Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Beethoven's FΓΌr Elise, playwright Garry Lyons, film director Rajkumar Santoshi
Tue 31 Jan 2023
Who was the mysterious Elise of Beethoven's famous FΓΌr Elise?
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Film director Sarah Polley, novelist Ann-Helen Laestadius and deep fakes on TV
Mon 30 Jan 2023
Film director Sarah Polley, novelist Ann-Helen Laestadius and deep fakes on TV.
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The Fabelmans and Noises Off reviewed, Joe Cornish on new TV drama Lockwood and Co.
Thu 26 Jan 2023
The Fabelmans and Noises Off reviewed, Joe Cornish on new TV drama Lockwood and Co.
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Mel C on dancing with Jules Cunningham, film-maker Laura Poitras, musician Rasha Nahas
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Mel C at Sadler's Wells in How Did We Get Here? choreographed by Jules Cunningham.
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Artist John Akomfrah, Oscar Nominations, Arts Council England responds
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Artist John Akomfrah on representing the UK at the Venice Biennale, Oscar nominations
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The play Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons; conductor Alice Farnham; the short film An Irish Goodbye.
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Sam Steiner and Josie Rourke on their new production of Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
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Spain and the Hispanic World exhibition, new film Holy Spider, artist Clarke Reynolds
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Spain and the Hispanic World exhibition, new film Holy Spider, artist Clarke Reynolds.
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Hepworth, Moore, landscape and cows' backs; fiddle player John McCusker; novelist Victoria MacKenzie
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Hepworth, Moore and Yorkshire; Scottish fiddle player John McCusker; a novel about mystics
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Poet Anthony Joseph, new novels about witches and the fall in female film-makers
Tue 17 Jan 2023
Poet Anthony Joseph, new novels about witchcraft and the fall in female film-makers.
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Rebecca Frecknall on A Streetcar Named Desire, Rick Rubin, Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh
Mon 16 Jan 2023
Rebecca Frecknall on A Streetcar Named Desire, Rick Rubin, Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh
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The Last of Us & Enys Men reviewed
Thu 12 Jan 2023
New series The Last of Us series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reviewed.
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Filmmaker Todd Field on TΓ΅r, Glyndebourne tour cancellation, Debut novelist Jyoti Patel
Wed 11 Jan 2023
Filmmaker Todd Field on TΓ΅r, Glyndebourne tour cancellation; Debut novelist Jyoti Patel.
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How AI is changing art, the TS Eliot Prize for poetry and the folk music of wassailing
Tue 10 Jan 2023
How AI is changing art, the TS Eliot Prize for poetry and the folk music of wassailing.
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The Light in the Hall, The Shipping Forecast photographs, Nell Zink
Mon 9 Jan 2023
Director Andy Newbery, photographer Mark Power and author Nell Zink.
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Two of the year's major films, Till and Empire of Light, reviewed and John Preston on his TV drama Stonehouse.
Thu 5 Jan 2023
John Preston on TV drama Stonehouse, and Front Row reviews Till and Empire of Light.
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Vocal ensemble Stile Antico, Fay Weldon obituary, director John Strickland
Wed 4 Jan 2023
Stile Antico perform the music of William Byrd live.
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Tom Hanks On A Man Called Otto, Author Deepti Kapoor, The London Ticket Bank
Tue 3 Jan 2023
Tom Hanks on A Man Called Otto, author Deepti Kapoor, The London Ticket Bank.
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Leeds 2023 Year of Culture
Mon 2 Jan 2023
Front Row visits Leeds as the city prepares to celebrate culture throughout 2023.
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The Pale Blue Eye and Happy Valley reviewed, Artist Alexander Creswell
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Reviews of The Pale Blue Eye and Happy Valley, plus painter Alexander Creswell.
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Marie Kreutzer on the film Corsage, Film director Mike Hodges remembered, Artistic buzzwords, The T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
Wed 21 Dec 2022
Marie Kreutzer on Corsage, her film about Elisabeth, 19th-century empress of Austria.
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Terry Hall remembered, state of UK theatre, board games of the last 40 years
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Terry Hall of The Specials remembered, the state of UK theatre and 40 years of board games
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Lucy Prebble, immersive experiences, what next for ENO
Mon 19 Dec 2022
Lucy Prebble on I Hate Suzie Too. Have we reached peak immersion? And what next for ENO.
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Quentin Blake discussion, reviews of Avatar and Magdalena Abakanowicz
Thu 15 Dec 2022
Celebration of Quentin Blake, reviews of Avatar and Magdalena Abakanowicz.
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Neil Gaiman, China's art censorship in Europe, Decline of the working class in the creative industries
Wed 14 Dec 2022
Neil Gaiman on The Ocean at the End of the Lane. China's art censorship in Europe.
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Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody; Qatar art, architecture & the World Cup; Hannah Khalil
Tue 13 Dec 2022
Director Kasi Lemmons on I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a Whitney Houston biopic.
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Zadie Smith on The Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman's stolen gear
Mon 12 Dec 2022
Zadie Smith on The Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman.
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Orlando starring Emma Corrin & Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio reviewed, Damian Lewis on A Spy Among Friends
Thu 8 Dec 2022
Orlando starring Emma Corrin at the Garrick Theatre reviewed.
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The Turner Prize winner, poet Kim Moore, Razorlight's Johnny Borrell
Wed 7 Dec 2022
The winner of the Turner Prize, poet Kim Moore, and Razorlight's Johnny Borrell.
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Antoine Fuqua on Emancipation, NDAs in film and TV casting, playwright April De Angelis
Tue 6 Dec 2022
Antoine Fuqua on Emancipation, NDAs in film and TV casting, playwright April De Angelis.
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Fergus McCreadie, Leyla Josephine, Scottish National Gallery
Mon 5 Dec 2022
Jazz pianist Fergus McCreadie performs live
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