Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Mrs Biggs, Joyce Carol Oates, Berberian Sound Studio
Tue 28 Aug 2012
Sheridan Smith in Mrs Biggs, novelist Joyce Carol Oates, and poetry from the rooftop.
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Adrian Lester takes questions from young actors
Mon 27 Aug 2012
Mark Lawson talks to Hustle star Adrian Lester, who answers questions from young actors.
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Harrogate Crime Writing Festival Special
Fri 24 Aug 2012
Mark Lawson reports from the annual Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate.
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Booker T, novelist cricketers and Charlie Brooker's new comedy
Thu 23 Aug 2012
Booker T and the MGs, the Authors cricket team, and Charlie Brooker's new comedy series.
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Ian McEwan, recorded before an audience in Edinburgh
Wed 22 Aug 2012
Mark Lawson interviews Ian McEwan, as he publishes his new novel Sweet Tooth.
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James Meek, The Three Stooges reviewed, Stockhausen in helicopters
Tue 21 Aug 2012
Novelist James Meek, The Three Stooges return, and Stockhausen's epic opera Mittwoch.
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Tom Stoppard, The Watch, Tony Scott remembered, cellist Natalie Clein
Mon 20 Aug 2012
Tom Stoppard, Tony Scott remembered, The Watch reviewed and music by cellist Natalie Clein
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Philippa Gregory, The Last Weekend, Dirty Dancing at 25
Fri 17 Aug 2012
Novelist Philippa Gregory, Blake Morrison's The Last Weekend, and Dirty Dancing at 25.
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Jeanette Winterson; Birger Larsen, director of The Killing
Thu 16 Aug 2012
Jeanette Winterson on witch trials; Birger Larsen, director of The Killing; political pop.
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Edinburgh Festival, David Hayman, Virginia Ironside
Wed 15 Aug 2012
Mark Lawson reports from Edinburgh on the talking points of the Festival and Fringe so far
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Alanis Morissette, Take This Waltz
Tue 14 Aug 2012
Interview with Alanis Morissette, review of Take This Waltz, and music for the cactus.
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Alice Cooper, Clive Owen, and TV drama Person of Interest
Mon 13 Aug 2012
Rock star Alice Cooper, actor Clive Owen, and new US crime drama Person of Interest.
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Nicola Benedetti interviewed; Paralympic drama The Best of Men reviewed
Fri 10 Aug 2012
Kirsty Lang interviews violinist Nicola Benedetti and reviews a TV drama about Paralympics
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New TV comedies set at school; Edinburgh round-up
Thu 9 Aug 2012
Jack Whitehall's latest comedy reviewed, Edinburgh fringe so far, bartering for theatre.
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Bourne writer Tony Gilroy, large-scale public theatre, Jackpot review
Wed 8 Aug 2012
Bourne writer Tony Gilroy, large-scale public theatre, Jackpot review.
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Tributes to Marvin Hamlisch and Robert Hughes
Tue 7 Aug 2012
John Wilson remembers the composer Marvin Hamlisch and the art critic Robert Hughes.
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New Pixar film Brave, Mike Scott of the Waterboys, pop stars changing names
Mon 6 Aug 2012
New Pixar animated film Brave, Mike Scott of the Waterboys, and pop stars changing names.
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Curious Incident onstage, Alan Davies, Olympic puppeteers
Fri 3 Aug 2012
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time onstage, Alan Davies, Olympic puppeteers
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Meera Syal in Much Ado About Nothing
Thu 2 Aug 2012
Kirsty Lang reports on a new RSC staging of Much Ado About Nothing, starring Meera Syal.
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With John Wilson, who pays tribute to Gore Vidal, and visits the William Morris Gallery.
Wed 1 Aug 2012
John Wilson pays tribute to Gore Vidal and visits the William Morris Gallery.
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Mark Thomas on his father's love of opera; Bernard of Hollywood's images of Marilyn
Tue 31 Jul 2012
Mark Thomas on his father's love of opera; Bernard of Hollywood's Marilyn Monroe photos.
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Mark Wahlberg in Ted, James Kelman, Mark Ravenhill
Mon 30 Jul 2012
Novelist James Kelman; the verdict on Mark Wahlberg in Ted; Greeks v Trojans at the RSC.
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'Woman in a Dressing Gown', Louis Nowra, Newton Faulkner
Fri 27 Jul 2012
London in the eyes of international photographers; Newton Faulkner; writer Louis Nowra.
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Mark Rylance as Richard III, Herman Koch, Searching for Sugarman
Thu 26 Jul 2012
Mark Rylance as Richard III reviewed, novelist Herman Koch, and Searching for Sugarman.
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The Man Booker longlist; The Doctor's Dilemma reviewed.
Wed 25 Jul 2012
The Man Booker Prize longlist; The Doctor's Dilemma reviewed; director Fernando Meirelles.
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Colin Dexter, Kronos Quartet, and Starkey on Churchill
Tue 24 Jul 2012
Mark Lawson speaks to writer Colin Dexter and reviews David Starkey on The Churchills.
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Ruby Wax interviewed; The Lorax reviewed
Mon 23 Jul 2012
Ruby Wax, the latest commission for Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, and The Lorax reviewed.
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Terry Jones on giving 'The Owl and the Pussycat' an operatic makeover
Fri 20 Jul 2012
The Owl and the Pussycat becomes a floating opera, plus Steptoe and Son on stage.
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Rapper Ice-T, Monica Mason's farewell to the Royal Ballet, Tom Hanks' new online project
Thu 19 Jul 2012
Rapper Ice-T, Tom Hanks' new web project and Monica Mason's farewell to the Royal Ballet.
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Madonna in the UK; Simon Russell Beale in Timon of Athens
Wed 18 Jul 2012
Madonna's tour reaches the UK, Simon Russell Beale in Timon of Athens, poet Julia Copus.
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