Podcast Episodes

Benjamin Zephaniah, Wim Wenders' Anselm,The Famous Five, Xmas Ads

Fred D'Aguiar discusses the life and poetry of Benjamin Zephaniah, whose death was announced today.

Tom Sutcliffe reviews Wim Wenders' film about the …

2 years, 6 months ago

Paul King on directing Wonka, Best non-fiction books of 2023, British pop art artist Pauline Boty

Paddington director Paul King returns with Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role. He talks with Samira about exploring the backstory of …

2 years, 6 months ago

Shane Meadows on the British film industry, Children’s books round-up, the Turner Prize

Shane Meadows talks about his unconventional journey into the British film industry and his vision for more diversity in film, as he prepares to give…

2 years, 6 months ago

Julia Roberts on Leave the World Behind, guitarist MILOŠ, The Peasants

Julia Roberts, and the director of her latest project, Sam Esmail, discuss their new film, Leave The World Behind - a psychological thriller which ex…

2 years, 6 months ago

Front Row reviews Eileen and The House of Bernarda Alba

Front Row reviews the week’s cultural highlights. Samira Ahmed is joined by critics Sarah Crompton and Isabel Stevens to discuss William Oldroyd’s n…

2 years, 6 months ago

Billie Marten, Yinka Shonibare, Richard Mantle on Opera North

Since 1994 Sir Richard Mantle has been General Director of Opera North. He's led the company through the creation of a new home in Leeds; the establi…

2 years, 6 months ago

AI and publishing, terrible record covers, Fred D'Aguiar

Michael Connelly is one of several authors suing the tech company OpenAI for "theft" of his work. Nicola Solomon, outgoing Society of Authors CEO, an…

2 years, 6 months ago

Maria Callas, Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane, Rory Pilgrim

For what would have been the 100th birthday of soprano Maria Callas, Front Row brought together singer Dame Sarah Connolly and music critic Fiona Mad…

2 years, 6 months ago

The Booker Prize Ceremony 2023

A special edition of Front Row, live from the Booker Prize for Fiction.

Samira Ahmed is joined on stage by Booker Prize judges actor Adjoa Andoh and …

2 years, 6 months ago

Maestro, reality TV Squid Game, Brutalist architecture

Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose has attracted a lot of media attention for Maestro, his portrayal of the composer Leonard Bernstein. Tom Sutcliffe a…

2 years, 6 months ago