Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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The Job Lot and The Wright Way; Deep Purple
New sitcoms The Job Lot and The Wright Way, and Deep Purple's Ian Gillan and Ian Paice.
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Matt Damon's Promised Land, Kacey Musgraves, BBC Proms 2013
Matt Damon's Promised Land; BBC Proms 2013; singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves.
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Howard Brenton; William McIlvanney; Bernardo Bertolucci's latest film reviewed
Arts news, interviews and reviews, with Mark Lawson.
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Thriller writer David Baldacci; director Michael Winterbottom; Saloua Raouda Choucair
With thriller writer David Baldacci and Michael Winterbottom, who discusses his new film.
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Olympus Has Fallen; Granta Best of Young British Novelists
White House action film Olympus Has Fallen, and the Granta Best of Young British Novelists
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Oliver Stone; First Position; The Sunken Garden opera
Oliver Stone; a new opera with a libretto by David Mitchell; ballet film First Position.
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Royal Court's Dominic Cooke; Rachel Whiteread and Elisabeth Frink
Royal Court's Dominic Cooke, plus new exhibitions of Rachel Whiteread and Elisabeth Frink.
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Maya Angelou
Writer Maya Angelou reflects on her life and career in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Sebastião Salgado, Sarah Brightman, The Gatekeepers
John Wilson talks to photographer Sebastião Salgado and singer Sarah Brightman.
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Tamara Rojo; James Blake; The Place Beyond the Pines
Dancer Tamara Rojo; musician James Blake; The Place Beyond the Pines starring Ryan Gosling
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Rijksmuseum reopens; Spring Breakers
John Wilson reports on the reopening of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam after 10 years.
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Richard Bean; Olga Kurylenko; Arne Dahl
Richard Bean on Smack Family Robinson; Olga Kurylenko on Oblivion; crime drama Arne Dahl.
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Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes discusses his new book Levels of Life, in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Museum of the Year shortlist, A Late Quartet, Greg Bellow
Museum of the Year award contenders, Greg Bellow on his father Saul, and A Late Quartet.
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British cultural exports to China, from Mamma Mia! to architecture
Kirsty Lang reports on how British cultural projects aim to find new markets in China.
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Anne Tyler in conversation with Mark Lawson
Novelist Anne Tyler reflects on her career, in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Documentary-maker Penny Woolcock; singer Michael Bolton
Penny Woolcock on trying to resolve gang conflict in Birmingham; singer Michael Bolton.
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Glenn Patterson, John Yorke on narrative, TV formats
Glenn Patterson on Ulster's punk pioneer and John Yorke on the secrets of story-telling.
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John Logan; Suggs; In the House reviewed
John Logan on Skyfall and Peter and Alice; In the House review; Suggs on his one-man show.
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Danny Boyle's Trance, Gillian Lynne, The NHS in a Day
Danny Boyle's film Trance, choreographer Gillian Lynne, The NHS in a Day, delaying films.
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The Book of Mormon; Lee Mack; London Zoo Tiger House
John Wilson reviews the musical The Book of Mormon and talks to comedian Lee Mack.
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Nigel Kennedy; TV drama The Village; writer Esther Wilson
Arts news with John Wilson, including an interview with violinist Nigel Kennedy.
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Alan Bennett interview
Alan Bennett, in conversation with Mark Lawson, reflects on his recent work for the stage.
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Kay Mellor on The Syndicate; Compliance; new takes on Scandinavian drama
Writer Kay Mellor on her TV drama The Syndicate, plus Hedda Gabler becomes Heather Gardner
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner; Jack the Giant Slayer review
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Jack the Giant Slayer, Shakespeare's weddings, Philip Roth at 80.
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Our Queen documentary; John Ashbery; Beyond the Hills review
Our Queen, a TV documentary with rare access; poet John Ashbery; Beyond the Hills review.
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Conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel on his career and the importance of music education.
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Pompeii at the British Museum; maths in music; new literature prize
New prize for writers around the world, Pompeii at the British Museum, and maths in music.
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Edmund de Waal; The Paperboy; the art of George Bellows
Edmund de Waal, The Paperboy reviewed, the art of George Bellows, and bookshops fight back
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Twilight creator Stephenie Meyer; Steve Carrell in Burt Wonderstone; Simon Starling's Phantom Ride
Author Stephenie Meyer talks Twilight; The Incredible Burt Wonderstone; Simon Starling.