BBC Radio Podcasts from Front Row

London Tide with music by PJ Harvey, Salman Rushdie's story of survival: Knife and tenor Ian Bostridge

Salman Rushdie's Knife, London Tide and Baby Reindeer reviewed.

Lionel Shriver's new book Mania, Tyrell Williams on Red Pitch

Lionel Shriver on her new book, Mania, and Red Pitch playwright Tyrell Williams.

Sir John Akomfrah, bicentenary of Byron's death and sped-up music

Sir John Akomfrah at Venice Art Biennale, 200 years since Byron's death, sped-up music.

The Book of Clarence, Liberation Squares, Northern Ireland's filming boom

Jeymes Samuel's Biblical comedy, Sonali Bhattacharyya play, Northern Ireland filming boom.

Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Percival Everett's James reviewed

Ranjit Singh at the Wallace collection and the BAFTA games awards

Folk musician Martin Simpson, movie icon Anna May Wong, and classical music leaders criticise Arts Council England

Movie icon Anna May Wong, folk musician Martin Simpson and funding classical music

Nathan Hill, Maggie Rogers, International Booker shortlist

Nathan Hill on his novel Wellness. Plus singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers.

Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay

Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay

Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed

Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed.

50 years of ABBA’s Waterloo, Harewood House exhibition, Trevor Griffiths remembered, the rise of eco fiction and drama

ABBA's Waterloo at 50, Harewood House on colour, tracking the rise of eco fiction.

Dev Patel on Monkey Man, which books are on the curriculum?

Dev Patel's directing debut Monkey Man. Are teenagers reading the right books at school?

The National Gallery at 200

Samira Ahmed explores the National Gallery which celebrates its bicentenary on May 10.

Steven Knight drama This Town reviewed, The Perth Museum re-opening

Drama This Town, designer Enzo Mari exhibition and Perth Museum.

Big Mood, how does comedy work? Bach St John Passion

Camilla Whitehill on her new sitcom Big Mood.

Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings, Keisha Thompson

Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings.

Poet Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger

Poet Nikki Giovanni and Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger.

Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, Michael Ondaatje on his new poetry collection

Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, plus Michael Ondaatje.

Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings

Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings.

Marjane Satrapi, using AI for alternative history, and the Harlow Sculpture Trail

Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, AI and conspiracy theories, Harlow Sculpture Trail.

Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins

Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins

Keir Starmer, Monster and Reading Genesis reviewed

The Labour leader's new arts strategy, plus the Japanese film and Biblical book reviewed

Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on training actors, musician Sam Lee

Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on theatre acting, Sam Lee performs live

Philippa Gregory on Richard III, Blackpool's Showtown, has the superhero franchise bubble burst?

Philippa Gregory on Richard III, Showtown, has the superhero franchise bubble burst?

Beth Ditto of Gossip, Ethan Coen on Drive-Away Dolls, Michael Donkor

Beth Ditto of Gossip, Ethan Coen on Drive-Away Dolls.

Jordan Harvey in session, Nye and Copa 71 reviewed

The country singer sings live and the National Theatre play and football doc reviewed.

Ava DuVernay on Origin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julianne Moore

Ava DuVernay on Origin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julianne Moore.

Kate Rusby, Edward Bond, Eve Steele and the decline of female filmmakers

Kate Rusby, Edward Bond remembered, Eve Steele, and the decline of female filmmakers.

Ray Winstone, K Patrick, Ferris & Sylvester

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

Dune 2, Brian Bilston, Angelica Kauffman RA, Nachtland

Dune 2, Brian Bilston, Angelica Kauffman RA, Nachtland

Benjamin Britten, director Kaouther Ben Hania, music from Owen Spafford and Louis Campbell

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

The Jury: Murder Trial, Bhangra Nation, Bluestockings

How can juries be swayed?; Bluestockings, first women's movement; Bhangra Nation musical.

Sheridan Smith. Movement Coaches and Sexism in French Cinema

Rufus Wainwright joins Sheridan Smith, and the role of movement directors in film and tv

Minority Report at Nottingham Playhouse, Wicked Little Letters, and TV series Boarders reviewed

Minority Report on stage, Wicked Little Letters starring Olivia Coleman reviewed.

Wim Wenders, Len Pennie and Angus Robertson

Wim Wenders on his new film, Perfect Days.

Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Sarsgaard, Casting Directors

Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Sarsgaard, casting directors.

Sir Peter Blake, David Harewood, John Logan

Sir Peter Blake on sculpture, new RADA president - David Harewood, playwright John Logan

Jed Mercurio on Breathtaking, Yoko Ono retrospective reviewed

Jed Mercurio on Breathtaking, Yoko Ono show, Arts Council guide on controversial content.

Ukraine drama A Small Stubborn Town, Emma Rice, The Hugo Awards

Ukraine drama A Small Stubborn Town, Emma Rice, The Hugo Awards.

Stephen Sanchez, Godzilla turns 70

Stephen Sanchez, Godzilla turns 70, Gen Z's TV habits

Reinaldo Marcus Green on One Love, Bryce Dessner of The National

Reinaldo Marcus Green on One Love, Bryce Dessner of The National.

One Day, American Fiction, Beyond Form

Netflix's version of' One Day, Oscar-nominated American Fiction, Beyond Form exhibition.

The Chosen, Cymande, Tayari Jones

The Chosen, Cymande, Tayari Jones

The Reytons, Phoebe Eclair-Powell, Andrew McMillan

The Reytons, Phoebe Eclair-Powell on her Bruntwood Prize-winning play, Andrew McMillan.

Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter, Jez Butterworth and Declan McKenna

The directors of Occupied City, the playwright of The Hills of California and live music.

Legion exhibition at the British Museum and Mr and Mrs Smith reviewed

Legion: Life in the Roman Army at the British Museum reviewed

Killers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone, author Leo Vardiashvili and the Great Escapes exhibition at Kew

The actress on working with Martin Scorsese, and the new book Hard by a Great Forest.

Jonny Greenwood of The Smile, Self Esteem on music industry report, Artes Mundi prize winner

Jonny Greenwood of The Smile, Self Esteem, Artes Mundi Prize winner.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Gruff Rhys, Colin Barrett

Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick on playing three couples on stage in Plaza Suite.

The Color Purple reviewed, and the pop concert as cinema phenomenon

The Color Purple reviewed, and the pop concert as cinema phenomenon.

Masters of the Air, Ronan Bennett on his Top Boy novel, hobbies and DIY art

John Orloff, literary spin-offs and hobbies and DIY art.

Oscar Nominations, Howard Jacobson, Culture Funding Cuts

Oscar nominations, Howard Jacobson, culture funding cuts.

Andrew Haigh on All of Us Strangers, Lulu Wang on Expats starring Nicole Kidman

Andrew Haigh on All Of Us Strangers with Andrew Scott, Expats starring Nicole Kidman.

Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne on The Holdovers and reivews of The Vulnerables and The Artful Dodger

Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne on The Holdovers plus The Artful Dodger reviewed.

Daniel Kaluuya, the arts in Wales, shelving big budget films discussion, Jane Jin Kaisen

Daniel Kaluuya on his new film, Kitchen; the arts in Wales; Jane Jin Kaisen.

Poor Things, Jodie Comer, RSC new season, TS Eliot poetry prize

Poor Things, Jodie Comer, RSC new productions, TS Eliot poetry prize.

Jonathan Glazer, history of radio drama, Molly Tuttle

Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer, radio drama, bluegrass.

Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed

Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed.

Jack Rooke on TV sitcom Big Boys, Eliza Carthy goes wassailing

Jack Rooke on TV sitcom Big Boys, Eliza Carthy goes wassailing.

Ins Choi on Kim’s Convenience, why are so many films set in a dystopian future?

Kim’s Convenience on stage, British Library cyberattack, setting films in the present

Golden Globe winner Poor Things reviewed, new deal for Warhammer 40,000

Golden Globe winner Poor Things reviewed, new Warhammer 40,000 deal, Agri Ismaïl on Hyper

Priscilla and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Kagami reviewed

Priscilla and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Kagami reviewed, silence in music.

Dan Levy, National Poetry Library at 70, Clarke Peters

Dan Levy, National Poetry Library at 70, Clarke Peters.

George Clooney, writer Gwyneth Hughes, The Scala Cinema

George Clooney, Callum Turner, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Scala!!!

Final Ghosts, Tennant's Macbeth, Next Goal Wins, National Theatre of Wales

Ghosts, Macbeth, Next Goal Wins, Welsh theatre funding

The Unthanks, Lucinda Coxon, the North East Cultural Partnership

The Unthanks, Lucinda Coxon, the North East Cultural Partnership.

Movie stars Adam Driver and Bill Nighy, author AL Kennedy, and the Process of Poetry

Adam Driver in Ferrari, Radio Drama with Bill Nighy and AL Kennedy, the Process of Poetry

Helena Bonham Carter and Russell T Davies, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Helena Bonham Carter and Russell T Davies on Nolly, about Crossroads star Noele Gordon.

Front Row reviews Cold War the musical and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Front Row reviews Cold War the musical and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.

Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan on Maestro, Noel Coward's Songs, Wien Museum reopens

Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan on Maestro, Noel Coward's Songs, Wien Museum reopens.

Margaret Cavendish, Margareth Olin, Christmas TV

Margaret Cavendish, Margreth Olin, Christmas TV

Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland on Ulster American, Panto and Gender Roles, Graphic Novels with Rachel Cooke and Ian Dunt

Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland on Ulster American, panto and gender roles, graphic novels.

Benjamin Zephaniah, Wim Wenders' Anselm,The Famous Five, Xmas Ads

Front Row pays tribute to the poet Benjamin Zephaniah.

Paul King on directing Wonka, Best non-fiction books of 2023, British pop art artist Pauline Boty

Paul King on directing Wonka, Best non-fiction books of 2023, Pop Art artist Pauline Boty.

Shane Meadows on the British film industry, Children’s books round-up, the Turner Prize

Shane Meadows on the British film industry, Children’s books round-up, the Turner Prize

Julia Roberts on Leave the World Behind, guitarist MILOŠ, The Peasants

Julia Roberts on Leave the World Behind, guitarist MILOŠ, Hugh Welchman on The Peasants.

Front Row reviews Eileen and The House of Bernarda Alba

Front Row reviews Eileen and The House of Bernarda Alba

Billie Marten, Yinka Shonibare, Richard Mantle on Opera North

Sir Richard Mantle on Opera North, Billie Marten performs live, Yinka Shonibare in Leeds.

AI and publishing, terrible record covers, Fred D'Aguiar

AI and publishing, terrible record covers, Fred D'Aguiar.

Maria Callas, Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane, Rory Pilgrim

Maria Callas at 100 reassessed, Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane, Rory Pilgrim.

The Booker Prize Ceremony 2023

A special edition of Front Row, live from the Booker Prize for Fiction.

Maestro, reality TV Squid Game, Brutalist architecture

Bernstein film Maestro, reality TV Squid Game, proposed Brutalist architecture museum.

Joanna Hogg, map making, Ghislaine Leung

Joanna Hogg, map making, Ghislaine Leung.

Ridley Scott's Napoleon, Albert Hall tickets resales, Bob Mortimer's winning comedy fiction

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

The Alehouse Boys, Sarah Bernstein and AS Byatt

The Alehouse Boys rework Schubert, Booker shortlisted author Sarah Bernstein, and AS Byatt

Annette Bening and Jodie Foster

We review a new book on Amazing Grace and the film Rustin.

The Barber of Seville in Yorkshire dialect, Art as experience, Turner Prize nominee Jesse Darling, Northern Creative Corridor

The Barber of Seville in Yorkshire dialect; Turner Prize nominee Jesse Darling.

Emerald Fennell, Lucy Frazer and Paul Harding

Emerald Fennell, Lucy Frazer and Paul Harding.

Todd Haynes, Trevor Horn, new galleries at the Imperial War Museum

Todd Haynes, Trevor Horn, new galleries at the Imperial War Museum.

Anatomy of a Fall, Pete McKee, Wu-Tang Clan 30th anniversary

Anatomy of a Fall, Pete McKee on Frank & Joy, Wu-Tang Clan 30th anniversary.

Front Row reviews 1623, to mark the anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Front Row reviews 1623 to mark the anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.

Billy Bragg, Paul Murray, feminist art of the 1970s

Billy Bragg, Booker Paul Murray, feminist art of the 1970s and 1980s.

Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem, Judi Jackson, the rise of the Ghanaian art scene

We take a detailed look at a new Arts Access Scheme.

Kenneth Branagh in King Lear, Andrew Motion on Elegies

Kenneth Branagh in King Lear, Andrew Motion on Elegies, new Beatles song.

Henry Winkler, Northern Ballet, David Fennessey

Henry Winkler, Northern Ballet, David Fennessey

Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984

Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984.

Backstairs Billy, Jonathan Escoffery, National Theatre Wales

Backstairs Billy, Jonathan Escoffery, and National Theatre Wales.

David Fincher’s The Killer and the week’s highlights reviewed

Rhianna Dhillon and John Mullan review David Fincher's The Killer and a Fantasy exhibition

A history of 2 Tone, actor Martin Shaw remembers producer Bill Kenwright, Booker-shortlisted author Chetna Maroo, Lyonesse

A history of 2-Tone, Booker-shortlisted author Chetna Maroo, new play Lyonesse.

Patrick Stewart, Steven Isserlis, The art of skateboard design

Sir Patrick Stewart, cellist Steven Isserlis, and the art of skateboard design.

Aviva Studios, The Chemical Brothers, Rufus Norris on 60 years of the National Theatre, Danny Boyle's Free Your Mind

Aviva Studios, The Chemical Brothers, The National Theatre, Danny Boyle's Free Your Mind.

The Rolling Stones; Foe; television food consultant; Doctors axed

The Rolling Stones new album and film Foe reviewed; TV food consultant; Doctors axed.

Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, film director Maysoon Pachachi, the portrayal of nuns in culture

Musical theatre legend Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, in tribute to the late composer.

Front Row from Belfast with writer Paul Lynch and singer Cara Dillon

Front Row from Belfast with writer Paul Lynch and folk singer Cara Dillon.

Martin Scorsese film, John le Carré’s legacy, Madonna on Tour

Martin Scorsese, John le Carré’s legacy, Madonna on Tour.

Front Row reviews the Frasier reboot and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes

Front Row reviews the return of Frasier and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes.

Lubaina Himid, Richard Armitage, David Pountney’s new opera

Lubaina Himid, Richard Armitage, David Pountney’s new opera.

Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?

Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?

Piper Kathryn Tickell performs, film director Terence Davies remembered, author Jhumpa Lahiri, £200 million for Heritage Places

Northumbrian piper Kathryn Tickell performs live from her new album, Cloud Horizons.

Front Row reviews Philip Guston at the Tate Modern and new film Golda

Golda reviewed, musician Tim Ridout, Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize.

The Streets, the British Textile Biennial, Kate Prince on her mentor

The Streets, the British Textile Biennial, Kate Prince on her mentor.

Patsy Ferran, Rubens & Women, the portrayal of black men in British film

Samira talks to Patsy Ferran, discusses Rubens' women and explores black British cinema.

Claudette Johnson, ghosts in literature, the Dutch Golden Age

Claudette Johnson, ghosts in literature, the Dutch Golden Age.

Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak

Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak

James Graham on Boys from the Blackstuff, and are maestros behaving badly?

Chester Contemporary arts biennial: what is there to see?

Front Row hosts the BBC National Short Story Award Ceremony

We announce the winners of BBC National Short Story Award and the BBC Young Writers' Award

Philip Barantini on Boiling Point, The Archers cast on Lark Rise to Ambridge

The Archers cast on Lark Rise to Ambridge; Philip Barantini on Boiling Point

Live from the Contains Strong Language festival

Front Row opens the Contains Strong Language festival live from Leeds.

Marina Abramovic and The Long Shadow reviewed, Dmitry Glukhovsky's The White Factory

Marina Abramovic and The Long Shadow reviewed; Dmitry Glukhovsky's play The White Factory.

Carlos Acosta on the Black Sabbath ballet; Birmingham arts funding; the business of British fashion

Carlos Acosta on Birmingham Royal Ballet's Black Sabbath - The Ballet.

Jane Austen fashion, poet Daljit Nagra, musician Alice Phoebe Lou performs live

Jane Austen's fashion, poet Daljit Nagra, musician Alice Phoebe Lou performs live.

Paul Simon and Charlie Mackesy, the V&A’s Chanel exhibition and author Kamila Shamsie.

Reviews of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at the Royal Opera House.

Katherine Rundell on Impossible Creatures, the rise of crafts on social media

Author Katherine Rundell; how makers engage audiences on social media.

The impact of the Hollywood strikes, author K Patrick, the iconic chant from the Halo video game

The impact of the Hollywood strikes, author K Patrick, singing the Halo video game chant.

The British Museum’s missing gems, a drinking game drama, National Short Story Award

The British Museum’s missing gems, a drinking game drama, National Short Story Award.

Lise Davidsen, film Past Lives and Black Atlantic: power, people, resistance exhibition

The BBC National Short Story with Cambridge University awards shortlist is announced.

Sir Ken Dodd exhibition; RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture shortlist; A Life on the Farm documentary

Sir Ken Dodd exhibition; RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist; A Life on the Farm documentary.

Stephen Lawrence anniversary drama; small publishers; Pablo Larrain on his film El Conde; RAAC in theatres

A play on a bus marks the 30th anniversary of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence.

Anna Wintour on Vogue World; Bloomsbury Group fashion; BBC Singers conductor Sofi Jeannin

Anna Wintour, Bloomsbury Group fashion. Sofi Jeannin of BBC Singers.

Front Row reviews new British film Scrapper, French writer director Louis Garrel

Front Row reviews new British film Scrapper, French writer director Louis Garrel

Authors Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché, Stewart Lee on Macbeth, musician Connie Converse rediscovered

Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché, Stewart Lee on Macbeth, Connie Converse rediscovered.

Louise Doughty, sign language at music festivals, The Missing Madonna podcast

Author Louise Doughty on her new book, signing live music, The Missing Madonna podcast

Corinne Bailey Rae, playwright Peter Arnott, new short story collections

Corinne Bailey Rae plays live, Peter Arnott on his new play, short story collections.

Edinburgh Festival review: The Grand Old Opera House Hotel; Funeral; Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland; Vanessa 5000; AI Art; Food

Kate Molleson and guests review the highlights of this year's Edinburgh festivals

TV's I Claudius; Jules Buckley's Stevie Wonder Prom; the difficulty buying concert tickets

1976's I Claudius on TV; Jules Buckley’s Stevie Wonder Prom; problems buying gig tickets

Live from the Edinburgh Festival: Nicola Benedetti, Colson Whitehead, Karine Polwart, Susie McCabe, Andrew O’Hagan

Front Row is live from Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh for festival season.

Christy Lefteri's The Book of Fire, Artistic Directors in theatre, Palestinian Embroidery

Fiction inspired by climate change, pressures on theatres, Palestinian embroidery

Composer György Ligeti, L'immensità starring Penelope Cruz, La Cage Aux Folles

Music of Ligeti, plus reviews of L'immensità with Penelope Cruz and La Cage Aux Folles.

Anohni, artists' intellectual property, Bruntwood Prize-winning play Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz

Anohni's new album, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross.

Bruce Lee, mental health in reality TV, poet Sean Street on birdsong

Bruce Lee, mental health in reality TV and poet Sean Street on birdsong.

Lucy Prebble on The Effect, Welsh band Adwaith perform and Is the Critic Dead?

Lucy Prebble’s play The Effect, Welsh indie band Adwaith, Is the art of criticism dead?

Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride film and Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake reviewed; composer Carl Davis

Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride; Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake; Carl Davis.

Welsh Fleabag, Social media and comedy in Edinburgh; Moon Palace in Leeds

Welsh Fleabag, a star-gazing Moon Palace in Leeds, the impact of social media on comedy.

The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury's costume archive, Scottish theatre

The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury costume archive, Scottish theatre.

West End producer unmasked, Reassessing the poetry of Virgil, Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black

West End producer unmasked; reassessing Virgil; Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black

Cellist Ana Carla Maza performs, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist

Cellist Ana Carla Maza, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist, Marilyn Monroe Reframed

Sinéad O'Connor tribute, Edinburgh Fringe previews, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traoré on children’s books

Kathryn Ferguson on Sinéad O'Connor; Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traoré; Fringe previews

Pianist Christian Blackshaw, tech-inspired funding for artists, playwright Rabiah Hussain

Pianist Christian Blackshaw performs, a new funding model for art and a new play on words

Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logo design

Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logos.

Sarah Phelps on BBC drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed

Sarah Phelps on BBC drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed.

Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer, what is Cynghanedd?, club culture under threat

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Cynghanedd at the Welsh National Eisteddfod, club culture

20 years of Podcasting, Black Venus, AI Songwriting Challenge

Aindrea Emelife on black women in art; songwriters explore AI; 20 years of podcasting

Greta Gerwig, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell

Greta Gerwig on her Barbie blockbuster, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell

Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron, Walter Murch

Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron architecture, Walter Murch's film editing and sound

Remembering Milan Kundera, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Northern Soul Prom, the winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year

Milan Kundera remembered, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the first Northern Soul Prom.

Film-maker Sally Potter on her first music album, the British Library turns 50, romance in later life on stage

Film-maker Sally Potter has released her first album as a singer-songwriter, Pink Bikini.

PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs

PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum on Orkney, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs.

Kwame Kwei-Armah, Disney Pixar film Elemental reviewed

Kwame Kwei-Armah on his play Beneatha's Place and new film Elemental reviewed.

Manchester International Festival Special

Front Row brings you the highlights of the Manchester International Festival.

Ben Okri, film director Shamira Raphaela, Leighton House Museum

Ben Okri's Tiger Work, film director Shamira Raphaela, a visit to Leighton House museum

The legendary Dolly Parton and celebrating children's books

Music legend Dolly Parton, noise abatement for music practice and a kids book festival.

Front Row reviews Indiana Jones; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A reviewed

Front Row reviews Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A

Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, Elgan Llŷr Thomas on queer culture in classical song

Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, musician Elgan Llŷr Thomas sings live

Michael R Jackson on his hit musical, Ray BLK on Champion, the Natural History Museum

Michael R Jackson on his hit musical, and Ray BLK on her acting role in Champion.

Wes Anderson on Asteroid City, Bob Stanley on his biography of the Bee Gees

Wes Anderson on Asteroid City, Bob Stanley on the Bee Gees, Naples Museum of Archaeology.

Elliot Page, Wicker Man music, Jewish Museum and Holocaust Memorial

Elliot Page; Holocaust Memorial and Jewish Museum; Wicker Man music; Sir Michael Hopkins.

National Portrait Gallery refurbishment and play Dear England reviewed, violinist Rachel Podger

Violinist Rachel Podger performs live. Dear England and National Portrait Gallery reviewed

The winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, the MAC in Belfast and does the UK need more music arenas?

The winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, the MAC in Belfast, does the UK need more arenas?

The Beatles at Stowe, Nick Drake, Maggi Hambling

The Beatles at Stowe update, Nick Drake 75 years since birth, Maggi Hambling's new show.

Glenda Jackson remembered, Wayne McGregor, Black Mirror reviewed

Glenda Jackson remembered, Wayne McGregor and Black Mirror reviewed.

The Burrell Collection, Accordion Quartet, Women's Prize Winner Barbara Kingsolver, Folk Film Gathering

The Burrell Collection, shortlisted for Museum of the Year, and the Women's Prize winner.

Two debuts: novelist Cecilia Rabess, film director Dionne Edwards; the cost of maintaining arts organisations' buildings

Novelist Cecilia Rabess, director Dionne Edwards; maintaining arts groups' buildings

Mad Musicals, Eric Whitacre, Women's Prize - Laline Paull

Musicals with unlikely subjects, composer Eric Whitacre, author Laline Paull.

Film Chevalier and new TV drama Significant Other reviewed

Gaming as spectator sport plus reviews of film Chevalier and TV comedy Significant Other.

Dave Johns on I, Daniel Blake; the Liverpool Biennial; why Dario Fo's plays speak to this moment?

Dave Johns on I, Daniel Blake, the Liverpool Biennial and Dario Fo's work having a moment.

Rufus Wainwright, hairdressing film Medusa Deluxe, the rise of the understudy

Rufus Wainwright, hairdressing film Medusa Deluxe and the rise of the understudy.

Author Maggie O’Farrell, New opera Giant, The consumerism in creativity

Author Maggie O’Farrell, new opera Giant, and has creativity been co-opted by consumerism?

Punk exhibition reviewed, Reality film director, TV drama White House Plumbers reviewed

A review of the exhibition Punk: Rage and Revolution at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

Shane Meadows on The Gallows Pole, and GoGo Penguin perform live

Writer-director Shane Meadows and actor Michael Socha on The Gallows Pole.

Chita Rivera, a new funding model for the arts discussed, Priscilla Morris

Broadway legend Chita Rivera, a new arts funding model discussed, Priscilla Morris

The 75th anniversary of the Windrush - the cultural legacy of a generation

Marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush and its cultural influence.

Jhalak Book Prize, Tate Britain Rehang, The Little Mermaid, Cannes

Jhalak Book Prize winners, Tate Britain rehang and The Little Mermaid reviewed.

Playing Putin on stage in Patriots, DJ Taylor on Orwell, new V&A Photography Centre

Will Keen plays Vladimir Putin on stage in Peter Morgan's play Patriots.

Sparks, EM Forster adaptations, nature mystery writer Bob Gilbert

The 26th Sparks album, EM Forster adaptations on radio, nature mystery writer Bob Gilbert.

Arlo Parks, Martin Amis remembered, depicting The Troubles

Arlo Parks, Martin Amis remembered, depicting Northern Ireland's Troubles.

Caleb Azumah Nelson, Reviews of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret & China's Hidden Century

Caleb Azumah Nelson on new novel Small Worlds.

Chuck D of Public Enemy on watercolours; author Jacqueline Crooks; artist Andy Holden

Chuck D on his watercolour art; novelist Jacqueline Crooks; Andy Holden on amateur art.

Contemporary sari design; the politics of museum labelling; Mat Osman's novel The Ghost Theatre

Sari design exhibition; the politics of museum labels; Mat Osman's novel The Ghost Theatre

Brokeback Mountain on stage, Venice architecture biennale, author Tan Twan Eng

Brokeback Mountain on stage, Venice architecture biennale, Tan Twan Eng new novel.

June Givanni on the PanAfrican cinema archive, Gwen John at Pallant House Gallery reviewed

June Givanni on the PanAfrican cinema archive, Gwen John at Pallant House reviewed.

Author Louise Kennedy, Royal patronage in the arts, beatboxer SK Shlomo

Author Louise Kennedy, royal patronage in the arts, beatboxer SK Shlomo

Dennis Potter’s newly discovered play, Cathi Unsworth on goth culture, artist Isaac Julien

Dennis Potter’s newly discovered play, Cathi Unsworth on goth culture, artist Isaac Julien

Eurovision comes to Liverpool

A special programme to mark Liverpool hosting the world’s biggest live music event.

Playwright Jonathan Harvey on A Thong for Europe, Tom Hanks’s new novel reviewed

Playwright Jonathan Harvey, Tom Hanks’s first novel and the film Harka reviewed

Writer Jack Thorne, Derek Jarman’s Blue reimagined, music for the King’s coronation

Writer Jack Thorne, Derek Jarman’s Blue reimagined, music for the King’s coronation.

Sir Lenny Henry on his new play, music from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery, publishing and net zero

Sir Lenny Henry, music from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery, publishing and net zero.

Rachmaninoff - the 20th century's great romantic

Celebrating the music of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Patrick Bringley on being a museum guard and TV drama Citadel reviewed

Patrick Bringley on his memoir All the Beauty in the World and TV drama Citadel reviewed

The making of the new RSC production of Cymbeline

A first and a final - the making of the new RSC production of Cymbeline.

Playwright Ryan Calais Cameron, musician Stewart Copeland and is Morris dancing having a moment?

Playwright Ryan Calais Cameron, Stewart Copeland, and is Morris dancing having a moment?

Patrick Radden Keefe on the Sackler family, Iestyn Davies performs live, sustainable theatre

Patrick Radden Keefe on the Sacklers, Iestyn Davies performs live, sustainable theatre

Everything But the Girl, French film Pacifiction and TV drama The Diplomat reviewed

Everything But the Girl, Netflix's The Diplomat and French film Pacifiction reviewed.

Opera composer Jeanine Tesori, Margaret MacMillan on Paris 1919, new ideas in architecture

Jeanine Tesori's Blue for the ENO; Baillie Gifford shortlist - Margaret MacMillan.

Jazz singer Georgia Cecile, the controversy surrounding Barcelona’s La Sagrada Família

Jazz singer Georgia Cecile, the controversy surrounding Barcelona’s La Sagrada Família.

Colin Currie performs live, author Catherine Lacey, the influence of Noel Coward

Colin Currie performs live, author Catherine Lacey, the influence of Noel Coward.

Front Row reviews Hamnet at the RSC and TV drama Obsession; Michael Frayn on his memoir

Reviews of the RSC's Hamnet and TV drama Obsession; Michael Frayn's memoir Among Others

Max Porter on new novel Shy, Chris Killip exhibition at the Baltic, Kevin Sampson on The Hunt for Raoul Moat

Max Porter on his new novel, Shy; Chris Killip exhibition at the Baltic in Newcastle.

Wade Davis on George Mallory, Benbrick on AI and creativity

The Rossettis; Benbrick on AI and creativity; Wade Davis on mountaineer George Mallory.

The 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

The 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.

Ai Weiwei at the Design Museum and TV drama Rise of the Pink Ladies

Ai Weiwei - Making Sense. The new Grease TV prequel. The Good Friday Agreement on stage.

Boris Becker documentary, Commemorating the Good Friday Agreement in art, Artist-led organisations

New Boris Becker film, marking the Good Friday Agreement in art, artist-led organisations.

Joe Pearlman on his Lewis Capaldi film, author Craig Brown, Tartan at the V&A

Joe Pearlman on his Lewis Capaldi film, author Craig Brown, Tartan at the V&A Dundee

Ria Zmitrowicz on The Power, The ENO’s The Dead City and God’s Creatures reviewed

Ria Zmitrowicz on The Power, The ENO’s The Dead City and God’s Creatures reviewed.

Cash Carraway on BBC drama Rain Dogs, the might of the UK gaming industry, Kidnapped on stage

Cash Carraway on her comedy-drama Rain Dogs, the UK gaming industry, Kidnapped on stage

Musician Natalie Merchant, poet Victoria Adukwei Bulley, library funding

Musician Natalie Merchant, poet Victoria Adukwei Bulley, library funding.

Barbara Demick on North Korea; Dungeons and Dragons controversy; folk musicians Hack-Poets Guild

The controversy surrounding fan-made content inspired by the hit game Dungeons and Dragons

Steven Knight on Great Expectations, After Impressionism at the National Gallery

Steven Knight on Great Expectations, the After Impressionism exhibition reviewed.

Touchstones Rochdale art gallery's radical 80s history, James Shapiro on Shakespeare

The radical history of Rochdale Art Gallery in the 1980s.

Danny Lee Wynter and play Black Superhero; badly behaved theatre audiences; violinist Pekka Kuusisto

Danny Lee Wynter on his play; Pekka Kuusisto plays live; theatre audience etiquette.

Lisa O’Neill performs live, Dance of Death from the National Theatre of Norway

Lisa O'Neill performs live, Dance of Death from the National Theatre of Norway, FESPACO.

Richard Eyre on his film Allelujah, and climate change TV drama Extrapolations reviewed

Richard Eyre on his film Allelujah, TV series Extrapolations, southern US black artists.

Scottish-Iranian film Winners, playwright Calum L MacLeòid, neurodiversity and creativity

Scottish-Iranian film Winners, playwright Calum L MacLeòid, neurodiversity and creativity.

Diversity at the Oscars and Baftas; plays and the cost of living; children's books; Phyllida Barlow

After the Oscars and Baftas, Tom discusses diversity at awards and in the film industry.

Author Percival Everett, director Pravesh Kumar on Little English

Percival Everett's novel Dr No; Pravesh Kumar on film Little English; Yeats & smartphones.

Film My Sailor, My Love; Atwood’s Old Babes In The Wood; Baillie Gifford prize; Nicole Flattery

Reviews of My Sailor My Love and Margaret Atwood’s new collection; Baillie Gifford winners

Pioneering play Top Girls turns 40, do publishers owe a duty of care to memoirists? and the benefits of stopping the show

Pioneering play Top Girls turns 40, and do publishers have a duty of care to memoirists?

Daniel Mays on a new production of Guys and Dolls, and how accessible are venues and film sets for performers?

Daniel Mays in Guys and Dolls, making film and TV sets more accessible for performers.

Steven Moffat and Lucy Caldwell on writing about the Hadron Collider

Steven Moffat and Lucy Caldwell on writing short stories inspired by the science of Cern.

Daisy Jones & The Six on TV. Lukas Dhont’s film Close. Edmund De Waal on potter Lucie Rie

Reviews of Daisy Jones And The Six and Close, plus ceramicist Edmund de Waal on Lucie Rie.

Barry Male Voice Choir, new play Romeo and Julie, WNO’s Blaze of Glory and Welsh culture minister Dawn Boden

Barry Male Voice Choir, WNO’s Blaze of Glory and Welsh culture minister Dawn Boden.

Tracy-Ann Oberman, Director Michael B Jordan, Oldham Coliseum

Tracy-Ann Oberman on playing Shylock, Creed III's Michael B Jordan, and theatre funds.

Conductor Antonio Pappano on Puccini’s Turandot and the Ukrainian cabaret artists performing in exile

Antonio Pappano on Turandot, and the Ukrainian cabaret artists performing in exile.

Immersive David Hockney art and Korean film Broker reviewed; artist Mike Nelson; AI-generated writing

Immersive Hockney art, Korean film Broker, installation artist Mike Nelson, AI writing.

New film The Strays, artists Chila Kumari Singh Burman and Dawinder Bansal, Janet Malcolm’s photography memoir

New film The Strays and artists Chila Kumari Singh Burman and Dawinder Bansal.

Michael Douglas, culture in Ukraine a year after invasion, visual effects and animation in the UK

Oscar-winner Michael Douglas talks about his new film, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.

Hugh Jackman, Kevin Jared Hosein, the future of opera

Hugh Jackman, Kevin Jared Hosein, the future of opera.

Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, Alice Neel, Spitting Image

Animation Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, Alice Neel's art, Al Murray on Spitting Image

Asif Kapadia's dance film Creature; the Barbellion Book Prize winner; South Asian and South East Asian galleries in Manchester

Director Asif Kapadia on collaborating with choreographer Akram Khan on the film Creature

Tracy Chevalier on Vermeer exhibition; live v streaming theatre audiences; American poet A. E. Stallings; The King's Singers

Author Tracy Chevalier on the major Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Kate Prince on her suffragette musical, the art of casting, set design at the Brits.

Kate Prince on her suffragette musical, the art of casting, set design at the Brits.

