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Front Row Episodes

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    A new Brian Epstein biography and how Estonia is protecting its cultural treasures from potential attack

    Also, we celebrate the life and work of special effects pioneer Brian Johnson.

  2. David Hockney special

    Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.

  3. Review: Steven Spielberg's alien film Disclosure Day

    Plus TV series Cape Fear, with Amy Adams and Javier Bardem and a M. C. Escher exhibition.

  4. Scotland's National Poet Peter Mackay honours the country's football team

    Scotland's Makar Peter Mackay; Crime writer Denise Mina; Staging outdoor theatre.

  5. Barry Manilow brings the Manilow magic to Front Row

    Barry Manilow on maintaining his musical curiosity, and a discussion on football art.

  6. Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, Pan African art and John Tavener's opera Krishna

    Samira Ahmed's guests include Thomas Bangalter, Ekow Eshun and David Pountney.

  7. Review: High Society and film Savage House

    Plus: Fiona Mozley's new novel, Awake Awake.

  8. Live from the Belfast Book Festival

    Writers Lucy Caldwell and Hilary McCollum; Bold Girls at Lyric Theatre and Live Poetry.

  9. Rivals writer Sophie Goodhart on new TV series Alice and Steve; depictions of dogs in art

    Soweto Kinch on Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert, the bestselling solo album in jazz history.

  10. Marilyn Monroe at 100

    Marilyn Monroe at 100, George Michael's biography, Courtney Pine, Maureen Duffy tribute.

  11. Review Show: Paul McCartney, Russell T Davies, Maggie O'Farrell

    The verdict on Russell T Davies' new drama Tip Toe and Paul McCartney's latest album.

  12. Ann Patchett, plus why launch an all-male publishing house?

    Nashville novelist Ann Patchett on her tenth novel, Whistler.

  13. Jazz legend Miles Davis at 100

    Celebrating the centenary of jazz legend Miles Davis

  14. Live from Hay with Jack Thorne and Val McDermid

    Live from Hay with Jack Thorne and Val McDermid, Vaseem Khan & the National Poet of Wales.

  15. Review Show: Douglas Stuart's John of John and Cannes Film Festival

    Also, Holy Pop!, a new exhibition celebrating fandom.

  16. Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid

    Rachel Reid on her books which propelled the Heated Rivalry phenomenon.

  17. Winston Churchill: The Painter, and Smoggie Queens creator and star Phil Dunning

    Plus Tate Britain’s show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

  18. White Lotus and Bridget Jones star Leo Woodall on his new film

    Leo Woodall stars in the film Tuner, about a young piano prodigy who turns to crime.

  19. Review Show: Rivals and Ian McKellen in The Christophers

    Plus the West End transfer of the award-winning historical drama 1536.

  20. Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic documentary

    Director Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic The Story of Documentary Film.

  21. The rock star architect of the Baroque age, Sir John Vanbrugh

    Sir John Vanbrugh, and Lubaina Himid on representing Great Britain at the Venice Biennale

  22. Highs, lows and naked jet-skiers at the Venice Biennale

    Critics Ben Luke and Aviva Dautch bring us all the news from Venice.

  23. Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew

    Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew.

  24. Author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir, Ghost Stories

    Acclaimed author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir of her marriage to Paul Auster.

  25. Antony Gormley in 2D

    Antony Gormley on drawing. Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. Career Women cinema.

  26. Celebrating the art of Illustration, with Sir Quentin Blake and Posy Simmonds

    We find out how illustration is adapting to a changing world.

  27. Review: Spanish master Zurbarán at the National Gallery

    The House of the Spirits series & play Please Please Me about Brian Epstein & The Beatles

  28. Paul Weller on his musical evolution

    As he releases Weller at the BBC Volume 2, Paul Weller talks to Kirsty Wark.

  29. 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

  30. 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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