Front RowEpisodes Episode guide
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11/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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10/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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09/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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08/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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04/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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Live from the Belfast Book Festival
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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02/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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01/06/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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28/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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Author Ann Patchett on her latest novel, Whistler
Nashville novelist Ann Patchett on her tenth novel, Whistler.
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Jazz legend Miles Davis at 100
Celebrating the centenary of jazz legend Miles Davis
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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.
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Review Show: Douglas Stuart's John of John and Cannes Film Festival
Also, Holy Pop!, a new exhibition celebrating fandom.
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Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid
Rachel Reid on her books which propelled the Heated Rivalry phenomenon.
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Winston Churchill: The Painter, and Smoggie Queens creator and star Phil Dunning
Plus Tate Britain’s show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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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.
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Review Show: Rivals and Ian McKellen in The Christophers
Plus the West End transfer of the award-winning historical drama 1536.
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Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic documentary
Director Mark Cousins on his 16-hour epic The Story of Documentary Film.
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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
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Highs, lows and naked jet-skiers at the Venice Biennale
Critics Ben Luke and Aviva Dautch bring us all the news from Venice.
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Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew
Reviewing The Sheep Detectives, Elizabeth Strout and Henry Moore at Kew.
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Author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir, Ghost Stories
Acclaimed author Siri Hustvedt on her memoir of her marriage to Paul Auster.
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Antony Gormley in 2D
Antony Gormley on drawing. Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. Career Women cinema.
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Celebrating the art of Illustration, with Sir Quentin Blake and Posy Simmonds
We find out how illustration is adapting to a changing world.
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Review: Spanish master Zurbarán at the National Gallery
The House of the Spirits series & play Please Please Me about Brian Epstein & The Beatles
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Paul Weller on his musical evolution
As he releases Weller at the BBC Volume 2, Paul Weller talks to Kirsty Wark.
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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
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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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Review: Half Man, Richard Gadd’s follow up to Baby Reindeer
Plus Anne Hathaway as a pop star seeking a comeback in thriller Mother Mary.
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Michael Jackson biopic controversy
We review the new biopic Michael, which stars Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar.