Georgia Oakley director of Blue Jean, Burt Bacharach obituary, Salman Rushdie's Victory City and Peter Doig exhibition reviewed

Georgia Oakley on her film Blue Jean about the impact of Section 28 on a teacher and pupil

The Reytons, film-maker Saim Sadiq, The Beekeeper of Aleppo

The Reytons on making a number 1 album, film-maker Saim Sadiq, The Beekeeper of Aleppo.

Les Dennis and Mina Anwar, writer Tania Branigan, Kerry Shale on Yentl

Les Dennis and Mina Anwar, writer Tania Branigan, and Kerry Shale on Yentl.

Costume designer Sandy Powell, playwright Chris Bush, Donatello sculptures at the V&A

Costume designer Sandy Powell, playwright Chris Bush, Donatello sculptures at the V&A.

TV drama Nolly and film The Whale reviewed, director M Night Shyamalan

A review of Nolly starring Helena Bonham Carter and written by Russell T Davies.

Sonia Boyce, The Quiet Girl, Theatre Freelance Pay, Oldham Coliseum

Sonia Boyce's Venice Biennale show, The Quiet Girl, Theatre pay discussed, Oldham Coliseum

Beethoven's Für Elise, playwright Garry Lyons, film director Rajkumar Santoshi

Who was the mysterious Elise of Beethoven's famous Für Elise?

Film director Sarah Polley, novelist Ann-Helen Laestadius and deep fakes on TV

Film director Sarah Polley, novelist Ann-Helen Laestadius and deep fakes on TV.

The Fabelmans and Noises Off reviewed, Joe Cornish on new TV drama Lockwood and Co.

The Fabelmans and Noises Off reviewed, Joe Cornish on new TV drama Lockwood and Co.

Mel C on dancing with Jules Cunningham, film-maker Laura Poitras, musician Rasha Nahas

Mel C at Sadler's Wells in How Did We Get Here? choreographed by Jules Cunningham.

Artist John Akomfrah, Oscar Nominations, Arts Council England responds

Artist John Akomfrah on representing the UK at the Venice Biennale, Oscar nominations

The play Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons; conductor Alice Farnham; the short film An Irish Goodbye.

Sam Steiner and Josie Rourke on their new production of Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Spain and the Hispanic World exhibition, new film Holy Spider, artist Clarke Reynolds

Spain and the Hispanic World exhibition, new film Holy Spider, artist Clarke Reynolds.

Hepworth, Moore, landscape and cows' backs; fiddle player John McCusker; novelist Victoria MacKenzie

Hepworth, Moore and Yorkshire; Scottish fiddle player John McCusker; a novel about mystics

Poet Anthony Joseph, new novels about witches and the fall in female film-makers

Poet Anthony Joseph, new novels about witchcraft and the fall in female film-makers.

Rebecca Frecknall on A Streetcar Named Desire, Rick Rubin, Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh

Rebecca Frecknall on A Streetcar Named Desire, Rick Rubin, Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh

The Last of Us & Enys Men reviewed

New series The Last of Us series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reviewed.

Filmmaker Todd Field on Tár, Glyndebourne tour cancellation, Debut novelist Jyoti Patel

Filmmaker Todd Field on Tár, Glyndebourne tour cancellation; Debut novelist Jyoti Patel.

How AI is changing art, the TS Eliot Prize for poetry and the folk music of wassailing

How AI is changing art, the TS Eliot Prize for poetry and the folk music of wassailing.

The Light in the Hall, The Shipping Forecast photographs, Nell Zink

Director Andy Newbery, photographer Mark Power and author Nell Zink.

Two of the year's major films, Till and Empire of Light, reviewed and John Preston on his TV drama Stonehouse.

John Preston on TV drama Stonehouse, and Front Row reviews Till and Empire of Light.

Vocal ensemble Stile Antico, Fay Weldon obituary, director John Strickland

Stile Antico perform the music of William Byrd live.

Tom Hanks On A Man Called Otto, Author Deepti Kapoor, The London Ticket Bank

Tom Hanks on A Man Called Otto, author Deepti Kapoor, The London Ticket Bank.

Leeds 2023 Year of Culture

Front Row visits Leeds as the city prepares to celebrate culture throughout 2023.

The Pale Blue Eye and Happy Valley reviewed, Artist Alexander Creswell

Reviews of The Pale Blue Eye and Happy Valley, plus painter Alexander Creswell.

Marie Kreutzer on the film Corsage, Film director Mike Hodges remembered, Artistic buzzwords, The T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry

Marie Kreutzer on Corsage, her film about Elisabeth, 19th-century empress of Austria.

Terry Hall remembered, state of UK theatre, board games of the last 40 years

Terry Hall of The Specials remembered, the state of UK theatre and 40 years of board games

Lucy Prebble, immersive experiences, what next for ENO

Lucy Prebble on I Hate Suzie Too. Have we reached peak immersion? And what next for ENO.

Quentin Blake discussion, reviews of Avatar and Magdalena Abakanowicz

Celebration of Quentin Blake, reviews of Avatar and Magdalena Abakanowicz.

Neil Gaiman, China's art censorship in Europe, Decline of the working class in the creative industries

Neil Gaiman on The Ocean at the End of the Lane. China's art censorship in Europe.

Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody; Qatar art, architecture & the World Cup; Hannah Khalil

Director Kasi Lemmons on I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a Whitney Houston biopic.

Zadie Smith on The Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman's stolen gear

Zadie Smith on The Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman.

Orlando starring Emma Corrin & Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio reviewed, Damian Lewis on A Spy Among Friends

Orlando starring Emma Corrin at the Garrick Theatre reviewed.

The Turner Prize winner, poet Kim Moore, Razorlight's Johnny Borrell

The winner of the Turner Prize, poet Kim Moore, and Razorlight's Johnny Borrell.

Antoine Fuqua on Emancipation, NDAs in film and TV casting, playwright April De Angelis

Antoine Fuqua on Emancipation, NDAs in film and TV casting, playwright April De Angelis.

Fergus McCreadie, Leyla Josephine, Scottish National Gallery

Jazz pianist Fergus McCreadie performs live

Veronica Ryan - shortlisted for the Turner Prize, reviews of new Stormzy album and film White Noise

Turner Prize shortlisted artist Veronica Ryan.

Maxine Peake on Betty! A Sort of Musical, Turner Prize nominee Heather Phillipson, Signal Film and Media in Barrow-in-Furness

Maxine Peake on co-writing and starring in Betty! A Sort of Musical about Betty Boothroyd.

Clint Dyer on Othello, Turner Prize nominee Ingrid Pollard, should museums close controversial galleries?

Director Clint Dyer on Othello and Turner Prize nominee Ingrid Pollard.

Turner Prize nominee Sin Wai Kin, Katherine Rundell on John Donne, Ballet Black

Turner Prize nominee Sin Wai Kin, Katherine Rundell on John Donne, Ballet Black.

Joan Armatrading, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye exhibition and film She Said reviewed

Joan Armatrading on her new album and a lifetime of lyrics.

Lady Chatterley's Lover reviewed, Jake Heggie on It's A Wonderful Life, casting Ukrainian actors, Wilko Johnson

We review Lady Chatterley's Lover starring Emma Corrin and Jack O'Connell.

Matthew Warchus on Matilda, Kapil Seshasayee performs, climate protests in galleries

Matthew Warchus on Matilda the Musical, Kapil Seshasayee performs,gallery climate protest

Director Luca Guadagnino on Bones and All, Gainsborough’s House, writer Ronald Blythe at 100

Director Luca Guadagnino on confronting the taboo of cannibalism in his film Bones and All

The Wonder, Making Modernism, Frantic Assembly, Opera and elitism

The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh, and Making Modernism at the Royal Academy reviewed

Football Inspired Art, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Bruntwood Playwriting Prize winner, Chornobyldorf opera

Football inspired exhibitions at the Walker Art Gallery and at Tottenham Hotspur's stadium

BBC Centenary, The Art of Radio, Joy Whitby, Climate Fiction

Celebrating the centenary of BBC Radio, Play School creator Joy Whitby, Climate Fiction

The Crown, Jafar Panahi's No Bears, Jez Butterworth, Goldsmiths Prize

The Crown plus No Bears reviewed; winner of the fiction prize; Jez Butterworth on Mammals

Black Panther Director Ryan Coogler, Photographer Craig Easton

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, museums in crisis, photographer Craig Easton.

Jennifer Lawrence, mandolin player Chris Thile, Chokepoint Capitalism

Jennifer Lawrence and director Lila Neugebauer discuss their new film, Causeway.

Arts Council Funding, the art of the infographic, film director Tas Brooker

Arts Council funding, the art of the infographic, film director Tas Brooker.

The English and Living reviewed, Royal Opera's Director of Opera Oliver Mears

'The English', starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer, reviewed.

Live from Cardiff with Connor Allen, Zoë Skoulding and music from Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain

Front Row from Cardiff with music from harpist Catrin Finch and violinist Aoife Ni Bhriain

Nick Hornby, dancer Cecilia Iliesiu, Derek Owusu and Anthony Anaxagorou

Nick Hornby on Dickens & Prince, Cecilia Iliesiu, poets Derek Owusu & Anthony Anaxagorou

Alison Lapper on Sarah Biffin, Ric Renton, Plastics at the V&A Dundee

Alison Lapper on Sarah Biffin, Ric Renton on his play One Off, Plastics at the V&A Dundee.

Tammy Faye musical, Paul Newman's memoir, Daniel Arsham, Simon Armitage

The new musical from Elton John; artist Daniel Arsham; Simon Armitage on the BBC centenary

Turn It Up: The Power of Music exhibition; The Turner Prize at Tate Liverpool; Linton Kwesi Johnson

Turn It Up: The Power of Music exhibition at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum

Eliza Carthy, Ruben Östlund, Brutalist Architecture

Eliza Carthy plays live, film director Ruben Östlund on Triangle of Sadness.

Taylor Swift and Arctic Monkeys

New Taylor Swift and Arctic Monkeys albums reviewed and horror in art and film discussed.

Front Row reviews popular culture of 1922

To mark the BBC’s centenary, Front Row reviews the popular culture of 1922.

Martin McDonagh on The Banshees of Inisherin and The Royal National Mòd

Martin McDonagh on The Banshees of Inisherin and The Royal National Mòd.

New theatre @sohoplace, director Edward Berger, Jenny Beavan on fair pay for costume designers

New London theatre @sohoplace, director Edward Berger, fair pay for costume designers.

The Booker Prize for Fiction 2022

Samira Ahmed hosts the ceremony live from the Roundhouse in London.

Hieroglyphs at the British Museum, Emily Brontë biopic, Shehan Karunatilaka

Hieroglyphs at the British Museum, Emily Brontë biopic, Shehan Karunatilaka.

Live from Belfast with Ruth McGinley, Conor Mitchell, Claire Keegan

Pianist Ruth McGinley on her album AURA and Conor Mitchell on Propaganda: A New Musical.

Camilla George, Elizabeth Strout and Iranian artist Soheila Sokhanvari

Saxophonist Camilla George, Elizabeth Strout and Iranian artist Soheila Sokhanvari

Alan Garner Booker Shortlisted, Orfeo Reimagined, Baz Luhrmann on Peter Brook

Alan Garner on his Booker shortlisted novel, Treacle Eater, exploring the nature of time.

Booker-nominated author Percival Everett, The Lost King reviewed

Front Row reviews The Lost King and the Science Fiction exhibition at the Science Museum.

Björk, NoViolet Bulawayo, James Bond at 60

Björk on her new album, Booker Prize nominee NoViolet Bulawayo, and Bond, James Bond.

BBC National Short Story Award and BBC Young Writers' Award winners

We announce the winners of the BBC National Short Story Award and Young Writers’ Award.

Viola Davis in The Woman King, playwright Rona Munro and artist Amy Sherald

Viola Davis and director Gina Prince-Bythewood discuss historical epic The Woman King.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare North Playhouse and artist Samson Kambalu

A review of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Peaky Blinders as dance, and artist Samson Kambalu.

The Blackwater Lightship, Filmmaker Kirsty Bell, Black Art

Colm Toibin's novel on stage; debut director of A Bird Flew In; the history of black art.

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Unboxed's See Monster, and the cost of living crisis

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, Unboxed's See Monster, and the cost of living crisis

Michael Winterbottom, Welsh arts project GALWAD, Hilary Mantel remembered

Michael Winterbottom, Welsh arts project GALWAD, Hilary Mantel remembered.

Blonde and Inside Man reviewed, Anna Bailey interview

Reviews of Blonde & Inside Man; National Short Story Award shortlisted author Anna Bailey

Beth Orton, Jodi Picoult, South Korean Art

Beth Orton performs live, Jodi Picoult, South Korean art reviewed, and Vanessa Onwuemezi.

Ralph Vaughan Williams

A celebration of the music and life of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Louise Doughty on her BBC drama Crossfire, singer-songwriter Miki Berenyi from Lush, author Jenn Ashworth

Louise Doughty on her BBC drama, Miki Berenyi's memoir of life in Lush, Jenn Ashworth.

Ticket to Paradise film, Winslow Homer exhibition, National Short Story Award shortlist announcement

George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite in new rom-com Ticket to Paradise, set in Bali.

Cellist Abel Selaocoe, Art & History, Curlews In Music

Abel Selaocoe plays live, seeing art and history from a new perspective, curlews in music

Richard Eyre's The Snail House; Sylvia Anderson and women in TV; the late Jean-Luc Godard

Richard Eyre's The Snail House; Sylvia Anderson and women in TV; the late Jean-Luc Godard.

Eileen Cooper, Northern Ireland Opera, Basic Income For The Arts In Ireland, Roger McGough

Eileen Cooper's art, Northern Ireland Opera, government scheme to pay artists in Ireland.

Trumpet player Alison Balsom and the campaign to revive the works of author Jack Hilton

Musician Alison Balsom, author Jack Hilton, black Scottish identity in art.

Loudon Wainwright III performs live, the Booker Prize shortlist, studying English Literature

Loudon Wainwright III performs live in the studio from his album Lifetime Achievement.

David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future, Venice Film Festival, Booker Longlisted Shehan Karunatilaka, Tom Chaplin

Crimes of the Future reviewed, film news from the Venice, Keane's Tom Chaplin plays live.

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power; Three Thousand Years of Longing; Nick Drnaso; the Edinburgh Festivals

Reviews of Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power and Three Thousand Years of Longing

Joyce Carol Oates, The comeback of Jungle, RIOPY

Joyce Carol Oates, RIOPY, the return of jungle

Best-selling book charts, author Ann Cleeves and Composer James B.Wilson on the last night of the Proms

Ann Cleeves discusses the return of her crime creation DI Vera Stanhope in the Rising Tide

Shelea, Reviewing Official Competition and Red Rose, Gus Casely-Hayford

Live music from Sheléa, reviewing TV and film, fashion history series Torn.

Gregory Doran and the RSC, WASWASA – Whispers in Prayer performance, Taiwan's new cultural landmark

Gregory Doran reflects on ten years as artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Anne-Marie Duff on Bad Sisters, Returning the Benin Bronzes, Public Service Broadcasting's Prom

Anne-Marie Duff on her new TV show Bad Sisters, and returning the Benin Bronzes.

Jacob Collier and Lizzy McAlpine, Abdul Shayek and Ishy Din, Threats to writers

Jacob Collier live, Burhan Sönmez on threats to writers, 75th anniversary of Partition.

Edinburgh Festival: Burn, Counting & Cracking, Aftersun, Festival picks

We review Burn and Counting & Cracking. Plus, Aftersun film director Charlotte Wells.

Immy Humes and Aindrea Emelife, Charlotte Higgins and David Greig, Stefan Golaszewski

Views of Roman Britain today, Raymond Briggs, women in photography, BBC drama Marriage.

Live from the Edinburgh Festival: Matt Forde, Anne Sofie von Otter, Exodus

Political play Exodus, comedian Matt Forde and singer Anne Sofie von Otter.

Jordan Peele on Nope, trombonist Peter Moore, Where Is Anne Frank film review, Edinburgh Art Festival

The Oscar-winning writer-director Jordan Peele on his sci-fi-western-UFO movie, Nope.

Bullet Train & Mohsin Hamid's The Last White Man reviewed, conductor Semyon Bychkov

David Leitch's Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt reviewed

The National Eisteddfod of Wales, Ted Gioia on Duke Ellington, musician Carolina Eyck performs

Huw Stephens reports from the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Tregaron, Ceredigion.

Disabled-access ticket booking, Writer Will Ashon, Artists Jane Darke and Andrew Tebbs

Accessible ticket problems, Will Ashon's everyday voices book, Habitats As Heritage art.

Beyoncé's album Renaissance, poet Don Paterson, the New Diorama Theatre, Free-for-All exhibition, Nichelle Nichols remembered

A review of Beyoncé's album Renaissance, her first in six years.

Hit the Road & Mercury Pictures Presents reviewed, Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, Bernard Cribbins remembered

Panah Panahi's Iranian road movie Hit the Road reviewed

Sister Act, Dramatising the Ugandan Asian exodus, David Olusoga

Beverley Knight and Jennifer Saunders on Sister Act, Ugandan Asian stories, David Olusoga

Mercury Music and Booker Prize longlists; museums’ funding; new LGBTQ+ museum

This year's book and music prize lists; museum funding; Queer Britain - new LGBTQ+ museum.

Singer Bella Hardy, Poet Thomas Lynch, Birmingham 2022 Festival

Folk singer Bella Hardy performs; poet Thomas Lynch reads, art at the Commonwealth Games

Notre-Dame On Fire and novel Milk Teeth reviewed; Jennifer Walshe performs live; writer Alan Grant remembered

A review of the film Notre-Dame On Fire, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Where The Crawdads Sing; On Sonorous Seas; Maison Margiela's Cinema Inferno

Crawdads director Olivia Newman; theatre on the runway; Hebridean artist Mhairi Killin.

Jean Paul Gaultier, Much Ado About Nothing, Music Tours

Jean Paul Gaultier's new show, Shakespeare's productions, and a report on music touring.

Kraftwerk's Karl Bartos, the Spooky Men’s Chorale, playwright Lucy Kirkwood

Life in Kraftwerk, the Spooky Men's Chorale perform, Lucy Kirkwood on Maryland for TV.

Persuasion & Patriots reviewed, Durham Brass Festival, Museum of the Year winner

Luke Harding and Hanna Flint review Carrie Cracknell's adaptation of Persuasion.

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Tŷ Pawb in Wrexham, The Railway Children Return

Shakespeare North Playhouse opens in Prescot.

Hildur Guðnadóttir, National Plan for Music Education, Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Oscar-winning Joker composer Hildur Guðnadóttir on her upcoming BBC Proms concerts.

Jack Absolute Flies Again, Joe Stilgoe, Cattelan / Druet

Jack Absolute Flies Again, Joe Stilgoe, Cattelan/Druet

The Story Museum, The Waste Land and Brian and Charles reviewed, Grand Theft Hamlet

The Waste Land, Brian and Charles reviewed, The Story Museum Oxford, Grand Theft Hamlet.

New national poet of Wales, Lucian Freud show, The Royal Cornwall Museum, The Blue Woman opera

New national poet of Wales announced, Lucian Freud show, The Blue Woman opera premiere.

Claudia Rankine, Derby's Museum of Making, Streamer Fatigue

Claudia Rankine on her play The White Card and Derby's Museum of Making

Peter Brook; Gone With The Wind; new children’s laureate Joseph Coelho

Peter Brook remembered, the new children's laureate, Gone With The Wind and the US today.

All Our Yesterdays, Sun & Sea, Laura Veirs

Natalia Ginzburg's All Our Yesterdays, opera Sun & Sea, singer-songwriter Laura Veirs

In the Black Fantastic exhibition; Maya Youssef performs live; visual artist Colin Davidson's exhibition

Ekow Eshun on curating the exhibition In The Black Fantastic at the Hayward Gallery.

Arthur Hughes as Richard III, Literary Prizes, Dadaist Interventions

Arthur Hughes, the future of literary prizes, Dadaist interventions.

Stephen Beresford, A harp concerto about bees, James Graham, Peter Kosminsky

Playwright and BAFTA winning screenwriter Stephen Beresford on The Southbury Child.

Reviews of the plays Rock, Paper, Scissors and documentary Studio Electrophonique, The People's History Museum, Michael Rosen

We review Rock, Paper, Scissors - three new plays marking 50 years of Sheffield Theatres.

Rowan Atkinson, Windrush Sculptures, Susanne Bier

Rowan Atkinson, Thomas J Price on his Windrush sculptures, director Susanne Bier.

Live music festivals; Roy Williams' play The Fellowship; The Horniman Museum

The post-pandemic challenges facing the festival sector as Glastonbury returns.

Baz Lurhmann on Elvis, new productions of Carmen and Tom, Dick and Harry

Baz Luhrmann on Elvis.

Circle of Fifths, reviews of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and The Lazarus Project

Gavin Porter on National Theatre Wales's live documentary performance Circle of Fifths.

Freddie De Tommaso, Women’s Prize For Fiction Winner, John Byrne, Ukrainian Antiquities

Tenor Freddie De Tommaso; we announce the Women's Prize winner; John Byrne's retrospective

Theaster Gates, Lightyear, Dean Atta, Music Back Catalogues

Theaster Gates' new pavilion, Pixar's Lightyear, Kate Bush, Dean Atta's YA novel in verse.

George Ezra performs, TV drama Sherwood reviewed, Norway's National Museum opens

George Ezra performs tracks from his new album Gold Rush Kid.

Reviews of the film All My Friends Hate Me and the play Cancelling Socrates; the Women's Prize for Fiction nominee Ruth Ozeki

A review of British comedy-horror film All My Friends Hate Me, directed by Andrew Gaynord.

Paula Rego Remembered, Cressida Cowell, Elif Shafak, Stones In His Pockets

Paula Rego’s life and work, Cressida Cowell, Elif Shafak's Women's Prize shortlisted book.

Ayanna Witter Johnson performs, Clement Ishmael, digital theatre

Ayanna Witter Johnson plays live, plus Clement Ishmael and digital theatre.

Africa Oyé, Queer Poetry, Maggie Shipstead

Music festival Africa Oyé; 100 Queer Poems, Maggie Shipstead, author of Great Circle.

Front Row reviews 1952

A Jubilee Special: Front Row reviews some of the cultural highlights of 1952.

Tracey Emin, Anthony Joseph, Bergman Island

Tracey Emin, poet Anthony Joseph performs live and Bergman Island reviewed.

Rory Kinnear on the film Men, Lord Parkinson on the new UK City of Culture, The Duchess of Cornwall, Mo Abudu on Blood Sisters

Actor Rory Kinnear on playing multiple roles in the new Alex Garland film, Men.

Refik Anadol, Jasdeep Singh Degun, The British Art Show

Immersive digital art in Coventry, the British Art Show, & music from Jasdeep Singh Degun.

Reviews of The Midwich Cuckoos, Pistol and Edvard Munch, Meg Mason on Sorrow and Bliss

Reviews of The Midwich Cuckoos, Pistol and Munch, and author Meg Mason on Sorrow and Bliss

The Art of Burning Man, dementia on stage, dogs on screen at Cannes

Burning Man art - in Derbyshire; Frances Poet’s play about dementia; film award for dogs.

ABBA Voyage, Terence Davies, Zaffar Kunial's poem for George Floyd

ABBA Voyage, Terence Davies, Zaffar Kunial's poem for George Floyd

The Cannes Film Festival, John Godber's Teechers, the winner of the British Book Awards

Jason Solomons reports live from the Cannes Film Festival.

Cornelia Parker and Emergency reviewed, The Wreckers, Ivor Novello Awards

Melly Still, Ivor Novello Awards, Emergency and Cornelia Parker reviewed.

Joanna Scanlan; director Indu Rubasingham; the Norfolk and Norwich Festival

Joanna Scanlan on acting in Welsh; and Indu Rubasingham’s new play on the death of Gandhi.

Kay Mellor remembered

TV dramatist Kay Mellor remembered, and an interview with playwright Chloe Moss.

Top Gun Maverick, Joseph Wright of Derby Painting, Kingsway Tram Subway, Louise Erdrich

Top Gun: Maverick, a Joseph Wright of Derby painting unveiled and novelist Louise Erdrich.

Oklahoma! on stage and Conversations with Friends on TV reviewed; The Bob Dylan Centre; The Florence Nightingale Museum reopens

A review of Daniel Fish's production of Oklahoma! as it opens at the Young Vic in London.

The directors of Everything Everywhere All At Once

Everything Everywhere All At Once, Camille O'Sullivan, and do artists need to 'make' art?

Eurovision; BookTok and young adult publishing; Waldemar Januszczak on art in Ukraine

The politics of the apolitical Eurovision Song Contest amid conflict in Europe.

Clio Barnard, Belle and Sebastian, Lisa Allen-Agostini

Filmmaker Clio Barnard on The Essex Serpent and Belle and Sebastian perform live.

PJ Harvey, Radical Landscapes exhibition and TV show The Terror-Infamy reviewed

PJ Harvey on Orlam, her narrative poem in Dorset dialect.

Deesha Philyaw, Tristan Sharps, County Durham bid for City of Culture

Deesha Philyaw, Tristan Sharps, Brighton Festival, County Durham bid for City of Culture.

Nathaniel Price, Alex Heffes, Actors and AI

Playwright Nathaniel Price on writing his drama, First Touch, about abuse in football.

Caryl Lewis, Gwenno, Anthony and Kel Matsena

Front Row from Wales: writer Caryl Lewis, singer Gwenno, Matsena Brothers, choreographers.

The Corn is Green play and Walter Sickert exhibition reviewed, Cherylee Houston

Play The Corn is Green and Walter Sickert exhibition review, BAFTA winner Cherylee Houston

Raphael exhibition; The Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist; poet Valzhyna Mort

Co-curator of the new Raphael exhibition at the National Gallery, Dr Matthias Wivel.

Tim Foley, Heartstopper, The Proms, Lawrence Power performs

Tim Foley, Heartstopper, The Proms, Lawrence Power performs

Punchdrunk's The Burnt City, John Morton on Ten Percent, musician Jack Savoretti

Immersive theatre company Punchdrunk open their biggest show in a new, permanent space.

Atlantis and The Young Pretender reviewed, Martin Green, Venice Biennale

Ukrainian film Atlantis and Michael Arditti's novel The Young Pretender reviewed

Sarah Solemani on TV's Chivalry; male soprano Samuel Marino performs; Bradford's bid for UK City of Culture

Actor and writer Sarah Solemani on co-writing new TV sitcom Chivalry with Steve Coogan.

Robert Eggers on The Northman, Oliver Jeffers, the late Sir Harrison Birtwistle

Director Robert Eggers on his new film The Northman.

Abdulrazak Gurnah and the Big Jubilee Read from the Library of Birmingham

Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah on his novel Paradise, a Big Jubilee Read.

Benedetta film and Let the Song Hold Us exhibition reviewed; Slung Low Theatre

Paul Verhoeven's film Benedetta is reviewed by our critics.

Jude Owusu, Operation Mincemeat, Wrexham's bid for UK City of Culture 2025

Jude Owusu from To Kill a Mockingbird, and a review of Operation Mincemeat.

Photographer Edward Burtynsky; Turner Prize shortlist; Novelist Patrick McCabe; Staying well on stage discussion

Photographer Edward Burtynsky; Turner Prize shortlist; novelist Patrick McCabe.

Richard Cadell and The Sooty Show; The Handmaid’s Tale opera; actor Liz Carr; gender neutral dance calling

70 years after a debut on BBC’s Talent Night, Sooty’s Magic Show embarks on a new tour.

Jeremy O. Harris's play Daddy, Walt Disney exhibition & Navalny documentary reviewed; musician Kizzy Crawford

American playwright Jeremy O.Harris discusses his play Daddy at London's Almeida Theatre.

Ocean Vuong, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore reviewed, Southampton UK City of Culture bid, Nadifa Mohamed

Ocean Vuong on his poetry collection Time is a Mother.

Mike Bartlett, Hannah Hodgson, Nick Laird

Mike Bartlett, Hannah Hodgson, Nick Laird, Non Fungible Token art gallery.

Rae Morris performs live, author Ashley Hickson-Lovence, video artist Rachel Maclean

Musician Rae Morris performs live in the studio.

A Clockwork Orange, the National Poetry Competition winner announced, Slow Horses and Coppelia reviewed

A Clockwork Orange, National Poetry Competition winner, Slow Horses and Coppelia review.

Glasgow's Burrell Collection reopens; Orphans the musical; Yoga Concerto; Edinburgh’s new Makar Hannah Lavery

The Burrell Collection in Glasgow reopens.

How to refill theatres; the 2022 Windham Campbell Prizes; crime writing duo Dreda Say Mitchell and Ryan Carter

How to refill theatres after the Covid lockdowns.

Sonia Boyce, Cellist Laura van der Heijden, the Oscars

Artist Sonia Boyce, cellist Laura van der Heijden, the Oscars discussed.

The Hermit of Treig film and Anne Tyler's novel French Braid reviewed; Erich Hatala Matthes on art and morality

The Hermit of Treig, a film following a man who spent four decades living in a log cabin.

Bridgerton showrunner Chris van Dusen, choreographer Ivan Michael Blackstock, William Morris wallpaper

Bridgerton showrunner Chris van Dusen on the second series of the hit costume drama.

Joachim Trier, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Angus Robertson

Director Joachim Trier on his Oscar nominated film The Worst Person in the World

Hew Locke, Ivo Van Hove, Danielle De Niese, Ernesto Ottone and Dr Maya Goodfellow

Hew Locke on his new Tate Britain commission, an installation called The Procession

Mark Rylance, Julian Knight, Reviews of Hockney's Eye, The Dropout and WeCrashed

Mark Rylance, Julian Knight, Reviews of Hockney's Eye, The Dropout and WeCrashed

Olga reviewed, David Hare on Straight Line Crazy, audio postcard from York

New film Olga, the story of a gymnast who has to flee Ukraine, reviewed.

Liv Ullmann, Hilary McGrady, Literary Translation

Cinematic legend Liv Ullmann, the National Trust's Hilary McGrady and literary translation

The National Theatre's Rufus Norris, smoking on screen, Alison Brackenbury's poetry collection Thorpeness

Artistic director Rufus Norris on the role and responsibility of The National Theatre.

Colin Barrett, reviews of Servant of the People, Run Rose Run and Warsan Shire's new poetry collection

Colin Barrett, reviews of Servant of the People, Run Rose Run and Warsan Shire's new poems

Larry Achiampong, Zinnie Harris, Thomas Sanderling

Artist Larry Achiampong on his solo exhibition at Margate's Turner Contemporary Gallery.

Howard Jacobson, Russian Cultural Philanthropy, Women's Fiction Prize, Turning Red

Howard Jacobson on his memoir Mother's Boy. Plus Pixar's new animation Turning Red.

Sean Baker, The Shires, Kaveh Akbar

Sean Baker on his film Red Rocket, The Shires perform live, Kaveh Akbar.

The 50 year anniversary of The Godfather, Our Generation reviewed, Paul Dano on his role in the new Batman

50 year anniversary of The Godfather, Our Generation reviewed, Paul Dano on Batman.

Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog, Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov

Jane Campion on her film The Power of the Dog.

Tears for Fears, English Heritage, Unboxed Festival, Welsh poetry on St. David's Day

Tears For Fears return with their new album The Tipping Point.

Ali & Ava reviewed, Cultural Responses to Ukraine, Cherry Jezebel

Ali & Ava review, cultural responses to Ukraine, Cherry Jezebel, social media in TV drama.

Mark Neville photographing Ukraine, Whistler's Woman in White exhibition and The Duke film reviewed, Adam McKay on Don't Look Up

Photographer Mark Neville documenting Ukraine in Stop Tanks With Books

David Byrne, Arts Minister Lord Parkinson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Agnès Poirier on culture in Paris

David Byrne, Lord Parkinson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, culture in Paris.

Samuel Bailey, Sensitivity Readers, Social Media Satire

Playwright Samuel Bailey, sensitivity readers in publishing, making social media satire.

Kit Harington, Chris Riddell on Jan Pieńkowski, Jamal Edwards, Surrealism

Henry V, Chris Riddell on Jan Pieńkowski, Trevor Nelson on Jamal Edwards, Surrealism.

Living Sculpture Daniel Lismore, Severance and The Real Charlie Chaplin reviewed, Lady Joker crime thriller

Artist Daniel Lismore's exhibition Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken in Coventry

Richard Bean on Hull Truck at 50, portrayal of autism on screen, Sheila Heti

One Man Two Guvnors writer Richard Bean on his new play for Hull Truck Theatre at 50.

British dance post-pandemic, Pissarro, Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton

What is the future of post-pandemic British dance?

Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful on stage, Barbellion prize-winning author Lynn Buckle, singer-conductor Barbara Hannigan

Adapting Michael Morpurgo's World War I novel Private Peaceful for the stage.

Drive My Car film review, Shakespeare's problem plays, the Great Yarmouth arts scene

Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's films Drive My Car and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy reviewed.

The resurgence of black and white films, Oscar nominations and Hannah Silva

Black and white films, Oscar nominations and Hannah Silva.

Yard Act's debut album, writer Esi Edugyan, Jason Katims on the TV series As We See It

James Smith, lead singer of breakthrough band Yard Act on their debut album The Overload.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye & novel They reviewed, Brass Eye anniversary

The Eyes of Tammy Faye starring Jessica Chastain reviewed.

Erin Doherty on new drama Chloe, Andrei Kurkov on culture in Ukraine, true crime podcasts

Erin Doherty on her latest role as a social media obsessed stalker in new BBC drama Chloe.

Bastille perform live, independent book sellers, Costa Book Awards Book of the Year Winner

Bastille perform live and discuss their new sci-fi-influenced album Give Me the Future

Van Gogh Self Portraits, Joanna Hogg on The Souvenir Part II, Dr Semmelweis

Van Gogh and his self portraits discussed, ahead of a major exhibition

Romola Garai, Almodóvar's Parallel Mothers & Francis Bacon: Man and Beast reviewed

Romola Garai on her directorial debut, horror film Amulet

Isabel Allende on her new novel Violeta, Freya McClements on the play The White Handkerchief, William Sitwell and Façade,

Isabel Allende on her latest book, Violeta, a fictional account of one woman’s life.

Martin Freeman on The Responder and Cultural Levelling Up

Actor Martin Freeman and writer Tony Schumacher on new drama The Responder.

Olly Alexander, Honorée Fannone Jeffers, Femi Elufowoju jr on Rigoletto

Olly Alexander on his new album. Femi Elufowoju jr on Rigoletto. Honorée Fannone Jeffers.

Ciarán Hinds, Nightmare Alley and The Gilded Age reviewed, the latest Serpentine exhibition on the gaming platform Fortnite

Ciarán Hinds on Kenneth Branagh's Belfast. Nightmare Alley and The Gilded Age reviewed.

Munich: The Edge of War, Australia, Jo Browning Wroe on her novel, A Terrible Kindness

Munich: The Edge of War, Jo Browning Wroe on her novel, A Terrible Kindness.

