor to a naive TV producer; and six brave participants – including jazz musician Soweto Kinch and historian Antonia Fraser – attempt the Front Row Quiz. | 7 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: People of the Year 2 | Mark Lawson talks to some of 2010's highest cultural achievers, including Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes; crime writer Belinda Bauer, Coronation Street’s creator Tony Warren and actor Bill Tarmey; The Social Network screenwriter Aaron Sorkin; Inception director Christopher Nolan; and conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. | 31 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: People of the Year 1 | In the first of two podcasts, Mark Lawson talks to some of 2010's highest cultural achievers: including Colin Firth, Zaha Hadid, Howard Jacobson, Mumford & Sons and that TV Sherlock, Benedict Cumberbatch. | 24 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Phil Oakey, David Walliams and Matt Lucas, Russell Howard-17 Dec 10 | David Walliams and Matt Lucas on their new comedy series; poet Les Murray; the verdict on new film Catfish; comedian Russell Howard; The Human League's Phil Oakey; and Rob Lemkin on his documentary about the Cambodian killing fields. | 17 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Catherine Tate, Lenny Henry and Weird Al Yankovic-10 Dec 10 | Comedy performers Harry Hill, Catherine Tate and Lenny Henry; musical parodist Weird Al Yankovic; the verdict on the new Upstairs, Downstairs; Front Row's Jukebox Jury on songs aimed at the Christmas charts. | 10 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Ricky Gervais, Cecilia Bartoli and Simon Amstell 3 Dec 10 | Mark Lawson speaks to the winners of the 56th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, including Sir Michael Gambon; comedian Ricky Gervais on tackling taboo subjects; the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award; music writer Alex Ross explains concert etiquette and birth of 'classical music’; Cecilia Bartoli on choosing to record less familiar repertoire, and comedian Simon Amstell gives his first radio interview. | 3 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Peter Hall, Eddie Izzard, Seth MacFarlane 26 Nov 10 | Sir Peter Hall looks back from the age of 80 at the dramas of his life; Eddie Izzard on how Anne Robinson changed his approach to stand-up; 41 years after her death, why Judy Garland can still be Dorothy; Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane on why he's touring the UK as a crooner; and photographer Albert Watson explains why he told Jack Nicholson to go outside and wait in the snow. | 26 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Miranda Hart, Sir David Attenborough and Julian Schnabel - 19 Nov 2010 | Miranda Hart discusses her comic persona, Sir David Attenborough explains why his new series First Life is a personal quest, news of the 2010 Costa Book Awards Shortlist, Keith Coventry, winner of this year's John Moores Painting Prize, describes the paintings in his studio, 89 year old jazz singer Jon Hendricks recalls how Charlie Parker encouraged him to swap a career in law for music, and film director and artist Julian Schnabel discusses his new film Miral. | 19 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Peter Firth, Bill Bailey, Jimmy McGovern, Tinie Tempah 12 Nov 10 | Peter Firth on surviving – so far – as Sir Harry in Spooks; Bill Bailey on a stroke of comic luck in Ireland; Jimmy McGovern on how to rehabilitate the courtroom drama; director David Yates on bringing Harry Potter to an end; Oliver Sacks – chronicler of medical case histories discusses becoming one himself; and UK rapper Tinie Tempah. | 12 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Suede, PD James and Dawn French 5th Nov 2010 | Crime writer PD James on why she’s too nervous to write another Adam Dalgliesh book, Colin Bateman explains why his new play attempts to find a national anthem for Northern Ireland, Dawn French on her debut novel and unusually amicable divorce, South African playwright Athol Fugard talks politics and explains the inspiration behind his latest work The Train Driver, historian Tom Holland reviews the Egyptian Book of the Dead at the British Museum; and Brett Anderson and Mat Osman discuss Suede's reformation. | 5 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Elvis Costello, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, Christopher Plummer 29 Oct 10 | Elvis Costello discusses his new album National Ransom; Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan on new comedy The Trip, directed by Michael Winterbottom; Damien Hirst on Brit Art now; and actor Christopher Plummer, whose film career includes The Sound of Music and an Oscar nomination in 2010 for The Last Station. | 29 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Armstrong and Miller, Stephen Sondheim and Simon Pegg- 22 Oct 2010 | In a rare interview, composer Stephen Sondheim reflects on his career, comedians