Front Row

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

Episodes (2332 available)

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Review Show: The Rolling Stones album Foreign Tongues

AI and humanity explored in the play Robota and Disney Live Action remakes.

9 Jul 2026

42 mins

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Lynval Golding of The Specials on the band's swansong album

The last album from The Specials; Female photographers as social activists.

8 Jul 2026

42 mins

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Ai Weiwei in Manchester

Ai Weiwei's largest site-specific show, and Nassim Soleimanpour on his groundbreaking play

7 Jul 2026

42 mins

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Madonna's Confessions II album, Daphne du Maurier, Sky buying ITV

Plus the US cultural events to mark 250 years of independence.

6 Jul 2026

42 mins

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Review Show: Penélope Cruz in The Invite, Pride the Musical

And debut novel Trouble Was by Charlotte Edwardes.

2 Jul 2026

42 mins

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Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro on his passion for films featuring trains

Kazuo Ishiguro speaks to Kirsty Wark about his fascination for trains

1 Jul 2026

42 mins

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Dave Eggers on his new novel Contrapposto and Supergirl director Craig Gillespie

As Michael Caine's Odyssey is released, we discuss actors licencing themselves for AI.

30 Jun 2026

42 mins

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Penelope Keith tribute, Russell Tovey, Katherine Rundell on fairy tales

Tribute to Penelope Keith, Russell Tovey, Katherine Rundell on fairy tales.

29 Jun 2026

42 mins

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Review Show: Frida Kahlo, Mads Mikkelsen in The Last Viking, Museum of the Year

The Last Viking film and novel Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens. Plus Museum of the Year.

25 Jun 2026

42 mins

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Lauren Child on 25 years of Charlie & Lola

Former children's laureate Lauren Child on her new book.

24 Jun 2026

42 mins