Tilda Swinton, secrecy in screen casting, proposed cuts at Stoke museums

Tilda Swinton on her new film Memoria

Adrian Lester on Trigger Point; Heal and Harrow perform live; northern writing prizes

Adrian Lester joins Samira Ahmed to discuss his new police drama, Trigger Point.

Boiling Point and Hanya Yanagihara's To Paradise reviewed, Costa Children's Award winner Manjeet Mann

One-take kitchen drama Boiling Point and Hanya Yanagihara's novel To Paradise reviewed.

Ascension, John Preston on Robert Maxwell and is vinyl manufacturing at breaking point?

Ascension, John Preston on Robert Maxwell and the downside of the vinyl boom.

Winner of TS Elliot Prize for Poetry, Unboxed, Folk at the Hampstead Theatre

Joelle Taylor fresh from winning the 2021 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry.

Sheffield Crucible Theatre at 50, Philosophy in the Gallery, Self Esteem

50 years of Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Plus Sheffield pop star Self Esteem.

Joe Wright on Cyrano, Costa poetry winner Hannah Lowe, A Hero

Director Joe Wright on his new musical Cyrano.

Andrea Arnold, Claire Fuller, Afghanistan National Institute of Music

Filmmaker Andrea Arnold on her new documentary, Cow.

The Costa Book Awards, Julia Ducournau on Titane, disabled access to arts and culture

We announce the winners of the 50th annual Costa Book Awards.

Joan Didion remembered, Call the Midwife, The Tragedy of Macbeth and a review of the year in culture

Call the Midwife writer and creator Heidi Thomas on the art of the Christmas special.

Paul Thomas Anderson, Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden, Postcard from Doncaster

Paul Thomas Anderson talks about his new film Licorice Pizza.

Anything Goes, Live arts venues under Omicron, The Princess Bride

Anything Goes, Live arts venues under Omicron, The Princess Bride

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kehinde Wiley, Christmas book gifts

Maggie Gyllenhaal on her new film, The Lost Daughter.

Don't Look Up, Around the World in 80 Days, Cutting It Fine

Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio in Adam McKay's satire Don't Look Up reviewed.

Postcard from Scarborough, Derek Jarman Protest!, Benjamin Cleary

Derek Jarman Protest opens at the Manchester Art Gallery and Benjamin Cleary on Swan Song.

Colm Tóibín

Covid-related theatre closures and a dance round-up with Sarah Crompton.

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Sarah Phelps, puppetry on stage

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and BBC TV's drama series A Very British Scandal.

Cat Power performs live. Amanda Gorman poetry, Sex And The City follow up and Drive My Car reviewed

Cat Power performs live.

Musician Carwyn Ellis performs; The Rules of Art? exhibition; filmmaker Rosemary Baker; Port Talbot postcard

Welsh musician Carwyn Ellis performs live from Cardiff.

Steven Spielberg, Working Class Heritage, Will Sharpe

Steven Spielberg on his remake of West Side Story.

Playwright James Graham on Best of Enemies; Lamb film review; The Belarus Free Theatre; remembering actor Antony Sher

Political dramatist James Graham on writing his new play, Best of Enemies.

The Hand of God and Dürer exhibition reviewed, Aaron Sorkin on Lucille Ball

The Hand of God, Paolo Sorrentino's autobiographical film, reviewed. Plus Aaron Sorkin

The 2021 Turner Prize Ceremony

Front Row live from the 2021 Turner Prize Ceremony.

The Parthenon Marbles; Get Back documentary review; Turner Prize nominees Project Artworks; the literary canon

We take a deep dive into the decades old dispute around the fate of the Parthenon Marbles.

Kelly Lee Owens, Stephen Sondheim, Rowan Williams, Black Obsidian Sound System

Musician Kelly Lee Owens, Stephen Sondheim's songwriting, poems by Rowan Williams, BOSS.

House of Gucci, Adele's 30 and The Every by Dave Eggers

House of Gucci reviewed

Suzanne Lacy, Bishop Auckland, Silent Night

Artist Suzanne Lacy on standing at the junction of aesthetics and activism, Silent Night.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Turner Prize nominees Gentle / Radical, Costa Book Awards

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Turner Prize nominees Gentle / Radical, Costa Book Awards.

The Power of the Dog film review; Turner Prize nominees Cooking Sections; South African literature today

We review Jane Campion’s new film The Power of the Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

King Richard, Wheel of Time and new Zadie Smith play reviewed, Playwright Moira Buffini

We review King Richard, about the Williams sisters and their father, starring Will Smith.

Ralph Fiennes on Four Quartets, Songlines exhibition, art postcard from Plymouth

Ralph Fiennes on performing in his stage adaptation of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets.

Céline Sciamma on her film Petite Maman, author Sarah Moss on The Fell, diversity in folk arts

Writer and director Céline Sciamma on her new film Petite Maman.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Climate Fiction, Kayleigh Llewellyn

Lin-Manuel Miranda on making his debut as a film director with tick, tick...BOOM!

Tori Amos performs, The Courtauld Gallery reopening and Dopesick series reviewed, Heidi Stephens live blogs

Singer-songwriter Tori Amos plays live from Cornwall.

Art in Shetland, Timothy Ogene, Sharon Heal and Paul McCartney

Jen Stout reports on the ancient and modern arts in Shetland.

Venice and climate change, the story that inspired Dostoevsky, Dean Stockwell remembered

Venice under threat, the story that inspired Dostoevsky, Dean Stockwell remembered.

Jeymes Samuel on The Harder They Fall, author Sofi Oksanen, John Gilchrist of UK Theatre, Paul McCartney

Film-maker and musician Jeymes Samuel AKA The Bullitts on his film The Harder They Fall.

Spencer, Alan Cumming and Paul McCartney

Alexandra Shulman and Leila Latif discuss Spencer, the controversial new film about Diana.

The 2021 Booker Prize Ceremony

The winner of the 2021 Booker Prize is announced live from the Radio Theatre at the BBC.

Little Amal, Anne Carson, Paul McCartney and The National Trust

Little Amal, Anne Carson, Paul McCartney and the future of The National Trust.

Armando Iannucci, Booker shortlisted author Maggie Shipstead, Paul McCartney on Penny Lane

Armando Iannucci discusses his mock-heroic epic poem and Paul McCartney on Penny Lane.

Passing film, Colin in Black and White, Booker Prize book group on Bewilderment, Paul McCartney

Michael Donkor and Jan Asante review the film Passing and series Colin in Black and White.

The reopening of the Hall for Cornwall, Paul McCartney on Eleanor Rigby and Booker Prize nominated author Nadifa Mohamed

Front Row visits Truro to report on the re-opening of the Hall for Cornwall.

Booker shortlisted novelist Patricia Lockwood, Science Museum director Ian Blatchford, Paul McCartney

Science Museum greenwashing claims: museum director Ian Blatchford responds.

Paul McCartney, Paul Muldoon, Booker Prize Book Group on The Promise

Paul McCartney reveals how he wrote The Beatles’ classic, All My Loving.

Booker Prize Book Group: Anuk Arudpragasam on A Passage North

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

Bradford Postcard; Ron’s Gone Wrong; Re-directing a play

Front Row goes to Bradford to check out what’s happening on the arts scene

BBC National Short Story Award and BBC Young Writers' Award winners

We announce the winners of BBC National Short Story Award and BBC Young Writers' Award.

Arinzé Kene on playing Bob Marley; Clare Norburn sings John Dowland; the first Working Class Writers Festival

Arinzé Kene on playing Bob Marley in the new musical Get Up, Stand Up!

The RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture, Succession, John Le Carré’s final novel, The London Film Festival

The RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture is announced

Theatre director Emma Jordan, Omagh's Ulster American Folk Park and Ridley Scott

Emma Jordan on The Border Game, Omagh's Ulster American Folk Park and Ridley Scott.

Suzan-Lori Parks, Owen Sheers, stolen artefacts and the portrayal of scientists

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks.

Joan Collins, Armistead Maupin and Verbatim Theatre

Joan Collins discusses her memoir My Unapologetic Diaries

Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, Cush Jumbo's Hamlet, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

Cush Jumbo as Hamlet, Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah and poet Simon Armitage.

The Arts in Aberystwyth, The Boy with Two Hearts in Cardiff and Welsh film director Craig Roberts

The arts in Aberystwyth; The Boy with Two Hearts in Cardiff; Welsh director Craig Roberts

Wole Soyinka, post-pandemic theatre, Michael Winterbottom

Wole Soyinka on his new novel, Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth.

Hilary Mantel, Lianne La Havas, Candice Carty Williams, Kieran Hurley

Hilary Mantel on adapting The Mirror and the Light for the stage.

No Time To Die, Soul Train, Karl Ove Knausgaard

Charlie Higson & Naima Khan review the new Bond film No Time To Die.

Dave Grohl, Jimmy Savile

Dave Grohl on new memoir "The Storyteller", and Dramatizing Jimmy Savile?

David Chase, Laura Lomas, Betty Campbell statue

Sopranos writer David Chase on new film The Many Saints of Newark.

Comedian Njambi McGrath, Turner Prize shortlist review, 25 Years of Buena Vista Social Club

Kenyan British Comedian Njambi McGrath on her new show Accidental Coconut.

Arthur C. Clarke Award winner, K-pop band BTS address the UN and new film, The Man Who Sold His Skin

Arthur C. Clarke Award winner, BTS at the UN and new film, The Man Who Sold His Skin.

Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, Megan Swann, Richard Smyth, The Story of Looking.

Dame Elizabeth Blackadder celebrated.

The Contains Strong Language Festival

Front Row at the Contains Strong Language Festival from Coventry, UK City of Culture 2021

Spiers and Boden, music streaming economics, Calvin Kasulke, Danny Rhodes

Spiers and Boden have reunited, recorded a new album, and are embarking on a UK tour.

We announce the winner of the 2021 Art Fund Museum of the Year

We announce the winner of the 2021 Art Fund Museum of the Year.

Everybody's Talking about Jamie, Rory Gleeson, Grinling Gibbons Exhibition

Ellen E Jones reviews Everybody's Talking about Jamie.

Peter Brathwaite, Indecent play review, Small Bells Ring story barge, Lucy Caldwell

Peter Brathwaite, Indecent play review, Small Bells Ring story barge, Lucy Caldwell.

Peaceophobia, Help Review, Georgina Harding, Kurt Elling

Eve Manning co-director of Peaceophobia discusses the show.

Anuradha Roy, Propaganda ceramics, British Ceramics Biennial, a new Culture Secretary

Anuradha Roy on 'The Earthspinner', Propaganda ceramics, British Ceramics Biennial

Julian Clary, Antonio Pappano, Booker Prize shortlist

Julian Clary on playing Norman in Ronald Harwood's play The Dresser.

Liane Moriarty, Matthew Bourne, Igor Levit

Best-selling novelist Liane Moriarty on her new novel Apples Never Fall.

BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist, tenor Stuart Skelton, Shang-Chi film review, Girl Bands now

BBC National Short Story Award shortlist announced, tenor Stuart Skelton, Shang-Chi film.

Elijah Wood, the future of live streaming, Imriel Morgan

Elijah Wood talks about his role as criminal profiler Bill Hagmaier in No Man of God

The Chair reviewed, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Timespan shortlisted for Museum of the Year, Punchdrunk

Sandra Oh in The Chair, a US academic comedy drama on Netflix.

Photographer/film-maker Shirin Neshat, author Yaa Gyasi, Michael K Williams tribute

Photographer Shirin Neshat on her film directing debut, Land Of Dreams.

Cathy Brady, Mick Fleetwood, Jean Paul Belmondo

Cathy Brady's Wildfire, Mick Fleetwood on Peter Green, Jean Paul Belmondo obit.

Spencer at Venice Film Festival, Sally Rooney review, Mogwai, Redemption through reading, Cornish Ordinalia

Spencer at the Venice Film Festival, Sally Rooney's Beautiful World review, Mogwai.

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino discusses his debut novel.

Covid pilot events, Ian Rankin, Janine Jansen, Neal Cooper

Professor John Drury from Sussex University explains the Covid risks posed by large crowds

Hugh Quarshie and Steve Coogan, the Paraorchestra, Daisy Haggard

Hugh Quarshie and Steve Coogan, the Paraorchestra, Daisy Haggard.

Actor Liz Carr on Silent Witness and Hollywood

Actor Liz Carr looks back at her career, and how it took her from the Wirral to Hollywood.

Paula Hawkins, Nia DaCosta, Our Ladies film review, Paralympic dressage music

Paula Hawkins, Nia DaCosta, Our Ladies film review, and paralympic dressage music.

Underwater Museum in Cyprus, Poet Fred D'Aguiar, Helen Zaltzman on Answer Me This podcast

Jason deCaires Taylor on his new underwater museum Musan, built off the coast of Cyprus.

The Rolling Stones in conversation with John Wilson

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood on life in The Rolling Stones.

Natalya Romaniw, John Tanner, Josh Azouz, Charlie Watts

David Hepworth on the late Charlie Watts, Natalya Romaniw on preparing to play Tosca.

Kalena Bovell, Don Everly, Jack Thorne, Reza Mohammadi

American conductor Kalena Bovell makes her Proms debut with Chineke! Orchestra this week.

Nicolas Cage film Pig, Singer-songwriter Moses Sumney, The White Lotus, Sisters

Nicolas Cage film Pig, Singer-songwriter Moses Sumney at the Proms, comedy The White Lotus

Cinderella, Sean Shibe, Censor, Firstsite

At last, Cinderella went to the ball! Sarah Crompton reviews Lloyd Webber's musical.

Live from The Edinburgh Festival, including film-maker Isaac Julien

Live from The Edinburgh Festival, including film director Isaac Julien.

Live from the Edinburgh Festival with Henning Wehn, Frances Poet, Fara and Arusa Qureshi

Coming live from the Edinburgh Festival, with Henning Wehn and playwright Frances Poet

Music in Afghanistan, The Song Project, Manchester Collective

Ahmad Sarmast on hopes for music-making as Afghanistan falls under Taliban control.

Vikingur Olafsson, Power in publishing, Thackray Museum of Medicine.

Pianist Vikingur Olafsson is in the studio to talk about audiences, live music, and Mozart

The Courier, Deceit, 2.22 A Ghost Story review

Director Dominic Cooke talks about creating the new film, The Courier.

Celebrating Stravinsky

Russian composer Igor Stravinsky died 50 years ago. Is his influence still felt?

Paradise, John Boyne, Stuart Semple

Kae Tempest on Paradise, their adaptation of Sophocles' Philoctetes starring Lesley Sharp.

Phil Wang, Shape Open exhibiton, All Bound Together, Lost manuscripts of Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Phil Wang joins us to discuss his stand-up show, Philly Philly Wang Wang.

Sir Tom Stoppard, Ryan Bancroft, Museum of The Year, Nick Laird

Tom Stoppard on the return of his award-winning play, Leopoldstadt

Sarah, Duchess of York on her new novel, Max Richter

Sarah, Duchess of York, talks to Nick Ahad about her novel, Her Heart for a Compass.

Repairing Beirut's museum artefacts, Vivo, DCMS performer Visas

Repairing artefacts damaged in the Beirut port explosion, one year ago today

Elif Shafak, Jonathon Heyward, Stillwater review

Booker Prize shortlisted writer Elif Shafak on her new novel The Island of Missing Trees.

Kathleen Marshall and Sutton Foster, Tim Renkow, Scarlett Johansson suing Disney.

Kathleen Marshall and Sutton Foster on Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre in London.

Billie Eilish reviewed, Sir James MacMillan on the First Night of the Proms, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Edinburgh Art Festival

Laura Snapes reviews the new Billie Eilish album, Happier Than Ever.

Derby: 300 Years of Making

Museum of Making, Derby County Football Club's Poet-in-Residence, Kedleston Hall

Tokyo: Art & Photography, Brett Goldstein and Nick Mohammed, Wellcome Photography Prize

Tokyo: Art & Photography, and Brett Goldstein and Nick Mohammed on TV series Ted Lasso.

David Lan on The Walk, The 2021 Booker Prize longlist, David Livingstone birthplace re-opening

Samira talks to theatre director David Lan live from Gaziantep about The Walk.

Morris Hayes on posthumous Prince album, reopenings in Northern Ireland, actor Amir El-Masry on new film Limbo

Prince's longtime music director Morris Hayes on posthumous new album Welcome 2 America.

April De Angelis, Tokyo Olympics, Jordan Tannahill, Neil Mendoza

Playwright April De Angelis joins Tom to talk about her new musical, Gin Craze!

McKellen's Hamlet reviewed, Mercury Prize nominees, Alex Von Tunzelmann on statues

Susannah Clapp reviews the new production of Hamlet, starring Ian McKellen.

Jon Batiste, Museum of the Year shortlist, The Humboldt

Musician Jon Batiste, Art Fund Museum of the Year shortlist, The Humboldt Forum in Berlin

Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte on his film Night of the Kings, Best Pick podcast, Tirtzah Bassel Canon in Drag

Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte on his film Night of the Kings, set in a notorious jail

Debbie Harry on a new Blondie album, 'Reclaiming Amy', Reassessing Amy Winehouse's musical legacy

Debbie Harry on a new Blondie album.

Quentin Tarantino, YA Fiction, Report from Cannes, The Vegetable Seller

Tarantino in his only UK broadcast interview for the novel 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

Anna Meredith on Bumps Per Minute, British Podcast Awards, Generational Differences in Publishing

Composer Anna Meredith on her piece inspired by the random movement of dodgems.

Documentary Witches of the Orient, Antonia Fraser's verse and who should be writing book reviews?

Julien Faraut on his documentary on a TV hit, the 1964 Japanese women's volleyball team.

Nowhere Special, Art and ecology with George Monbiot and Ruth Maclennan, "Mid-list" novelist Chris Paling

Full Monty producer Uberto Pasolini on directing new movie Nowhere Special.

Marcus Rashford mural, Ian McMillan, gender split in publishing

The Marcus Rashford mural which was defaced is part of a community street art project.

Llangollen bridge wrapped in patchwork for its Eisteddfod, Cannes Film Festival, Zaida Bergroth on film Tove

Llangollen bridge is wrapped in patchwork.

Laura Mvula, Michael Spicer, Anthony Bolton

Laura Mvula's on her new album, Pink Noise

Ola Ince on Romeo & Juliet, harassment and bullying in the acting profession, BFI's Ben Roberts

Romeo & Juliet director Ola Ince, and harassment and bullying in the acting profession

Manchester International Festival

A look at this year’s Manchester International Festival.

Paula Rego at Tate Britain, Black Widow, Cultural Recovery Fund a year on

A retrospective of the Portuguese-born artist Paula Rego opens at Tate Britain this week.

Giles Terera, Chi-chi Nwanoku, The 2021 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Reviewing Another Round

Danish Oscar-winning film Another Round reviewed.

Bobby Gillespie, Karla Black, Audience Anxiety

Bobby Gillespie on his new album of duets with Jehnny Beth.

Mark-Anthony Turnage, V&A East, Patricia Lockwood

Mark-Anthony Turnage on setting Arsenal's 1989 title-winning match to music.

Dickens readings, Smart Fund, Randall Goosby

Dickens reading his own works, Smart Fund, Randall Goosby's album Roots.

Simon Russell Beale, French Exit, Lisa Taddeo

Simon Russell Beale on playing JS Bach on stage.

Siân Owen on Under Milk Wood, Nick Broomfield, Essex stereotypes in culture

Siân Owen on adapting Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood for the National Theatre

Marianela Núñez, Charlotte Perriand exhibition review, Latitude Festival

Royal Ballet Principal Ballerina Marianela Núñez on Sleeping Beauty at the ROH.

The Overseas Student, Cherie Jones, India's Parliamentary District row

Tanika Gupta on her play about an 19 year old Gandhi studying law in the UK.

Joan Armatrading, Erland Cooper, EU cultural quotas

Singer Joan Armatrading on her new album, and composer Erland Cooper.

Lauryn Redding, Claire Barnett-Jones, Supernova film, Venice Biennale

Lauryn Redding on Bloody Elle, her musical reopening Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre.

Ian McKellen on playing Hamlet

50 years after last playing Hamlet, Sir Ian McKellen returns to the role.

Lisa Dwan on Beckett's Happy Days, the winner of the Walter Scott Prize

We announce the winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.

Colin Macleod, Jason Reynolds, Hanna Flint reviews 'Together'

Colin Macleod performs, Jason Reynolds, Hanna Flint reviews 'Together'

Timothy Spall, Shaan Sahota, Universal Basic Income for artists

Actor Timothy Spall on his new painting exhibition, Out of the Storm.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gerda Stevenson, Implications of the Covid restrictions extension

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on his new musical film, In the Heights

Simon Armitage, After Life, The Disciple

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, and After Life on stage

Noel Gallagher, Amanda Whittington, Mount Recyclemore

Noel Gallagher on Back the Way We Came, a hits album from a decade with High Flying Birds.

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Danny Elfman, Emily Davison statue

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé on her debut, Ace of Spades, which landed a million-dollar book deal

Ai Weiwei, Claire Fuller, Seamus Heaney's poetry on location

Artist Ai Weiwei on Gilded Cage, his new sculpture at Blenheim Palace.

Florian Zeller on The Father; Jeffrey Boakye; Ita O'Brien

Florian Zeller on his film The Father starring Anthony Hopkins.

Joanna Scanlan, Kneehigh, Chibundu Onuzo, Time Review

Actress Joanna Scanlan talks about her role as Mary in After Love.

Sorious Samura, Susanna Clarke, Edinburgh Fringe, Liverpool Biennial

Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura on his documentary, Sing, Freetown

Es Devlin on Forest for Change, artist Phoebe Boswell, Covid amateur choirs update

Forest for Change created by Es Devlin.

Films Gunda and First Cow reviewed, Actor and writer Amy Trigg, Composer Dan Jones

Animal films Gunda and First Cow reviewed.

Paulette Randall

Paulette Randall on the London 2012 Olympics and directing the plays of August Wilson.

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida, Bolton Octagon reopens, Ghazal poetry, Anne Boleyn reviewed

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida returns to the Wigmore Hall.

Chris Addison on Breeders; Nadifa Mohamed's new novel; BBC Proms 2021 debuts

Chris Addison discusses the new series of his comedy, Breeders.

101 Dalmations prequel, Cruella; Two Tone Exhibition in Coventry, City of Culture; new play The Merthyr Stigmatist

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh discusses Disney's anticipated 101 Dalmatians prequel, Cruella.

Slavery exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, Grime artist Bugzy, the decline or resurgence of crafts

The Rijkmuseum in Amsterdam opens a landmark exhibition, Slavery.

David Weil on Solos, Novelist Brit Bennett, Great British Photography Challenge

Writer-producer David Weil on new Amazon fantasy series, Solos.

Front Row on Bob Dylan at 80

Front Row on Bob Dylan at 80, with Bob Geldof, Ann Powers, Martin Carthy and Kerry Shale

Barbara Hepworth retrospective, Broadening museum boards, Othello as a woman

A look at the largest publlc exhbition of the sculptor Barbara Hepworth's work.

Composer Roxanna Panufnik, Science meets music at The Brighton Festival, Eileen Agar retrospective

Composer Roxanna Panufnik on her new album, Heartfelt.

Julie Hesmondhalgh, Christina McMaster, James Barnor

Julie Hesmondhalgh on theatres reopening, Lie Down and Listen, Photographer James Barnor

Director Barry Jenkins on The Underground Railroad

Barry Jenkins on his adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad

Cinemas Reopen, St Vincent, Maylis de Kerangal, Festival Ticketing

Cinemas reopen, St Vincent, Maylis de Kerangal, festival ticketing.

Rachel Maclean, arts education cuts, Richard Osman, British Book Awards Author of the Year

Rachel Maclean on her installation critiquing the decline of the High Street.

As theatres in England reopen soon, we ask what the experience will be like for audiences and staff?

Theatres in England reopen soon, what will the experience be like for audiences and staff?

Two Distant Strangers, Golden Globes, Resident Evil, U.Me The Musical

Two Distant Strangers, Golden Globes, U.Me: The Musical and Resident Evil Village reviewed

David Hockney, TV drama Three Families and novelist Rónán Hession

David Hockney's new iPad art, TV drama Three Families and novelist Rónán Hession.

Emily Mortimer on The Pursuit of Love, Jupiter's Legacy, Rag'n'Bone Man

Emily Mortimer on her new adaptation of The Pursuit of Love.

Don Warrington, Gillian Reynolds, Benjamin Myers

Don Warrington on playing a grieving father in Radio 4 drama Running with Lions.

Anna Kerrigan, events testing, Sunjeev Sahota

Anna Kerrigan on her new film, Cowboys.

Essay collections from novelists and poets. Review of TV series Bloods, New Pokemon Snap explored

Novelist Rachel Kushner and poet Kei Miller on the attraction of the essay form.

How should we memorialise in the 21st century?

Artists and writers reflect on recent approaches to memorials.

Theresa Lola and 70 years of the RFH; The Mosquito Coast reviewed; Royal Blood's new album; Andrew Miller on events pilots

Theresa Lola performs her specially commissioned poem to mark 70 years of the RFH

Raoul Peck, Camilla Greenwell and Tufting on TikTok

Raoul Peck's new documentary, dance photographer Camilla Greenwell and tufting on TikTok

Women's Prize Shortlist, Jamie MacDonald, Rotten Tomatoes

Bernadine Evaristo, chair of the Women's Prize juding panel, reveals this year's shortlist

Shadow and Bone, Lemn Sissay, Gwendoline Riley

Netflix series Shadow and Bone reviewed, Lemn Sissay's Brighton Festival, Gwendoline Riley

Nicola Benedetti, Mark Simpson, Oscars roundup, Mr Wickham

Nicola Benedetti and Mark Simpson on the violin concerto he wrote for her.

Tom Jones looks back at his life and career

At the age of 80, Tom Jones is releasing a new album in which he reflects back on his life

Rose Matafeo, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Ninebarrow

Rose Matafeo on her rom-com Starstruck about a surprise encounter with a famous film star.

Actor and director Noel Clarke reflects on his career

Noel Clarke discusses his latest role in the ITV drama Viewpoint

Kayo Chingonyi; Joyce DiDonato; The Importance of Being Earnest reviewed

Kayo Chingonyi's new poetry collection, Joyce DiDonato on Schubert’s Winterreise.

London Grammar, Frank of Ireland, Photographer of the Year Craig Easton

London Grammar, Sitcom Frank of Ireland reviewed, Photographer Craig Easton

Deborah Warner on Peter Grimes, Helen McCrory remembered, Mare of Easttown

Deborah Warner on Peter Grimes, and Helen McCrory remembered.

Paul Theroux on his new novel, Under The Wave at Waimea

Paul Theroux on his new novel, Under The Wave at Waimea.

Testament, diversity in nature writing, festivals insurance update

Testament on giving the Greek myth of Orpheus a Yorkshire twist.

Ammonite; Jack Holden's play Cruise; Voices from the Peak

We review Kate Winslet's Ammonite loosely based on the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning

Too Close, Rachel Whiteread, Chloe Zhao, Rosa Rankin Gee

We review ITV psychological thriller Too Close, starring Emily Watson.

Taylor Swift's Fearless, Prince Philip portraitist Jonathan Yeo, David Almond, Them

A review of Taylor Swift's new album Fearless. Plus David Almond on his latest novel.

Peggy Seeger, Liverpool pilot of arts events, Fiction writers of faith

Peggy Seeger on her new album The First Farewell.

Katherine Parkinson, Louise Kennedy, TikTok and bands

Actress Katherine Parkinson talks about writing her play, Sitting, in which she also stars

Riz Ahmed, Climate change books, Paul Ritter remembered, Israel covid passports

Riz Ahmed on his Oscar-nominated performance in Sound of Metal

Author Michael Rosen on his experience of Covid and his tribute to the NHS

Michael Rosen reflects on his hospitalisation with Covid.

Front Row: The Blue Edition

An exploration of the colour blue in contemporary culture.

Director Lee Isaac Chung, Samantha Ege, Jane Austen's Persuasion, musicians selling back catalogues

Director Lee Isaac Chung on Minari, a film inspired by his childhood in rural Arkansas.

Future of Disabled Theatre, Disability Champion Andrew Miller, London Symphony Orchestra

Leading theatre makers discuss the state of disabled theatre.

International Booker Prize longlist reviewed, Joanne Harris, Who should translate work?

International Booker Prize, Joanne Harris and her translator, Who should translate work?

Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, Charlie Carroll, Greenborne

Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, The Lip by Charlie Carroll, new audio soap Greenborne.

Tina Turner and Demi Lovato documentaries, author Dean Koontz, poet Marvin Thompson, artists on the high street

New films about Tina Turner and Demi Lovato reviewed.

Emerald Fennell, Benin Bronzes, Winner of the Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation

Emerald Fennell on her revenge thriller, Promising Young Woman, which stars Carey Mulligan

Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.

Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.

Orlando Bloom; Liverpool Biennial; Elizabeth Knox

Orlando Bloom on his film Retaliation, and the Liverpool Biennial gets underway.

Nile Rodgers on his digital portrait, composer Hannah Peel

Nile Rodgers discusses his voice-interactive digital portrait.

Giles Terera, Griff, Line of Duty reviewed, Harriet Harman on touring musicians

Hamilton's Giles Terera on writing his first play, The Meaning of Zong.

Michael Rosen, Chris Bush, Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Michael Rosen's Covid book, The Band Plays On drama, Zack Snyder’s Justice League reviewed

No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop, James Levine

No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop and James Levine.

Theatre one year on - what now?

One year after theatres closed due to Covid, what was the impact and what is the legacy?

Sarah Gavron and Theresa Ikoko on Rocks, Oscar nominations, Emma Stonex

Rocks director Sarah Gavron and writer Theresa Ikoko, and today's Oscar nominations.

Aria Code podcast, Yaa Gyasi's new novel, Sky drama The Flight Attendant reviewed

Aria Code podcast, Yaa Gyasi's new novel, Sky drama The Flight Attendant reviewed.

The rise, fall and rise again of audio cassettes, poet Luke Wright, film director Shaka King

The joy of cassettes: their rise, decline, near-extinction - and recent resurgence.

The One on Netflix, Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West rebooting regional theatre, Kieran Hodgson's moment of joy

Netflix drama 'The One', Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West regional theatre.

Hilary Hahn; BAFTA nominations; competitive reading

Hilary Hahn's Paris; the BAFTAs; reading competitively.

Oana Aristide, Remembering Stevie Smith, and what is an NFT?

Novelist Oana Aristide, Remembering poet Stevie Smith, and Aleks Krotoski explains NFTs.

David Mamet; The Glorias and Moxie reviewed; Danielle Evans

David Mamet; The Glorias and Moxie reviewed; Danielle Evans' short story collection.

MC Grammar, Bookshop.org, proposed changes at the V&A

MC Grammar on getting children to love reading.

Guitarist Pat Metheny, Budget news for the arts, Translation

Guitarist Pat Metheny on his new album.

The Anchoress; Your Honour; Stories That Get Us Through

The Anchoress and her new album, Your Honour reviewed and Stories That Get Us Through.

Review of Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun, Adrian Younge - The American Negro, Springtime in poetry

Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel, Klara and the Sun, reviewed. Can robots have humanity?

The United States vs Billie Holiday reviewed, Adrian Scarborough, Ronald Pickup remembered, Joanna Pocock

The United States vs Billie Holiday starring Andra Day reviewed

Gilbert & George, Ryan Calais Cameron, Jadé Fadojutimi

Artists Gilbert & George on their new online exhibition.

Martina Cole, Sam Lee, opening date for museums

Martina Cole has won the Diamond Dagger award for crime writing.

Keats, Bonnie Tyler, Museums and contested heritage

Marking 200 years since the death of John Keats.

Huw Stephens on The Story of Welsh Art, Prequels, reaction to the covid roadmap

As a prequel to The Great Gatsby is published, we discuss the appeal of the form.

The Color Purple, Niven Govinden, U-Roy remembered, John Barber

Leicester Curve’s recent award-winning revival of the musical The Color Purple reviewed.

Wagner's Ring, Bloodlands, Victor Ambrus, Jessie Brennan

Sarah Connolly on singing in Wagner's epic four opera cycle, The Ring.

K-Pop and the South Korean music industry, poet Kate Fox, touring shows in Europe post Brexit

K-Pop and the South Korean music industry, Kate Fox, touring shows in Europe post Brexit.

Good Grief, Shalom Auslander, National Galleries

Review of new play Good Grief starring Sian Clifford and Nikesh Patel.

Lolita Chakrabarti on her play Hymn, literature about waiting, The Silence of the Lambs 30 years on

What can literature teach us about waiting?

Chick Corea, Barbellion Prize winner Riva Lehrer, Sia's film Music reviewed & Schneel Malik

British Jazz pianist Julian Joseph remembers Chick Corea.

Ben Hopkins, Luke Jerram, Winsome Pinnock, Rex Obano

Ben Hopkins' novel Cathedral, Radio drama Faith, Hope and Glory, Luke Jerram gets creative

Adam Curtis, Welcome to Your Fantasy, true crime podcasts

Documentary-maker Adam Curtis on his newest work, Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.

News of the World, Mary Wilson tribute, songwriter Roger Cook, Jean-Claude Carrière remembered

A review of News of the World, and tributes to Mary Wilson and Jean-Claude Carriere.

Cathy Yan on her film Dead Pigs

Cathy Yan; Michael Landy; Musical responses to news stories; Coventry City of Culture 2021

Luke Jerram's Vaccine Artwork, Remembering Christopher Plummer, Malcolm & Marie

Luke Jerram, Malcolm & Marie, and Christopher Plummer remembered

Sam Neill On New Film Rams

Sam Neill on new film Rams, a new colour in blue paint, Sarah Maple Gets Creative.

Golden Globes, Sundance, K-Ming Chang and literary scouts

Highlights from today's Golden Globe nominations & the first ever online Sundance Festival

Kevin MacDonald Jakuta Alikavazovic

Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald discusses his new YouTube film Life In A Day 2020.

Jill Halfpenny in new drama, The Drowning

Jill Halfpenny; Theatre Royal Stratford East archive; queer writing through the centuries.

The Dig reviewed, Arts Foundation Futures Award winner Tanoa Sasraku, Novelist Max Porter, Moments of Joy: Walt Whitman

We review Carey Mulligan's latest film, The Dig; archeology and love in pre-war England.

Edmund de Waal launches our #FrontRowGetCreative challenge, Hafsa Zayyan, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hung Parliament

We launch our campaign to get you creating beautiful artworks at home.

Celeste, poet Brian Bilston, new film Palmer reviewed

Celeste on her debut album, Not Your Muse.

Jenny Eclair, Jon Brown, Costa Book of the Year winner

Craftivism with Jenny Eclair, Gaming sitcom Dead Pixels and Costa Book of the Year winner.

Jonzi D and Pawlet Brookes on Black dance, TS Eliot Prizewinner Bhanu Kapil, portraying politicians

Jonzi D on Black dance, and TS Eliot Prizewinner Bhanu Kapil.

The White Tiger, the TS Eliot Prize shortlist, sculptor Denise Dutton

Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger, and the TS Eliot Prize shortlist.