Armstrong and Miller discuss putting their TV characters on stage and in a book, Nina Raine on the inspiration for her two new plays, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey talks about the impact of the Spending Review, Simon Pegg discusses his career and why he is a self-proclaimed nerd, and Peter Asher talks about working with The Beatles whilst running their label Apple Records. | 22 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: London Palladium at 100, Ronnie Wood, Ray Davies, Martin Shaw 15 Oct 10 | As The London Palladium turns 100, stars including Bruce Forsyth, Elaine Paige and Andrew Lloyd Webber share their memories; the new Face of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood; Ray Davies on the latest kinks in his career; plus Martin Shaw on why the role of a fading actor brings his own successful career full circle. | 15 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Russell Brand, Jo Brand, Aaron Sorkin and Sebastian Junger- 8 Oct 10 | Russell Brand discusses his rise from crack addict to Hollywood star, Jo Brand on her new autobiography and the battles with her editor about how much to reveal about her personal life, American painter Don Barchardy remembers his partner the writer Christopher Isherwood, West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin on his new film The Social Network, Rory Kinnear discusses taking on the role of Hamlet, and Sebastian Junger reveals his experiences of spending a year in Afghanistan with the US army. | 8 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Michael Caine, Alan Bennett, KT Tunstall, Nick Hornby, Ben Folds 1 Oct 10 | Sir Michael Caine on why stars are getting smaller and why he may retire to become a writer; as Alan Bennett becomes a specialist subject on Mastermind, he attempts the questions himself; KT Tunstall on her complex identity; and Nick Hornby and Ben Folds discuss their literary-musical collaboration. | 1 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Julia Roberts, Barry Humphries, Mark Ronson and Sir Michael Gambon - 24 Sep 10 | Barry Humphries on his relationship with Dame Edna Everage, Life on Mars star John Simm discusses playing Hamlet, trumpeter Herb Alpert discusses his life a musician and co-creator of A & M Records, Damon Beesley, co-writer of The Inbetweeners, reveals the real life inspiration for the series, Julia Roberts on her new film Eat Pray Love, music producer Mark Ronson reveals his working relationship with Amy Winehouse, Sir Michael Gambon on Beckett and Harry Potter, and singer-songwriter Robert Wyatt discusses the stage-fright that stopped him performing live. | 24 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Paul O'Grady, Stephen Fry and I'm Still Here review - 17 Oct 10 | Rosa Barba and Laura Belém on showcasing their work at the Liverpool Biennial, the UK's largest contemporary visual arts event. Paul O’Grady on his autobiography The Devil Rides Out, director Barrie Rutter and Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman analyse the modern relevance of the revived Harold Brighouse play The Game, Stephen Fry on why his memoirs are littered with C-words and Antonia Quirke discusses whether Joaquin Phoenix’s I’m Still Here is spoof or truth. | 17 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Jean Michel Jarre, David Grossman and Tamara Drewe - 10 September 10 | One of Israel's most acclaimed writers David Grossman on his new novel, comedian Eddie Kadi on why his humour is family friendly, Kate Saunders reviews Tamara Drewe, Sir Andrew Motion, chair of the judges, discusses this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist of novels, Jean Michel Jarre on his 150-date world tour and crime writer Frances Fyfield reviews a new staging of Ira Levin's thriller Deathtrap. | 10 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FrontRow: Michael Frayn, Juliette Binoche, Kim Cattrall, Tim Robbins | Michael Frayn on his childhood and career; Juliette Binoche on her new film; the music teachers of Mercury Prize contenders; Kim Cattrall on playing Cleopatra in Liverpool; Tim Robbins on his new band and album. | 3 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
About time
Radio 4 should have been cleaning up the Podcast arena for some time now if they had taken the plunge and submitted more of their huge, excellent pantheon of material from their arts programmes a little sooner. We should all hope that more is to follow.
Best of BBC
This podcast provides highlights of BBC Radio 4's flagship daily arts programme. It covers arts, literature, film, media and music. Presenter Mark Lawson delivers his armor-piercing interview questions with disarming charm, style and thoughtfulness. I love the high-quality, non-flashy content. The only downside is that the 5 x 30 min programmes each week are condensed into just 1 x 30-35 min podcast.
Excellent
An excellent podcast from the BBC, great reviews and always interesting. Pity the back catalogue isn't available though.
