Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Organist Anna Lapwood, The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist, Gangs of London
Organist Anna Lapwood performs, and we announce The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist.
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Jackie Kay, Roderick Williams, Killing Eve Season 3 and C Pam Zhang
Roderick Williams, Jackie Kay, author C Pam Zhang and Killing Eve Season 3
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Adam Macqueen's thriller, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, a podcast masterclass and the amazing set of Treasure Island
Adam Macqueen on imagining, in his first novel, that Jeremy Thorpe did murder his lover.
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Virus Art, Naomi Alderman, Angela Barnes
Artist Luke Jerram on replicating Covid-19 in sculpture.
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Sir Patrick Stewart on Shakespeare's Sonnets, Shahnaz Ahsan, Devs
Patrick Stewart on his daily performance of Shakespeare's Sonnets.
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Russell Howard, Siobhan Miller, International Prize for Arabic Fiction, John Mullan on Northanger Abbey
Russell Howard on his new lockdown TV show made from his childhood bedroom.
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Roy Hudd
Speaking in 2015, the late music hall veteran on his seven-decade career.
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Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese in conversation about his latest film, The Irishman
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Víkingur Ólafsson, Christabel Blackburn, Nitin Sawhney, Audiobooks
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, Front Row's first Artist-in-Residence.
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James Graham on Quiz, Braids, changes in the ways we listen to music, and John Prine
James Graham on Quiz, his three-part television drama about the coughing major controversy
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AL Kennedy, Sam Sweeney performs live, lockdown listening habits
AL Kennedy's new short stories and fiddle player Sam Sweeney performs live
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Wordsworth Anniversary, Kerry Shale radio play, Critic Gillian Reynolds, Composer Nainita Desai
Wordsworth anniversary, Kerry Shale on working with Kubrick, composer Nainita Desa.
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Miles Davis's Bitches Brew, Gaming, Cressida Cowell in the Culture Clinic
Soweto Kinch on Miles Davis's album Bitches Brew, and Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell.
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Dua Lipa, Sara Collins, Edinburgh festivals cancelled, Molly O’Cathain
Dua Lipa discusses her new album Future Nostalgia.
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The Dramatist James Graham
Kirsty Lang interviews playwright James Graham, author of Quiz, This House and Ink.
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Soprano Chen Reiss, Theatre Online, National Poetry Competition
Soprano Chen Reiss on her recording of Beethoven's Arias
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Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson plays live from Reykjavik
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson talks to Front Row and plays live from Reykjavik
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Gloria Gaynor, Offline Arts, film Vivarium and novel Hamnet reviewed, Culture Clinic
Gloria Gaynor on Grammy-winning album Testimony and on going viral against the virus
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Owen Sheers, Nikita Lalwani, Writing in isolation
Owen Sheers on adapting The Snow Spider for TV, Nikita Lalwani on her new novel You People
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Eliza Carthy, Art galleries and coronavirus, Terrence McNally obituary
Folk musician Eliza Carthy, art galleries under coronavirus, Terrence McNally obituary.
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Simon Armitage, Stephen Hough, Chris Riddell on Asterix creator Albert Uderzo
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage on his new collection inspired by Yorkshire.
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Rathbones Folio winner, Disney+, Malory Towers on TV, Live performance from National Theatre of Scotland
Rathbones Folio winner; Disney+ launches in the UK; Malory Towers reviewed
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Gareth Malone, Contraltos, Louise Wallwein
Gareth Malone, Contraltos, Creative Industries Federation, Louise Wallwein
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Lennie James, Rob Auton, Jess Gillam
Actor and screenwriter Lennie James on the return of his award-winning Sky drama Save Me.
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Gary Sinyor, Arts Council aid, Theatre Uncut
Gary Sinyor on his new sitcom The Jewish Enquirer and how everything is ripe for satire.
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David Baddiel, arts prize for social change, film news
David Baddiel on reading Saul Bellow, a prize marking social change in the arts, film news
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How theatres will cope with PM's advice? Jennifer Offill, Roy Hudd, Kevin Guthrie
Jennifer Offill, Roy Hudd tribute, Kevin Guthrie, How will theatres cope with PM's advice?
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Kodo Drummers, Marina Lewycka, Arts affected by coronavirus
Kodo drummers perform in studio. Plus novelist Marina Lewycka.
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Dame Judi Dench
Dame Judi Dench looks back at her six decade career in theatre and on screen.
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Cartoonist Steven Appleby, Sally Abbott, The Hunt and Bacurau
Cartoonist Steven Appleby, and playwright Sally Abbott.