Front RowEpisodes Episode guide
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21/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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20/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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19/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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18/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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14/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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13/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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12/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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11/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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07/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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06/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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05/05/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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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.
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Vivaldi film, author Ben Lerner and V+A East's Music Is Black exhibition
A film about Vivaldi, author Ben Lerner and the V+A East's The Music Is Black exhibition
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Are straight male novelists avoiding sex scenes? Plus new BBC drama Mint
Director Charlotte Regan on her new BBC thriller Mint.
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Reviewing Lena Dunham's memoir, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Big Mistakes
Reviewing Lena Dunham's memoir, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Big Mistakes.
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Dancer and choreographer Gene Kelly's wife and biographer Patricia Ward Kelly on Starstruck
Scottish Ballet's Starstruck honours Gene Kelly's creative legacy.
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Jack Savoretti sings live, plus Turner Prize winner Veronica Ryan
Musician Jack Savoretti plays live, and Turner Prize artist Veronica Ryan's latest show.
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Mark Gatiss at the RSC and novelist Margaret Drabble
Mark Gatiss takes on Brecht's Hitler satire, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.
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Review: Is it ok to film theatre curtain calls on your phone?
Reviewing new work from Francois Ozon, Amitav Ghosh and Jim Jarmusch.
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W1A creator John Morton on Twenty Twenty Six
The new comedy Twenty Twenty Six, set in the run-up to this year's football World Cup.
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Was Queen Victoria coercively controlled by Prince Albert?
Writer Daisy Goodwin on her new play, Victoria: A Queen Unbound.
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The Birth of Television: A Forgotten History
Samira Ahmed and guests discuss the forgotten history of the early days of television.
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Review: The Drama starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya
Yann Martel's new novel, Son of Nobody and BBC drama series, Babies
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SNL UK Cast, plus Trash Cinema Icon Mink Stole
Mink Stole, Live Comedy Day, the art of catwalk fashion.
