Front RowEpisodes Episode guide
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04/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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03/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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02/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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01/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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28/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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27/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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26/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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25/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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21/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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20/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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19/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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18/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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Reviews of the second series of Rivals and the film The Christophers starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel
Plus the West End transfer of the award-winning historical drama 1536.
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Director Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic The Story of Documentary Film
Director Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic The Story of Documentary Film.
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Celebrating Sir John Vanbrugh, rock star architect of the Baroque age
Sir John Vanbrugh, and Lubaina Himid on representing Great Britain at the Venice Biennale
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Highs, lows and Jet-Skis at the Venice Biennale
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
Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew.
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Author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir, Ghost Stories
Acclaimed author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir of her marriage to Paul Auster.
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Antony Gormley in 2D
Antony Gormley on drawing. Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. Career Women cinema.
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Celebrating the art of Illustration, with Sir Quentin Blake and Posy Simmonds
We find out how illustration is adapting to a changing world.
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Review: Spanish master Zurbarán at the National Gallery
The House of the Spirits series & play Please Please Me about Brian Epstein & The Beatles
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Paul Weller on his musical evolution
As he releases Weller at the BBC Volume 2, Paul Weller talks to Kirsty Wark.
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Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on the new Children's Booker Prize
Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on the power of books and Kae Tempest's new novel
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The Devil Wears Prada 2, with director David Frankel
The Devil Wears Prada 2 director David Frankel. David Haig's new play. Kissing on stage.
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Review: Half Man, Richard Gadd’s follow up to Baby Reindeer
Plus Anne Hathaway as a pop star seeking a comeback in thriller Mother Mary.
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Michael Jackson biopic controversy
We review the new biopic Michael, which stars Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar.
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Vivaldi film, author Ben Lerner and V+A East's Music Is Black exhibition
A film about Vivaldi, author Ben Lerner and the V+A East's The Music Is Black exhibition
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Are straight male novelists avoiding sex scenes? Plus new BBC drama Mint
Director Charlotte Regan on her new BBC thriller Mint.
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Reviewing Lena Dunham's memoir, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Big Mistakes
Reviewing Lena Dunham's memoir, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Big Mistakes.
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Dancer and choreographer Gene Kelly's wife and biographer Patricia Ward Kelly on Starstruck
Scottish Ballet's Starstruck honours Gene Kelly's creative legacy.