It's a Sin, how Aids has been depicted in culture, Glastonbury Festival cancellation, London International Mime Festival

We review Russell T Davies' It's a Sin starring Olly Alexander.

Schubert's Winterreise, novelist Olivia Sudjic, new US administration and the arts, performers' travel post-Brexit

Schubert's song-cycle Winterreise celebrated by singers Roderick Williams and David Webb.

Patricia Highsmith centenary, Caroline Shaw, Baby Done comedy reviewed

Patricia Highsmith centenary, Caroline Shaw on her new album, Baby Done comedy reviewed.

Ashley Walters makes his directorial debut

Ashley Walters; Erica Wagner; Torrey Peters; Phil Spector's Wall of Sound

Music festivals, Keeley Hawes, WandaVision reviewed

What hopes for music festivals later this year?

Stardust, The world's oldest painting, Jenni Fagan, Arts Students

David Bowie film Stardust reviewed, Jenni Fagan novel Luckenbooth, 45,500-year-old artwork

Drag kings, Courttia Newland, wintry podcasts

Drag kings John Travulva and Don One, and novelist Courttia Newland

Regina King, classical music for kids, Northern Irish literature

Oscar-winner Regina King on her directorial debut One Night In Miami.

Ben Okri, The Pembrokeshire Murders, Michael Berkeley

Writer Ben Okri on his new anthology, A Fire in My Head: Poems for the Dawn.

We commemorate the fifth anniversary of David Bowie's death and consider his continuing musical influence and legacy

David Bowie's legacy, Costa Award-winning writer Ingrid Persaud, Pieces Of A Woman review.

BBC Sound of 2021 Winner Pa Salieu, Finnish TV drama, Natasha Farrant

BBC Sound of 2021 winner Pa Salieu, Finnish TV drama, children's author Natasha Farrant.

Lee Lawrence, the impact of Brexit on classical music, Twelfth Night tradition at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Winner of the Costa Biography Award, Lee Lawrence on his memoir The Louder I Will Sing

The Great, Eavan Boland, the origin of the blues

Tony McNamara on The Great, the "occasionally true story" of Catherine the Great.

Dante's Divine Comedy 700 years on with Katya Adler; Costa Book Awards category winners

Katya Adler on Dante; Costa category winners announced; Costa Novel winner interview.

Art that brightened the year - violinist Tasmin Little, Baillie Gifford winner Craig Brown, actress Rochenda Sandall

Violinist Tasmin Little on her performing career.

Evelyn Glennie, The Serpent's Tom Shankland, chosen families in culture

Dame Evelyn Glennie talks about her new albums and director Tom Shankland on The Serpent

Pianist Lang Lang on Bach's Goldberg Variations

Lang Lang discusses and plays from Bach's Goldberg Variations.

A poetry edition, with Simon Armitage, Vanessa Kisuule, Anthony Anaxagorou, Em Power, Anna Selby, Daphne Astor, talking, reading

Front Row on poetry in the lock down and beyond, with the Poet Laureate - and new poems.

Australian composer, musician and actor, Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin on Matilda, success and failure, and his first solo album

Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones - Death to 2020

Death to 2020, Le Gateau Chocolat, Neil Gaiman, winner of Radio 3's carol competition.

Mackenzie Crook, Collaborative board games, Janey Godley, Zing Tsjeng's party choice

Mackenzie Crook as Worzel Gummidge, cooperative board games, Janey Godley's video short.

Bridgerton, Rachel Joyce, The custodians of our cultural institutions

Chris van Dusen on Bridgerton

21/12/2020

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

George C Wolfe on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Let Him Go reviewed, Winifred Atwell celebrated

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom director George C Wolfe

David Fincher

Visionary director David Fincher on Mank.

Boris Giltburg, Christmas films, Party season substitutes

Boris Giltburg plays Beethoven, Christmas films, Scottee on the joys of Abigail's Party

The Lark Ascending at 100, Wonder Woman 1984 reviewed, reading outside your comfort zone

Violinist Jennifer Pike tells us what makes The Lark Ascending the nation's favourite.

John le Carré tribute; Comedy double act The Pin; Aliza Nisenbaum

John le Carré remembered; The Pin - comedy duo; Aliza Nisenbaum at Tate Liverpool.

Barbara Windsor remembered, Vaughan Williams, Cultural Recovery Fund loans, American Utopia reviewed, Zaina Arafat

A look back at the career of Barbara Windsor.

10/12/2020

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

George Clooney's The Midnight Sky. Cyberpunk 2077. The debate on the National Trust

George Clooney's The Midnight Sky. Cyberpunk 2077. The debate on the National Trust.

Julia Hart on her film I'm Your Woman, Benjamin Britten's Owen Wingrave

Julia Hart on writing and directing I'm Your Woman, Benjamin Britten's opera Owen Wingrave

Ryan Murphy’s new film starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Nicole Kidman, reviewed

Ryan Murphy’s new film starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Nicole Kidman reviewed.

Viggo Mortensen, Alex Wheatle, William Hill Sports Book of the Year

Viggo Mortensen's new film, Sports Book of the Year winner, Alex Wheatle's lockdown hobby

New Tracey Emin exhibition, The Crown controversy, Walter Presents: The Announcer

Tracey Emin and Edvard Much at the RA, The Crown controversy, The Announcer reviewed

Katie Melua, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Crimes Against Christmas

Singer Katie Melua, and Tate Britain re-opens with the work of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Yazz Ahmed, Lucy Bailey, The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone

Musician Yazz Ahmed. Plus Francis Ford Coppola's new recut of The Godfather Part III.

Henry Blake on County Lines; museums and galleries post Covid; re-reading Jane Austen's Emma

Henry Blake; museums and galleries and Covid; John Mullen on Jane Austen's Emma.

Mandolin player Avi Avital, Marina Abramović, Possessor reviewed

Avi Avital on the wonders of the mandolin and its repertoire.

Hollywood star Amy Adams, Corrie at 60 and Musician Jake Blount

Hollywood actress Amy Adams on her new movie, Hillbilly Elegy.

Playwright Roy Williams, Poet Fred D'Aguiar, Defending Digga D documentary

Roy Williams' new drama Death of England, poems from Fred D'Aguiar, Defending Digga D doc.

Simon Russell Beale; Costa Book Awards shortlists; Guy Garvey

Simon Russell Beale on Scrooge; Costa Book Awards shortlists announced; Guy Garvey.

Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart on Shuggie Bain

Booker prize winner Douglas Stuart on his novel Shuggie Bain.

Tim Minchin, Jan Morris remembered, new gaming consoles, Nicholas Pinnock

Tim Minchin on his debut solo album Apart Together, and new gaming consoles.

The 2020 Booker Prize Ceremony

A Front Row special live from the Roundhouse, London

Gillian Anderson, South Georgia artist commission, the role of literary prizes

Gillian Anderson on portraying Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of The Crown.

Patrick, Colm Tóibín on James Joyce, Amy Macdonald, Christopher Reid

Belgian film Patrick, Colm Tóibín on James Joyce's The House Of The Dead.

Fela Kuti documentary; writing and reading trauma; The Queen's Gambit review

Fela Kuti documentary maker, Biyi Bandele; books dealing with trauma; The Queen's Gambit

Steve McQueen, The Simpsons, Brutal North, Jenny Sturgeon

Steve McQueen on his Small Axe films and the enduring popularity of The Simpsons.

Booker Prize Book Group, Julian Lloyd Webber on Malcolm Arnold, Nick Park's lockdown discovery

Booker Prize Book Group, Julian Lloyd Webber on Malcolm Arnold, Nick Park's lockdown life.

Tana French, Mary Wollstonecraft statue, Industry, Ralph McTell's The Unknown Warrior

Tana French on her new novel; Ralph McTell's musical tribute to The Unknown Soldier.

Abel Selaocoe, Billie Holiday, Edoardo Ponti on Sophia Loren

South African cellist and singer Abel Selaocoe's classical, African and contemporary music

The Voices of the Women in Classical Myths in 15 Heroines; Front Row's Book Group with Booker Nominee Douglas Stuart

Women in classical myths speak in 15 Heroines; Front Row's Book Club with Douglas Stuart

Dame Judi Dench and Wendy Craig remember Geoffrey Palmer; Ruth Wilson; Graeae; Kylie and Little Mix albums; Ted Hughes's Crow

Ruth Wilson in His Dark Materials; Dame Judie Dench remembers Geoffrey Palmer

Could being visually impaired enhance an artist’s work?

Documentary The Disordered Eye and Booker Book Club with Maaza Mengiste.

Alice Oswald's Weather Anthology, What a Carve Up!, Memoir writing

Poet Alice Oswald discusses Gigantic Cinema: A Weather Anthology, and writing memoirs.

Kristin Scott Thomas talks about playing Mrs Danvers in Rebecca

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas discusses the fine details of screen acting with Tom Sutcliffe.

Cellist Steven Isserlis plays, the lockdown's impact on the arts and Booker shortlisted Avni Doshi

Cellist Steven Isserlis plays, arts in the new lockdown, Booker shortlisted Avni Doshi.

Sam Smith, Turner's Modern World, Cold War Steve, US elections on film

Sam Smith's new album Love Goes, Cold War Steve, American elections on film, JWM Turner.

Dawn French talks about her comedy and novel writing careers

Dawn French discusses her latest novel and reflects on a long and varied comedy career.

His House director Remi Weekes, Booker Prize Book Group with Tsitsi Dangarembga

Tsitsi Dangarembga discusses her novel This Mournable Body in the Booker Prize Book Group

Elisabeth Moss, Julia Bullock, memorialising loved ones in video games

Elisabeth Moss on playing horror writer Shirley Jackson and directing The Handmaid's Tale

Sofia Coppola, Booker Book Group with Diane Cook, Olivier Awards

Sofia Coppola's new film, Diane Cook’s Booker Book Group, Olivier Awards roundup

Frankenstein, William Boyd, Rachel Whiteread, The Sister

Frankenstein: six young artists challenge how today's society creates its own monsters.

James Graham, Nottingham's Rock City celebrates 40 years, Liam Bailey, Phoebe Boswell

Geeta Pendse presents from Nottingham, with local lad James Graham on his new rom-com.

Francois Ozon's Summer of '85; Acclaimed violinist Tasmin Little; Derry International Choir Festival

Violinist Tasmin Little, Derry International Choir Festival, Review of Summer of '85.

Aké Festival special: Tayari Jones, Derek Owusu, Victor Ehikhamenor, Sara-Jayne Makwala King

A collaboration with the Aké Festival: leading black writers and artists in discussion

Nicole Kidman, Professional magicians and COVID, Birmingham Royal Ballet

Nicole Kidman's new thriller, Professional magicians and COVID, Birmingham Royal Ballet

Roddy Doyle, Gairloch Museum, Kronos Quartet, Dr Blood's Old Travelling Show

Roddy Doyle on his new novel Love, and The Kronos Quartet celebrate Pete Seeger.

Anais Mitchell on creating her musical, Hadestown

Anais Mitchell on Hadestown; Belfast International Arts Festival; Chris Killip remembered.

Jodi Picoult, Science Museum, winners and losers of the Cultural Recovery Fund

Jodi Picoult on her novel The Book of Two Ways.

Hugh Laurie on new drama Roadkill, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Arts degrees and Covid

Hugh Laurie on new drama Roadkill, Aberdeen Art Gallery, arts degrees during Covid.

Museum of the Year recipients. Arts minister Caroline Dinenage on the Cultural Recovery Fund results

As the first of the government grants are awarded we ask if it is going to be enough.

Alex Wheatle, Miranda July, Football club appoints Artistic Director, London Film Festival roundup

Alex Wheatle's new novel, Miranda July film Kajillionaire, London Film Festival roundup.

Skunk Anansie's Skin on her new memoir

Skin, the lead vocalist of British band Skunk Anansie, looks back over her life.

Melanie C, live music industry in crisis, Johnny Nash remembered

We consider the future of music making across the UK amidst musicians' protest.

2020 BBC National Short Story Award and the BBC Young Writers' Award

We announce the winners of the National Short Story Award and the Young Writers' Award.

Grace Jones exhibition, Steve McQueen's film Mangrove, A newly rediscovered work by Henry Purcell

Grace Before Jones: Camera, Disco, Studio - a new exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary.

Radha Blank, Chuck D, Dramas The Trial of the Chicago 7 and The Comey Rule reviewed

Radha Blank in The 40 Year Old Version, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Dana Gioia, Friday Reviews

An extended interview with Graham Norton

A special half hour Front Row with Graham Norton.

Miss Virginia, Helen Reddy remembered, Sarah Nicolls, Gary Clarke

Miss Virginia reviewed, and Sarah Nicolls who plays an inside-out vertical grand piano.

Little Mix: The Search, Artemisia Gentileschi, No Masks

The National Gallery's ground-breaking Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition

2020 Booker shortlist, Nicholas Serota, author Sarah Hall

2020 Booker shortlist, Nicholas Serota, BBC National Short Story Award nominee Sarah Hall.

Michael Kiwanuka, Boys in the Band film, the future for arts freelancers

Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka, The Boys in the Band film; freelancers in the arts.

Poetry and performance from Cumbria's Contains Strong Language festival

Poets Kate Clanchy, Jacob Polley and Zosia Wand join Katie Popperwell at the festival.

David McKee - BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award, Royal Academy dilemma, Serlina Boyd on Cocoa Girl

David McKee, creator of Elmer and Mr Benn, on his BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mike Bartlett, Miss Juneteenth film, theatres repurposed as courtrooms, Susanna Clarke

Mike Bartlett's Doctor Foster spinoff, Miss Juneteenth, Susanna Clarke's new novel

Skin, The Box in Plymouth, Sean Borodale

Skin from Skunk Anansie on her new memoir.

ENO drive in opera, ITV drama Honour, Jesse Armstrong, 'Festival of Brexit'

New ITV drama Honour, Jesse Armstrong, Drive in opera, 'Festival of Brexit'.

Katherine Ryan, Nick Hornby, artist Mark Bradford, TV drama Us reviewed

Katherine Ryan in The Duchess.

Rocks, Phoebe Stuckes, Eley Williams

New film Rocks, Poet Phoebe Stuckes, and the JK Rowling controversy.

Tricky, Ratched reviewed, live theatre returns to The Playhouse Londonderry, NSSA nominee Jack Houston

Tricky on his new album, Fall to Pieces. Plus live theatre returns to Northern Ireland

Dennis Kelly on The Third Day, Nica Burns, Jan Carson, Sir Terence Conran

Writer Dennis Kelly, and theatre producer Nica Burns.

David Tennant on playing Dennis Nilsen, BBC National Short Story Award shortlist announced, The Painted Bird reviewed

David Tennant on playing infamous serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

Lang Lang, Diana Rigg remembered, Cinema distribution under Covid-19

Mark Gatiss on Diana Rigg and Lang Lang discusses Bach's Goldberg Variations at the piano.

The future of Arts broadcasting, Winner of 2020 Women's Prize For Fiction, Film director Antonio Campos

The future of Arts broadcasting, Women's Prize For Fiction winner, Antonio Campos.

Andrew O'Hagan, The Singapore Grip, Theatre at the point of no return

Andrew O'Hagan on his novel Mayflies. Plus ITV's new drama The Singapore Grip.

Benjamin Grosvenor performs for Front Row

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, Venice Film Festival, Understanding artworks.

Mulan review, Lorna Sage's memoir 20 years on, and must art be political?

Does Disney's live-action remake of Mulan work?

The office in culture, Kate Clanchy, publishers' Super Thursday

The history of the office in culture; Kate Clanchy on her book How to Grow Your Own Poem.

Bernardine Evaristo shortlisted for Women's Prize, Anoushka Shankar at the Proms, Film Les Misérables reviewed

Bernardine Evaristo, Anoushka Shankar at the Proms, Film Les Misérables reviewed.

Ruth Jones, Roger Kneebone, Game Review, The Tempest

Ruth Jones, Roger Kneebone on craft and skills, Game Review, The Tempest.

Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author, walker, mountaineer and campaigner, talks to Kirsty Lang

Robert Macfarlane on his books, collaborating with artists and musicians and campaigning.

Luke Jerram, Elena Ferrante's new novel, Bolu Babalola, Britney Spears's conservatorship battle

Luke Jerram on In Memoriam - his artwork to commemorate those lost to the pandemic.

Eastenders returns, Composer Errollyn Wallen, Katy Perry profiled, I'm Thinking of Ending Things reviewed

The return of Eastenders & composer Errollyn Wallen on rearranging Jerusalem for the Proms

Women’s Prize For Fiction - Natalie Haynes; 2020 International Booker Prize winner; Agatha Christie’s lost play, The Lie

Natalie Haynes on A Thousand Ships; International Booker Prize winner reviewed.

An extended interview with dramatist Lucy Prebble

An extended interview with dramatist Lucy Prebble.

Algorithms in the arts, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film controversy

Algorithms in art, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film.

Christopher Nolan's Tenet reviewed, British Museum re-opens, Paula Peters on Wampum exhibition, Shedinburgh fringe festival

The long-awaited Tenet on the big screen - Front Row reviews.

The One and Only Ivan director Thea Sharrock, Educating Rita, writing about music, research on Covid-19 risk from singing

Thea Sharrock on combining CGI and live action in her family movie about a gorilla.

Stanley Spencer's wives, the damage to culture in Beirut, Angie Cruz

The Wives of Stanley Spencer, the destruction of arts and culture in Beirut.

Modern Productions in a Roman Theatre, the Art of the Prequel, the Pandemic and Redundancies in the Arts Industries

Making modern work in a Roman theatre; how to create a prequel; yet more arts redundancies

An interview with Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson

An interview with Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, 2020 PEN Pinter Prize winner.

Gloria Estefan, Pinocchio, Shane McCrae

Gloria Estefan on her album Brazil305, a new film version of Pinocchio, poet Shane McCrae.

Lyricist Don Black

Lyricist Don Black on writing songs like Diamonds are Forever and Born Free.

Lovecraft Country, Prison Radio Drama, Women's Prize For Fiction Shortlisted Jenny Offill

TV drama Lovecraft Country, set in 1950s Jim Crow America, reviewed.

Glyndebourne Opera returns. My Rembrandt film. How dangerous is playing the trumpet?

Glyndebourne Opera returns. My Rembrandt film. How dangerous is playing the trumpet?

Xiaolu Guo, Belarus Free Theatre, Blindness, The Leach Pottery

Novelist Xiaolu Guo, Belarus Free Theatre arrests, Bernard Leach's St Ives pottery

Es Devlin, Drama by postcard, Ali Smith's Summer, photographer Alys Tomlinson

Es Devlin on her artwork marking the 75th anniversary of Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Arts in the Midlands, Love Letters to Scotland, Soweto Kinch

Arts in the Midlands, Love Letters to Scotland, and Soweto Kinch's Lockdown Discovery.

Maggie O'Farrell, Singing in Choirs and Covid, Mark Billingham's Lockdown Discovery

Maggie O'Farrell on Hamnet, shortlisted for the Women's Prize.

Little Birds writer Sophia Al-Maria, Simon Armitage, Summer reads, Tara Gbolade

Artist, writer, and filmmaker Sophia Al-Maria on Little Birds, and Simon Armitage.

Barbara Kingsolver as poet, Es Devlin's Lockdown Discovery, Sculptor Thomas J. Price, pianist Leon Fleisher remembered

Barbara Kingsolver, designer Es Devlin, and artist Thomas J Price

Sir Alan Parker remembered, Beyoncé's Black is King, Prodigal Son, Natasha Trethewey, Don Hahn

Sir Alan Parker remembered by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.

Whipped cream on The Fourth Plinth, Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee, and Booker Prize nominated Avni Doshi

Heather Phillipson's Trafalgar Square whipped cream sculpture, and Derry Girls' Lisa McGee

Hilary Mantel, Electronic at The Design Museum, Ai Wei Wei, the future for the panto?

Hilary Mantel, Electronic at The Design Museum, Ai Wei Wei, the future for the panto?

Shawanda Corbett, Booker longlist 2020, Claire Oakley

Shawanda Corbett, The Booker longlist, Claire Oakley

Shirley Collins, Kit de Waal, Caine Prize for African Writing winner, Olivia de Havilland remembered

Folk singer Shirley Collins on her album Heart's Ease.

Mira Nair on A Suitable Boy, Taylor Swift's album Folklore, the film How to Build a Girl, Alberta Whittle and Theatre News

Director Mira Nair on her television adaptation of Vikram Seth's novel, A Suitable Boy.

Jimmy McGovern; crime writing prize; dancing in lockdown; photographer Tyler Mitchell

Jimmy McGovern; crime writing; dancing in lockdown; photographer Tyler Mitchell.

Tom Sutcliffe talks to screenwriter and film director Oliver Stone about his memoir Chasing the Light

Director Oliver Stone on getting into Hollywood chronicled in his memoir Chasing the Light

Nell Dunn, Kelly O'Sullivan, 846, Q Magazine

Nell Dunn on her new memoir The Muse, Kelly O'Sullivan, 846, Q Magazine.

Josephine Mackerras, Sean Edwards, summer theatre round-up, John Mullan on Mansfield Park

Josephine Mackerras on her film, Alice, about a woman who becomes an escort.

Alfre Woodard, film Come As You Are and Ellie Goulding album Brightest Blue reviewed, Richard Herring

Alfre Woodard on playing a death row prison warden in Clemency.

Get Carter director Mike Hodges, Tate Bursary artist Oreet Ashery, the plight of arts freelancers in the pandemic

Mike Hodges, director of Get Carter, on his 1989 film Black Rainbow, with Rosanna Arquette

Winning back audience trust, the doctor turned novelist, musical collaboration in lockdown

Winning back audience trust, the doctor turned novelist, musical collaboration in lockdown

The Chicks, Hammed Animashaun, Liz Johnson Artur

The Chicks, the biggest selling U.S. female band, on their new album Gaslighter.

Anish Kapoor, The Plot Against America, Rachel De-Lahay, drive in comedy

Review of The Plot Against America, Rachel De-Lahay, Anish Kapoor, Daniel Sloss.

The Kanneh-Masons, Minack Theatre, Imran Perretta

Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason perform live from their family home.

Philip Pullman on Northern Lights 25 years on, Mrs America reviewed, Simon Schama

Philip Pullman and Northern Lights 25 years on, Simon Schama and a review of Mrs America.

Katori Hall; cinema after lockdown; documenting empty arts spaces

US playwright Katori Hall; the future of cinema after lockdown.

Rufus Wainwright, Neil Mendoza, Tate Bursaries, Ringo at 80

Rufus Wainwright, Neil Mendoza, Tate Bursaries and Ringo Starr at 80.

Funding for the arts, Wayne McGregor, Ennio Morricone

Arts funding - is it enough? Wayne McGregor's new ballet and a tribute to Ennio Morricone.

Theatres in pink, David Pickard on the BBC Proms, Friday Review on Hamilton, Decolonising arts curriculum in school

Theatres wrapped in pink to campaign for survival.

The Secrets She Keeps, Fyzal Boulifa, Urdu poetry in Bradford

The Secrets She Keeps, Fyzal Boulifa on his new film Lynn + Lucy, Urdu poetry in Bradford.

Director Werner Herzog, actor Danny Sapani, Watford bookclub

Werner Herzog on his latest film, Danny Sapani on play Les Blancs, Watford's big bookclub.

The Arts in Crisis

Simon Rattle and other leading figures discuss the crisis facing the arts.

Kevin Kwan, Annilese Miskimmon of ENO, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley

Kevin Kwan, author of the Crazy Rich Asians novels, and ENO's Annilese Miskimmon

Michael Palin, The Last of Us Part II reviewed, Anthony Thwaite, Rethink - Nicola Triscott, Roadmap to Reopening Theatres

Michael Palin on Waiting for Godot

Crisis in theatre, Stuart Evers new novel, Eurovision the film, Bristol’s Colston statue

Theatre Royal Plymouth in crisis, Stuart Evers novel, Eurovision the film, Colston statue.

Griselda Pollock

Griselda Pollock, the first art historian to win the prestigious Holberg Prize.

Rethink The Arts

Rethinking the arts for a post Covid-19 world.

Talking Heads, Jarvis Cocker, Thomas Clay

We review the remake of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads and consider the art of the monologue

Rebel Wilson, Ian Holm remembered, Bob Dylan, The Luminaries

Rebel Wilson on her TV series Last One Laughing, and actor Sir Ian Holm remembered.

Vera Lynn remembered, guitarist Sean Shibe, PlacePrints audio plays reviewed, Poetry from Alison Brackenbury

Tributes to Dame Vera Lynn, guitarist Sean Shibe and PlacePrints audio plays reviewed.

Judd Apatow, Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for children's literature, job losses in theatre, Alison Brackenbury

Judd Apatow on The King of Staten Island, and the Carnegie and Greenaway winners announced

Jean Toomer's Cane adapted, Bloomsday, Alison Brackenbury, Museums in lockdown

Jean Toomer's Cane adapted, Bloomsday, Alison Brackenbury, Museums in lockdown

Tracey Emin, Alison Brackenbury, Book Covers

Tracey Emin on the artworks she has produced during lockdown.

The Salisbury Poisonings, Víkingur Ólafsson, Walter Scott Prize, Pilgrims

TV drama The Salisbury Poisonings, and Víkingur Ólafsson's final performance for Front Row

Simon Bird, Whiteness, Ruth Patterson, Tony Walsh

Simon Bird on Days of the Bagnold Summer, Whiteness discussed, Ruth Patterson, Tony Walsh

Robert Lindsay, Tony Hall, How to make a new musical

Robert Lindsay on his first acting job 50 years ago. Plus BBC DG Tony Hall.

Spike Lee; Hope Mirrlees' Paris - A Poem; and are we being more creative in lockdown?

Spike Lee on Da 5 Bloods, his film about African American veterans returning to Vietnam.

Michaela Coel, The Comedy Women in Print Prize, Bristol's Colston statue

Actor and writer Michaela Coel on I May Destroy You, and Bristol's Colston statue.

Víkingur Ólafsson, David Greig, El Presidente, Inclusive publishing

Víkingur Ólafsson performs Bach. Plus David Greig's new play.

Andrew Patterson, Writing about Race, Mark Damazer Chair of Booker Prize Foundation

Andrew Patterson on The Vast of Night, an homage to 50s sci-fi TV.

David Tennant and Michael Sheen in Staged, Ethiopian poetry, Talking About Race

Staged, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, and an anthology of Ethiopian poetry.

Carrie Mae Weems, Liz Lochhead, How will museums reflect the pandemic

Carrie Mae Weems on the role art can play in the current crisis in the US

Sitting in Limbo, Joanna Briscoe, Christo, The Uncertain Kingdom

TV drama about the Windrush scandal reviewed and Joanna Briscoe on her new novel Seduction

Indira Varma, Víkingur Ólafsson, Snowpiercer and The Lockdown Plays reviewed, DJ Mr Switch, Tom Morris

Indira Varma on A Room of One's Own.

Can arts venues survive social distancing?

Will the finances ever stack up and what is lost when there's no crowd?

John Grisham, re-opening of museums and galleries, the best of theatre online

Bestselling author John Grisham on his latest novel.

Tracee Ellis Ross, Walter Iuzzolino, Southbank Centre

Tracee Ellis Ross on The High Note, and Walter Iuzzolino on Walter Presents.

Kirsty Lang talks to American writer AM Homes

AM Homes, writer of darkly comic fiction, talks about her novels, short stories and memoir

The County & Little Fires Everywhere; The Archers; Víkingur Ólafsson; poetry to console

Little Fires Everywhere and The County reviewed. The Archers and Coronavirus

Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation, Rubaiyat Hossain, Abigail Pogson, Martin Green

Unprecedented - new plays respond to the pandemic, Rubaiyat Hossain on her new film.

Simon Schama on Rembrandt's The Night Watch, can the performing arts survive coronavirus?

We take a close look at the masterpiece as a hyper-resolution photograph of it goes online

Stephen La Rivière, Nancy Kerr, Silas Marner

Nebula-75 creator Stephen La Rivière, and singer Nancy Kerr.

Tom Sutcliffe talks to playwright and poet Inua Ellams

Inua Ellams, writer of hit play Barber Shop Chronicles, on his life and work.

White Lines, Víkingur Ólafsson, How to write a play, Eliza Hittman

Netflix drama White Lines, and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson live from Reykjavík

Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah in conversation with Samira Ahmed.

Jude Kelly, Emma Thompson, how to write a musical, online art games reviewed

Jude Kelly on the first online WOW Festival, Emma Thompson reads poetry by Liz Lochhead.

Alicia Keys, Vanessa Redgrave

Alicia Keys on her early life and career, and Vanessa Redgrave performs poetry for VE Day.

Will Pound, Future of Television, Royal Albert Hall

Harmonica player Will Pound. Plus the future of television after the lockdown.

Jeremy Deller

Artist Jeremy Deller looks back at his career and reflects on making art under lockdown.

George the Poet, Víkingur Ólafsson, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pride and Prejudice

George the Poet, and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson.

Miranda July, The Fall's Greatest Album? Gemma Bodinetz

Film-maker, artist and writer Miranda July, The Fall's greatest album discussed.

Film director Alice Wu, writer Frank Cottrell Boyce, the allure of Golden Brown and baritone Peter Brathwaite remakes paintings

Alice Wu on her film, The Half of It, a queer love triangle based on Cyrano de Bergerac.

Nicola Benedetti, Music Memories, The Tempest

Nicola Benedetti on her new free online tuition sessions and her Elgar album.

Crafts in lockdown, Víkingur Ólafsson performs Glass, Netflix series Hollywood and Lionel Shriver novel reviewed

The benefits of craft, Víkingur Ólafsson performs live, Netflix series Hollywood reviewed

Emma Thompson, Damien Chazelle, Film news

Dame Emma Thompson, and Damien Chazelle on The Eddy.

Singer James Bay, film director Pablo Larraín, tribute to actor Irrfan Khan and new drama by disabled writers

James Bay plays his hit Hold Back the River live, and offers tips on playing the guitar.

Nmon Ford, Eavan Boland, Kit de Waal, London Mozart Players

Baritone Nmon Ford on new opera Orfeus, which fuses opera with house music.

Randy Newman; song lyrics in Latin; Romeo and Juliet; the NHS on radio and TV

Randy Newman's new song; Romeo and Juliet performed; the NHS on radio and TV.

Normal People, Víkingur Ólafsson, Seán Hewitt, Theresa Lola

Sophie Raworth and Naomi Alderman on TV drama Normal People. And pianist Víkingur Ólafsson

Moffie director Oliver Hermanus, Sharon D Clarke, Lesbian visibility, Anna Meredith

Director Oliver Hermanus and Sharon D. Clarke on World Book Night.

Paapa Essiedu, Arts Minister Caroline Dinenage, Turning our tragedies into comedy

Paapa Essiedu's Hamlet, Arts Minister Caroline Dinenage, Turning tragedy into comedy

Organist Anna Lapwood, The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist, Gangs of London

Organist Anna Lapwood performs, and we announce The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist.

Jackie Kay, Roderick Williams, Killing Eve Season 3 and C Pam Zhang

Roderick Williams, Jackie Kay, author C Pam Zhang and Killing Eve Season 3

Adam Macqueen's thriller, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, a podcast masterclass and the amazing set of Treasure Island

Adam Macqueen on imagining, in his first novel, that Jeremy Thorpe did murder his lover.

Virus Art, Naomi Alderman, Angela Barnes

Artist Luke Jerram on replicating Covid-19 in sculpture.

Sir Patrick Stewart on Shakespeare's Sonnets, Shahnaz Ahsan, Devs

Patrick Stewart on his daily performance of Shakespeare's Sonnets.

Russell Howard, Siobhan Miller, International Prize for Arabic Fiction, John Mullan on Northanger Abbey

Russell Howard on his new lockdown TV show made from his childhood bedroom.

Roy Hudd

Speaking in 2015, the late music hall veteran on his seven-decade career.

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese in conversation about his latest film, The Irishman

Víkingur Ólafsson, Christabel Blackburn, Nitin Sawhney, Audiobooks

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, Front Row's first Artist-in-Residence.

James Graham on Quiz, Braids, changes in the ways we listen to music, and John Prine

James Graham on Quiz, his three-part television drama about the coughing major controversy

AL Kennedy, Sam Sweeney performs live, lockdown listening habits

AL Kennedy's new short stories and fiddle player Sam Sweeney performs live

Wordsworth Anniversary, Kerry Shale radio play, Critic Gillian Reynolds, Composer Nainita Desai

Wordsworth anniversary, Kerry Shale on working with Kubrick, composer Nainita Desa.

Miles Davis's Bitches Brew, Gaming, Cressida Cowell in the Culture Clinic

Soweto Kinch on Miles Davis's album Bitches Brew, and Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell.

Dua Lipa, Sara Collins, Edinburgh festivals cancelled, Molly O’Cathain

Dua Lipa discusses her new album Future Nostalgia.

The Dramatist James Graham

Kirsty Lang interviews playwright James Graham, author of Quiz, This House and Ink.

Soprano Chen Reiss, Theatre Online, National Poetry Competition

Soprano Chen Reiss on her recording of Beethoven's Arias

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson plays live from Reykjavik

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson talks to Front Row and plays live from Reykjavik

Gloria Gaynor, Offline Arts, film Vivarium and novel Hamnet reviewed, Culture Clinic

Gloria Gaynor on Grammy-winning album Testimony and on going viral against the virus

Owen Sheers, Nikita Lalwani, Writing in isolation

Owen Sheers on adapting The Snow Spider for TV, Nikita Lalwani on her new novel You People

Eliza Carthy, Art galleries and coronavirus, Terrence McNally obituary

Folk musician Eliza Carthy, art galleries under coronavirus, Terrence McNally obituary.

Simon Armitage, Stephen Hough, Chris Riddell on Asterix creator Albert Uderzo

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage on his new collection inspired by Yorkshire.

Rathbones Folio winner, Disney+, Malory Towers on TV, Live performance from National Theatre of Scotland

Rathbones Folio winner; Disney+ launches in the UK; Malory Towers reviewed

Gareth Malone, Contraltos, Louise Wallwein

Gareth Malone, Contraltos, Creative Industries Federation, Louise Wallwein

Lennie James, Rob Auton, Jess Gillam

Actor and screenwriter Lennie James on the return of his award-winning Sky drama Save Me.

Gary Sinyor, Arts Council aid, Theatre Uncut

Gary Sinyor on his new sitcom The Jewish Enquirer and how everything is ripe for satire.

David Baddiel, arts prize for social change, film news

David Baddiel on reading Saul Bellow, a prize marking social change in the arts, film news

How theatres will cope with PM's advice? Jennifer Offill, Roy Hudd, Kevin Guthrie

Jennifer Offill, Roy Hudd tribute, Kevin Guthrie, How will theatres cope with PM's advice?

Kodo Drummers, Marina Lewycka, Arts affected by coronavirus

Kodo drummers perform in studio. Plus novelist Marina Lewycka.

Dame Judi Dench

Dame Judi Dench looks back at her six decade career in theatre and on screen.

