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Front Row Episodes

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    Donna Tartt; Forest Whitaker

    American novelist Donna Tartt, Forest Whitaker on The Butler and 'days of the week' songs.

  2. Paul Smith; The Counsellor; Johnny Cash

    John Wilson interviews designer Paul Smith, on the eve of a retrospective exhibition.

  3. John Tavener; Poirot's Last Case; Don Jon review

    Mark Lawson discusses the music of John Tavener, whose death was announced today.

  4. Bryan Adams; Lang Lang; Kennedy films

    Arts news with Mark Lawson, including singer Bryan Adams on his war photography.

  5. Gary Barlow; Anita Lasker-Wallfisch; Georgians at the British Library

    Arts news and reviews. John Wilson talks singer-songwriter and X Factor judge Gary Barlow.

  6. Jeeves and Wooster; Stanley Spencer; Frank Gehry

    Kirsty Lang talks to Matthew Macfadyen and Stephen Mangan as they play Jeeves and Wooster.

  7. Zadie Smith; Actors and audio books; nut; Lady Gaga

    Arts news, including Zadie Smith on her new story The Embassy of Cambodia.

  8. Neil Gaiman; Seduced and Abandoned; Literary mistranslations

    Mark Lawson reviews Alec Baldwin in the movie industry documentary Seduced and Abandoned.

  9. JJ Abrams; Hermione Lee on Penelope Fitzgerald; Time in TV

    Mark Lawson talks to Hermione Lee about her biography of novelist Penelope Fitzgerald.

  10. Tinie Tempah; Carlos Acosta; Gloria

    British rapper Tinie Tempah; ballet star Carlos Acosta on his novel; Chilean film Gloria.

  11. David Beckham; Graham Nash; Dracula

    Arts news with John Wilson, including David Beckham on life in front of the camera.

  12. Joan Collins, Castiglione, Ian Rankin on Rory Gallagher, Drinking Buddies

    Arts news with Mark Lawson, including an interview with Joan Collins on age and husbands.

  13. Susan Stroman; Short Term 12; Ross Noble

    Mark Lawson reviews the film Short Term 12, a drama set in a foster home for teenagers.

  14. Sandra Bullock; Leonard Bernstein; The most-performed plays

    Mark Lawson interviews Sandra Bullock, who plays a medic lost in space in the film Gravity

  15. 25/10/2013

    Kirsty Lang meets Elizabeth Gilbert, whose books include the bestseller Eat Pray Love.

  16. Earth, Wind and Fire; From Here to Eternity, Chinese paintings; Sir Anthony Caro

    Earth Wind and Fire, From Here to Eternity reviewed, and Sir Anthony Caro remembered.

  17. Judi Dench, Julian Barnes on Daumier, Ambassadors, Ibsen's Ghosts

    Arts news. Dame Judi Dench discusses her role in the film Philomena with Mark Lawson.

  18. From Derry-Londonderry, UK City of Culture 2013

    Mark Lawson reports on the Turner Prize in Derry-Londonderry, UK City of Culture 2013.

  19. Susan Hill; Pop art design; GF Newman; Fake movie trails

    Mark Lawson interviews writer Susan Hill as she publishes a new novel Black Sheep.

  20. Morrissey autobiography; Clio Barnard; Glee's Cory Monteith tribute

    Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, including Philip Hoare on Morrissey's Autobiograph

  21. Prince Avalanche reviewed; Masterpiece in a primary school; Theatre director Michael Blakemore

    The film Prince Avalanche starring Paul Rudd; theatre director Michael Blakemore.

  22. Paul McCartney; El Dorado; Sebastian Junger on Tim Hetherington

    Arts news. John Wilson meets Paul McCartney, who talks about his latest album, New.

  23. Rufus Norris; David Jason; Jeremy Deller

    Actor David Jason; Rufus Norris, next director of the National Theatre; Jeremy Deller.

  24. The Light Princess; Paul Klee; Enough Said

    Mark Lawson reviews the comedy film Enough Said, starring the late James Gandolfini.

  25. Penelope Lively; Julian Fellowes' Romeo and Juliet; Paddy McAloon

    Novelist Penelope Lively; Julian Fellowes' Romeo and Juliet; Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon

  26. Tom Hanks; Alice Munro; Dana Schutz

    Mark Lawson talks to Tom Hanks, star of Captain Phillips, a film about modern-day piracy.

  27. Jennifer Saunders; The Commitments on stage; Elizabethan portraits

    Jennifer Saunders reflects with Mark Lawson on her career so far as she publishes a memoir

  28. BBC National Short Story Award; Mark Lewisohn on The Beatles; The Fifth Estate

    John Wilson reports live from the BBC National Short Story Award ceremony.

  29. John Eliot Gardiner, Le Week-End, Breathless

    Le Week-End and Breathless reviewed, and John Eliot Gardiner on his new book about Bach.

  30. Anoushka Shankar; TV drama Truckers; Frank Auerbach

    Anoushka Shankar on her new album, TV's Truckers reviewed and Frank Auerbach painting.

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