Front Row Daily
Summary: Interviews with leading novelists, musicians, film directors, artists and more, from Radio 4's flagship arts show, presented by Mark Lawson, Kirsty Lang and John Wilson. Front Row is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 each weekday evening at 7.15 - 7.45pm. New editions will be available each night following the live broadcast.
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Podcasts:
Mick Jagger, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Neil Diamond, Pete Townsend, Bobby Womack and Emili Sande remember the moments in their youth that inspired them to make music.
In this Front Row Christmas special Mark Lawson considers the potential pleasures and perils to be had when mixing work with family. Including contributions and reflections from Donny Osmond, Frances de la Tour, Sarah Millican, Jack Whitehall and Niamh Cusack.
Mark Lawson interviews arts headline makers of the year, including writer E L James, director Danny Boyle, writer and broadcaster Clare Balding and singer Emeli Sandé
Mark Lawson unwraps new interviews with arts headline makers of the year, including Judi Dench, Sam Mendes, Hilary Mantel, Sheridan Smith, James Graham, Rebecca Front, and alt-J
Kirsty Lang meets comedian Simon Amstell; The Impossible, starring Ewan McGregor, is reviewed; Ed Vaizey and Tom Morris discuss Arts funding; the best TV shows over Christmas
Barry Norman reviews Quartet, Katy Carr discusses her songs about wartime Poland, photographer Jeremy Selwyn on taking pictures of the Queen and the Cabinet, Comedy DVDs reviewed and music to end the world by...
Mark Lawson talks to Salman Rushdie about the film of his novel, Midnight's Children, and to Victoria Wood about her TV drama about pianist Joyce Hatto; Christmas singles reviewed
Photographer Don McCullin on capturing images of life in Syria; Martin Freeman discusses becoming Bilbo Baggins for the new Hobbit film; music critics from the worlds of classical, pop and rock discuss their albums of the year and composer Gary Carpenter on composing a symphony in response to the nation's conversations.
William Boyd on his TV adaptation of his own novel Restless; Akram Kahn remembers Ravi Shankar; playwright Martin Crimp; the pick of the year's video games.
Paul Thomas Anderson on The Master; playwright Jim Cartwright on his new community play; Smashed reviewed; a trilogy about trilogies
John Wilson meets American author Paul Auster, and South African stand-up comic Trevor Noah; Tom Robinson tries out Beck's latest album, released only as sheet music
Writer Ali Smith on fact and fiction, the stage musical of The Bodyguard reviewed, Jeff Park's round-up of new crime novels and jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck remembered.
A review of Phyllida Lloyd's all-female staging of Julius Caesar; Mike Bartlett on TV drama The Town; composer John Rutter.
Turner prize winner Elizabeth Price; musician Ben Folds on his photography; the re-vamped Dickens Museum opens in London and The Man with the Iron Fists reviewed.
Seven Psychopaths reviewed; AN Wilson on Beryl Bainbridge's art; familiar TV presenters out of their comfort zone and what is the optimum size for a choir?