Cartoonist Steven Appleby, Sally Abbott, The Hunt and Bacurau

Cartoonist Steven Appleby, and playwright Sally Abbott.

Misbehaviour, Marian Keyes, Mental health app, McCoy Tyner obituary

Misbehaviour, Marian Keyes, Mental health app, McCoy Tyner obituary

Representation and diversity in the arts

Do the arts in the UK accurately represent its people?

Rachel Parris, Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley, Andy Burnham

The Mash Report's Rachel Parris on how her personal life inspired her new stand-up show.

Hassan Abdulrazzak, Onward, The art of the memoir

Playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak on his latest work The Special Relationship.

Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy, Women in hip hop, Creativity in isolation

The Mirror and the Light from Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy, and women in hip hop

Noughts + Crosses, Pretty Woman the Musical, the rise of Subtitles

Koby Adom on directing Malorie Blackman's Noughts + Crosses

Film director Francis Annan, Denise Mina, Amateur dramatics - its development and popularity

Film director Francis Annan, Denise Mina, Amateur dramatics

Elisabeth Moss, Aravind Adiga, 20th anniversary of The Sims computer game

Elisabeth Moss on her new film The Invisible Man and Aravind Adiga on his novel Amnesty

Director Céline Sciamma, conductor André J. Thomas, clash of the titles

Céline Sciamma on her film Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and composer André J. Thomas.

Viviana Durante, Jeet Thayil, filming amidst the coronavirus outbreak, new visa rules for touring artists

Viviana Durante on Isadora Duncan, whose radical dancing enthralled audiences in the 1900s

Zadie Smith on Authors as Readers, British Surrealism, Playwright Jingan Young, The Mirror and the Light publicity

Zadie Smith on reading, British Surrealism, playwright Jingan Young

Sarah Williams - Flesh and Blood, Todd Haynes - Dark Waters, Bradford Library Funding, Murder 24/7

Todd Haynes- Dark Waters, Bradford Library Funding, Flesh and Blood, Murder 24/7

Quality Street in Halifax, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Artist-led Hotels

Northern Broadsides' Quality Street, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Artist-led hotels.

The Prince of Egypt, Costume designer Sandy Powell, Irish folk singer Lisa O’ Neill

Composer Stephen Schwartz on taking DreamWorks animation The Prince of Egypt to the stage

George MacKay, Shirin Neshat, Richard Thomas

George MacKay on his new film The True History of the Kelly Gang.

Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, Antoinette Nwandu, End of the Century, Coronavirus and the arts

Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, Antoinette Nwandu, End of the Century, Coronavirus arts impact

Raphael's Sistine Tapestries, Michael Winterbottom, Arts Prizes in Crisis and Art History Limericks

Ten tapestries by Raphael return to the Sistine Chapel for the first time since the 1500s.

Emma and the Rom Coms Revival, the César Academy resignation and James Taylor sings American Standards

Eleanor Catton on her screenplay for Emma. James Taylor on his album American Standard.

David Mitchell, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Wuthering Heights on stage

David Mitchell on The Upstart Crow, and opera singer Elizabeth Llewellyn.

Leicester Comedy Festival, Eshaan Akbar, Ishi Khan, Easy Life

Geeta Pendse hosts Front Row from Leicester

Tom Stoppard, Steve McQueen, South Korean film guide

Tom Stoppard on Leopoldstadt, two decades of Steve McQueen works, South Korean film guide.

Sir Tom Stoppard

Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard discusses his play, Leopoldstadt, in an extended interview.

Art Deco By The Sea, The Whip - Juliet Gilkes Romero, Meet The Family - Catherine Bray

Art Deco By The Sea, The Whip - Juliet Gilkes Romero, Meet The Family - Catherine Bray

Sarah Phelps on The Pale Horse, We Will Walk, Kamau Brathwaite and George Steiner remembered

Screenwriter Sarah Phelps on Agatha Christie, and We Will Walk.

Kirk Douglas remembered, American Dirt, Daniel Kehlmann

Kirk Douglas tribute, author Daniel Kehlmann, American Dirt controversy.

Front Row Risk List: The ten riskiest artworks of the 21st century

Which artist has taken the biggest risks since 2000? Our panel give their verdict

Novelist - Eimear McBride, Film - Parasite, Playwright - Jasmine Lee-Jones and the Petworth Beauties get their legs back

Korean film Parasite, up for 3 Oscars, reviewed. Eimar McBride on her novel Strange Hotel.

Tom Hanks, artists and risk, Brexit dance piece Brink

Tom Hanks on A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, artists and risk, Brexit dance piece.

Agnieszka Holland on Mr Jones, Risk Season - Failure, Timur Vermes

Director Agnieszka Holland on her film Mr Jones starring James Norton.

Robert Pattinson on The Lighthouse, Risk in Films, Greta Gerwig on Little Women

Robert Pattinson on his new film The Lighthouse, and Greta Gerwig on Little Women.

Melina Matsoukas on Queen and Slim, Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy years reviewed, Faustus: That Damned Woman, Richard Armitage

Melina Matsoukas on her film about police violence starring Daniel Kaluuya.

Patrick Stewart, Costa Book of the Year winner, Arts Council England's new 10-year strategy

Patrick Stewart on Star Trek: Picard, Costa Book Award winner, New Arts Council strategy

Scorsese - The Irishman, Risk Season continues, Naum Gabo exhibition

Martin Scorsese - The Irishman, Risk Season continues, Naum Gabo exhibition in St Ives.

Martin Scorsese

The legendary film director on masculinity, music and redemption in The Irishman.

Pet Shop Boys, Emotional risk taking in the arts, The Eye As Witness

The Pet Shop Boys talk about their new album Hotspot.

Guz Khan, Calculating Risk, Northern Writing

Creator Guz Khan on the return of Man Like Mobeen, Calculating Risk, Northern Writing.

Terry Jones remembered by Michael Palin, Hugh Laurie on Avenue 5, Gabrielle Aplin

Remembering the life of former Python Terry Jones with Michael Palin

Terry Gilliam, Samantha Strauss, Risk in art: Jeremy Deller, Picasso and Paper exhibition

Terry Gilliam, Samantha Strauss, Risk in art: Jeremy Deller, Picasso and Paper exhibition

Dev Patel on David Copperfield, Front Row's Risk Season, bestselling author Kimberley Chambers

Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) on playing David Copperfield in Armando Iannucci's film

Playwright Lucy Kirkwood, Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life, Sam Lee and Bernard Butler

Chimerica playwright Lucy Kirkwood, and Terrence Malick's latest film A Hidden Life

Charlize Theron on Bombshell, The Outsider reviewed, Ayeesha Menon, Independent Venue Week

Charlize Theron on playing a Fox News presenter who outs her CEO for sexual harassment

Fire in Australian art and culture, writer Ben Richards and The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel

Three Australian writers on of artists' response to the country's relationship with fire

Michael B Jordan & Jamie Foxx, Spotlight directory, TS Eliot Prize winner Roger Robinson

Michael B Jordan & Jamie Foxx, Spotlight directory, TS Eliot Prize winner Roger Robinson

2020 Oscar Nominations

John talks to Oscar nominees including Florence Pugh, Charlize Theron and Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Coe, Johnny Flynn on Magnitsky the Musical, Selena Gomez album reviewed

Jonathan Coe, winner of the Costa Novel Award 2019, discusses Middle England

Laurie Nunn on Sex Education, Mary Jean Chan, Podcast news

Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn, and Costa Poetry winner Mary Jean Chan

Freddie Fox, Costa Children's Prize winner Jasbinder Bilan, theatre ticket pricing

Freddie Fox on Freddie Fox on playing Jeremy Bamber in ITV's drama White House Farm.

BAFTAs so white, Adam Sandler, Costa First Novel winner Sara Collins, Fidelio reinvented

Adam Sandler talks about Uncut Gems and Sara Collins on her gothic novel

Sam Mendes on WWI movie 1917, Costa Book Awards 2019 winners

Sam Mendes on WWI movie 1917 and we announce the Costa Book Awards 2019 category winners

Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey, Daisy Coulam, Bill Bryson

Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey on their new Guy Ritchie film The Gentlemen

Jojo Rabbit reviewed, Alex Michaelides, protecting artworks from light damage

Taika Waititi directs and stars as Adolf Hitler in his Nazi satire Jojo Rabbit - we review

Beethoven at 250

A celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven, marking the composer's 250th anniversary

Cultural Quiz of 2019

We test our guests' knowledge of 2019 in the arts.

A decade of TV, Ballet podcast Tom and Ty Talk, Long Day's Journey into Night reviewed, Neil Innes

Boyd Hilton and Eleanor Stanford on how television has changed in the last decade

Art and Churches

An exploration of the evolving role of art in churches and cathedrals

Candice Carty-Williams in conversation with Bernardine Evaristo

Candice Carty-Williams and Bernardine Evaristo discuss their dazzling literary year.

Motown legends Brian and Eddie Holland

Legendary Motown songwriters Brian and Eddie Holland

Screenwriter Amanda Coe, Bad films we love, Diana Evans

Amanda Coe discusses her screenplay for TV drama The Trial of Christine Keeler

The Goes Wrong Show, Slow Painting, Reviving the high street with culture

The Goes Wrong Show, Slow Painting in Leeds, and reviving the high street with culture.

JJ Abrams, musicals moving from stage to screen, Derek Owusu

JJ Abrams on directing The Rise of Skywalker - the last film in the 42-year Star Wars saga

Robert De Niro on The Irishman, subverting the gaze, The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

Fairview director Nadia Latif and portraitist Lorna May Wadsworth on challenging the gaze

Saoirse Ronan, The Book People goes into administration, How to paint babies

Saoirse Ronan on playing Jo March in Little Women, indie publisher calamity, babies in art

Taron Egerton, A Christmas Carol, Joe Stilgoe

Taron Egerton on playing Elton John in the musical film Rocketman.

Mark Gatiss, Kate Rusby, Creating New Traditions

Mark Gatiss on his TV offerings - Martin's Close for Christmas, and Dracula at New Year

Jonathan Pryce, Survival literature, Fictional politicians

Jonathan Pryce on playing one of The Two Popes, and survival fiction.

Francesca Hayward on Cats and Romeo and Juliet, Joker composer Hildur Guðnadóttir

Ballet star Francesca Hayward on Romeo and Juliet and the new film version of Cats

Mike Bartlett, staging of art exhibitions, Any One Thing

Mike Bartlett, staging of art exhibitions, Any One Thing

Teenage Dick, Traces review, Olga Neuwirth, Nobel Prize for Literature controversy

A darkly comic take on Richard III with Teenage Dick.

Gender Imbalance in Art Collections, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, Three Sisters Rewired

Why women artists are hugely under presented in art collections and what to do about this.

Inua Ellams on Three Sisters, Noah Baumbach on Marriage Story, Art goes Bananas

Inua Ellams on transposing Chekhov's Three Sisters to 1960s Nigeria.

Front Row at BBC Music Introducing Live

Ferris & Sylvester perform at BBC Music Introducing Live

Lesley Manville, Turner Prize, Bat for Lashes

Award-winning actress Lesley Manville talks about her latest film, Ordinary Love

Difficult comedy audiences, Netflix v cinema?, Honey Boy, Romesh Gunesekera

Difficult comedy audiences, Honey Boy, Romesh Gunesekera and Netflix v Cinema?

Edward Norton, Elizabeth is Missing, artist Luke Jerram

Edward Norton on Motherless Brooklyn, TV adaptation of Elizabeth is Missing reviewed

The Boy in the Dress, Turner Prize Shortlisted Artists, The First Nowell

A review of new musical The Boy in the Dress based on David Walliams' book

Atlantics, Scheherazade and 1001 Nights, Political parties' arts manifestos

Poets Ruth Padel and Daljit Nagra on Scheherazade, the storyteller in 1001 Nights

Tributes to Clive James and Sir Jonathan Miller

Clive James and Sir Jonathan Miller remembered.

Costa Book Prize shortlist, Rian Johnson on Knives Out, art theft

We announce the 2019 Costa Book Prize shortlist and Rian Johnson on comedy Knives Out

Rapper Wretch 32, Hamlet on the Faroe Islands, Blue Story controversy

Wretch 32's memoir Rapthology, and Hamlet on the Faroe Islands

Coldplay and Leonard Cohen albums, Norman Cornish, Roy Chubby Brown controversy

Stig discusses new albums from Coldplay and the late Leonard Cohen

Harriet, Les Misérables and social realist films, risk in publishing, street art

Slave abolitionist Harriet Tubman's story makes it to the big screen, we review.

Frozen's Idina Menzel, Dora Maar, power in publishing

Idina Menzel on reprising her role as Elsa in Frozen II, and surrealist artist Dora Maar

Taylor Swift rights row, RJ Palacio, Nan Goldin and Judy Chicago reviewed, Le Mans '66 reviewed, Amazon's impact on publishing

Wonder writer RJ Palacio on her new graphic novel

Dear Evan Hansen, Emmanuel Jal, How to Make a Living as a Writer

Hit musical Dear Evan Hansen's co-creator and Sudanese hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal performs

Northern Ballet at 50, Art B&B, Iced Bodies

Northern Ballet at 50, Blackpool's Art B&B, Iced Bodies

Floods and art, Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries, Tom Rosenthal

How floods have affected - and been in depicted in - art, and Tom Rosenthal performs

Tobias Menzies plays Prince Philip; Six, a musical about the wives of Henry VIII; and Rapman

Tobias Menzies plays Prince Philip in The Crown; Six, a musical about Henry VIII's wives

Lorna May Wadsworth, Marriage Story, My Mother Said I Never Should, I Feel Pretty

Lorna May Wadsworth, Marriage Story, My Mother Said I Never Should, I Feel Pretty

War Of The Worlds re-imagined, Stephen Bourne- Playing Gay, Museum Funding

War Of The Worlds re-imagined, Stephen Bourne- Playing Gay, Museum Funding

Emilio Estevez, 100 Novels That Shaped Our World, David Attenborough's Gamelan music

Emilio Estevez on his new film The Public which he has written, directed and stars in

Emilia Clarke on Last Christmas, Theatre ceiling collapse, End of the F***ing World returns

Emilia Clarke on festive film Last Christmas, TV series End of the F***ing World reviewed

Alison Balsom, Fez, Robert MacFarlane

Alison Balsom talks about her new Baroque trumpet album Royal Fireworks.

The Irishman, Abomination opera, Murder In The Cathedral, The joy or blight of fireworks

Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, Abomination opera, Murder In The Cathedral

Scott Z Burns, writer and director of The Report, poet Katrina Porteous and the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting winner

Scott Z Burns on his docudrama The Report, exploring corruption and subversion in the CIA

Patti Smith, Tom Harper, Doctor Sleep reviewed

Patti Smith on Year of the Monkey, her memoir of a difficult year.

Jack Thorne on His Dark Materials, Sorry We Missed You, Emily Howard

Jack Thorne on the task of adapting Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials for the BBC.

Ian McKellen; theatre director Sarah Frankcom; Guilt reviewed

Ian McKellen on his film The Good Liar. He plays an elderly conman. It's akin to acting.

Introducing New Artists from Devon

Sarah Gosling presents a showcase from the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth

David Baddiel, Apple TV+, Wellcome Collection's scary podcasts

David Baddiel, Apple TV+, Welcome Collection's eerie podcasts

Harry Hill, Peter Brook, film podcasts

Harry Hill on his new comedy cabaret television programme

24/10/2019

Jack Thorne's new drama The Accident, about the aftershocks of an industrial disaster.

Bruce Springsteen's Western Stars, Harold Bloom, Islamic folios, new 'Monuments Men'

Bruce Springsteen's new film Western Stars, and the legacy of the late Harold Bloom.

Joy Labinjo, By The Grace of God reviewed, Alastair Sooke, actors doing other jobs

Artist Joy Labinjo on her paintings inspired by photos and Francois Ozon's film reviewed.

David Attenborough's cameraman, Bridget Riley exhibition, Forward Poetry winner

David Attenborough's new wildlife series, Bridget Riley exhibition, Forward Poetry Winner

Scooby Doo at 50, Poetry in endangered languages, Composer Judith Weir

Scooby Doo is 50 and, Stig Abell discovers, of considerable cultural significance.

Gavin Hood, Moving to Mars, Salvator Mundi, Winsome Pinnock & Amit Sharma

Gavin Hood on his new film Official Secrets starring Keira Knightley.

Víkingur Ólafsson, social housing on screen, Hannah Khalil

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, playwright Hannah Khalil

Aisling Bea, Booker Prize Double, Zawe Ashton

Aisling Bea on her new drama Living with Yourself. Plus Zawe Ashton on her new play.

Margaret Atwood book group, LA artist Mark Bradford, Peanut Butter Falcon review

Booker shortlisted author Margaret Atwood, LA artist Mark Bradford, Peanut Butter Falcon.

Sienna Miller, Elif Shafak, Giri/Haji

Sienna Miller on American Woman, and Elif Shafak is the guest for the Front Row book group

When Mary Beard met Margaret Atwood

Mary Beard meets the acclaimed Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood for Front Row Late

Nobel Prizes in Literature, Goldie's Drum'n'Bass picks, artist Es Devlin

More controversy for the Nobel Prize in Literature, Goldie on Drum'n'Bass, Es Devlin

Salman Rushdie, playwright Katori Hall, computer games tax avoidance

Salman Rushdie answers listeners’ questions about his Booker shortlisted novel Quichotte.

Extinction Rebellion, Staging Shakespeare, Timothee Chalamet in The King, Dancer/choreographer Dada Masilo

Extinction Rebellion, Staging Shakespeare, The King, Dada Masilo

The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Economics of Publishing, Ravel's Bolero

Director Joe Talbot and star Jimmie Fails on The Last Black Man in San Francisco.

Booker Book Group with Chigozie Obioma, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Kurt Weill's The Silver Lake

Booker Prize nominee Chigozie Obioma on his novel An Orchestra of Minorities.

Debbie Harry, the Portraits of Gauguin, the best political podcasts

Debbie Harry on her life and career and her new memoir, Face It

Rupert Goold on his film Judy, Kara Walker reviewed, Booker Book Group with Bernardine Evaristo

Director Rupert Goold on his Judy Garland biopic starring Renée Zellweger.

The BBC National Short Story Award ceremony

The winners are announced for the 2019 BBC NSSA and the Young Writers' Award.

Helen Mirren, Joker, Rona Munro

Helen Mirren on playing Catherine the Great in a new TV miniseries.

Poetry and performance from Hull's Contains Strong Language festival

Poetry and performance from Hull's Contains Strong Language festival

Derek Paravicini, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Booker Book Group with Lucy Ellmann

Derek Paravicini, the blind autistic savant pianist, performs on Front Row.

Brittany Howard, Boarding schools in fiction, Ed Thomas

Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard discusses her first solo album, Jaime.

Staging Antony Gormley, Dolly Wells, The Politician

The logistical challenge of staging Antony Gormley's new exhibition, and Dolly Wells.

Peter Bowker on World on Fire, The Emmys, Amina Atiq, New poetry releases

Writer Peter Bowker discusses his epic new TV drama World On Fire.

Lulu Wang on The Farewell, Dave, Jessie Burton

Film-maker Lulu Wang on her latest movie The Farewell.

Rotters in literature, John Keats' poem To Autumn, The Art of Innovation at the Science Museum

We explore favourite rotters in fiction and ask why so few of them are women.

Soweto Kinch, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture launch, Sam Fender

Soweto Kinch, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture launch, Sam Fender

Maurizio Cattelan at Blenheim Palace, Ad Astra reviewed, Japanese Culture, Shakespeare Folio discovered

Cattelan's solid gold toilet has been stolen from Blenheim Palace.

Alex Kingston, Criminal, Falling piano sales

Alex Kingston on Ibsen, Criminal reviewed, the decline of the piano.

Downton Abbey, Alexei Sayle, National Short Story Award - Jo Lloyd, Istanbul Biennial

What happens when Downton Abbey goes from small to big screen and the king comes to stay?

Lucy Prebble, Temple, NSSA - Lynda Clarke, Alan Ayckbourn's Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present

Lucy Prebble, Temple, NSSA - Lynda Clarke, Ayckbourn's Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present

Front Row at the Proms - Jamie Barton, Daniel Kidane, impact of Brexit on classical music

Jamie Barton and Daniel Kidane talk about their Last Night at the Proms performances.

The British Ceramics Biennial, Novelist Nell Zink, The Jumper Factory, Tamsin Grey

The British Ceramics Biennial reviewed, and US writer Nell Zink on her new novel, Doxology

For Sama and Venice Film Festival roundup, NSSA - Lucy Caldwell, Etgar Keret, Peter Nichols obituary

Lucy Caldwell, Venice Film Festival winners, Etgar Keret, Peter Nichols obituary.

BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist, Protest Song, How to listen to jazz

BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist revealed

Margaret Atwood's The Testaments reviewed, Ryan Wigglesworth, Robert Battle

Margaret Atwood's long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale - The Testaments - reviewed.

Chrissie Hynde, The Theatre of Parliament, Arts Minister Rebecca Pow

Events last night in the House of Commons as theatre, and Chrissie Hynde sings jazz.

The Booker Prize shortlist, Lucian Freud's new biography, The importance of arts to local identity

Lucian Freud's biography, Booker Prize shortlist. The importance of arts to local identity

The Capture, Venice Film Festival highlights, Enid Blyton reevaluated

BBC TV fake news thriller The Capture - we speak to the creator Ben Chanan.

Salman Rushdie on Quichotte, Joanna Hogg on The Souvenir

Salman Rushdie on his new novel Quichotte, based on the Cervantes classic, Don Quixote.

Mrs Lowry and Son reviewed, Anna Calvi, Poet Stephen Sexton

Anna Calvi performs live and talks about her score for Peaky Blinders.

James Graham on drama and constitutional turmoil, Jeff Pope on A Confession, The literary arts and The Troubles

Screenwriter Jeff Pope talks about his new ITV drama A Confession starring Martin Freeman.

Colson Whitehead, Duke Ellington's Sacred Music, Carnival Row, Sheila Steafel

Colson Whitehead's novel The Nickel Boys, Duke Ellington's Sacred Music, Carnival Row

Edna O'Brien on her new novel Girl, her first The Country Girls, and her career in between

Edna O'Brien talks about her new novel, her first and her six-decade career.

Andrew Davies on Sanditon, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the literature of citizen and state

Andrew Davies on his television dramatisation of Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon

Danny Brocklehurst on Brassic, Why are fewer people taking English A level?, Fisherwomen

Bafta winner Danny Brocklehurst on new comedy drama Brassic.

Conductor John Wilson, Interior design, The Wizard of Oz

Conductor John Wilson on composer Erich Korngold, and the art of interior design.

Antonio Banderas, Philippa Gregory and V.V. James on witches in literature, umbrellas in chinese culture

Antonio Banderas on playing film director Pedro Almodovar in Pain and Glory.

Louise Doughty, Robert Icke's The Doctor, Edinburgh Festival Highlights

Louise Doughty, Robert Icke's The Doctor and Edinburgh festival highlights.

The true story behind blockbuster film Jaws, Benjamin Zephaniah, Catherine Cohen's cabaret

The true story behind Jaws, Benjamin Zephaniah, Catherine Cohen, self-care at the Fringe.

Basil Brush, Christina Bianco, Climate Change theatre and new musicals at Edinburgh Fringe

As the Fringe becomes increasingly woke, can artists stay both entertaining and right on?

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, How to listen to a symphony, black paint controversy, 14th August cultural events

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio on their film Tarantino's Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Live from the Edinburgh Festivals

Henning Wehn, Ambrose Parry, Travis Alabanza on stage at the Edinburgh Festivals

Lemn Sissay, Queen Victoria's piano, Euphoria

Poet Lemn Sissay on his new memoir, and Queen Victoria's grand piano

Cary Grant and Notorious, Festival cancellations, Movement directors, Anna Symon

Cary Grant's Notorious restored, the role of movement directors, Anna Symon on Deep Water

The art of calligraphy, conductor Martyn Brabbins, Playmobil: The Movie

Paul Antonio on the art of calligraphy, and Proms conductor Martyn Brabbins

Candace Bushnell, Dance about rugby, Concern over the captioning of audiobooks, New play 8 Hotels

Sex and the City writer Candace Bushnell, dance about rugby, Paul Robeson drama 8 Hotels

Toni Morrison remembered, the Sound of Space in Music

Stig Abell and guests pay tribute to the American writer Toni Morrison.

The Crucible, the music of Peterloo, Patrick Bronte and DA Pennebaker

A new ballet interpretation of The Crucible, and two musical perspectives on a massacre.

Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw, Téa Obreht, Kathy Hinde, Dalia Stasevska

We review Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw and Kathy Hinde composes with sounds from a bog

k.d. lang, paying inheritance tax with art, ceramicist Magdalene Odundo

k.d. lang reveals that she is retiring from music now that the muse has left her.

Notre-Dame organist Olivier Latry, Gurinder Chadha, Rupert Everett's Uncle Vanya

Notre-Dame's organist Olivier Latry on the recent fire, and film director Gurinder Chadha

Herman Melville and Moby Dick, Luddite rebellion on stage, TV's I Am the Night

The great whaling novel Moby Dick and - is there something to be said for Luddism?

Blacking-up in opera, How to watch Shakespeare, Fiona Kidman, Carlos Cruz-Diez

Blacking-up in opera, How to watch Shakespeare, Fiona Kidman's novel and Carlos Cruz-Diez.

Horrible Histories, Barbara Strozzi at 400, Barney Norris, V&A and Extinction Rebellion

Horrible Histories review, Barbara Strozzi at 400 and Extinction Rebellion at the V&A.

Oklahoma!, Audience behaviour, Mercury Prize shortlist

Oklahoma! at Chichester Festival Theatre. And is audience behaviour getting worse?

The Booker Prize Longlist, A Tea Journey at Compton Verney gallery, Fashion influenced by TV

A look at the 2019 Booker Prize longlist. Plus the influence of TV on high street fashion.

The Current War, How culture affects relationship expectations, Experimental novels, Cool culture

The Current War, culture and relationships, experimental novels, and cool culture

Macy Gray, Morris Dance Protest at Parliament, Libraries - Threatened and Reprieved

Macy Gray talks, performs work from her latest album, Ruby, and sings her huge hit, I Try.

Fab 5 Freddy, Laurie Anderson, Summer reads, film trailers

Hip hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy on the hidden black figures of Italian Renaissance art.

Illuminated River, Jon Favreau on The Lion King, RIBA Stirling shortlist

Why the River Thames is about to become the world's longest artwork

Conductor Karina Canellakis, a review of Channel 4 drama series I Am... and the director of cricket documentary The Edge

Karina Canellakis on conducting the first night of the Proms.

Philip Glass and Phelim McDermott, Political knitting, Black women in theatre, Statues of performers

The power of knitting as protest and a huge statue of Ed Sheeran is unveiled in Moscow.

Dominic Dromgoole, new theatres, Karina Ramage

Dominic Dromgoole, new theatres, Karina Ramage.

Deborah Moggach, Elsinore computer game, Ivo van Hove, Can high notes shatter glass?

Deborah Moggach on new novel The Carer

Pavarotti documentary, Wendell Berry, Port Eliot Festival closure, How our attitudes are reflected in culture

Pavarotti documentary reviewed, and how our attitudes are reflected in culture.

Peter Gynt, how to listen to opera, The Left Behind, Rip Torn

Peter Gynt at the National Theatre reviewed and hard-hitting Welsh drama The Left Behind

Cressida Cowell, the new children's laureate; Cherie Blair goes into film

Children's laureate Cressida Cowell, Cherie Blair, and Life of Pi on the stage

Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Clara Schumann, Dark Money, Tree authorship row

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Clara Schumann

Olly Alexander, Midsommar, Britain's First Female Artists, Leon Kossoff obituary

Olly Alexander on gay pop songs and his Glastonbury speech

Manchester International Festival

Tania Bruguera, Yoko Ono and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

Chanya Button on Vita & Virginia, Michael Frayn's Noises Off, Mental health in gaming, Ode to Joy

New film Vita & Virginia, Noises Off, mental health in gaming, the story of Ode to Joy

Howard Jacobson; Othello Remixed; Museum of the Year shortlister - St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

Howard Jacobson, Othello Remixed, MOTY St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff

Cornelia Funke, V&A Dundee, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Inkheart writer Cornelia Funke on Pan's Labyrinth, a collaboration with Guillermo del Toro

Todd Douglas Miller, 50 years of queer books, Cultural and political memes

Todd Douglas Miller on his documentary Apollo 11 which uses previously unseen archive

Kate Atkinson, YA fiction controversy, Queer writing in the noughties

Novelist Kate Atkinson on her new Jackson Brodie thriller, Big Sky.

In Fabric, Queer books of the '90s, HMS Caroline, A forgotten female script

In Fabric stars a red dress with murderous intent. Front Row reviews the new horror film.

British-Vietnamese playwright Tuyen Do, Cindy Sherman exhibition, Michael Jackson 10 years on, Queer Books - the 80s

British-Vietnamese playwright Tuyen Do, Cindy Sherman, Michael Jackson, Queer Books - 80s.

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019, 50 years of queer books, Museum of the Year nominee Pitt Rivers

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World winner Andrei Kymach, queer literature of the 1970s

Richard Curtis's Film Yesterday, a summer solstice poem, Bradford Literature Festival protests

Richard Curtis on his new film, Yesterday, and The Beatles, the rom-com and time itself

Lee Krasner, Ben Platt, Chasing Rainbows

Abstract expressionist Lee Krasner's life and art discussed

Mark Ronson, Arts sponsorship, Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley

Mark Ronson on the break-up album.

Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal winners, Nottingham Contemporary, Sculpture since Hepworth and Moore

Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal winners, sculpture since Hepworth and Moore.

Joseph O'Connor, Paula Rego retrospective, The role of the film critic

Joseph O’Connor on his latest novel Shadowplay, about the author of Dracula, Bram Stoker

Tracy K Smith; New albums from Madonna, Springsteen and Avicii; Tory leadership and the arts

Tracy K Smith, US Poet Laureate

Rob Lowe, Russian Protest Art, Keith Haring

Rob Lowe, former Brat Pack star, on his role as a chief constable in Boston, Lincolnshire

Bill Nighy, unreliable narrators in video games, how to watch ballet

Bill Nighy on his latest film Sometimes Always Never.

Ai Weiwei, Yacht Rock

Ai Weiwei discusses his career as an artist and activist

Gwendoline Christie, Get Up, Stand Up Now, Young Poets Laureate

Game of Thrones's Gwendoline Christie on her new stage role in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Julianne Moore, Big Little Lies, Tales of the City, Dr John

Julianne Moore on her new film Gloria Bell

Matt Berry, Claire McGlasson, National Trust acquires view that inspired Turner, Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad

Comedian Matt Berry on his new TV shows What We Do in the Shadows and Year of the Rabbit

Emma Thompson, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Anthony McCarten, D-Day weather play

Emma Thompson on her first stand-up comedy show and her new film Late Night

Okwui Okpokwasili, Literary events at non-literary festivals, Tiananmen Square, Apple moves to streaming

Literary events at festivals Okwui Okpokwasili, Tiananmen Square, Apple moves to streaming

03/06/2019

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

Elizabeth Gilbert, BTS and K-pop, Natalia Goncharova

Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, on new novel City of Girls.

Aladdin composer Alan Menken, Amitav Ghosh, Georgia boycott

Alan Menken on creating the music for Disney's Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and Pocahontas

David Tennant and Michael Sheen, Scottish Smallpiper Brìghde Chaimbeul, Youth Music Projects

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

Lenny Henry, Posy Simmonds, When They See Us

Lenny Henry on his latest stage role in King Hedley II, and graphic artist Posy Simmonds

Drag Becomes Her, The moon in the arts, Restoration tragedy at the RSC

BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon, how the moon has inspired artists, RSC's Venice Preserved

Anish Kapoor, Beanie Feldstein, Vampire Weekend

Anish Kapoor on a rare exhibition of his paintings, and Booksmart's Beanie Feldstein.

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet, Little Steven, Judith Kerr

John visits rehearsals for Matthew Bourne's new dance work, Romeo and Juliet

Frank Skinner, George the Poet, TV affecting social change

Frank Skinner discusses his new comedy tour Showbiz.

Stephen Poliakoff, News from Cannes Film Festival, Selina Thompson

Stephen Poliakoff, Cannes Film Festival update, playwright Selina Thompson

Dexter Fletcher on Rocket Man, Jessica Andrews, Artists as activists, Folio Prize winner

Rocket Man, Jessica Andrews' novel Saltwater, artists as activists, Folio Prize winner.

Cannes, David Chipperfield on I.M. Pei, Denise Mina, Sean Edwards

Report from the Cannes Film Festival, including Elton John biopic Rocketman

Stephen Graham, new Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, ENO's Dido

Stephen Graham discusses working with Shane Meadows on TV drama The Virtues

Gentleman Jack, correcting the contemporary art canon, #BeMoreMartyn, Futbolka

Gentleman Jack review, correcting the contemporary art canon, #BeMoreMartyn and Futbolka.

Fun Lovin' Crime Writers - band, AI: More than Human - exhibition, Medusa - ballet

Fun Lovin' Crime Writers - a band of famous detective story authors perform live

Keanu Reeves, Doris Day remembered, art as an aphrodisiac

Keanu Reeves on reprising his action role in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.

Edmund de Waal and other news from the Venice Biennale, Elizabeth Macneal

Edmund de Waal at the Venice Biennale and debut novelist Elizabeth Macneal.

Mark Haddon, Jimmie Durham controversy, Anglo-Saxon burial, Michelle Terry

Mark Haddon on The Porpoise, his new novel based on Shakespeare's Pericles

Guy Chambers, Nina Stibbe, Creativity and wellbeing

Songwriter Guy Chambers explains how to write a hit.

Film director Amma Asante, Joe Boyd on Aretha Franklin, Ireland's Abbey Theatre

Amma Asante, TV drama Years and Years reviewed, Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace concert

Architect Sir David Adjaye in Venice

Sir David Adjaye discusses his approach to architecture, including his new Ghana Pavilion

Rokia Traoré, Bill Buford on Granta, artworks in political posters

Malian singer Rokia Traoré on guest directing this year’s Brighton Festival.

Small Island, Chernobyl, Poet Laureate, Obamas

The National Theatre's adaptation of Andrea Levy's Small Island reviewed.

Leonardo da Vinci 500th Anniversary, Salvator Mundi

The art and legacy of Leonardo da Vinci, on the eve of the 500th anniversary of his death

John Singleton remembered, Afghanistan's music scene, Tolkien reviewed, the effect of music on the brain

We assess the work of Boyz n the Hood director John Singleton and review Tolkien biopic

Les Murray remembered, Women's Prize For Fiction shortlist, Kubrick exhibition, Captain Corelli on stage

Women's Prize For Fiction shortlist, Kubrick exhibition, Captain Corelli play, Les Murray.

