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:
Victoria Wood, Romola Garai, Anna Maxwell Martin, author Aatish Taseer, art historian Robert Hughes and the Harry Potter actors
Stevie Nicks; Philip Roth; Booker prize winner Aravind Adiga; Trevor Eve; Duane Eddy: Evelyn Glennie.
Russell T Davies on transporting Torchwood from Wales to LA; film director Stephen Frears; novelist Alan Hollinghurst; Barry Manilow on a new album; and Christos Tsolkias on his international bestseller, The Slap.
Kristin Scott Thomas on stage; William H Macy on Shameless, Fargo and David Mamet; Birmingham's heavy metal heritage; Zaha Hadid's Glasgow Riverside Museum; the life of visionary painter Samuel Palmer.
Tenor Rolando Villazon; illusionist Derren Brown; Kaiser Chiefs; writer John Berger; poet Michael Longley; art at the US Ambassador's residence; Julian Barratt and Doon Mackichan on stage-acting.
Actor Dominic West on The Wire and Butley; the art of reporting on war; a film about Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna; Terence Rattigan revisited; author Judith Kerr on new children's book My Henry; Frankie Valli on his latest cd.
James Corden back on stage; Martin and Eliza Carthy; actor Rob Lowe; movie executive Peter Bart; Jeffery Deaver writes a new James Bond book; edible theatre.
Catherine Tate and David Tennant reunited onstage; Germaine Greer reviews Tracey Emin's retrospective; Adam Curtis discusses his latest documentary; Miriam Margolyes at 70; the 2011 Art Fund Prize nominees; Congolese band, Staff Benda Bilili on success and their forthcoming tour.
Hugh Laurie sings the blues; singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier; new art from detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei; Brighton Festival report; Elmore Leonard on 60 years of writing by his own rules; Tony Robinson and novelist Mark Billingham recall their days as men in tights.
A rare interview with Kate Bush; Randy Newman at the piano; Loudon Wainwright III discusses family harmony; and actor David Morrissey on taking Macbeth to Liverpool.
Interviews with Shirley MacLaine and Brenda Blethyn; Andy Warhol's last weekend in London; and Mark Lawson reports from the Lyric Theatre Belfast.
Morrissey interviewed; John Wilson reports from Iran; guitarist Robbie Robertson on playing with Bob Dylan and The Band; the art of jazz viola; debut novelist S.J Watson.
The creators of London Road discuss making musical theatre about the murder of five women in Ipswich; Judy Golding on life with her father, Lord of the Flies author William Golding; Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell explains why it's the end of the road for his popular character Wallander; Mark Lawson travels to Margate to explore the new Turner Contemporary gallery and Son of Babylon director Mohamed Al-Daradji discusses how he was able to make the Iraq film.
Stefanie Powers on writing her memoirs; David Lodge explains his fascination with HG Wells; film-maker Molly Dineen; Imogen Heap on collaborating with fans; Simon Winchester discusses his new book The Alice Behind Wonderland; and Bob Marley photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker, with DJ David Rodigan.
Wendy Cope; Monica Ali Fri, 01 Apr 11 Duration: 58 mins Poet Wendy Cope explains why she doesn't want to be Poet Laureate; Monica Ali on her novel Untold Story; Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell; folk musicians of the Cecil Sharpe project; the writers of the new sitcom Candy Cabs; and author William Boyd.
