Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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17/09/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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16/09/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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15/09/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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14/09/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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10/09/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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09/09/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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08/09/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
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07/09/2026
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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Norman Day special
A special edition of Front Row on the culture of Norman Britain.
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Review: Pedro Almodóvar's new film Bitter Christmas
Plus Ridley Scott's film The Dog Stars and Chloe Benjamin's novel Under Story.
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YouTube's Pedro Pina on the future of television, and celebrating Tim Curry
Pedro Pina on the continuing evolution of tv, and celebrating the life of Tim Curry.
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Remembering Dolly Parton, Meg Mason and Notting Hill Carnival at 60
Dolly Parton's last interview on Front Row.
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Review Show: Rachel Cusk's new novel and the return of the Looney Tunes
Plus a comedy disaster movie from RuPaul's Drag Race universe.
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From the Edinburgh Festivals: Ann Droid and Motherland star Paul Ready; founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales; comedian Rosie Holt
Paul Ready, star of Motherland and Ann Droid, on his one-man show Little Animals.
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The Light opens in Durham, and Iain Stirling on the art of sandscastles
New contemporary art venue, The Light, in Durham and comedian Iain Stirling on sandcastles
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Joe Lycett on his first solo exhibition, Everything Must Go
Charlotte Higgins on the role of artists in Ukraine, and the rise in poetry sales.
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Review Show: Tony, film about the early life of chef Anthony Bourdain
Plus reviews of manga musical Death Note and Mario Vargas Llosa’s final novel.
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The best theatre at this year's Edinburgh Festivals
Hannah Reilly on her much-anticipated show about authenticity, Roleplay.
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Steph McGovern on how to buy art
Plus actor Sian Clifford on her role in new mockumentary Lady and writer Colin Thubron.
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Game of Thrones at the RSC first night review
Plus conductor Marin Alsop on what makes American music sound American.
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Review Show: Irvine Welsh's new novel and Glenn Close's new film
Richard Dadd at the Royal Academy and AI companies shredding rare books.
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Live from the Edinburgh Festivals: Stockard Channing on directing Krapp's Last Tape
Actress Stockard Channing on her directorial debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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John Hannah on his new comedy crime drama set in Benidorm
John Hannah on Benidorm is Murder and a look at Hull's newly refurbished Maritime Museum.
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Magic live in the studio
Magic live in the studio, author Jacqueline Crooks and French museum security.
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Review show: Childhood in War, Children of Wolves and kids in Luton
Lawrence Osborne's new cat-and-mouse thriller and a debut British film.
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How the opiod crisis inspired an opera
Composer Missy Mazzoli on her opera The Galloping Cure.
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Mary Beard reveals the Booker Prize longlist, plus Bill Pullman on taking on Chekhov
Mary Beard, chair of the judges for the 2026 Booker Prize.
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Bill Oddie, remembered by his friend Graeme Garden
Bill Oddie remembered, Frank Miller on Batman and Children's Laureate, Patrice Lawrence.
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Review Show: Trainspotting the Musical, Colson Whitehead's new novel
Plus fishing romance drama On the Sea.
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Andrew Ridgeley on Wham in China
Wham's Andrew Ridgeley; The impact of Fleabag on 10 years of TV; The art of costume making