Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Rapper Professor Green interviewed; DΓΌrrenmatt re-examined
Thu 7 Jun 2012
Mark Lawson talks to rapper Professor Green and explores DΓΌrrenmatt's dark vision.
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06/06/2012
Wed 6 Jun 2012
Mark Lawson reviews Woody Allen: A Documentary and interviews US novelist Richard Ford.
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Hilary Mantel talks to Mark Lawson
Tue 5 Jun 2012
Mark Lawson meets Hilary Mantel, writer of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies.
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Neneh Cherry interviewed; the Transit of Venus in art
Fri 1 Jun 2012
Neneh Cherry; the transit of Venus in art; when a dark future becomes the dull present.
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Michael Morpurgo; Ridley Scott's Prometheus reviewed
Thu 31 May 2012
Ridley Scott's Prometheus, Michael Morpurgo on his life-story, and Antigone on stage.
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John Irving; African art; Thomas Heatherwick
Wed 30 May 2012
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with John Irving, and African art in Manchester.
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Patti Smith, Ben Drew (aka Plan B)
Tue 29 May 2012
John Wilson interviews singer-songwriter Patti Smith and Ben Drew (aka rapper Plan B).
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Ken Loach review; Rumer; James Sallis interview
Mon 28 May 2012
Ken Loach's new whisky-infused film; interviews with writer James Sallis and singer Rumer.
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Tracey Emin in Margate; Cannes Film Festival
Fri 25 May 2012
Kirsty Lang talks to Tracey Emin in Margate, and news from the Cannes Film Festival.
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Tom Phillips, writing final TV episodes, Arnold Wesker at 80
Thu 24 May 2012
Artist Tom Phillips, writing final TV episodes, and Arnold Wesker at 80. With Mark Lawson.
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Chariots of Fire on stage; Henry Moore indoors.
Wed 23 May 2012
Chariots of Fire on stage, Edward Burtynsky photos, and Henry Moore comes indoors.
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Actor John Simm, author George RR Martin
Tue 22 May 2012
Mark Lawson with actor John Simm, author George RR Martin and a Eurovision song review.
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Moonrise Kingdom, Joanne Harris, artist Richard Wilson
Mon 21 May 2012
Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, novelist Joanne Harris, and artist Richard Wilson.
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Rolf Harris on his art; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau obituary
Fri 18 May 2012
Rolf Harris on his art; acting drunk on stage; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau remembered.
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Screenwriter Paul Abbott; The Dictator reviewed
Wed 16 May 2012
Shameless creator Paul Abbott on his new TV drama; Sacha Baron Cohen in The Dictator.
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Kevin Rowland from Dexys Midnight Runners; Ballgowns at the V&A
Tue 15 May 2012
Dexys Midnight Runners return, ballgowns at the V&A, and Brice Marden. With John Wilson.
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Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths interviewed; the Art Fund Prize shortlist announced
Mon 14 May 2012
Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths, and the shortlist for the Art Fund Prize for museums.
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Coronation Street musical; Anish Kapoor's Olympic sculpture
Fri 11 May 2012
Anish Kapoor's giant Olympic sculpture, the Coronation Street musical, and the Proclaimers
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Hilary Mantel, Tim Burton, 56 Up
Thu 10 May 2012
Hilary Mantel on her sequel to Wolf Hall, Tim Burton on Dark Shadows, and 56 Up reviewed.
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Writer John Hodge; Naxos Records; plot against Edward VIII
Wed 9 May 2012
Trainspotting screenwriter and playwright John Hodge; Naxos Records; Edward VIII deposed.
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Mel Gibson reviewed and Pianist Mitsuko Uchida
Tue 8 May 2012
With Mark Lawson. Mel Gibson on screen; pianist Mitsuko Uchida; actress Maxine Peake.
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Damon Albarn in his studio
Mon 7 May 2012
John Wilson meets musician Damon Albarn in his studio, as he prepares for a busy summer.
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04/05/2012
Fri 4 May 2012
Kirsty Lang with poet Paul Durcan, comic Isy Suttie; Michael Craig-Martin on Bauhaus art.
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A controversial play about Apple; Shirley Hughes; the original Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔland
Thu 3 May 2012
The creator of a controversial play about Apple, plus children's writer Shirley Hughes.
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Jason Isaacs; South Sudan theatre company
Wed 2 May 2012
John Wilson speaks to actor Jason Isaacs and the South Sudan Theatre Company.
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Mark Haddon; Turner Prize shortlist; Norah Jones
Tue 1 May 2012
John Wilson meets Mark Haddon, plus news of the shortlist for the Turner Prize.
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Leonardo Da Vinci reviewed; Maxim Vengerov interviewed
Mon 30 Apr 2012
Leonardo Da Vinci reviewed, violinist Maxim Vengerov interviewed, American Pie reheated.
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Enquirer - a play about UK Newspaper journalists
Fri 27 Apr 2012
Enquirer, a play about journalism in crisis; Toni Morrison's new novel; Picasso's etchings
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Brodsky Quartet; Edward Bond; TV Impressionists
Thu 26 Apr 2012
Mark Lawson meets the Brodsky Quartet and talks to playwright Edward Bond.
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Michael Frayn, Derek Walcott, and David Hare's play South Downs
Wed 25 Apr 2012
Michael Frayn, Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, and David Hare's new play South Downs.
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