Front Row Podcast
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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Penelope Keith tribute, Russell Tovey, Katherine Rundell on fairy tales
Yesterday
Tribute to Penelope Keith, Russell Tovey, Katherine Rundell on fairy tales.
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Review Show: Frida Kahlo, Mads Mikkelsen in The Last Viking, Museum of the Year
Thursday
The Last Viking film and novel Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens. Plus Museum of the Year.
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Lauren Child on 25 years of Charlie & Lola
Last Wednesday
Former children's laureate Lauren Child on her new book.
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Bill Nighy on acting, podcasting and style tips
Last Tuesday
Bill Nighy on his latest film, and the Carnegie Medal winners for Writing and Illustration
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Linda Perry sings live, and we celebrate Mel Brooks' 100th birthday
Last Monday
And we mark the work of James Burrows; from Cheers and Friends to The Big Bang Theory
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Review: Anish Kapoor, Virginia Woolf's Night and Day, Toy Story 5
Thu 18 Jun 2026
Tom also talks to Toy Story 5 director Andrew Stanton.
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Katherine Hepburn novel, plus the Obama Presidential Center opens
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Rain at National Library of Scotland, Katharine Hepburn, Obama Presidential Center.
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A new Brian Epstein biography and how Estonia is protecting its cultural treasures from potential attack
Tue 16 Jun 2026
Also, we celebrate the life and work of special effects pioneer Brian Johnson.
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David Hockney special
Mon 15 Jun 2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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Review: Steven Spielberg's alien film Disclosure Day
Thu 11 Jun 2026
Plus TV series Cape Fear, with Amy Adams and Javier Bardem and a M. C. Escher exhibition.
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Scotland's National Poet Peter Mackay honours the country's football team
Wed 10 Jun 2026
Scotland's Makar Peter Mackay; Crime writer Denise Mina; Staging outdoor theatre.
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Barry Manilow brings the Manilow magic to Front Row
Tue 9 Jun 2026
Barry Manilow on maintaining his musical curiosity, and a discussion on football art.
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Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, Pan African art and John Tavener's opera Krishna
Mon 8 Jun 2026
Samira Ahmed's guests include Thomas Bangalter, Ekow Eshun and David Pountney.
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Review: High Society and film Savage House
Thu 4 Jun 2026
Plus: Fiona Mozley's new novel, Awake Awake.
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Live from the Belfast Book Festival
Wed 3 Jun 2026
Writers Lucy Caldwell and Hilary McCollum; Bold Girls at Lyric Theatre and Live Poetry.
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Rivals writer Sophie Goodhart on new TV series Alice and Steve; depictions of dogs in art
Tue 2 Jun 2026
Soweto Kinch on Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert, the bestselling solo album in jazz history.
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Marilyn Monroe at 100
Mon 1 Jun 2026
Marilyn Monroe at 100, George Michael's biography, Courtney Pine, Maureen Duffy tribute.
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Review Show: Paul McCartney, Russell T Davies, Maggie O'Farrell
Thu 28 May 2026
The verdict on Russell T Davies' new drama Tip Toe and Paul McCartney's latest album.
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Ann Patchett, plus why launch an all-male publishing house?
Wed 27 May 2026
Nashville novelist Ann Patchett on her tenth novel, Whistler.
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Live from Hay with Jack Thorne and Val McDermid
Mon 25 May 2026
Live from Hay with Jack Thorne and Val McDermid, Vaseem Khan & the National Poet of Wales.
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Review Show: Douglas Stuart's John of John and Cannes Film Festival
Thu 21 May 2026
Also, Holy Pop!, a new exhibition celebrating fandom.
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Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid
Wed 20 May 2026
Rachel Reid on her books which propelled the Heated Rivalry phenomenon.
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Winston Churchill: The Painter, and Smoggie Queens creator and star Phil Dunning
Tue 19 May 2026
Plus Tate Britain’s show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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White Lotus and Bridget Jones star Leo Woodall on his new film
Mon 18 May 2026
Leo Woodall stars in the film Tuner, about a young piano prodigy who turns to crime
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Review Show: Rivals and Ian McKellen in The Christophers
Thu 14 May 2026
Plus the West End transfer of the award-winning historical drama 1536.
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Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic documentary
Wed 13 May 2026
Director Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic The Story of Documentary Film.
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The rock star architect of the Baroque age, Sir John Vanbrugh
Tue 12 May 2026
Sir John Vanbrugh, and Lubaina Himid on representing Great Britain at the Venice Biennale
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Highs, lows and naked jet-skiers at the Venice Biennale
Mon 11 May 2026
Critics Ben Luke and Aviva Dautch bring us all the news from Venice.
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Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew
Thu 7 May 2026
Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew.
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