The Avengers phenomenon, Linda Grant, Adapting Ibsen for today

Avengers: Endgame, and Linda Grant on her new novel A Stranger City

The Cranberries, The Art Fund Museum of the Year shortlist, Cultural Repatriation

The Cranberries on finishing their final album after the death of singer Dolores O’Riordan

Adeel Akhtar, Artist Doris Hatt, Joe Orton

Adeel Akhtar on his new BBC1 series Back to Life

A Celebration of the Pub in Culture

Al Murray, Eliza Carthy and David Mark on finding inspiration down their local.

Golden Age of Children's Books?

Tom Gates author Liz Pichon and the quality of books for 6- to-12-year-olds.

Saxophonist Jess Gillam, war poster artist Abram Games, author Tayari Jones

Saxophonist Jess Gillam plays live and talks about the sax in classical music.

Beyoncé, Madonna, West Side Story, Children's Literature

Homecoming: A film by Beyoncé and Madonna's new Madame X alter-ego is discussed.

Notre-Dame de Paris, Roger McGough, Chimerica

Notre-Dame de Paris' artistic and musical significance, plus poet Roger McGough.

Andrew Scott, Maggie Smith's new play reviewed, William Eggleston

Andrew Scott, star of Sherlock and Fleabag, talks about his new film, Steel Country.

The Work, Life and Legacy of Poet Seamus Heaney

On the eve of what would have been his 80th birthday Front Row on poet Seamus Heaney

Jenny Saville, Laura van der Heijden, The art of the deadline

Jenny Saville on her new self-portrait, painted in response to a Rembrandt masterpiece.

Composer Gavin Bryars, Isabella Hammad, Opera singers sing pop

Gavin Bryars on a 12-hour performance of his 1971 piece Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet

Useful Art, Embodying Ruskin, National Theatre for Northern Ireland? Unicorn Store

Useful art, embodying Ruskin, National Theatre for Northern Ireland? Unicorn Store review.

Munch at British Museum, Neil Jordan - Greta, Legacy of Game Of Thrones, What makes a great ending to a TV series?

Neil Jordan, Munch at the British Museum, Game of Thrones legacy, great TV series endings.

Carlos Acosta, Iain Bell, BAFTA Games Awards

A new film about world-renowned ballet dancer Carlos Acosta.

The Shed, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jonathan Lethem, Marvin Gaye

New York's new multi-purpose £360 million arts venue, The Shed, opens this week.

Sir David Attenborough, The Sisters Brothers, Lee Ridley

Sir David Attenborough on his TV series Our Planet, and comedian Lee Ridley.

Toby Jones - Don't Forget the Driver, Shazam!, Bach Passions

Toby Jones - Don't Forget the Driver, Shazam!, Bach Passions

Suzi Quatro, Museum numbers, John Kani

Suzi Quatro on her new album No Control.

Local Hero on stage, the anti-climax in culture, Agnes Varda remembered

Ian Rankin reviews Local Hero on stage in Edinburgh. Plus the art of the anti-climax.

Tash Aw, Arts Sponsorship row, Parry's Judith

Tash Aw on his latest novel We the Survivors. Plus the ethics of arts sponsorship.

Scottish artist Katie Paterson, Ted Hughes Award winner, Casting factual TV

Scottish artist Katie Paterson on working with scientists researching the cosmic spectrum.

A history of classical music in ten minutes - plus tragedy on today's stage

A history of classical music in ten minutes with pianist Jeremy Denk.

Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, At Eternity's Gate, Scott Walker

At Eternity's Gate, Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, Scott Walker.

The Power of Pinter, Javaad Alipoor, Richard Hawley's musical

The power of Pinter's plays today

David Bailey, Joseph Hillier Plymouth Sculpture

Photographer David Bailey looks back on his six-decade career.

The White Crow reviewed and tackling difficult issues in theatre

Ralph Fiennes' new film The White Crow and tackling contentious issues in the theatre

Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, Jessica Hynes, the art of the meme

Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges on Ben is Back, about a mother and her drug-addicted son.

Jordan Peele, The rise of country music, Christian Marclay's show reviewed

Jordan Peele on his new horror film, Us, about a family terrorised by their doppelgangers

Girl reviewed, Long Lost Likely Lads, Winners of a $165,000 literature prize, News from the London Book Fair

A review of the film, Girl, the story of a teenage trans girl training to be a ballerina.

Turn Up Charlie, Fisherman's Friends, Cheeky chappies, David Bowie demo

Turn Up Charlie, Fisherman's Friends, Cheeky chappies, David Bowie demo.

Waitress, Sadie Jones, Internet at 30

Waitress, the first Broadway musical with an all-female creative team, reviewed

Maggie Gyllenhaal, BalletBoyz

Maggie Gyllenhaal talks about her new film The Kindergarten Teacher.

Cheat, Richard Billingham, Club culture, Diana Athill

New ITV psychological drama Cheat, and Richard Billingham on his film Ray & Liz

Samuel L Jackson, British-Chinese play Under The Umbrella and the launch of Scala Radio

Samuel L Jackson, British-Chinese play Under the Umbrella and the launch of Scala Radio.

The Specials' Terry Hall, the plays of Athol Fugard, Artemisia Gentileschi

Terry Hall on The Specials' new album and we profile baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.

Stephen Merchant, Novels review, Clean Break at 40

Stephen Merchant discusses his new feature film about wrestling

Ricky Gervais, Tom Walker, Andre Previn remembered, Young adult literature

Rick Gervais on his new series After Life

Charlotte Rampling, Berlioz Anniversary, Leveret Perform Live

Charlotte Rampling on her five decade career, including new film Hannah.

Leaving Neverland, Jacob Collier, Dorothea Tanning at Tate Modern

Should we play Michael Jackson's music? We discuss Leaving Neverland and cultural ethics.

The return of Fleabag, Nikki Sixx on Motley Crue biopic, Oscars analysis

Phoebe Waller-Bridge's new series of Fleabag reviewed and Nikki Sixx on Motley Crue film.

Phyllida Barlow, Jonathan Freedland, The decline of foreign language films

Phyllida Barlow's new exhibition and Jonathan Freedland's latest Sam Bourne thriller.

Odaline de la Martinez, War Photography, Flack Review, Peter Tork Remembered

Conductor Odaline de la Martinez on music by overlooked African-American composers.

Felicity Jones, Alan Partridge, Marina Abramovic

Felicity Jones on playing US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Come From Away, Short story competitions, Karl Lagerfeld

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Come From Away, short story competitions, Karl Lagerfeld.

9 to 5 the musical, Bryony Kimmings, Representation of sex in the arts

Has a desire to appeal to younger audiences changed how sex is represented in culture?

Gabriela Rodriguez, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, Andrea Levy tribute

Gabriela Rodriguez, the producer of Roma

Ardal O'Hanlon, Tessa Hadley, The Umbrella Academy

Ardal O'Hanlon on his new stand-up comedy tour, and novelist Tessa Hadley.

Leïla Slimani, Joe Cornish, Diane Arbus, Berlin Film Festival

French-Moroccan novelist Leïla Slimani, and Diane Arbus: In the Beginning reviewed

Anna Jordan, Terence Blanchard, Reappraising Horror

A re-imagined Mother Courage, a chat with Terence Blanchard, and horror reappraised

Sara Pascoe, The hidden craft of casting directors, Who is Kacey Musgraves?

Sara Pascoe's Lads Lads Lads tour, the art of casting directors, Kacey Musgraves

Spike Lee and Thelma Schoonmaker, and Albert Finney remembered

Director Spike Lee and editor Thelma Schoonmaker, and Albert Finney remembered.

Broadway star Chita Rivera, Jeff Koons, Dan Mallory controversy

Chita Rivera on creating the iconic roles of Anita in West Side Story and Velma in Chicago

Walls and Borders in Art

The artistic significance of walls and borders.

The Cutty Sark as Sculpture, Regina King and an Elegy for an Eyesore

The Cutty Sark, 150 this year and now floating on air, considered as a sculptural work.

Tiffany Haddish, Alice Clark-Platts, National Lottery Heritage Fund at 25

Comedian Tiffany Haddish on her latest role in Lego Movie 2

Leonardo da Vinci, Green Book, Sian Edwards, New Music Curriculum

Leonardo da Vinci's drawings, Green Book reviewed, Sian Edwards on her Opera North debut.

Moon and Me creator Andrew Davenport, diversity in opera

Teletubbies and Moon and Me creator Andrew Davenport, and 'the voice of a generation'.

Christian Dior exhibition, Costa Book Prize winner and book prize sponsorship

Live daily magazine programme on the arts, literature, film, media and music.

Germaine Greer

As she turns 80, Germaine Greer reflects on her life as a writer and public intellectual.

The Mule, Anne Griffin, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Brexit Arts Funding

Review of Clint Eastwood's latest film about an elderly drug mule

Watercooler TV, Bill Viola/Michelangelo, Art Fund Volunteers, Diana Athill remembered

The biggest recent TV hits provoking debate, and Bill Viola/Michelangelo reviewed.

Oscar Nominations 2019

Oscars 2019 : Roma and The Favourite lead the nominations.

Nicole Kidman, Fanny Hill, Women artists

Nicole Kidman on her film Destroyer, Fanny Hill, Female Old Masters.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright MP, Radio Breakfast Shows, Chigozie Obioma

Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright MP discusses his plans to ‘unleash creativity’.

Brexit and the arts, Diane Setterfield, Charlie Luxton on beautiful buildings, composer Du Yun

How Brexit might impact upon the arts. Plus Diane Setterfield's new novel.

Film director M Night Shyamalan, DH Lawrence as dramatist, New work by Bridget Riley

M Night Shyamalan discusses his new movie Glass, and a major new work by Bridget Riley

Steve Carell, Brian Tyler, London Borough of Culture

Steve Carell discusses new film Beautiful Boy, a father and son story plagued by addiction

Octavian, The Killing creator Soren Sveistrup, TS Eliot Prize-winner

Octavian - BBC Music's Sound of 2019, and Soren Sveistrup, creator of The Killing

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly, Costa First Novel winner Stuart Turton

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly on playing Laurel and Hardy in Stan & Ollie

Hugh Jackman on The Front Runner, Costa Biography Award winner Bart van Es, Da Vinci loan refusal

Hugh Jackman on playing scandal-hit 1988 US presidential hopeful Gary Hart.

Comedian Nish Kumar, Acoustics in architecture, 2018 Costa Children’s Book Award winner Hilary McKay

Comedian Nish Kumar, from The Mash Report, on why his new tour is his most political yet.

Keira Knightley, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, Costa Poetry Winner

Keira Knightley on Colette, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, Costa Poetry Award winner

Charlie Brooker on Bandersnatch, Sophie Raworth reveals the Costa Book Award Winners

Charlie Brooker on his ground-breaking new interactive film, Bandersnatch

Robert Zemeckis, Poet Laureate, The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts

Robert Zemeckis on new film Welcome to Marwen

Brexit: The Uncivil War, JD Salinger Centenary, Tracy-Ann Oberman

New Brexit drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as leader of the Leave campaign reviewed.

Olivia Colman, Luther, Surgery and embroidery

Olivia Colman on her new film The Favourite, and Luther reviewed

Keeley Hawes

From Bodyguard and The Durrells to Spooks, Keeley Hawes looks back on her career.

Cultural Quiz of the Year

We test our guests' knowledge of 2018 in the arts.

An appreciation of the late Amos Oz the Israeli novelist who died today

Amos Oz, a look ahead to the arts events of 2019, Spiderman creator Stan Lee.

As a generation of choreographers pass, we hear from the new generation rising

Front Row marks the deaths of three great choreographers.

Slow radio: Land artist Chris Drury's Morecambe Bay project

Land artist Chris Drury visits his Horizon Line Chamber at Morecambe Bay

Choirs - a celebration of singing together

A special programme exploring the benefits of choral singing.

Les Misérables discussed by Andrew Davies, adapter of a new TV version

Screenwriter Andrew Davies on Les Misérables; Christmas literature; Yuletide poems

Ben Elton on Shakespeare, Call to Action Art, Vanessa Kisuule

Ben Elton on his fascination with Shakespeare. Plus is art becoming more political?

Lin-Manuel Miranda in Mary Poppins Returns, Hip Hop Musicals, Richard Sherman

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on his starring role in Mary Poppins Returns.

Eileen Atkins, Penny Marshall remembered, The Shining, Sister Bliss

Eileen Atkins looks back over her career, and director Penny Marshall remembered

John Malkovich on playing Poirot, Why we cry at films, True crime podcasts

John Malkovich plays Poirot, why we cry at films and the phenomenon of crime podcasts.

The Archers' Canterbury Tales, Watership Down, Gremlins - alternative Christmas film, Putin and Rap

Carole Boyd, Lynda Snell in The Archers, on The Canterbury Tales, with the Ambridge cast.

Rita Ora, Writing About Sex, Die Hard at 30

Rita Ora on her six-year journey to release her second album, Phoenix.

Lee Mack, Magic Mike on stage, Prose poetry

Not Going Out's Lee Mack, and Magic Mike on stage

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Aquaman, Mike Bartlett

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Aquaman reviewed, and playwright Mike Bartlett

Mortal Engines, Tenancy, Ren Hang, Martin Jenkinson

Mortal Engines reviewed, photographers Ren Hang and Martin Jenkinson discussed.

Tamara Lawrance, The 1975's Matty Healy, Meet Vermeer

Actress Tamara Lawrance on BBC One's adaption of Andrea Levy novel The Long Song

Springsteen on Broadway, Disfigured Villains, Beautiful Books for Christmas

Review of Bruce Springsteen's new film Springsteen on Broadway

Jimmy McGovern, Tania Bruguera, Arts and insomnia

Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern on his new BBC One drama Care, Cuban artist Tania Bruguera

Maggi Hambling, Ellie Kendrick, Beastie Boys

Maggi Hambling on her portraits of artists, and Beastie Boys on 40 years in hip hop

An Elephant Sitting Still, Chinese film industry, David Szalay, Unesco and Reggae

David Szalay talks about his new book, Turbulence, an original Radio 4 commission.

Robert Redford's Career, Fiction within Fiction, Poet Fred D'Aguiar

Robert Redford's swansong, fictional characters reading fiction and poet Fred D'Aguiar

Strictly's Shirley Ballas, Young Composer Sarah Jenkins, National Theatres of Scotland and Wales

Head Judge Shirley Ballas on the appeal of Strictly and her own dancing career.

Mowgli, American poet Dana Gioia, Art on prescription

Review of the film Mowgli starring Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Disobedience, Rachel Maclean, Julián Fuks, Diversity Backstage

Review of the film adaptation of Disobedience, starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams

Sports Book of the Year, Jim Carrey in Kidding, Astral Weeks at 50

30 years of William Hill Sports Book of the Year, and 50 of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks

Jamie Dornan, Bernardo Bertolucci remembered, Joseph Hillier

Actor Jamie Dornan, Bernardo Bertolucci remembered, the UK's largest sculpture

Mrs Wilson, Vegan Art, Akwaeke Emezi

We review Ruth Wilson in the BBC drama Mrs Wilson, in which she plays her own grandmother.

2018 Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters, Costa Book Awards shortlist announced, Ben Uri Gallery and Museum

We review Japanese film Shoplifters, winner of the 2018 Palme d’Or at the Cannes festival.

Kurt Russell on playing Santa, Poet Ruth Fainlight, Damien Hirst's Qatar sculptures

Kurt Russell on The Christmas Chronicles, poet Ruth Fainlight

Marianne Faithfull, I'm a Celebrity without Ant, Kirsty Latoya

Marianne Faithfull on her new album, Negative Capability.

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda, the two-time Academy Award-winning actress, looks back at her 60-year career.

Golden Age of Irish Prose - North and South of the Border, Hepworth Sculpture Prize Winner

Irish writing north and south of the border - a golden age of prose?

Arts Education in schools - a Front Row debate from Leicester

Stig Abell chairs a debate about the current state of arts education in schools.

Fantastic Beasts 2, Viruses turned into art, Fernand Léger, Heart of Darkness

Fantastic Beasts 2 review, viruses turned into art, Fernand Léger, Heart of Darkness.

The Coen Brothers, stage fright, The Interrogation of Tony Martin

Joel and Ethan Coen on their homage to the western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Schott, 11-11: Memories Retold video game

Helena Bonham Carter on how she drew on her own experience of depression for film 55 Steps

Marin Alsop, Russell Howard, Political cartoonists

Conductor Marin Alsop on Brahms's A German Requiem, and comedian Russell Howard.

Danny Boyle's Armistice Day tribute, White Teeth the musical, singer-songwriter and poet Emily Maguire

White Teeth, the musical, Danny Boyle's Armistice Day tribute, singer Emily Maguire

Steve McQueen, Erica Whyman on Romeo and Juliet, Gender-swapped theatre

Steve McQueen on heist thriller Widows.

Boy George, Colourisation of film, John Cooper Clarke

Boy George on Culture Club's first album for nearly two decades.

Cecelia Ahern, The world's tallest statue, Pansori opera, Homecoming TV adaptation

Best-selling Irish novelist Cecelia Ahern discusses her new short story collection, Roar

Wilfred Owen Commemoration, Markus Zusak, Sarah DeLappe

Wilfred Owen's life and work remembered through art, 100 years since his death.

Dark Heart, La Traviata, Parks and concerts

Chris Lang's new TV drama Dark Heart reviewed, and Chris Addison on La Traviata.

Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgård in The Little Drummer Girl, Darkness and writing, Tom Odell

Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgård discuss the TV adaptation of The Little Drummer Girl

Thom Yorke, Audiobooks and reading, Beetlejuice at 30

If you've listened to an audiobook, can you say you've read the book?

Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, Composer Howard Blake, Hepworth Prize for Sculpture

Biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody, reviewed

Mike Leigh on Peterloo, CJ Sansom, The rise of adult gaming

Mike Leigh discusses his latest film Peterloo, about the 1819 massacre in Manchester

Author Luke Jennings on his Killing Eve trilogy, Disgusting artworks, Maggie Gyllenhaal on The Deuce

How have artists used disgust in their work to both enthral and repel the viewer?

Eric Idle, Halloween, Cicely Berry remembered, The House of Commons library

Python Eric Idle on his autobiography. The 11th film in the Halloween franchise reviewed.

Gerard Butler, Male body in movies, Novelist Olga Tokarczuk

Gerard Butler and the male body in movies - is bigger always better?

Playing Linda Loman, Informer, Geology-inspired art, Ciarán Hodgers

Playing Linda Loman, Informer review, art inspired by geology, Ciarán Hodgers

#MeToo one year on - what's changed in the arts?

One year on from the beginning of the #MeToo movement, what's changed? Daniel York Loh

Paul Greengrass on 22 July, Lisa Hammond and Rachael Spence, How can arts organisations thrive?

Paul Greengrass on 22 July, his film about the Norwegian terrorist attack on a summer camp

Desiree Akhavan, Bad Times at the El Royale, 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize, Mother Courage

Desiree Akhavan on the challenges of writing, directing and starring in The Bisexual.

Reading and Mental Health

A special on how reading improves mental health, with Marian Keyes and Russell Kane.

The swimming pool in art, Kwame Kwei-Armah's Twelfth Night, Poet Jean Sprackland

The role that the swimming pool plays in film and art.

Bernard Cribbins, Claire Foy and Ryan Gosling on First Man, Butterfly

Bernard Cribbins on his autobiography and Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy discuss First Man

Jodie Whittaker on Doctor Who, Quentin Blake, Haruki Murakami's Killing Commendatore

Jodie Whittaker on regenerating as the 13th Doctor, and the dark art of Quentin Blake

Alice Walker, Yayoi Kusama and a poem for National Poetry Day from Sean Street

Alice Walker, artist Yayoi Kusama and a new poem for National Poetry Day from Sean Street

The art of physical comedy, Damien Hirst, Andre Aciman, The impact of the arts on mental health

The art and history of physical comedy: why is the unfortunate mishap hilarious?

BBC National Short Story Award Winner

We announce the winners of the 2018 BBC Short Story Awards live from Cambridge University

Sarah Perry, The Cry, Cultural First Aid

The Essex Serpent author Sarah Perry discusses her new novel Melmoth, The Cry reviewed

Contains Strong Language festival, Sean Scully, A Northern Soul

Front Row live from the Contains Strong Language festival in Hull

Lord of the Flies, Silence in art, Javier Marias

Lord of the Flies with an all-female cast, and the significance of silence in art.

The Goodies, Holst's The Planets at 100, Debris Stevenson

Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie look back at their 70s cult comedy series

Oceania exhibition, Suede, How the police help crime writers

The first major UK exhibition of art from the Pacific, and former Britpop band Suede

Cary Fukanaga, Royal Opera House CEO, Nureyev Documentary

New James Bond director Cary Fukanaga discusses his latest Netflix series, Maniac

MIA, Man Booker Shortlist, Short Story Award nominee Nell Stevens, Playwright Stephen Jeffreys remembered.

Kieran Yates reviews Matangi/Maya/MIA, a documentary about the political rapper MIA

Eileen Atkins, the financial crash and the arts, Denis Norden remembered, Ingrid Persaud

Eileen Atkins on her latest stage role in Florian Zeller’s The Height of the Storm

The Little Stranger, creating art in the dark, and Kiare Ladner, BBC NSSA nominee

Director Lenny Abrahamson on his film adaption of Sarah Waters’ novel The Little Stranger

Christine and the Queens, Sarah Hall, Tartuffe set in a Birmingham Muslim community

Christine and the Queens, Sarah Hall, Tartuffe set in a Birmingham Muslim community

Killing Eve, BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist, Ghetts

Killing Eve, the new series from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, reviewed.

Crazy Rich Asians, Touching the Void, Novels about the super rich, Leeds Piano Competition

Touching the Void at the Bristol Old Vic, Crazy Rich Asians.

Michael Caine, Wagner's music in Israel, V&A Dundee

Sir Michael Caine looks back on his career in Hollywood.

Sally Rooney, Trust, Catwalk music, Serena Williams cartoon

Sally Rooney on her new novel, Normal People, which is winning ecstatic reviews.

Nick Payne on Wanderlust, YolanDa Brown, Battersea Arts Centre after the fire

Wanderlust's creator Nick Payne, and BAC's Grand Hall re-opens after the fire in 2015.

Inspire Artist Commissions: Alison Brackenbury, Vaseem Khan, Testament

Special edition podcast looking back over a five week challenge for three artists.

Alison Brackenbury, Vaseem Khan and Testament reveal their finished artworks for the Inspire season

Three artists unveil the work they've created for Front Row's Inspire season.

New BBC drama Press, Kate Tempest, John Wilson learns the art of watercolouring

Mike Bartlett and Charlotte Riley on new BBC drama Press; Kate Tempest's new collection.

Khaled Hosseini, Roxanna Panufnik, The inspiration of dreams

Composer Roxanna Panufnik on her new CD and writing for the Last Night of the Proms.

The Seagull, Refashioning Shakespeare, Alison Balsom

The Seagull review, Reimagining Shakespeare and Alison Balsom's inspirations.

John Simm, Patrick Ness, Testament

John Simm on his latest role in TV drama, Strangers.

Proms at Alexandra Palace, Venice Film Festival, Inspire - myths and legends

The theatre at Alexandra Palace re-opens after 80 years.

Nick Leather on Mother's Day, Natasha Carthew, Drawing comic-book characters

Nick Leather discusses his TV drama Mother's Day, about the Warrington bomb.

Idris Elba, director; Listed buildings; Stig Abell, poet

Idris Elba on directing his first film, Yardie. Plus, are there too many listed buildings?

The muse in history, Andrew Miller, Vanity Fair, Neil Simon remembered

Andrew Miller on his new novel, Muses in History (part of our Inspire season), Vanity Fair

Ian McMillan, The internet as a source for horror, Patrick Gale, The end of The Big Bang Theory

Ian McMillan on graveyard inspiration, and the internet as a setting for horror.

BSO Resound at the Proms, Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist, Creativity and the brain, Melissa Harrison

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra disabled-led ensemble, Resound, on their Proms debut.

Bodyguard, Fanfiction, Bryony Lavery's stage adaptation of The Lovely Bones, Vaseem Khan

We review Jed Mercurio's latest TV drama, Bodyguard, starring Richard Madden.

BlacKkKlansman, Helen Lederer, Alison Brackenbury, Esi Edugyan

Spike Lee's film BlacKkKlansman, Helen Lederer, Alison Brackenbury, Esi Edugyan.

Sir Lenny Henry, Alan Cumming in Instinct, Divine inspiration in the arts

Sir Lenny Henry looks back at his career on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

Dwarfs in art, Barbara Rae, Christopher Robin

How people with dwarfism have been represented in art and culture.

Aretha Franklin remembered, David Suchet, Laura Mvula and Ben Okri

Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul', has died - Front Row assesses her life and work.

Brian May and Professor Roger Taylor, Doctors' shows at the Fringe, Rachel Parris

Brian May on his passion for Victorian 3D photography, and three Fringe shows by doctors.

Live from Edinburgh with drag act Denim, Maggie O'Farrell, Penelope Skinner and Terry O'Donovan

Drag queen band Denim, Maggie O'Farrell, and dramatizing our online lives.

Rosie Jones, Janeane Garofalo and Jenni Fagan on stage at the Edinburgh Festival

Comedians Rosie Jones and Janeane Garofalo discuss their one woman shows.

Denzel Washington, Imtiaz Dharker, Emilia Bassano and Shakespeare's dark lady

Denzel Washington on his vigilante action thriller film, The Equalizer 2.

Disenchantment, Alan Garner, tips to boost your creativity

We review Disenchantment the new animated series from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening.

Sharks in culture, Thea Musgrave, Derren Brown

How sharks are represented in culture and Thea Musgrave marks her 90th birthday.

Mezzo-Soprano Sarah Connolly, Inspire Season Commissions, The Producers at 50

Opera star Sarah Connolly sings English songs.

The Proclaimers, Gulliver's Travels, Internet as inspiration

The Proclaimers perform live, Gulliver's Travels, Artistic inspiration from the Internet.

Hang Ups, The Artist's Way author Julia Cameron, Brandenburg Concertos Prom

Stephen Mangan in Hang Ups and author of best-selling The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron.

What is Inspiration? Plus playing music from memory with the Aurora Orchestra

Stella Duffy, Kei Miller, Julian Baggini and Aowen Jin attempt to define inspiration.

Nature as artistic inspiration - live from Epping Forest, Loch Lomond and Helen's Bay

Tracy Chevalier and Brian Irvine on why the British landscape inspires so many artists.

Love Island, Melvin Burgess, Milos Karadaglic and Joby Talbot, Roy Foster on Brian Friel

Love Island is over, but what is the cultural impact? Plus Melvin Burgess on his new book.

Dad's Army at 50, Jazz on streaming services, Marvellous Mechanical Museum

Fifty years of Dad's Army, jazz renaissance on streaming services, and automata on show.

Iceman, Suicide in the performing arts, Samuel Barber opera Vanessa

Iceman, the film inspired by the discovery of Otzi, the prehistoric man.

Marlon James, Mercury Prize shortlist, Decolonising museum collections

Marlon James champions cult novel Oreo and we assess this year's Mercury Prize shortlist.

Andre Holland, Housing for artists, Feminist sci-fi

Moonlight actor Andre Holland on playing Othello with Mark Rylance as Iago.

Exit the King, Man Booker Longlist, Tony Walsh, Nick Drnaso

Playwright Patrick Marber on Exit the King, starring Rhys Ifans and Indira Varma.

John Hurt's paintings, The Fool in King Lear, Summer reads for the UK

John Hurt as Artist, and the role of the Fool in King Lear.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout, American footballer-turned-opera star Morris Robinson, Commercial bookclubs

Morris Robinson, American footballer-turned-opera star, tells his story - and sings.

The Lehman Trilogy, Now That's What I Call Music 100, Zaffar Kunial

Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles on The Lehman Trilogy play.

Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner, Diversity in children's fiction, Yves Klein at Blenheim Place

Alan Bennett and director Nicholas Hytner discuss their new play Allelujah!

Sacha Baron Cohen's Who Is America?, Glasgow School of Art Rebuild, Anita Corbin, China's Most Expensive Film Flops

The verdict on Sacha Baron Cohen's new TV series and rebuilding the Glasgow School of Art.

Pierce Brosnan on Mamma Mia, Irish arts funding, Summer reads

Pierce Brosnan on his role in the Mamma Mia sequel, and arts funding news from Ireland.

Agnès Varda, The rise of grime, Artistic superstitions

Agnès Varda on her life in film and art.

Eve Myles, Bernie Taupin, This Class Works exhibition

Eve Myles on Welsh-noir thriller Keeping Faith.

Singer Olly Alexander, Veteran documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, Can a critic call an actor overweight?

Olly Alexander from Years and Years discusses the band's new album Palo Santo and performs

10/07/2018

Holly Hunter talks to Samira Ahmed about her latest film, Incredibles 2.

Oliver Knussen remembered, Natalie Dormer, Life modelling

Mark Anthony Turnage and Roger Wright remember the life and work of Oliver Knussen.

100 Poems by Seamus Heaney, Jesse Jones, Ulysses at the Abbey Theatre

Seamus Heaney's wife and daughter talk about gathering his poems in a new collection.

Rob Brydon on Swimming With Men, Laura Wade, Ferens Art Gallery

Rob Brydon on the set of film Swimming With Men, playwright Laura Wade, Claude Lanzmann.

Emily Mortimer, Man Booker Prize at 50, Glasgow Women's Library

Actor Emily Mortimer on a new film adaption of Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop.

Film director Haifaa al-Mansour, Sharp Objects, Brooklands Museum, Holiday reads

Saudi Arabia's first female director, Haifa al-Mansour.

Maxine Peake, Gillian Lynne remembered, Whitney documentaries

Maxine Peake on her new play Queens of the Coal Age, and a tribute to Dame Gillian Lynne.

Fun Home, Portrayal of lesbians in drama, Caryl Phillips, Tate St Ives

We review the stage musical adaption of Alison Bechdel's memoir Fun Home.

Japan Special: Ryuichi Sakomoto, Japanese Short Stories, Sou Fujimoto

Ryuichi Sakomoto on his extraordinary career in music and beyond.

Bartlett Sher and The King and I, Olivia Laing, Museum of the Year report

The King and I director Bartlett Sher, and Olivia Laing on her debut novel Crudo.

Michael Jackson at the National Portrait Gallery, Kynren in Bishop Auckland

Michael Jackson's personal photographer Todd Gray talks to John Wilson.

Duran Duran, The Bradford Literature Festival, Stained Glass artist Brian Clarke, and the Poetry of Sun and Summer

John Taylor and Roger Taylor on 40 years of making music in Duran Duran.

Fly by Night, Tim Winton, Poems by teenagers, Music discovered in a painting

Fly by Night pigeon art, Tim Winton's new novel, Kate Clanchy and her student poets.

James Corden, Poet Raymond Antrobus, Arts Minister Michael Ellis

James Corden talks to John Wilson about bringing his Late Late Show to London.

Lee Miller and Surrealism in Britain, GLOW star Kate Nash, Pop-up arts

Singer and GLOW star Kate Nash, and model-turned-photographer Lee Miller and Surrealism.

Caitlin Moran, Beyonce and Jay-Z's new album, National Youth Folk Ensemble, Frank Styles

Caitlin Moran on her latest novel How to be Famous about fame, Britpop and revenge porn.

Snatches, Carnegie Prize Winner, Best New Video Games, Glasgow School of Art fire

Vicky Featherstone on Snatches, celebrating the lives of women over the past 100 years.

Frida Kahlo, Fly by Night, Queer Eye, Cats in literature

The new Frida Kahlo exhibition Making Her Self Up at the V&A and Queer Eye on TV.

Ocean's 8, Football kit design, Tacita Dean on drawing, Classical pianist Alexis Ffrench on hip-hop

Ocean's 8 reviewed, football kit, hip-hop's lesson for the classics, the art of drawing.

Eddie Izzard, Wilko Johnson and novelist Benjamin Markovits

Comedian Eddie Izzard talks about why he is reading all of Dickens' novels aloud.

Timothy Spall, Tracy Chapman's Fast Car turns 30, Novelist Lissa Evans

Timothy Spall on playing every part in his new film Stanley, a Man of Variety.

Pieter-Dirk Uys, Joan Bakewell and Christopher Frayling on older audiences, Gaël Faye

South African satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys on his new autobiographical show.

Rupert Everett, Abir Mukherjee, Sex and the City 20 years on

Rupert Everett on writing, directing and playing Oscar Wilde in The Happy Prince.

Women's Prize for Fiction winner, Jurassic World, Sunderland musician Nadine Shah, The Future Library

Front Row announces and interviews the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction.

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Shebeen in Nottingham, Will Sharpe, Vampyr video game

The 250th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition opens and is reviewed by Jacky Klein.

David Edgar, Women's non-fiction writing, Art in the aftermath of World War One

Playwright David Edgar at 70, Art in the wake of WW1, Women's non-fiction writing.

Orlando Bloom, Grief as muse, Antony Gormley, Novello Award-winning rapper Dave.

Orlando Bloom on his return to the stage as a cop and assassin in Killer Joe.

Westminster Abbey, The culture of the countryside, Gillian Allnutt

A visit to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries at Westminster Abbey.

Angélique Kidjo, Book Club reviewed, Roseanne controversy, novelist Anuradha Roy

Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo performs live and the film Book Club reviewed.

François Ozon's L'Amant Double, Patrick Heron, Rachel Kushner

François Ozon on his latest film, the psychological thriller L'Amant Double.

Dame Cleo Laine

At the age of 90, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine looks back at her extraordinary career.

Akram Khan, Egon Schiele and Francesca Woodman exhibition, soldier-turned-novelist Kevin Powers

Akram Khan shows us his home studio and discusses a life in dance.

Orla Kiely, British Asian theatre, Belinda Bauer

Designer Orla Kiely on her famous Stem graphics.

Novelist Philip Roth remembered

American novelist Philip Roth, 1933-2018.

Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Star Wars, Andrew Sean Greer, Comic novels

Phoebe Waller-Bridge on being L3, a female droid in the latest Star Wars episode.

Ian McKellen, The Handmaid's Tale Season 2, Bill Gold remembered, Tishani Doshi

Ian McKellen on life as an actor, review of The Handmaid's Tale Season 2, Tishani Doshi.

Hamlet and As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe, Mysterious Marginalia, Morris Dance Music

Hamlet and As You Like It, Michelle Terry's first productions at The Globe.

Joel Meyerowitz, The Girl on the Train on stage, the Famous Women Dinner Service

Photographer Joel Meyerowitz, and a review of The Girl on the Train on stage.

Brighton Festival, Laurie Anderson on the poetry of Lou Reed, Cannes Film Festival

Brighton Festival, Laurie Anderson and the poetry of Lou Reed, News from Cannes.

King Lear, Tom Wolfe remembered, Deadpool 2, Royal Academy at 250

Richard Eyre on his new TV production of King Lear, starring Anthony Hopkins.

Backstage at Swan Lake, Emily Bronte and Wuthering Heights, Kaffe Fassett

Behind the scenes at the Royal Ballet's new production of Swan Lake

David Nicholls on Patrick Melrose, Gaz Coombes, Kayo Chingonyi

David Nicholls on adapting Patrick Melrose starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

Male full-frontal nudity, Chris Lang, Stuart Hall's memoirs

Why is male full-frontal nudity so rare on screen?

