Front Row Daily

Julie Andrews on Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady; Michael Palin discusses the artist Andrew Wyeth; we review Robert Redford in All is Lost and report on efforts to preserve art during conflict.

Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty reviewed; interview with David Morrissey; the Cities of Culture that weren't; Text on screen.

Olivia Colman interviewed; Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus reviewed; Paul Hayward, ghost-writer of Sir Alex Ferguson's autobiography; comedy DVDs for Christmas reviewed

American Hustle reviewed; Mark Gatiss on his TV directorial debut The Tractate Middoth; his documentary about M.R.James, and starring in Coriolanus. Plus a round up of the best albums of 2013.

The Today Programme's Mishal Husain reviews Anchorman 2; Andrew Lloyd Webber discusses his latest musical, Stephen Ward, as it opens in the West End; Death Comes to Pemberley and Downton Abbey's Christmas special reviewed.

Mark Lawson talks to Martin Freeman about The Hobbit, reviews new musical American Psycho. Plus Jeff Park on crime books for Christmas.

Alan Bennett on the nation's favourite play, Terry Pratchett on the 40th Discworld novel, novelist NJ Cooper reviews The Great Train Robbery, and Ben Miller in The Duck House

Front Row's annual Christmas Jukebox returns to assess this year's festive singles; John-Henri Holmberg on translating and editing a collection of Swedish crime stories including a new work by Stieg Larsson; Howard Brenton's Drawing the Line reviewed.

Derren Brown teaches senior citizens how to steal art; author Eimear McBride on her experimental novel; MJ Delaney on her first film; Metro Manila: award-winning UK film in Tagalog

Lenny Henry discusses the part that comedians and musicians played in the movement to free Nelson Mandela. Plus, Lesley Manville, Beauty And The Beast, and Fill The Void reviewed

Daniel Radcliffe in Beat poets film Kill Your Darlings reviewed, singer John Newman, Emil and the Detectives on stage, and bestselling autobiographies put to the test

Including a review of Jude Law in Henry V; an interview with French-Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi; a report on the benefits and pitfalls of mixing politics and music and a review of 28 Up South Africa.

John Pilger on Utopia; Nebraska reviewed; Stephen Frears on his supporting role in Love, Nina; one woman shows

Hilary Mantel on the RSC stage adaptations of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, a review of Spike Lee's new film Oldboy, two new department store documentaries, and should councils sell their art?

John Wilson gets a sneak preview of the latest Coronation Street set at its new home in Salford Quays. He talks to the series creator Tony Warren, Executive Producer Kieran Roberts, and Weatherfield local Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls). As their controversial new show "Come and See" opens at the Sackler Serpentine Gallery in London, visual artists Jake and Dinos Chapman discuss their attitude to their subject matter and their sometimes difficult relationship with their audience. As French director François Ozon's film "Jeune et Jolie" - about a 17-year-old girl exploring her sexuality by becoming a high-class call girl - hits the cinema screens, novelist MJ Hyland delivers her verdict. And as previously unpublished JD Salinger stories see the light of day, John asks why some authors want their work to remain under wraps until long after their death.