Front Row Daily

Legendary theatre director Peter Brook on A Magic Flute; the artistic afterlife of playwright Jack Rosenthal; writers Gillian Slovo and Roma Tearne on boycotting literary prizes; Adam Deacon director of Anuvahood talks about his film which sends up hoodies; Victoria Pile on her new tv comedy Campus, Michael Simkins on acting when you don't know the ending.

Lake Wobegon writer Garrison Keillor on his 77 love sonnets; Emma Donoghue on her novel Room; Julian Barnes, winner of the David Cohen Prize for literature; comedian Frank Skinner; Graham Coxon from Blur on the art of Syd Barrett; enhanced e-books.

Nigel Slater; Roger Daltrey; Pet Shop Boys 11 March 2011 Writer and cook Nigel Slater remembers his childhood through food; Pet Shop Boys turn to ballet; Roger Daltrey returns to rock opera Tommy; pianist James Rhodes plays the soundtrack to his day; novelist Carl Hiaasen takes on celebrity and whatever happened to the Skylon?

The making of The King's Speech; Striggio's lost 40 part mass; Dame Helen Mirren; can you take photos in art galleries?; Afghanistan at the British Museum; protest songs from America in the 1930s to Egypt in 2011.

Adam Mars-Jones reviews Danny Boyle's staging of Frankenstein; Anna Nicole opera composer Mark-Anthony Turnage; Elbow frontman Guy Garvey; Oscar nominated directors discuss their documentaries; dramatist Sir David Hare on leaving Britain after poor reviews; actor-director Steven Berkoff; and comedian Jim Davidson discusses his debut play and tolerance.

Novelist Hisham Matar reacts to President Mubarak’s resignation; British folk musicians The Unthanks; artist in residence at MI6; actors involved in The King's Speech before Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter; cinematographer Roger Deakins; Bob Geldof.

Julie Walters on her screen career; architect David Chipperfield on why Prince Charles might have been right about modern buildings; writer Edna O’Brien; singer PJ Harvey on her desire to become a war artist; and crowd funding for the arts.

US film-makers the Coen brothers; lyricist Don Black pays tribute to James Bond composer John Barry; author Dennis Lehane on three film adaptations of his novels; 'Gherkin' architect Norman Foster; actress Carey Mulligan on Never Let Me Go; and Winter's Bone director Debra Granik.

Nicole Kidman on the most disturbing role of her career; Academy Awards nominees: Tom Hooper, Helen Bonham-Carter and Colin Firth; The Social Network producer Scott Rudin; Jo Shapcott, winner of the £35,000 Costa Book of the Year Award; Scissor Sisters on curating their first art exhibition; and an unexpected musical legacy from the battle of Culloden.

Film makers discuss the latest developments in visual effects; the verdict on multi-award winning film Black Swan; interactive art; behind the scenes at the Phoenix Dance Company; comedian Richard Herring; and Josh Fox on his new documentary GasLand.

Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon on fame and excess; comedian Hugh Dennis reveals the improvisational techniques he learned from his Dad; wildlife presenter Steve Backshall on his favourite animals; Jackie Kay on her latest collection of poetry; and Kirsty Lang meets the teachers and pupils at The School Of Comedy.

The literary quintet who will compete for the 2010 Costa Book of the Year award; Colin Firth on his chances of winning an Oscar for as part in which he almost never gets a line out first time; Danny Boyle on moving from Slumdog Millionaire to the National Theatre via an amputee mountaineer; dramatist Alan Bleasdale discusses the years of the blackstuff: his 12-year absence from TV; plus comic actor Stephen Mangan on roles stretching from a demented doctor to a naive TV producer; and six brave participants – including jazz musician Soweto Kinch and historian Antonia Fraser – attempt the Front Row Quiz.

Mark Lawson talks to some of 2010's highest cultural achievers, including Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes; crime writer Belinda Bauer, Coronation Street’s creator Tony Warren and actor Bill Tarmey; The Social Network screenwriter Aaron Sorkin; Inception director Christopher Nolan; and conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

In the first of two podcasts, Mark Lawson talks to some of 2010's highest cultural achievers: including Colin Firth, Zaha Hadid, Howard Jacobson, Mumford & Sons and that TV Sherlock, Benedict Cumberbatch.

David Walliams and Matt Lucas on their new comedy series; poet Les Murray; the verdict on new film Catfish; comedian Russell Howard; The Human League's Phil Oakey; and Rob Lemkin on his documentary about the Cambodian killing fields.