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:
Black comedy Sightseers reviewed; self-help guru Robert Greene on why his books are so popular in prisons; mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli on her latest project and the RSC's The Mouse and His Child reviewed.
Roddy Doyle on his new novel; Boris Godunov at the RSC; The Staves; reviewing The Fear
Daniel Radcliffe in TV drama series A Young Doctor's Notebook, Oliver Sacks on his new book Hallucinations, Danish film The Hunt, and Rachel Campbell Johnston explores Antony Gormley's new sculpture Model
Bryan Ferry reveals the reason he's not singing on his new album. Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain discuss Peep Show and Fresh Meat. Rachel Cooke reviews another adaptation of Great Expectations
Dame Judi Dench and Danny Boyle are among the winners at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards; Clint Eastwood stars in new film Trouble with the Curve; the nominees and winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year.
Producer and musician Brian Eno on his new album, Jacqueline Springer reviews Spike Lee's Michael Jackson documentary, director Michael Hoffman on his remake of the classic film Gambit and Adam Smith considers the actors who have played twins on screen.
Choreographer Matthew Bourne on his new Sleeping Beauty; John Lithgow on stage in The Magistrate; Benjamin Britten's reputation
With Mark Lawson: 60 years of Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery play The Mousetrap, Calixto Bieito on his production of Carmen at the ENO and AD Miller reveiws an exhibition of new Russian art at the Saatchi Gallery.
With John Wilson: news of the shortlists for the Costa Book Awards; an interview with singer-songwriter Neil Diamond; a review of the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook
With Mark Lawson: Derek Jacobi on his new TV series; police-drama End Of Watch reviewed; crime writer Denise Mina on her graphic novel version of The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo and Neil McCormick on new ways musicians bring their work to listeners.
Jimmy Page discusses the chances of Led Zeppelin reforming; how production techniques in natural history programmes have changed; The Secret of Crickley Hall reviewed.
Ben Elton on his new novel Two Brothers, Danny Boyle on threatened cuts to regional theatre, pioneers of computer art, and perplexing film titles
Billie Piper stars in The Effect at the National Theatre; author Phil Rickman; an exhibition reflecting on images of death; the latest Twilight film.
With Mark Lawson. The Hour on BBC 2; Nick Dear and Richard Eyre on their new play about poet Edward Thomas; author Lionel Shriver reviews A Bigger Splash at Tate Modern; and Middle Eastern photography at the V&A.
Quentin Blake on his illustrious career; the dark charisma of Adolf Hitler discussed; Matthew Kelly and Anya Reiss coo about The Seagull
