Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Edinburgh Festival review: The Grand Old Opera House Hotel; Funeral; Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland; Vanessa 5000; AI Art; Food
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Kate Molleson and guests review the highlights of this year's Edinburgh festivals
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TV's I Claudius; Jules Buckley's Stevie Wonder Prom; the difficulty buying concert tickets
Wed 16 Aug 2023
1976's I Claudius on TV; Jules Buckley’s Stevie Wonder Prom; problems buying gig tickets
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Live from the Edinburgh Festival: Nicola Benedetti, Colson Whitehead, Karine Polwart, Susie McCabe, Andrew O’Hagan
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Front Row is live from Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh for festival season.
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Christy Lefteri's The Book of Fire, Artistic Directors in theatre, Palestinian Embroidery
Mon 14 Aug 2023
Fiction inspired by climate change, pressures on theatres, Palestinian embroidery
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Composer György Ligeti, L'immensità starring Penelope Cruz, La Cage Aux Folles
Thu 10 Aug 2023
Music of Ligeti, plus reviews of L'immensitΓ with Penelope Cruz and La Cage Aux Folles.
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Anohni, artists' intellectual property, Bruntwood Prize-winning play Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz
Wed 9 Aug 2023
Anohni's new album, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross.
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Bruce Lee, mental health in reality TV, poet Sean Street on birdsong
Tue 8 Aug 2023
Bruce Lee, mental health in reality TV and poet Sean Street on birdsong.
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Lucy Prebble on The Effect, Welsh band Adwaith perform and Is the Critic Dead?
Mon 7 Aug 2023
Lucy Prebble’s play The Effect, Welsh indie band Adwaith, Is the art of criticism dead?
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Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride film and Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake reviewed; composer Carl Davis
Thu 3 Aug 2023
Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride; Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake; Carl Davis.
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Welsh Fleabag, Social media and comedy in Edinburgh; Moon Palace in Leeds
Wed 2 Aug 2023
Welsh Fleabag, a star-gazing Moon Palace in Leeds, the impact of social media on comedy.
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The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury's costume archive, Scottish theatre
Tue 1 Aug 2023
The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury costume archive, Scottish theatre.
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West End producer unmasked, Reassessing the poetry of Virgil, Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black
Mon 31 Jul 2023
West End producer unmasked; reassessing Virgil; Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black
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Cellist Ana Carla Maza performs, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist
Thu 27 Jul 2023
Cellist Ana Carla Maza, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist, Marilyn Monroe Reframed
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Sinéad O'Connor tribute, Edinburgh Fringe previews, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traoré on children’s books
Wed 26 Jul 2023
Kathryn Ferguson on SinΓ©ad O'Connor; Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua TraorΓ©; Fringe previews
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Pianist Christian Blackshaw, tech-inspired funding for artists, playwright Rabiah Hussain
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Pianist Christian Blackshaw performs, a new funding model for art and a new play on words
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Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logo design
Mon 24 Jul 2023
Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logos.
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Sarah Phelps on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Sarah Phelps on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed.
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Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer, what is Cynghanedd?, club culture under threat
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Cynghanedd at the Welsh National Eisteddfod, club culture
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20 years of Podcasting, Black Venus, AI Songwriting Challenge
Tue 18 Jul 2023
Aindrea Emelife on black women in art; songwriters explore AI; 20 years of podcasting
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Greta Gerwig, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell
Mon 17 Jul 2023
Greta Gerwig on her Barbie blockbuster, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell
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Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron, Walter Murch
Thu 13 Jul 2023
Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron architecture, Walter Murch's film editing and sound
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Remembering Milan Kundera, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Northern Soul Prom, the winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year
Wed 12 Jul 2023
Milan Kundera remembered, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the first Northern Soul Prom.
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Film-maker Sally Potter on her first music album, the British Library turns 50, romance in later life on stage
Tue 11 Jul 2023
Film-maker Sally Potter has released her first album as a singer-songwriter, Pink Bikini.
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PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs
Mon 10 Jul 2023
PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum on Orkney, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs.
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Kwame Kwei-Armah, Disney Pixar film Elemental reviewed
Thu 6 Jul 2023
Kwame Kwei-Armah on his play Beneatha's Place and new film Elemental reviewed.
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Manchester International Festival Special
Wed 5 Jul 2023
Front Row brings you the highlights of the Manchester International Festival.
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Ben Okri, film director Shamira Raphaela, Leighton House Museum
Tue 4 Jul 2023
Ben Okri's Tiger Work, film director Shamira Raphaela, a visit to Leighton House museum
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The legendary Dolly Parton and celebrating children's books
Mon 3 Jul 2023
Music legend Dolly Parton, noise abatement for music practice and a kids book festival.
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Front Row reviews Indiana Jones; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A reviewed
Thu 29 Jun 2023
Front Row reviews Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A
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Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, Elgan LlΕ·r Thomas on queer culture in classical song
Wed 28 Jun 2023
Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, musician Elgan LlΕ·r Thomas sings live
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