Neil Gaiman's How To Talk To Girls At Parties and rewatching old films in the #MeToo era

Author Neil Gaiman on the film version of his story How To Talk To Girls At Parties.

On Chesil Beach with Ian McEwan, Older people and the arts, Drew McOnie

Ian McEwan on bringing his novel On Chesil Beach to the big screen.

Literary Norwich

Rose Tremain, Sarah Hall and Sarah Perry on Norwich's thriving literary culture.

David Shrigley, Madeline Miller, the Power of Netflix

Artist David Shrigley on his Brighton Festival, Novelist Madeline Miller.

Kate Mosse, Kanye West, Loewe Craft Prize

Kate Mosse talks about her latest historical novel The Burning Chambers.

Benjamin Zephaniah, Male suicide on Coronation Street, I Feel Pretty, Mircea Eliade

Benjamin Zephaniah, Coronation Street male suicide storyline, I Feel Pretty review.

Tate Modern's Shape of Light; Art Fund Museum of the Year Prize 2018; Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling

The shortlist for the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize 2018 is announced.

Plan B on his new album, Women in Chinese art, plus art reproduced on household items.

Plan B on his new album, Women in Chinese art, plus art reproduced on household items.

The Marvel Universe, Libraries today, Kizzy Crawford and Gwilym Simcock

Avengers: Infinity War - the latest offering from Marvel - and the role of libraries today

Janelle Monae, The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, Turner Prize shortlist

Janelle Monae on her new album and her film roles including Hidden Figures and Moonlight.

Rodin, Curtis Sittenfeld, Mark Simpson's cello concerto, Korean television drama

Rodin and the art of ancient Greece at the British Museum.

Millicent Fawcett statue, Joe Penhall, Stage lighting under review, Thomas Chippendale at 300

The first statue of a woman in Parliament Square is unveiled today, but is it any good?

Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist, The Shires, Poet Sean O'Brien

Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, The Shires play live in studio plus poet Sean O'Brien

Romola Garai, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Guy Gunaratne

Romola Garai is The Writer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo perform, Guy Gunaratne's debut novel.

Windrush cultural contribution, Dale Winton remembered, Poet Imtiaz Dharker, BBC Proms season

The artistic contribution of the Windrush generation.

Tina the Musical, Nicola Walker, Venue Accessibility, Cherry Blossom Poetry

Tina, the musical telling Tina Turner's life story, hits the stage.

The royals on TV, Luke Evans, Stabat Mater at the Sistine Chapel

Director Jane Treays discusses her TV documentary The Queen's Green Planet.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society director Mike Newell, Joanna Walsh, Milos Forman, 1978 in music

Director Mike Newell reflects on a 40-year career in films and discusses his latest movie.

Sharlene Teo, Alice Oswald, William Tillyer, The Chelsea Hotel, Coronation Street's women

Singaporean author Sharlene Teo on her praised debut novel Ponti.

Janelle Monáe's PYNK, Young People's Laureate for London, A Clockwork Orange score, Oldest bridge in the world

As singer Janelle Monáe's video for PYNK drops, we consider game-changing music videos.

Naomie Harris, Working class talent, Gurrumul

Naomie Harris on fighting oversized genetically-modified predators in new film Rampage.

Viv Albertine, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall reopens, BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh

Musician Viv Albertine's new memoir and how BBC Three is attracting young audiences.

Tate Liverpool's Exploring the Unseen, Ben Okri and Joanne Harris, Fortnite Battle Royale, Universal Love album

Writers Ben Okri and Joanne Harris discuss writing to be read aloud.

Front Row 20th Anniversary

Bob Geldof, Lionel Shriver, Liz Carr, Rae Morris and Testament join the celebrations.

The City and The City, Monet and Architecture, Rapid Response Unit Liverpool

Actor David Morrissey on starring in BBC 2's new drama The City and The City.

Cuba Gooding Jr, Sean Penn - novelist, Love, Simon - a teen rom-com with a twist

Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr on starring onstage in the musical Chicago and his career.

Aminatta Forna, romantic fiction post #MeToo, the Hollywood sign

Aminatta Forna on her new novel Happiness a multi-layered story set in modern London.

Nottingham: Rebel City

Sandeep Mahal explores the art and culture of Nottingham, the 'rebel city'.

Leonard Bernstein: A Centenary Celebration

100 years after Bernstein's birth, his son, biographer and pupil discuss his life and work

David Mamet, Meghan Markle in Suits, Poetry Jukebox

American playwright, director and novelist David Mamet on his book Chicago.

Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs, Sporting theme tunes, National poetry competition winner, AJ Pearce

Wes Anderson on his film, Isle of Dogs, set on a trash island in Japan.

Ready Player One, Church Ministers for the Arts, Mental Institutions in Film, The York Realist

Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg's return to the sci-fi genre, is reviewed.

Anna Chancellor, Harshdeep Kaur, Hilton Als

Anna Chancellor on her new TV drama, Ordeal by Innocence, and singer Harshdeep Kaur.

Sonia Boyce, Debussy, Black Men Walking

Sonia Boyce discusses her career blazing a trail for black female artists.

Macbeth, The British Council, Performing couples who tour

Rufus Norris and Kit Monkman on Macbeth's relevance to modern times.

Steven Soderbergh's Unsane, America's Cool Modernism, Life after the Double Act, Stage Blood

Steven Soderbergh on his film Unsane starring Claire Foy, shot entirely on three iphones.

Jimmy Iovine, Donal Ryan, Glyndebourne Opera Cup, Spring equinox poems

Jimmy Iovine, the man behind hits from Springsteen to Dr Dre, talks about his long career.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

A special extended interview with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber as he turns 70.

Tom Jones and Jennifer Hudson on The Voice, Art galleries on screen

Tom Jones and Jennifer Hudson discuss their role as judges on the TV talent show The Voice

Tomb Raider, Lisa Halliday, Immersive theatre

The verdict on the return of video game heroine Lara Croft to the big screen.

Mary Magdalene, Icelandic fiction, Joseph Morpurgo, Stephen Hawking in culture

A review of film Mary Magdalene, and the rich world of Icelandic fiction.

Paddy Considine, Gemma Bodinetz, Integrated Casting

Paddy Considine on Journeyman, Gemma Bodinetz on the Everyman Rep, and integrated casting.

Eleanor Bron, The Great Wave, Ken Dodd

Eleanor Bron at 80, The Great Wave at the National Theatre and the comic art of Ken Dodd.

Ian McKellen, A Wrinkle in Time, Disability Champion Andrew Miller, Aida Muluneh

Sir Ian McKellen on his career in theatre and on screen.

Jessica Jones, Women's Prize for Fiction nominees, The Cherry Orchard, Redressing the gender balance in the music industry

Detective Jessica Jones returns to television screens. Have her superpowers diminished?

David Attenborough on painter John Craxton, Wonder Wheel, #MeToo poetry anthology

David Attenborough on why he loves the work of painter John Craxton.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Picasso at the Tate, David Oyelowo

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Picasso at Tate Modern, David Oyelowo.

You Were Never Really Here, Colin Currie, Charlotte Salomon

Lynne Ramsay's thriller, You Were Never Really Here, reviewed, Percussionist Colin Currie.

Jess Thom on Beckett's Not I, Disbelieved women in fiction, Deep Throat Choir

Jess Thom on why Beckett's Not I speaks to her so strongly as someone with Tourette's.

Civilisations, Wendy Cope, Contemporary Chinese Art

We review new TV series Civilisations which explores thousands of years of visual culture.

Sharon Horgan, Maya Youssef, Samantha Harvey

Sharon Horgan in Game Night, Maya Youssef on the qanun and Samantha Harvey's new novel.

A Fantastic Woman, playing drunk, Lewis Gilbert and paintings under paintings

A Fantastic Woman reviewed, playing drunk, paintings under paintings, and Lewis Gilbert.

The Assassination of Gianni Versace, All Too Human exhibition, Debut novelist Mick Kitson

The Assassination of Gianni Versace, All Too Human, Girls on the run in new novel Sal.

Red Sparrow, Adapting novels for the stage, Neanderthal art

The verdict on Jennifer Lawrence as a prima ballerina-turned-Russian spy in Red Sparrow.

Tracey Thorn, Rival Biographers, Image Licensing, Stormzy

Tracey Thorn, rivalry between biographers, licensing museum images and Stormzy.

Carey Mulligan, Spoiler Alert!, Mosaic and the Death of the Lead Guitar

Carey Mulligan, spoilers discussed, Mosaic and the death of the lead guitar.

I, Tonya; Robin Cousins on the art of ice skating; Jess Kidd

I, Tonya reviewed, plus Robin Cousins considers the art and the sport of ice skating.

Suffrage art and a celebration of female artists

To mark 100 years since women got the vote we look at suffrage art.

Art in response to trauma: Louise Allen and Maude Julien

Writers of two memoirs on how art and literature served as a lifeline in very dark times.

Ruth Wilson on Dark River, Cal McCrystal on ENO's Iolanthe, Creative Scotland funding decisions

Ruth Wilson on her latest big screen role in the psychological drama Dark River.

Greta Gerwig, Opportunities for disabled actors, National Short Story Award

Greta Gerwig on her directorial debut film Lady Bird.

The Shape of Water, Terracotta Warriors, Samira Ahmed, RuPaul's Drag Race

Samira Ahmed discusses Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-nominated film The Shape of Water.

Bob Geldof on WB Yeats, The Fifty Shades phenomenon, Julian Rowlands & the Santiago Quartet

Musician Bob Geldof on A Fanatic Heart, his documentary about Irish poet WB Yeats.

Chadwick Boseman, The Black Panther, Shakespeare for Children, Welsh Music - In Welsh

Chadwick Boseman, Black Super-heroes, Shakespeare for Children and Welsh Music - in Welsh.

David Hare on Collateral, Carmen, John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury

Playwright David Hare on his latest TV drama series Collateral.

Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz, Irish Women Writers, Vaseem Khan

Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz on their new film The Mercy.

Mica Paris, Ethics of Arts Funding, Jim Crace

Mica Paris sings Ella Fitzgerald, the ethics of funding the arts, author Jim Crace.

Mike Bartlett on Trauma, Cornelia Parker, Val McDermid

Mike Bartlett discusses his new TV drama Trauma, and election artist Cornelia Parker.

Nicola Benedetti, Winchester, Reading Europe: Russia

Nicolas Benedetti on rewriting the cadenza of Beethoven's Violin Concerto.

Simple Minds, Phantom Thread, Napoleon Disrobed, Alex La Guma

Scottish rock band Simple Minds perform live and discuss their 40-year career.

Fiddler on the Roof lyricist, how musicals have evolved since 'Fiddler', Olafur Eliasson

Sheldon Harnick on his new musical, 50 years of musicals and artist Olafur Eliasson.

James Graham on The Culture, Costa Book Prize winner announced, Ocean Liners

James Graham on his new play about Hull's year as City of Culture.

Julius Caesar, the Grammys, Joe Dunthorne, architect Neave Brown

Nicholas Hytner on Julius Caesar, author Joe Dunthorne, social housing design.

Turkish literature special from Istanbul featuring Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk

Kirsty Lang explores the literary scene in Istanbul including Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk.

Paapa Essiedu, Rebecca Watts and Don Paterson, A J Finn

Actor Paapa Essiedu on Hamlet, poet Rebecca Watts' criticism of the poetry establishment.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Ursula K Le Guin remembered, Charles I: King and Collector

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Ursula K Le Guin remembered.

Oscar Nominations 2018

The Oscar nominations for 2018 were announced on Monday, so who's in and who's out?

Downsizing, filming sex scenes and a satire on ceramics

Downsizing with Matt Damon reviewed, the logistics of sex scenes, and a satire on ceramics

Last Flag Flying director, literary fiction in decline, poet Danez Smith

Film director Richard Linklater on Last Flag Flying, Why literary fiction is in decline.

Bridget Riley, Nick Park, David Lodge, Bayeux Tapestry

Recent work by renowned artist Bridget Riley, known for her abstract geometric images.

Carleen Anderson, Elif Shafak, the commuter in film

Singer Carleen Anderson on her Cage Street Memorial project and the novelist Elif Shafak.

Will & Grace revived, Disney and Pixar's evolution, the London Sinfonietta at 50

Will & Grace return 20 years on, the changing face of animation, London Sinfonietta at 50.

Liam Neeson, Gorillaz artist Jamie Hewlett, TS Eliot Poetry Prize winner, fake Modiglianis

Liam Neeson, graphic artist Jamie Hewlett, TS Eliot Poetry Prize winner, fake art.

Tom Hanks, Sir Simon Rattle, French heritage funding

Tom Hanks on his new film, The Post, co-starring Meryl Streep.

Rita, Sue and Bob Too controversy, Philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer, Poet Sasha Dugdale

Director Vicky Featherstone, philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer, and poet Sasha Dugdale.

Melvyn Bragg, TV arts programmes, '(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' by Otis Redding, the Fire and Fury

Melvyn Bragg - 40 years of The Southbank Show, TV arts programmes today, The Fire and Fury

The Vagina Monologues 20 years on, French crime drama Spiral

The Vagina Monologues 20 years on and feminist theatre today, French TV crime drama Spiral

Costa Book Awards Special: Jon McGregor, Katherine Rundell, Rebecca Stott, Helen Dunmore and Gail Honeyman

A special episode featuring the five category winners of the Costa Book Awards 2017

Kiri, Golden Globes, Gail Honeyman, Contemporary portraiture

We review Channel 4 drama Kiri and discuss the events of last night's Golden Globes.

Christopher Plummer, Saudi Arts, Helen Dunmore

Christopher Plummer on replacing Kevin Spacey in All the Money in the World.

Michelle Terry, Jez Butterworth, Rebecca Stott, Hostiles

Shakespeare's Globe's new artistic director Michelle Terry, and the Costa biography winner

Neil Cross, Katherine Rundell, Book prize judging

Neil Cross, creator of Luther, talks about his new BBC One series Hard Sun.

Costa Book Awards winners, Elizabeth Friedlander, musical interpolation

The category winners of the Costa Book Awards 2017 are announced exclusively on Front Row.

Making Culture At Home

How arts organisations root themselves in their local communities.

Kay Mellor, Frankenstein, Swimming with Men

Kay Mellor on her new ITV drama Girlfriends.

Vic and Bob, Angela Gheorghiu, Theatre ghost stories

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer on their return to TV, plus opera star Angela Gheorghiu.

Incredible! The unstoppable rise of the comic book superhero

They dominate the box office. Just why are we turning to comic books for today's heroes?

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman on his career-defining performance as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour.

Christmas Party with Jon Culshaw, Josie Lawrence, Austentatious, Patience Agbabi, Inua Ellams and Steve Edis

Games and performances including impressions, improvised song and poetry readings.

Emily Watson, Older women on screen, Christmas songs

Emily Watson on the new TV adaptation of Little Women, and older women on screen.

Jodie Foster, Molly's Game, Christmas film round-up, Hamilton, Imtiaz Dharker

Jodie Foster on directing Black Mirror, The Hamilton phenomenon, Christmas film round-up.

James Norton, Independent Magazines, New Jungle Book Musical

James Norton on McMafia, Independent magazines, Joe Stilgoe on the new Jungle Book musical

Mavis Staples, Carmen Maria Machado, Christmas ghost stories

Mavis Staples, Carmen Maria Machado and Christmas ghost stories.

The League Of Gentlemen, Gina Yashere, Jenny Eclair, Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World

As The League of Gentlemen returns we ask how much has the climate for comedy changed?

The Hayward Gallery reopening, Emily Wilson, The art of literary translation

Emily Wilson, the art of literary translation, the Hayward Gallery reopening.

Emma Rice, John Boyega, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Theatre director Emma Rice discusses her final production at Shakespeare's Globe.

Kazuo Ishiguro

The winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature talks to John Wilson.

Christmas TV, Theatre from the Calais Jungle, Protecting live music.

Staying in or going out? Festive TV reviewed. And how live music venues could be protected

The Bette Davis/Joan Crawford Feud, The Twilight Zone, A Snow Poem

The Bette Davis/Joan Crawford Feud series, The Twilight Zone on stage and a snow poem.

Vanessa Redgrave, Imperium, French African artefacts, Sally Rooney

Vanessa Redgrave looks back over her long and varied career, and Imperium at the RSC.

Christopher Nolan, Guys and Dolls, City of Culture 2021

Christopher Nolan, director of Inception and The Dark Knight, looks back at his career.

Jonathan Yeo, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Designing awards

Portrait painter Jonathan Yeo makes his first sculpture using virtual reality.

Claire Foy, Bryan Hymel, Film Heritage

Claire Foy on playing the Queen in The Crown.

Stronger, Shashi Kapoor, Douglas Henshall, Tokio Myers

Jake Gyllenhaal in Stronger, the true story of a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Cecilia Bartoli, The Face, Louis CK film

Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta on their album intertwining voice and cello, Dolce Duello.

Sir Michael Parkinson, Wonder, A Christmas Carol

Michael Parkinson's American Songbook, review of Wonder, adaptations of A Christmas Carol.

Amy Sherman-Palladino, Hollywood Film Awards Season, Costume Workers

Screenwriter Amy Sherman-Palladino on her new TV comedy drama, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Chinese characters on TV, Actor James Franco, Sports Book of the Year

James Franco on new film The Disaster Artist about 'the Citizen Kane of bad films'.

James Bolam on Rodney Bewes, Gilbert & George, Marnie the opera

Actor James Bolam talks about his Likely Lads co-star, Rodney Bewes, who died yesterday.

Joyce DiDonato, European Capital of Culture, Puppets in theatre

Soprano Joyce DiDonato on tackling the vocal pyrotechnics of Rossini.

Benjamin Clementine performs live

Benjamin Clementine, Oscar Wilde's Women, and David LaChapelle.

Inua Ellams on Barber Shop Chronicles, Battle of the Sexes, Charles Causley, Godless

Inua Ellams on his play Barber Shop Chronicles. Plus a review of TV drama Godless.

Modigliani, Costa Book Awards shortlists, John Lithgow

The announcement of the Costa Book Awards shortlists and Modigliani reviewed.

Cate Blanchett, Priscilla Presley, Arts Manifestos

Priscilla Presley on forty years of looking after Elvis's legacy, plus Cate Blanchett.

Fenella Fielding, Gluck, Mona Arshi, Call of Duty

Fenella Fielding, 90, recalls her famous, steamy Carry On moment, and playing Hedda Gabler

Noel Gallagher, Poets in Zimbabwe, Surrealism in Egypt

Noel Gallagher discusses his new album.

Robert Pattinson, Ian McMillan, the voice behind the puppet, Goldsmiths Prize winner

Robert Pattinson, Ian McMillan, the voices behind the puppets, Goldsmith Prize winner.

Dee Rees, Pussy Riot, Theatre governance

Dee Rees on her film, Mudbound, which explores the racial divide in 1940s Mississippi.

Annette Bening, Music managers, Drama podcast review

Annette Bening discusses Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, co-starring Jamie Bell.

Sheridan Smith, Fred D'Aguiar, Maxine Peake play, UNESCO Creative Cities

Sheridan Smith on her first solo album.

Christian Slater and Sam Yates, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, Ivor Wood

Christian Slater and Sam Yates on Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, Animator Ivor Wood's legacy

Hugh Grant, Stephen Fry, Hollywood and homosexuality

Hugh Grant on how his early stage career equipped him to play the villain in Paddington 2.

Front Row

Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook, the Louvre in Abu Dhabi plus film director Yorgos Lanthimos

Kenneth Lonergan on Howards End, The Florida Project, Artists as curators

Kenneth Lonergan on his adaptation of EM Forster's Howards End.

Modern fairytales with Joanne Harris and Jonathan Coe; Call Me by Your Name; Catalonian culture

Writers Joanne Harris and Jonathan Coe on their latest work; Film director Luca Guadagnino

Kenneth Branagh, Keeping TV secrets, Josie Lawrence, Parents in film

Kenneth Branagh is Poirot; Josie Lawrence is Mother Courage; Keeping TV secrets.

Tracey Emin, Minette Walters, Gauguin biopic

Artist Tracey Emin, author Minette Walters, and a film about French painter Paul Gauguin.

Lisette Oropesa, Richard Flanagan, Kate MccGwire

Opera singer Lisette Oropesa, novelist Richard Flanagan, artist Kate MccGwire.

Bill Bailey, Philip Pullman, Alias Grace

Bill Bailey tries out the Front Row keyboard. Shahidha Bari talks to Philip Pullman.

Annie Leibovitz, Andy Serkis, David Bomberg

Annie Leibovitz on her photographs of a turbulent decade.

Stranger Things 2, Richard Bean on Young Marx, The Essay

Richard Bean on his new play Young Marx, and Stranger Things 2 reviewed.

Women and Sexism in the Arts

Have the Harvey Weinstein revelations created a watershed moment?

Taika Waititi on Thor, Art in the Age of Terror, David Adjaye, Eisenstein's October

Taika Waititi takes on the Marvel universe in his new film, Thor: Ragnarok.

Armistead Maupin, Viviana Durante on Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Mining Art Gallery

Armistead Maupin's memoir, Logical Family; choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan's legacy.

Harry Hill, Liza Tarbuck, Yoshiki

Harry Hill's new children's novel, Liza Tarbuck on narrating television shows, and Yoshiki

Daniel Radcliffe, I Am Not a Witch, Wim Wenders, Taj Mahal

Daniel Radcliffe on filming in the jungle.

Beth Ditto, Jackie Kay, Domestic Noir

Beth Ditto on her debut solo album; poet Jackie Kay, Scotland's makar, performs new work.

St Vincent, Andrew Michael Hurley, The Tin Drum, Daljit Nagra

St Vincent on her new album Masseduction, and novelist Andrew Michael Hurley.

Armando Iannucci on the Death of Stalin, Kwame Kwei-Armah directs Ibsen's Lady from the Sea

Armando Iannucci's Death of Stalin, Kwame Kwei-Armah directs Ibsen's Lady from the Sea.

Kit Harington, Kele Okereke, Dynasty, Porridge

Kit Harington on his new drama series about the Gunpowder Plot.

George Michael: Freedom, John Banville, Michael Fassbender, Performance art

George Michael's film - Freedom, John Banville, Michael Fassbender and performance art.

Dustin Hoffman; Jon Boden plays live; the new gallery at Tate St Ives

Dustin Hoffman on his new film, Jon Boden live, Tate St Ives reopens with a new gallery.

Director Sally Potter, Composer Jimmy Webb, Anorexia on screen

Sally Potter on her film The Party, and the composer of Wichita Lineman, Jimmy Webb.

Audre Lorde, Dan Brown, Art Connoisseurship, Harvey Weinstein

Author Dan Brown discusses the return of Robert Langdon in his latest novel, Origin.

Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling on Blade Runner 2049

Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling; Liam Gallagher; Dual roles on screen.

Kazuo Ishiguro wins the Nobel Prize, Latonia Moore, Loving Vincent

Kazuo Ishiguro wins the Nobel Prize in Literature, Alex Clark assesses his contribution.

Kate Winslet, Sparks, Jenny Uglow on her book about Edward Lear

Kate Winslet interview, Sparks with a new album, Jenny Uglow on her book about Edward Lear

BBC National Short Story Award

Front Row announces the winners of the BBC National Short Story and Young Writers' Awards.

Matt Lucas on his memoir, Tamsin Greig and Martin Freeman on Labour of Love

Matt Lucas talks to Stig Abell about his memoir. Plus Martin Freeman and Tamsin Greig.

A Front Row special from Hull's Contains Strong Language festival

Flood, Louise Wallwein, Imtiaz Dharker, Washing Lines poems from the people of Humberside.

Benny Andersson, Sophie Wu, National Poetry Day

Benny Andersson performs, Sophie Wu on her new play, the healing power of poetry.

Carlos Acosta, Opera at the V&A, Michael Winterbottom

Carlos Acosta, 400 years of opera at the V&A and On the Road with Michael Winterbottom.

Susheela Raman sings Eastern Christian music; Liz Dawn and Tony Booth remembered; the campus in culture; Kwame Kwei Armah

Susheela Raman; Liz Dawn, Tony Booth remembered; the campus in culture; Kwame Kwei Armah.

Nancy Meyers, Jenny Erpenbeck, Literary modern classics, Turner Prize show

Romcom director and writer Nancy Meyers, and what makes a literary modern classic.

Gerald Scarfe, Novelist Maja Lunde, The Judas Passion

Celebrated political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe; new oratorio The Judas Passion.

Juliet Stevenson, Basquiat, Tony Blackburn, NSSA shortlisted Jenni Fagan

Juliet Stevenson on playing a fierce female aviator in the play Wings.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Giles Coren, Borg vs McEnroe, Will Eaves

Benedict Cumberbatch talks about bringing Ian McEwan's novel The Child in Time to TV.

Bill Murray and Jan Vogler; Oslo reviewed; Poet Yrsa Daley-Ward; Helen Oyeyemi, BBC National Short Story Award nominee

The Hollywood actor and cellist Jan Vogler discuss their new classical album.

Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn on action movie Kingsman, Jasper Johns, BBC National Short Story Award

BBC National Short Story Award shortlisted author Cynan Jones, Jasper Johns retrospective.

Jack Dee, Joanna Trollope reveals the BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist

Jack Dee talks to John Wilson about his new sitcom Bad Move.

Ute Lemper, Steelworks play We're Still Here, Vasily Petrenko

Singer Ute Lemper, Welsh play We're Still Here, Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko.

Sara Pascoe, Man Booker Prize shortlist, Robert Lindsay

Comedian Sara Pascoe on Pride and Prejudice, Man Booker shortlist, actor Robert Lindsay.

Sir Peter Hall remembered

Sir Peter Hall, director of theatre, opera and film, remembered by friends and colleagues.

Stephen Frears and Ali Fazal, Pears' Cyclopaedia final edition, Jeff Pope on Cilla

Victoria and Abdul, the last edition of Pears' Cyclopaedia, and Cilla The Musical.

Joanne Froggatt, Darren Aronofsky, 25 years of Classic FM

Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt, and Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky.

Marian Keyes, Tim Roth, Joe Lycett

Marian Keyes on her new novel The Break, and Tim Roth on Tin Star.

Roddy Doyle, Heroes in TV dramas, Stephen King's IT

Roddy Doyle, Stephen King's IT film, heroes in TV dramas and the art of sports commentary.

Woman's Hour Craft Exhibition, Lloyd Dorfman, Karen McCarthy Woolf, John Ashbery

Woman's Hour Craft Exhibition at the V&A; poets John Ashbery and Karen McCarthy Woolf.

Suranne Jones returns as Doctor Foster, Lancashire's Fabrications Festival, Josephine Barstow on Sondheim's Follies

Doctor Foster is back; Stephen Sondheim's Follies; remembering Steely Dan's Walter Becker.

Patti Cake$, Lord of the Flies, Nicole Krauss, James Ngcobo

Nicole Krauss' new novel, an all-female Lord of the Flies, James Ngcobo on The Suitcase.

Brian Cox on playing real people, Author Omar Robert Hamilton, Game of Thrones legacy, Venice Film Festival opening

Brian Cox, Omar Robert Hamilton, Game of Thrones legacy and Venice Film Festival.

Composer Alma Deutscher, Bake Off's return, Controversial statues, Last Days of June

Twelve-year-old composer, pianist and violinist Alma Deutscher talks to Kirsty Lang.

Stan Laurel novel; Tanika Gupta; film Una; Ed Skrein Walks Away

Tanika Gupta play; John Connolly on Stan Laurel; Una review; Ed Skrein & whitewashing row.

Bill Nighy, The ever-changing appeal of Hamlet, Photographer Steve McCurry

Bill Nighy on his acting style, Janet Suzman on Hamlet, and Steve McCurry on Afghanistan.

Ronnie Wood, Shakespeare plays on screen, Taylor Swift's new song, Peter Hoeg

Ronnie Wood on his paintings; Cinematic adaptions of Shakespeare; Taylor Swift's new song.

Illness in comedy series, Ned Beauman, Thomas Meehan

Illness in comedy series with Peep Show creator Sam Bain.

Authors' better, but not-so-famous, books; Kathryn Bigelow; Eric Ravilious; a Shakespeare Sonnet in Pidgin

Not-so-famous but better books; Kathryn Bigelow; Eric Ravilious; a great sonnet in Pidgin.

Peter Kosminsky on The State, Ben Whishaw, The secrets of Vermeer's studio

Peter Kosminsky on his new jihadi drama; Ben Whishaw on playing an aerospace billionaire.

Lucy Porter, Martin Creed, and Soweto Gospel Choir on stage at the Edinburgh Festival

Comedian Lucy Porter and comedy tutor Jojo Sutherland give John a lesson in stand-up.

Edinburgh International Books Festival: Val McDermid talks to Paul Auster and Denise Mina

Val McDermid at Edinburgh International Books Festival with Paul Auster and Denise Mina.

John Eliot Gardiner, Apphia Campbell, The Nature of Forgetting, Reviewing at the Edinburgh Festivals

Live from Edinburgh with guests including Sir John Eliot Gardiner on Monteverdi at 450.

Shappi Khorsandi and Gillian Clarke on stage in the BBC's Big Blue Tent at the Edinburgh Festival

Shappi Khorsandi and Nassim Soleimanpour in front of a live audience in Edinburgh.

Joe Orton

An exploration of the life and legacy of the playwright Joe Orton.

Henry Goodman as Lucien Freud, Isaac Julien, Lawrence Osborne, Nikesh Shukla, Sarah Shaffi

Henry Goodman as Lucien Freud, YA BAME writers, Isaac Julien, Lawrence Osborne.

Daniel Libeskind

An interview with architect Daniel Libeskind.

Philippa Gregory, Regina Spektor, TV's Eden and Rebecca Root's Queer Icon

Regina Spektor plays live; author Philippa Gregory; TV's Eden; plus Rebecca Root.

Queer Icons

Highlights from Front Row's Queer Icons project, presented by Alan Carr.

Trust Me writer Dan Sefton, Atomic Blonde, Colm Toibin's Queer Icon, Posthumous publishing

Trust Me, posthumous publishing, a review of Atomic Blonde, and Colm Toibin's Queer Icon.

Irvine Welsh's Performers, Bookshop economics, England Is Mine, CN Lester on Stone Butch Blues

Irvine Welsh, Bookshop economics, Morrissey's early years and CN Lester's Queer Icon.

Stockard Channing, Matisse in the Studio, Thomas Ades, representations of war

Actor Stockard Channing on her new stage role, feminism and the enduring power of Grease.

Emergency services on screen; plus Sally Hawkins, Josette Bushell-Mingo, and Damian Barr

Emergency services on screen; plus Sally Hawkins, Josette Bushell-Mingo, and Damian Barr.

Writer Bernard MacLaverty, Nicholas Hytner's Queer Icon, Riding the Mail Rail

Nicholas Hytner's Queer Icon, writer Bernard MacLaverty, riding the Mail Rail.

David Walliams, Jeanne Moreau and Sam Shepard remembered, Zinzi Clemmons, Jukebox musicals

David Walliams on Gangsta Granny, and Jeanne Moreau and Sam Shepard remembered.

Mary Portas' Queer Icon, Michael Symmons Roberts, Howard's End, Susie Dent

Susie Dent on how the arts have entered the English language.

Patrick Gale's Man in an Orange Shirt, Olly Alexander's Queer Icon, Man Booker Prize longlist, Mercury Prize shortlist

Patrick Gale, Olly Alexander, Man Booker Prize longlist, Mercury Prize shortlist.

Horror on film; Crime writer Kathy Reichs; Actors who become artistic directors; LGBT youtuber Ben Hunte's Queer Icon

Frightening films, crime writer Kathy Reichs and actors-turned-artistic directors.

Daniel Mays, Girls Trip, Asifa Lahore's Queer Icon, Young Poets competition

Actor Daniel Mays on playing gay rights campaigner Peter Wildeblood.

Jack O'Connell; Emma Donoghue's Queer Icon; Diana, Our Mother; Jules Buckley

Actor Jack O'Connell on playing Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on the West End stage.

Jane Campion and Alice Englert, Chris Smith's Queer Icon, Lucy Kirkwood, Love Island

Jane Campion on Top of the Lake, Chris Smith's Queer Icon, Lucy Kirkwood, and Love Island.

Artist Richard Long, Stella Duffy chooses her Queer Icon, Daljit Nagra on Liu Xiaobo

Richard Long, Stella Duffy's Queer Icon, Daljit Nagra on Liu Xiaobo, the value of art.

Mark Rylance on Dunkirk, Game of Thrones, best summer reads

Mark Rylance discusses his role in Christopher Nolan's new film Dunkirk.

Jodie Whittaker, Nicola Barker, Jason Bateman - plus Tony Kushner's Queer Icon

Arts news, interviews and reviews, presented by Samira Ahmed.

Sofia Coppola on The Beguiled, Neil McGregor, Plywood, Children's Poetry prizewinner

Sofia Coppola on The Beguiled, Neil McGregor's Queer Icon, the virtues of Plywood.

Whales vs dinosaurs in art; A.Dot; Nick Laird; Igor Levit

We debate whether dinosaurs or whales have inspired the best art.

Alan Carr's Queer Icon, New Tate boss Maria Balshaw, The role of the understudy, The Sunbathers on The Southbank

New Tate boss Maria Balshaw, Alan Carr's Queer Icon and The Sunbathers on the Southbank.

War for Planet of the Apes, Alan Hollinghurst's Queer Icon, Soul of a Nation exhibition

War for Planet of the Apes; Alan Hollinghurst on his Queer Icon; Soul of a Nation at Tate.

Shirley MacLaine, Bolshoi Ballet, Paris Lees' Queer Icon, baritone and composer Roderick Williams

Shirley MacLaine looks back on her career.

Sarah Hall, Antony Sher, Fatherhood, Beethoven's 9th Symphony

Sarah Hall, Antony Sher's Queer Icon, Fatherhood, Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

Tarell Alvin McCraney's Queer Icon; Romola Garai and Helen Edmundson on Queen Anne; Jamaica's Poet Laureate Lorna Goodison

Oscar-winning writer Tarell Alvin McCraney; Helen Edmundson on the overlooked Queen Anne.

Christine and the Queens' Queer Icon; Spider-Man: Homecoming; Acting Guilty; Museum of the Year - 5th contender

Christine & the Queens, Spider-Man: Homecoming, acting guilty and Lapworth Museum.

Sam Taylor-Johnson, Will Young, Stage and screen violence, Museum of the Year finalist

Sam Taylor-Johnson on Gypsy; singer Will Young's Queer Icons choice.

The launch of Queer Icons; Maggi Hambling; Nitin Sawhney; Museum of the Year finalist

Artist Maggi Hambling launches Front Row's new Queer Icons series.

Newmarket's Museum of the Year, Committee Musical, Fair Field - Piers Plowman re-imagined, Ebb and Flow

Committee Musical, Fair Field - Piers Plowman re-imagined, Museum of the Year, Ebb and Flo

Manchester International Festival, Poet turned novelist Kenneth Steven, Museum of the Year nominee Hepworth Wakefield

Manchester International Festival launch with Jeremy Deller.

