Podcast Episodes

Robert Redford remembered, Mark Ronson and Picasso on stage

As news has broken of the death of Robert Redford aged 89, Front Row looks back over his astonishing career, from roles in iconic films such as All T…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Robert Plant discusses Zeppelin and folk music

Robert Plant on his journey from Led Zeppelin to his latest album of folk songs.

Alan Moore, creator of V for Vendetta and Watchmen on his new novel,…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Review Show: David Bowie Centre and the BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist

Writer Jenny McCartney and journalist and screenwriter Sarfraz Manzoor join Tom Sutcliffe to discuss the David Bowie Centre at the V&A East Storehous…

9 months ago

The Grand Finale of Downton Abbey

As the Downton Abbey franchise comes to an end after fifteen years, with the cinema release of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale this Friday, we discus…

9 months ago

Marks and Gran on Freud and Hitler, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason performance, Medea on stage and screen

Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran have created some of comedy's most beloved characters, including Birds of a Feather's Sharon and Tracey, and The New …

9 months ago

Maxine Peake on Mary Whitehouse, West End star Marisha Wallace

Maxine Peake talks about starring in the Nottingham Playhouse's new show The Last Stand of Mary Whitehouse, which explores the life of the 60s conser…

9 months ago

Review Show: CMAT's new album, The Office spin-off series The Paper, Jacob Elordi in On Swift Horses

Critics William Lee Adams and Laura Barton join Samira to review the new album from Irish popstar CMAT which reflects on her home country, the sexist…

9 months, 1 week ago

Bryan Adams’ new album, plus writer Damian Barr

Canadian rock and pop legend Bryan Adams on his new studio album – Roll With The Punches. He talks to Kirsty Wark about the inspiration for his lyric…

9 months, 1 week ago

Aaron Sorkin on adapting Harper Lee's novel To Kill Aa Mockingbird for the stage

West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin talks to Nick Ahad about his award winning and record-breaking adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's semin…

9 months, 1 week ago

Sebastian Faulks' memoir

The subtitle of Sebastian Faulks' latest book is "Ten Essays in Place of a Memoir". Fires Which Burned Brightly tells of his childhood, schooldays, d…

9 months, 1 week ago