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:
John Wilson talks to musician Laura Marling, and to Jon McGregor - shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award; ballet dancer Lauren Cuthbertson reviews Degas' paintings.
Mark Lawson talks to Roger Moore as cult TV series The Persuaders is released on DVD; plus an interview with Alison MacLeod, shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award.
Jonathan Freedland reviews new 9/11 play Decade; Sue MacGregor, Chair of this year's BBC National Short Story Award, reveals the shortlisted writers; and singer Mara Carlyle.
Mark Lawson meets playwright Arnold Wesker, crime novelist Val McDermid on her new novel featuring Tony Hill and Carol Jordan; a review of Norwegian mockumentary Troll Hunter; and conductor Edward Gardner.
Mark Lawson talks to David Hockney; Mark Kermode discusses what's wrong with the movie business; Stephanie Flanders reviews a new TV drama about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Stella Rimington, chair of judges for the Man Booker prize 2012, comments on the shortlist of authors Julian Barnes, Carol Birch, Patrick deWitt, Esi Edugyan, Stephen Kelman and A.D.Miller, which was announced today.
John Wilson reviews a new film of Jane Eyre, talks to Damon Albarn about making music in the Congo and reports on Dublin Contemporary, a new large-scale art exhibition.
Dame Judi Dench discusses her illustrious career; actor Ralph Fiennes on his role as Prospero in Trevor Nunn's new production of The Tempest; Mark Lawson talks to author Michael Ondaatje who won the Booker Prize with his novel The English Patient.
Mark Lawson talks to actor Bill Nighy, Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo and African American writer Sapphire. He also visits Northumberlandia and Kirsty Lang talks to writer Francisco Goldman
Crime writers Martina Cole and Dreda Say Mitchell; The Inbetweeners graduate from TV to film; husband and wife lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman; comedy writer Jonathan Lynn; novelist Glen Duncan and musician Stephen Coates on The Last Werewolf and from the Edinburgh Festival, British Museum the Musical.
Director Steve James on gang violence in Chicago and London; actor Andy Serkis goes ape again; actress Ruth Wilson; novelist Hari Kunzru; a film on the strains of being a football referee; documentary-maker Angus Macqueen.
Icelandic singer Bjork; novelist Sebastian Barry; poet Daljit Nagra; musicians Viktoria Mullova and Matthew Barley; reporter turned novelist Gerald Seymour's latest thriller; rediscovered Victorian artists Atkinson Grimshaw and William Etty.
Tony Bennett on his album Duets II and singer Aurelio on Honduran music. Writer Moni Mohsin, TV historian Nicholas Crane and Ealing Comedies. Also Charles Saumarez Smith, graffiti artist Kid Acne and the Man Booker Shortlist
Authors Amos Oz and Ben Mezrich talk about their new novels, Miranda Raison discusses playing Anne Boleyn, Kenneth Grange on design & two new museums in Liverpool & Edinburgh
Johnny Vegas; West African musical superstars Amadou and Mariam; chess champion Bobby Fischer's life on film; Basement Jaxx go orchestral; Rageh Omaar's Life of Muhammad; Barry Norman on Hollywood glamour; the creator of Mr Benn.
