Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Matthew McConaughey, Lizzie Nunnery, Charles Dance on John Hurt, Collecting Europe
Matthew McConaughey on his role in Gold, and Charles Dance remembers John Hurt.
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David Hare, John Akomfrah, Liverpool Everyman Rep
David Hare on Denial; John Akomfrah; The Liverpool Everyman repertory company.
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Evelyn Glennie, Christine, Mary Tyler Moore, Turner Contemporary, Garth Jennings
Samira Ahmed talks to percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
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Hacksaw Ridge, film; Jamie, new musical; author Vic James; the allure of Napoleon; some Robert Burns
Hacksaw Ridge, new musical Jamie, author Vic Jame, allure of Napoleon, some Robert Burns.
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Oscar nominations 2017 - La La Land leads the way
The 2017 Oscar nominations were revealed today, so who's in and who's out?
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T2 Trainspotting, Bruntwood Prize, Agnes Ravatn
Irvine Welsh on T2 Trainspotting, the craft of the playwright, The Bird Tribunal.
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Siobhan Davies, Peter Bazalgette, Lost in London, Royal Albert Hall ticket resales
Sir Peter Bazalgette on his four years as the Chair of Arts Council England.
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Urban myths, Author Michael Chabon, The Snow Maiden opera, Presidents on film
Author Michael Chabon; urban myths retold on TV; and Opera North's The Snow Maiden.
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Apple Tree Yard, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Elisabeth Frink
Apple Tree Yard starring Emily Watson, Mark-Anthony Turnage, sculptor Elisabeth Frink.
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Conductor Simon Rattle, artist Lubaina Himid and playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig
Simon Rattle on his first season with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Jackie, The Transports, TS Eliot Prize, 'Yellowface' row
Natalie Portman as Jackie, TS Eliot Prize and should non-Asian actors play Asian roles?
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Ben Affleck, Untitled in Nottingham, V&A news, Lord Snowdon remembered
Ben Affleck on his new film Live by Night, and today's V&A announcement.
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Natalie Clein, Lemony Snicket, The OA, Velázquez
Cellist Natalie Clein; Lemony Snicket TV drama; The OA; Laura Cumming on Velazquez.
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Dev Patel, Tina and Bobby, Harvey and the Wallbangers
Dev Patel on Lion; a new Bobby Moore drama; Our Dancing Town choreographer Steve Elias.
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Common Sense on TV, Bafta nominations, Mozart at 11, Is there a Northern Aesthetic?
Bafta nominations, Common Sense, 250 years on from Mozart's first opera, Look North.
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Hull Blade, Manchester By the Sea, John Lockwood Kipling, Francis Spufford
Samira Ahmed on the huge artwork installed above Hull. Plus the film Manchester by the Sea
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Film-maker Alex Gibney, soul singer Ray BLK, author Brian Conaghan and Ben Wardle on yet more TV talent shows
Director Alex Gibney, soul singer Ray BLK, award-winning children's author Brian Conaghan.
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Steven Knight - writer of Taboo, CGI resurrections, the Bard's medical knowledge, Alice Oswald
Resurrecting actors using CGI, the writer of new BBC1 drama Taboo, poet Alice Oswald.
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Damien Chazelle on La La Land; Bright Lights; David Bowie: The Last Five Years; Keggie Carew
Damien Chazelle; Bright Lights; David Bowie: The Last Five Years; Keggie Carew.
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John Berger, Costa Book Awards winners, Sebastian Barry, Unforgotten
Remembering John Berger, the Costa Book Awards category winners, Chris Lang on Unforgotten
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US Composers: Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams
John Wilson talks to composers Philip Glass, Steve Reich and John Adams about their work.
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Liam Neeson; Dancing Mad Hatters; Author Christian Jungersen; Assassin's Creed
Actor Liam Neeson; author Christian Jungersen; dancing Mad Hatters; Assassin's Creed.
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Made in Hull: UK City of Culture 2017
John Wilson reports from Hull as it prepares to launch as UK City of Culture 2017.
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Jane Austen
Samira Ahmed celebrates Jane Austen, ahead of next year's 200th anniversary of her death.
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Award Winners of 2016
With award winners Paul Beatty, Helen Marten, Leonardo DiCaprio and Denise Gough.
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The Front Row Cultural quiz
Front Row tests knowledge of 2016's cultural events.
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Riz Ahmed, Delicious, The Kite Runner on stage and Angela Carter
Actor and rapper Riz Ahmed discusses his career and a review of Dawn French in Delicious.
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Alison Balsom, To Walk Invisible, Beautiful books, Flying on stage
Trumpeter Alison Balsom, and a review of Sally Wainwright's Brontë drama To Walk Invisible
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Helen Mirren, Winter Solstice Poetry, Conductor Ed Gardner, Hairy Rockers
Dame Helen Mirren, conductor Ed Gardner, poet Kayo Chingonyi, hairy old rockers.
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Barry Jenkins, The Witness For The Prosecution, Saint Joan, Meilyr Jones
Barry Jenkins, Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution, Saint Joan, Meilyr Jones