Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Episodes to download
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Paul Simon and Charlie Mackesy, the V&A鈥檚 Chanel exhibition and author Kamila Shamsie.
Thu 14 Sep 2023
Reviews of Wagner鈥檚 Ring Cycle at the Royal Opera House.
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Katherine Rundell on Impossible Creatures, the rise of crafts on social media
Wed 13 Sep 2023
Author Katherine Rundell; how makers engage audiences on social media.
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The impact of the Hollywood strikes, author K Patrick, the iconic chant from the Halo video game
Tue 12 Sep 2023
The impact of the Hollywood strikes, author K Patrick, singing the Halo video game chant.
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The British Museum鈥檚 missing gems, a drinking game drama, National Short Story Award
Mon 11 Sep 2023
The British Museum鈥檚 missing gems, a drinking game drama, National Short Story Award.
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Lise Davidsen, film Past Lives and Black Atlantic: power, people, resistance exhibition
Thu 7 Sep 2023
The 大象传媒 National Short Story with Cambridge University awards shortlist is announced.
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Sir Ken Dodd exhibition; RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture shortlist; A Life on the Farm documentary
Wed 6 Sep 2023
Sir Ken Dodd exhibition; RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist; A Life on the Farm documentary.
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Stephen Lawrence anniversary drama; small publishers; Pablo Larrain on his film El Conde; RAAC in theatres
Tue 5 Sep 2023
A play on a bus marks the 30th anniversary of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence.
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Anna Wintour on Vogue World; Bloomsbury Group fashion; 大象传媒 Singers conductor Sofi Jeannin
Mon 4 Sep 2023
Anna Wintour, Bloomsbury Group fashion. Sofi Jeannin of 大象传媒 Singers.
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Front Row reviews new British film Scrapper, French writer director Louis Garrel
Thu 24 Aug 2023
Front Row reviews new British film Scrapper, French writer director Louis Garrel
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Authors Helen Macdonald and Sin Blach茅, Stewart Lee on Macbeth, musician Connie Converse rediscovered
Wed 23 Aug 2023
Helen Macdonald and Sin Blach茅, Stewart Lee on Macbeth, Connie Converse rediscovered.
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Louise Doughty, sign language at music festivals, The Missing Madonna podcast
Tue 22 Aug 2023
Author Louise Doughty on her new book, signing live music, The Missing Madonna podcast
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Corinne Bailey Rae, playwright Peter Arnott, new short story collections
Mon 21 Aug 2023
Corinne Bailey Rae plays live, Peter Arnott on his new play, short story collections.
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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鈥檚 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鈥橦agan
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 Gy枚rgy Ligeti, L'immensit脿 starring Penelope Cruz, La Cage Aux Folles
Thu 10 Aug 2023
Music of Ligeti, plus reviews of L'immensit脿 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 novel Tom Lake reviewed; composer Carl Davis
Thu 3 Aug 2023
Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride; Ann Patchett鈥檚 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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Sin茅ad O'Connor tribute, Edinburgh Fringe previews, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traor茅 on children鈥檚 books
Wed 26 Jul 2023
Kathryn Ferguson on Sin茅ad O'Connor; Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traor茅; 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 大象传媒 drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Sarah Phelps on 大象传媒 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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