Podcast Episodes

Jazz singer Georgia Cecile, the controversy surrounding Barcelona’s La Sagrada Família

Plans to finish Barcelona’s famous church, La Sagrada Família, have been causing controversy as they involve demolishing apartment blocks to make way…

3 years, 1 month ago

Colin Currie performs live, author Catherine Lacey, the influence of Noel Coward

Percussionist Colin Currie performs live in the Front Row studio. He discusses his new interpretation of one of minimalist composer Steve Reich’s be…

3 years, 1 month ago

Front Row reviews Hamnet at the RSC and TV drama Obsession; Michael Frayn on his memoir

The RSC's production of Hamnet brings the bestselling, award-winning novel by Maggie O'Farrell to the stage. To review this reinterpretation of O'Far…

3 years, 2 months ago

Max Porter on new novel Shy, Chris Killip exhibition at the Baltic, Kevin Sampson on The Hunt for Raoul Moat

Screenwriter Kevin Sampson on the complexities of his new true crime drama for ITV, The Hunt for Raoul Moat.

Max Porter found huge success with his fi…

3 years, 2 months ago

Wade Davis on George Mallory, Benbrick on AI and creativity

A new exhibition of the Pre-Raphaelite Rossettis at Tate Britain in London explores the 'radicalism' of Dante Gabriel, Christina and Elizabeth (Sidda…

3 years, 2 months ago

The 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Front Row marks the 400th anniversary year of Shakespeare's First Folio with former RSC Artistic Director Greg Doran, Guildhall Principal Librarian P…

3 years, 2 months ago

Ai Weiwei at the Design Museum and TV drama Rise of the Pink Ladies

Ai Weiwei: Making Sense. We look at the new exhibition which opens at the Design Museum in London tomorrow.

Plus we review the new Grease prequel Rise…

3 years, 2 months ago

Boris Becker documentary, Commemorating the Good Friday Agreement in art, Artist-led organisations

For his latest project, the Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has turned his attention to the original tennis wunderkind Boris Becker. He talks ab…

3 years, 2 months ago

Joe Pearlman on his Lewis Capaldi film, author Craig Brown, Tartan at the V&A

BAFTA-winning director Joe Pearlman talks about his new Netflix documentary on Scottish pop superstar Lewis Capaldi, which is out tomorrow. In Lewis …

3 years, 2 months ago

The Beatles at Stowe School, Hugh Laurie on Agatha Christie

Samira discovers a previously unheard recording of The Beatles historic gig for the boys at Stowe School on 4 April 1963. She visits the school to ma…

3 years, 2 months ago