V&A Exhibition Road Quarter, Assange documentary Risk, Anthony Cartwright's Brexit novel

Architect Amanda Levete and V&A director Tristram Hunt on the museum's £40m new project.

Ian Rankin, Photographer Gregory Crewdson, National Rural Touring Awards

Ian Rankin on Rebus, American photographer Gregory Crewdson, National Rural Touring Awards

Baby Driver, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Scaffold art controversy, Alba Arikha

Edgar Wright, director of Baby Driver; Julie Hesmondhalgh; Alba Arikha.

Khadija Saye remembered, Jon Ronson, Harry Potter 20 years on

The writer Jon Ronson on his film Okja, Harry Potter's impact and the artist Khadija Saye.

Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes on The Ferryman

Director Sam Mendes and playwright Jez Butterworth on The Ferryman.

Joseph Fiennes, Daljit Nagra, Wyndham Lewis, Catriona Morison

Joseph Fiennes on the Handmaid's Tale. Plus a new exhibition about Wyndham Lewis.

Audra McDonald, John Singer Sargent watercolours, Paula McGrath

Broadway star Audra McDonald on Billie Holiday; novelist Paula McGrath.

Diane Keaton, Glow, 2017 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Award winners

Diane Keaton on Hampstead, Annie Hall and The Godfather; plus new Netflix drama Glow.

Fleet Foxes, Marianne Elliott, Fahrelnissa Zeid

John Wilson talks to Fleet Foxes lead singer Robin Pecknold.

Evgeny Kissin; Man Booker International Prize 2017 winners David Grossman and Jessica Cohen; artist David Mach

Israeli author David Grossman on A Horse Walks into a Bar; pianist Evgeny Kissin's memoirs

Hamlet - the opera, Novelist Laura Barnett with singer Kathryn Williams, Political docudramas, Blue plaques for music

Hamlet - the opera, a novel with songs, political docudramas and blue plaques for music.

Andrew Scott and Robert Icke, Whitney Houston documentary, Amanda Craig

Andrew Scott and Robert Icke on Hamlet, Whitney Houston documentary, author Amanda Craig.

Brian Cox; Helen McCrory; Sci-fi at the Barbican; Rebooting film franchises

Brian Cox on playing Churchill and a review of The Barbican's sci-fi exhibition.

New York's Fearless Girl, Lawrence Brownlee, Cornelia Parker, Daljit Nagra

Cornelia Parker on being the official election artist, and the Fearless Girl controversy.

'My Cousin Rachel' Weisz, Arundhati Roy, Bamber Gascoigne's opera house, Literary agent Ed Victor remembered

Actress Rachel Weisz, author Arundhati Roy, Grange Park opera, Ed Victor remembered.

Steven Moffat at the Hay Festival

Writer Stephen Moffat on a career that has seen him helm two of the BBC's biggest shows.

Artist Grayson Perry, Baileys winner, Helen Dunmore's final poem, new Children's Laureate

Grayson Perry, the Baileys prize-winner, Helen Dunmore's last poem and Children's Laureate

Michael Sheen, Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant's favourite novel and review of television series Ackley Bridge

Michael Sheen on his career, TV drama Ackley Bridge, Robert Plant on his favourite novel.

Mondrian - the complete works; Arts and politics; Playwright Alice Birch; 40 years of Bob Marley's Exodus

'The Discovery of Mondrian' with Jonathan Jones and Alice Birch on Anatomy of a Suicide.

Salma Hayek, Anna of the Five Towns and Wonder Woman Merchandising

Samira Ahmed talks to Salma Hayek and explores Arnold Bennett country.

Pretty Yende, Dennis Lehane, The Handmaid's Tale

South African soprano Pretty Yende, Dennis Lehane on his new novel Since We Fell.

Will Self, My Life as a Courgette, Raphael drawings

My Life as a Courgette reviewed, Will Self on his new novel Phone, Raphael drawings.

Sgt. Pepper at 50; Jimmy McGovern; RIBA North

Sgt. Pepper at 50 arts festival; Jimmy McGovern on his new drama Broken; RIBA North.

Live from Hay Literary Festival - Elizabeth Strout and Julia Donaldson

Hay: Elizabeth Strout; Kully Thiarai; Julia Donaldson; Katherine Rundell; Peter Florence.

Brian May's 3D photos of Queen, Unseen poems by Sylvia Plath, 40 years of Star Wars

3D photos of Queen by Brian May, lost Sylvia Plath poems, Star Wars at 40.

Billy Bragg on skiffle, Hokusai's Great Wave, Capt Jack Sparrow returns, Nicola Benedetti, poetry and atrocity

Billy Bragg, Hokusai's wave, Jack Sparrow returns, Nicola Benedetti, poetry and atrocity.

Tributes to Sir Roger Moore, The return of Twin Peaks, American crime writer Bill Beverly

The return of Twin Peaks, American crime writer Bill Beverly, tributes to Sir Roger Moore.

Denise Gough, Fairport Convention, Leonardo da Vinci

Denise Gough on her TV role in Paula, and 50 years of Fairport Convention.

Clive James, Netflix and Cannes, documentary maker Simon Chinn, Damien Hirst in Venice

The author, critic and poet Clive James on the poems he thought he'd not live to write.

Engelbert Humperdinck on 50 years in music

Engelbert Humperdinck, The Red Turtle, Welsh opera, and literary festivals with F-ratings.

Guy Ritchie on King Arthur, Redwater and television spin-offs, our fascination with true crime dramas, From Shore to Shore

Guy Ritchie on King Arthur, Redwater and spin-offs, true crime dramas, Shore to Shore.

Three Girls, Life of Galileo, Mark Bradford

Three Girls screenwriter Nicole Taylor, American artist Mark Bradford and Life of Galileo.

Conn Iggulden, Timberlake Wertenbaker and virtual reality on radio

Conn Iggulden on St Dunstan, playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, virtual reality on radio.

The 2017 Venice Biennale, with Phyllida Barlow at the British Pavilion

John Wilson reports from the 57th International Art Exhibition, the Venice Biennale.

Richard III at Hull Truck; Anne With An E; Amy Schumer in Snatched; Tony Kushner

Mat Fraser is Richard III; Anne of Green Gables new adaptation; Amy Schumer; Tony Kushner.

Director John Madden, Pultizer Prize-winning author Richard Ford, Voice coach Barbara Berkery, Edward Kemp, head of RADA

Film director John Madden, the diction controversy, Pultizer-winning author Richard Ford.

King Charles III; Pink Floyd exhibition

The TV adaptation of a controversial play about the Windsors; the Pink Floyd retrospective

Alien: Covenant, Giacometti retrospective, How should museums reflect changing social attitudes, Jamestown

Review of Alien: Covenant; how might museums reflect changing social attitudes.

Mervyn Morris, French cultural landscape, Monochrome films

Jamaican poet Mervyn Morris, and the future cultural landscape of France.

Samantha Spiro as Barbara Windsor, Lost sculpture of the Festival of Britiain and a retro album from Danger Mouse

John Wilson talks to Samantha Spiro about playing Barbara Windsor in the biopic Babs.

Jude Law, Woody Harrelson, Timothy Spall with Colm Meaney, Turner Prize Shortlist

Jude Law, Woody Harrelson, Timothy Spall with Colm Meaney, and the Turner Prize Shortlist.

Angels in America, Mindhorn, Storytelling in Greek myths

Mindhorn, Tony Kushner on Angels in America, Natalie Haynes and Madeline Miller.

Oliver Beer, Nicola LeFanu, Grace Evangeline Mason, May Day poems

Sound artist and composer Oliver Beer shows John how to make ancient pots sing.

Christian Bale, Ella Fitzgerald, Theatre artistic directors

Kirsty Lang looks at the careers of Christian Bale and Ella Fitzgerald.

British Museums special

Special programme live from the British Museum.

Judi Dench on John Gielgud, Granta Best of Young American Novelists

Dame Judi Dench discusses the life and work of acting giant Sir John Gielgud.

Thomas Ades, Patricia Lockwood, James Gunn

Thomas Ades on The Exterminating Angel, poet Patricia Lockwood, director James Gunn.

Bananarama reunited, The Wellcome Book Prize winner announced, David Mach

Bananarama back together again, and The Wellcome Book Prize winner revealed.

Gemma Arterton, Post-war public art, Martin Parr, Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!

Actor Gemma Arterton discusses her WWII film Their Finest, plus photographer Martin Parr.

Joan Bakewell, 2017 Proms, The Zookeeper's Wife

Joan Bakewell on Keeping in Touch. David Pickard unveils the 2017 Proms.

Awol Erizku; Robert Macfarlane; Little Boy Blue; Gemma Bodinetz

He took those Beyonce photos but Awol Erizku also paints; Robert Macfarlane on dagglers.

Violinist Kyung Wha Chung, Murray Lachlan Young, Hisham Matar on Clash

Samira Ahmed talks to violinist Kyung Wha Chung and poet Murray Lachlan Young.

Warren Beatty in Rules Don't Apply, Inua Ellams, Born to Kill

Rules Don't Apply starring Warren Beatty reviewed, poet Inua Ellams performs.

Tom Stoppard

Kirsty Lang talks to the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard.

Adrian Lester and Deborah Kermode, Frog Stone, Kim Stanley Robinson

Adrian Lester and Deborah Kermode, Frog Stone, Kim Stanley Robinson.

Jim Broadbent; I Heard It Through the Grapevine; Johana Gustawsson and Matt Johnson

The Sense of an Ending on film, I Heard It Through the Grapevine is 50, writing as therapy

Katherine Jenkins, The Hatton Garden Job, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Katherine Jenkins on Carousel, and Larry Lamb and Phil Daniels on The Hatton Garden Job.

Ray Davies; Guerrilla; The Odyssey; Damien Hirst's exhibition

From the Kinks to Americana; Dreda Say Mitchell on Guerrilla; poets respond to The Odyssey

Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, S-Town reviewed, Queer British art and gender neutral awards

Veteran actors Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman discuss their new heist movie.

Fay Weldon; Raw review; Duchamp's Fountain; Simon Callow and Christopher Hampton

Death of a She Devil is Fay Weldon's new novel; Simon Callow directs The Philanthropist.

David Vann, Terence Davies, Albert Moore

Novelist David Vann, film director Terence Davies, British abstract artist Albert Moore.

Neruda, Casting on screen, Magnus Mills

Elif Shafak reviews a new film about the poet Neruda, and the art of the casting director.

Yevgeny Yevtushenko remembered, Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist announced

Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist announced, and Yevgeny Yevtushenko remembered.

Decline and Fall; Adrian Mole turns 50; Hollie McNish

A new adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall, and the poetry of Adrian Mole.

Hari Kunzru, Mica Levi, Patrick Marber, Turner Prize

Hari Kunzru, Mica Levi, Patrick Marber, Turner Prize changes.

42nd Street director, Anish Kapoor, Ted Hughes poetry prize, Humber Bridge sounds

42nd Street director Mark Bramble, and Anish Kapoor on his new exhibition.

Sir Nicholas Serota, Glen Matlock, Pina Bausch's Rite of Spring

Sir Nicholas Serota on leading Arts Council England, and the Royal Philharmonic plays punk

Anthony Head, Tamburlaine, Ai Weiwei, Line of Duty

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Samira Ahmed talks to actor Anthony Head.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Pauline Black, Christopher Wheeldon and the business of musicals

The Hollywood actor discusses his sci-fi movie Life and singing on Broadway.

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Charlotte Rampling, Moira Buffini, The Clearing, and the politics of Eurovision.

Paula Rego, Danny Huston, Ghetto Film School

Nick Willing on his mother, the artist Paula Rego; Actor Danny Huston; Ghetto Film School.

Soaps and social issues, Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzalez, Colin Dexter remembered

Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzalez on the ghosts of the Chateau Marmont Hotel.

Chuck Berry remembered, The Lost City of Z, Howard Hodgkin portraits, Poem for the Spring equinox

Ray Mears reviews the film The Lost City of Z. Chuck Berry remembered.

Derek Walcott, Costume Designer Jenny Beavan, Playlists

Kirsty Lang discusses the work of the Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott.

Get Out, Lost Without Words, Compton Verney, Music Streaming

Get Out reviewed,Joan Bakewell on older actors,Compton Verney's Creating The Countryside

Beauty and the Beast, Dave Spikey, Big Bang Theory prequel, Josef Locke

Bill Condon on making Beauty and the Beast, comedian Dave Spikey's unusual lucky mascot.

Saxophonist John Harle, The Salesman reviewed, Singer-songwriter ESKA

John Harle on how to play the saxophone, The Salesman, singer-songwriters.

Professor Brian Cox, Sarah Dunant on Michelangelo, My Country, The UK charts

Turning science into an art form with Brian Cox, and Sarah Dunant responds to Michelangelo

Paul Weller, Duncan Macmillan on City of Glass, Catfight, My Feral Heart

Paul Weller on composing his first film score, Duncan Macmillan on adapting Paul Auster.

Howard Hodgkin remembered; Imogen Cooper; Edward Albee

Classical pianist Imogen Cooper plays live in the studio.

Roger McGough and Brian Patten on 50 years of The Mersey Sound, Lizzie Nunnery, Andrew McMillan

Roger McGough and Brian Patten on The Mersey Sound, Lizzie Nunnery, Andrew McMillan.

Judith Kerr on The Cat in the Hat; Wolfgang Tillmans; Snow in Midsummer

Authors Judith Kerr and Chris Riddell discuss Dr Seuss; artist Wolfgang Tillmans.

Sean Foley directs The Miser, Kate Whitley sets Malala's speech to music, Sonia Friedman and David Babani

Sean Foley directs Moliere, Malala's UN speech as a choral piece.

Stormzy, Cornelia Parker, Krzysztof Penderecki

British grime and hip hop artist Stormzy on his new album.

Tom Hiddleston, This Country, Certain Women, Gustav Metzger remembered

Tom Hiddleston on Kong: Skull Island; Charlie and Daisy May Cooper on BBC3's This Country.

Hugh Jackman, National Poet of Wales Ifor ap Glyn, Richard Bean

Kirsty Lang talks to Hugh Jackman about the film Logan.

Jojo Moyes, Prime Suspect 1973, Independent bookstores, Swan Lake in Hull

It took nine novels before Jojo Moyes found success; fancy being a cygnet in Hull?

Moonlight at the Oscars, Mary Beard, Author Ross Raisin, Mary Magdalene in art

Moonlight at the Oscars, Mary Beard, author Ross Raisin, Mary Magdalene in art.

Sadiq Khan, Jake Arnott, The Tale of Januarie opera

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Jake Arnott on The Fatal Tree, The Tale of Januarie opera.

John Cleese, A first for Jay Z, Electricity: The spark of life

Monty Python's John Cleese on farce. Jay Z is inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

David Tennant, second novels, Brits and Oscars - who are they for?

David Tennant on Broadchurch, Britain's favourite second novel and are awards irrelevant?

Gurinder Chadha on Viceroy's House, America after the Fall, Christopher Bailey

Gurinder Chadha on her film Viceroy's House, and American Gothic at the Royal Academy.

Patriots Day, Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra, Syria documentaries

Patriots Day, playwright Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra, documentaries about Syria.

Gary Barlow's The Girls, SS-GB, Sidney Nolan, The Great Wall

Reassessing body confidence with Gary Barlow as The Girls, his first musical, opens.

The Founder, Neil Jordan, See Me Now, Luke Jerram's Treasured City

Neil Jordan, See Me Now, Luke Jerram's Treasured City, Robert Siegel on The Founder.

John Adams

John Wilson talks to the American composer John Adams about his life and work.

Eduardo Paolozzi, Self-publishing, Neil Gaiman

John Wilson explores the work of the artist Eduardo Paolozzi.

Hidden Figures, Dirty Dancing writer, Muslim Othello, Simon Armitage

The film Hidden Figures reviewed, and Dirty Dancing writer Eleanor Bergstein 30 years on.

Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Petrograd Madonna, Rag'n'Bone Man

Keanu Reeves on his three decade career, from Hamlet to action hero John Wick.

Artist Keith Tyson, dark comedy Prevenge, novelist John Boyne, Shostakovich Symphony No 12

Dark comedy Prevenge, novelist John Boyne, artist Keith Tyson, Shostakovich Symphony No 12

Vanessa Bell exhibition, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Alan Simpson remembered, The poetry of Anna Akhmatova

The work of Vanessa Bell; the latest film by Ang Lee; Barry Cryer remembers Alan Simpson.

The Moorside, 20th Century Women, Peter Greenaway on Russian Revolution at 100

A discussion of The Moorside, a new BBC drama based on the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews.

David Hockney, Guy Garvey from Elbow, Max Richter

David Hockney at Tate, Guy Garvey from Elbow, Max Richter.

Viola Davis, Rory Gleeson, Phil Manzanera and Waterstones' revival

Viola Davis on her Oscar-nominated performance in August Wilson's Fences.

Diverse casting in historical dramas, Roots returns, Beyonce's pregnancy portrait, John Burnside

Diverse casting, Roots remade, Beyonce's pregnancy portrait, poet & novelist John Burnside

Loving, Hayley Squires, Nathan Hill

Loving reviewed; I, Daniel Blake's Hayley Squires; author Nathan Hill on The Nix.

Cyrano, Víkingur Ólafsson plays Philip Glass, Toni Erdmann

Deborah McAndrew adapts Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, and we celebrate European cinema.

Matthew McConaughey, Lizzie Nunnery, Charles Dance on John Hurt, Collecting Europe

Matthew McConaughey on his role in Gold, and Charles Dance remembers John Hurt.

David Hare, John Akomfrah, Liverpool Everyman Rep

David Hare on Denial; John Akomfrah; The Liverpool Everyman repertory company.

Evelyn Glennie, Christine, Mary Tyler Moore, Turner Contemporary, Garth Jennings

Samira Ahmed talks to percussionist Evelyn Glennie.

Hacksaw Ridge, film; Jamie, new musical; author Vic James; the allure of Napoleon; some Robert Burns

Hacksaw Ridge, new musical Jamie, author Vic Jame, allure of Napoleon, some Robert Burns.

Oscar nominations 2017 - La La Land leads the way

The 2017 Oscar nominations were revealed today, so who's in and who's out?

T2 Trainspotting, Bruntwood Prize, Agnes Ravatn

Irvine Welsh on T2 Trainspotting, the craft of the playwright, The Bird Tribunal.

Siobhan Davies, Peter Bazalgette, Lost in London, Royal Albert Hall ticket resales

Sir Peter Bazalgette on his four years as the Chair of Arts Council England.

Urban myths, Author Michael Chabon, The Snow Maiden opera, Presidents on film

Author Michael Chabon; urban myths retold on TV; and Opera North's The Snow Maiden.

Apple Tree Yard, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Elisabeth Frink

Apple Tree Yard starring Emily Watson, Mark-Anthony Turnage, sculptor Elisabeth Frink.

Conductor Simon Rattle, artist Lubaina Himid and playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig

Simon Rattle on his first season with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Jackie, The Transports, TS Eliot Prize, 'Yellowface' row

Natalie Portman as Jackie, TS Eliot Prize and should non-Asian actors play Asian roles?

Ben Affleck, Untitled in Nottingham, V&A news, Lord Snowdon remembered

Ben Affleck on his new film Live by Night, and today's V&A announcement.

Natalie Clein, Lemony Snicket, The OA, Velázquez

Cellist Natalie Clein; Lemony Snicket TV drama; The OA; Laura Cumming on Velazquez.

Dev Patel, Tina and Bobby, Harvey and the Wallbangers

Dev Patel on Lion; a new Bobby Moore drama; Our Dancing Town choreographer Steve Elias.

Common Sense on TV, Bafta nominations, Mozart at 11, Is there a Northern Aesthetic?

Bafta nominations, Common Sense, 250 years on from Mozart's first opera, Look North.

Hull Blade, Manchester By the Sea, John Lockwood Kipling, Francis Spufford

Samira Ahmed on the huge artwork installed above Hull. Plus the film Manchester by the Sea

Film-maker Alex Gibney, soul singer Ray BLK, author Brian Conaghan and Ben Wardle on yet more TV talent shows

Director Alex Gibney, soul singer Ray BLK, award-winning children's author Brian Conaghan.

Steven Knight - writer of Taboo, CGI resurrections, the Bard's medical knowledge, Alice Oswald

Resurrecting actors using CGI, the writer of new BBC1 drama Taboo, poet Alice Oswald.

Damien Chazelle on La La Land; Bright Lights; David Bowie: The Last Five Years; Keggie Carew

Damien Chazelle; Bright Lights; David Bowie: The Last Five Years; Keggie Carew.

John Berger, Costa Book Awards winners, Sebastian Barry, Unforgotten

Remembering John Berger, the Costa Book Awards category winners, Chris Lang on Unforgotten

US Composers: Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams

John Wilson talks to composers Philip Glass, Steve Reich and John Adams about their work.

Liam Neeson; Dancing Mad Hatters; Author Christian Jungersen; Assassin's Creed

Actor Liam Neeson; author Christian Jungersen; dancing Mad Hatters; Assassin's Creed.

Made in Hull: UK City of Culture 2017

John Wilson reports from Hull as it prepares to launch as UK City of Culture 2017.

Jane Austen

Samira Ahmed celebrates Jane Austen, ahead of next year's 200th anniversary of her death.

Award Winners of 2016

With award winners Paul Beatty, Helen Marten, Leonardo DiCaprio and Denise Gough.

The Front Row Cultural quiz

Front Row tests knowledge of 2016's cultural events.

Riz Ahmed, Delicious, The Kite Runner on stage and Angela Carter

Actor and rapper Riz Ahmed discusses his career and a review of Dawn French in Delicious.

Alison Balsom, To Walk Invisible, Beautiful books, Flying on stage

Trumpeter Alison Balsom, and a review of Sally Wainwright's Brontë drama To Walk Invisible

Helen Mirren, Winter Solstice Poetry, Conductor Ed Gardner, Hairy Rockers

Dame Helen Mirren, conductor Ed Gardner, poet Kayo Chingonyi, hairy old rockers.

Barry Jenkins, The Witness For The Prosecution, Saint Joan, Meilyr Jones

Barry Jenkins, Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution, Saint Joan, Meilyr Jones

Sherlock, Albums of the Year, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Mousehole's Christmas Lights

Martin Freeman and Mark Gatiss on the new Sherlock plus best albums of the year.

Matthew Bourne on The Red Shoes, Satirising Trump, Marius de Vries

Matthew Bourne discusses his stage version of the classic British film The Red Shoes.

Der Rosenkavalier, Adventures in Moominland, Peter Mullan in Quarry

Moomins creator Tove Jansson, and the challenges of performing Der Rosenkavalier.

Peter Capaldi as Dr Who, new Star Wars, US poet Ben Lerner and E R Braithwaite

Peter Capaldi on Dr Who, Rogue One - A Star Wars Story, poet Ben Lerner & E R Braithwaite.

Darcey Bussell on Margot Fonteyn; Pevsner guides; Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo on Broadway; How to get a Christmas no 1

Darcey Bussell; Pevsner architectural guides; Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo on Broadway.

The Eagle Huntress, New play Love, Diversity in the arts, Luke Jerram, John Montague remembered

The Eagle Huntress, Luke Jerram's hidden treasures of Scunthorpe, John Montague remembered

The Birth of a Nation, Ruth Padel, Joan Eardley, Mark Lockyer

Ashley Clarke reviews The Birth of a Nation, Ruth Padel reveals the reality of Christmas.

Oliver Stone's Snowden, The Famous Five, Sex scenes, Wynford Dewhurst

Arts news, interviews and reviews.

Zaha Hadid's new gallery at The Science Museum, Oscar-winning film editor Anne V Coates, Office Christmas Party - the film

Zaha Hadid's new Science Museum gallery, film editor Anne V Coates, Office Christmas Party

Dreamgirls, Australia's Impressionists, Sharing the Turner Prize cheque, actor Peter Vaughan remembered

Dreamgirls composer Henry Krieger, Australia's Impressionists and Peter Vaughan remembered

Lee Child on Edward Hopper, ENO's Cressida Pollock and The Pass

Author Lee Child discusses short stories inspired by Edward Hopper paintings.

Alison Steadman, Anders Lustgarten, History of art A-level

Alison Steadman on Abigail's Party, Pride and Prejudice, and Gavin & Stacey.

Sculpture on the streets, Strictly Ballroom the Musical, Moana

City Sculpture Projects 1972, Strictly Ballroom the Musical, Moana.

Robert Rauschenberg, The poetry of Philip Larkin, This is Us reviewed

Robert Rauschenberg at the Tate, the poetry of Philip Larkin, This is Us reviewed.

Clint Eastwood's Sully, Robert Olen Butler, Roger Law

A review of Clint Eastwood's 35th film as a director, and novelist Robert Olen Butler.

Rolling Stones new album, Miles Teller on Bleed for This, The Last Poets

Rolling Stones new album reviewed, Miles Teller on Bleed For This, The Last Poets.

Mel Giedroyc on new musicals showcase, Michael Morpurgo, Bad Santa 2, Penelope Lively

Mel Giedroyc, Gemma Wheelan & Maria Friedman showcase new musicals, writer Penelope Lively

William Hill Sports Book of the Year, Rillington Place, Johnny Cash

William Finnegan, winner of Sports Book of the Year, and poet Paul Muldoon on Johnny Cash.

Mark Rylance and Claire van Kampen on Nice Fish; Anselm Kiefer; Spike Lee's Chi-raq

Mark Rylance and Claire van Kampen on Nice Fish, Anselm Kiefer on Walhalla, Chi-raq review

Adam Driver, Costa Book Awards shortlist announced, Gilmore Girls

Adam Driver; the Costa Book Awards shortlists are announced for the five categories.

Zadie Smith, William Trevor, Lucy Kirkwood, Allied

William Trevor obituary, Zadie Smith on her latest novel and Lucy Kirkwood's new play.

Ed Harris on stage, Jonathan Dove, Gavin Turk

Actor Ed Harris discusses bringing Sam Shepard's play Buried Child to the London stage.

The Hepworth Prize, New Art Gallery Walsall, Indignation, Don Giovanni

Who's won the Hepworth Prize for Sculpture? The New Art Gallery Walsall closure.

Paulo Coelho, Your Name, Turner Contemporary, The art of writing non-fiction

Author Paulo Coelho, Japanese anime film Your Name, Philippe Sands on non-fiction.

Paulo Coelho, Your Name, Turner Contemporary, the art of writing non-fiction

Front Row - Paulo Coelho, Your Name, Turner Contemporary, the art of writing non-fiction

Rosamund Pike & David Oyelowo on A United Kingdom, Van Gogh controversy, Cape Town City Ballet

David Oyelowo on A United Kingdom, and the controversy of Van Gogh's lost sketchbook.

J K Rowling's Fantastic Beasts, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, French film Divines, Chris Riddell on school libraries

The filmmakers behind JK Rowling's screenwriting debut and Sex Pistol Steve Jones.

Leonard Cohen, BalletBoyz, Contemporary war poetry

A rare interview with the singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, whose death was announced today

Zadie Smith's NW, Rambert, Norman Ackroyd, War memorials

The TV adaptation of Zadie Smith's novel NW, and artist Norman Ackroyd in his studio.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ewan McGregor, Elton John's photos, Goldsmiths Prize winner

With Andrew Lloyd Webber on School of Rock, and actor and director Ewan McGregor.

Musician Kathryn Tickell, Writer David Almond, Live Theatre

John Wilson explores the role of art in the regeneration of the north east of England.

R.E.M., Illuminated River, Napoleon and Stephen Poliakoff

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and Mike Mills on the album Out of Time, 25 years after its release

Michael Fassbender, Love to Read, The Goldfinch, Artists who tour

Actor Michael Fassbender on his new film, Neel Mukherjee reads Twain's Huckleberry Finn.

Director Stephen Daldry on The Crown, Novelist Linda Grant, Nocturnal Animals, Francesca Simon reads The Scarlet Letter

Stephen Daldry on The Crown, novelist Linda Grant, Francesca Simon on The Scarlet Letter.

Levi David Addai, Kit de Waal, Flaming June, The art of fireworks.

Our Loved Boy, Flaming June returns home, Kit de Waal's unread classic, fireworks as art.

Amy Adams, John Rutter and Tracy Chevalier

Actress Amy Adams on sci-fi film Arrival and composer and conductor John Rutter.

Sting, David Bowie's art collection, Mark Haddon, Ian McDiarmid and Chris Hannan

Sting on his new album; David Bowie's curator; Ian McDiarmid and Chris Hannan; Mark Haddon

Benedict Cumberbatch, Tasmin Little, Elena Ferrante

Superhero film Doctor Strange, Tasmin Little on Vivaldi, Elena Ferrante's new book.

Amadeus, Astrid Lindgren's war diaries, Richard Wright

Michael Longhurst and Lucian Msamati discuss their new NT production of Amadeus.

Bryan Cranston, Lazarus, Oneworld, Remembering Howard Davies

Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston on his memoir, and Bowie's Lazarus on stage.

Emma Rice to leave The Globe, plus Boyz n the Hood director John Singleton and the new Design Museum

Changes at Shakespeare's Globe, a new Design Museum, and Boyz n the Hood 25 years on.

Jude Law, Paul Nash, The National Centre for the Written Word, New, but always old, ballet

Jude Law as pope; painter Paul Nash; The Word; do ballet stories always have to be old?

Chrissie Hynde, The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture, Bamber Gascoigne, Joe Queenan

Chrissie Hynde on her new Pretenders album Alone, and The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture.

Stella Duffy, New Art Gallery Walsall, Shostakovich's The Nose, Art of Yves Klein

Stella Duffy discusses her novel London Lies Beneath, and Yves Klein in Liverpool.

Ali Smith, Osmo Vänskä, the Nicholas Brothers, Islamic Art & the Supernatural, A Martian Sends a Postcard Home

Ali Smith discusses her Brexit-era novel, Autumn, with Samira Ahmed.

Ken Loach, Rodin and Dance, Suggs, Tony Robinson

Ken Loach on I Daniel Blake; Rodin and Dance at the Courthauld; Suggs on new Madness album

Phil Collins, Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke, Patrick Ness

Phil Collins discusses his new memoir, and poets Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke.

Bob Dylan wins Nobel, Dario Fo remembered, Tutankhamun, Semyon Bychkov

Reaction to Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize for Literature, Dario Fo remembered, Tutankhamun on TV

Earl Cameron, David Gledhill, The art of Alphonse Mucha, Simon Callow on David Gascoyne, Northampton theatre to open a school

Pioneer black star Earl Cameron, musician David Gledhill, Simon Callow on David Gascoyne.

American Honey, George Monbiot on loneliness, Ella Hickson, Bernice McFadden

Andrea Arnold's American Honey, playwright Ella Hickson, and George Monbiot on loneliness.

Mira Nair and Lupita Nyong'o, Divorce, Great Exhibition of the North, Janet Plater, The Vulgar

Director Mira Nair and Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o discuss their film Queen of Katwe.

One Night in Miami, Kate Tempest, Glam Rock, Remembering Andrzej Wajda

Kwame Kwei-Armah on Cassius Clay, and Kate Tempest describes writing Let Them Eat Chaos.

Supersonic, Mel Gibson in Blood Father, Beyond Caravaggio, Karl Jenkins

Blood Father, Beyond Caravaggio, and Oasis documentary Supersonic.

Louis Theroux, National Poetry Day, Merch yr Eog

Louis Theroux on My Scientology Movie, and PJ Harvey marks National Poetry Day.

Picasso Portraits, Phyllida Lloyd, Virtual reality in film, PUSH community opera

Picasso Portraits show, Phyllida Lloyd on The Tempest, and Mike Figgis on virtual reality.

The announcement of the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award

The winners of the BBC National Short Story Award and Young Writer's Award are announced.

Tom Stoppard, The Girl on the Train, Suzanne Lacy, Feminist art, Neville Marriner remembered

Tom Stoppard discusses his play Travesties and Brexit plus The Girl on the Train reviewed.

Deepwater Horizon, Crisis in Six Scenes, Melvyn Tan, Maria Semple

Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg on Deepwater Horizon, pianist Melvyn Tan, author Maria Semple

The composer Steve Reich talks to John Wilson

As he approaches his 80th birthday, composer Steve Reich looks back over his career.

Gillian Anderson, Pinocchio, Villette

Samira Ahmed talks to Gillian Anderson about the new series of The Fall.

Dominic Cooper and Terry Johnson, Turner Prize shortlist, Completing other authors' books

Actor Dominic Cooper discusses The Libertine, a tour of the Turner Prize shortlist.

Tamara Rojo, Akram Khan, Grace Coddington

John Wilson talks to ballet star Tamara Rojo and former Vogue director Grace Coddington.

Hull City of Culture 2017, Emma Donoghue, Ira Sachs, a poem for autumn, K J Orr

Hull's City of Culture 2017 programme, Emma Donoghue's new novel, Ira Sachs, K J Orr.

The Magnificent Seven, Suzan-Lori Parks, Paul Muldoon, BBC National Short Story Award

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks on her slave drama.

Daniel Radcliffe; William Kentridge; BBC National Short Story Award; and turning sex into prose

Daniel Radcliffe on two new films; South African Artist William Kentridge on Thick Time.

Emeli Sande, BBC National Short Story Award, Abstract Expressionism

Emeli Sande, BBC National Short Story Award, Abstract Expressionism.

Led Zeppelin, BBC National Short Story Award, Martin Roth

Jimmy Page and the lost Led Zeppelin tracks, and Martin Roth on why he is quitting the V&A

Sam Neill, Sharon Bolton and Stephanie Merritt and how best to teach art history

Sam Neill talks about new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople and his mentor James Mason.

Ron Howard on The Beatles, Sharon Olds, Tom Ellis, Two Women

Director Ron Howard discusses his documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week.

Man Booker shortlist, Amos Oz, Wifredo Lam exhibition, and Blair Witch

Man Booker shortlist, Amos Oz, Wilfredo Lam exhibition, and Blair Witch.

Julie Walters, Jack Thorne, Nicole Farhi, Gillian Slovo and a review of The Clan

Julie Walters on sexual offences, Nicole Farhi on hands, Gillian Slovo on prison letters.

Hell or High Water, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Aravind Adiga

Reviews of Hell or High Water and Nick Cave's album, and Aravind Adiga on his new novel.

Sharon Maguire, Liz Carr, Ann Patchett

Bridget Jones director Sharon Maguire, actor and comedian Liz Carr, author Ann Patchett.

Secret in Their Eyes, Katie Mitchell, AB Yehoshua, Stutterer

Katie Mitchell on directing Cleansed, Secret in Their Eyes review, and AB Yehoshua's novel

Revolution at the V&A, Ben Hur, Anthropoid, Maggi Hambling

Looking at a new V&A exhibition, a Ben Hur remake and Maggi Hambling at the British Museum

Viggo Mortensen, Susanne Bier, Jay McInerney and the comic Misty

Viggo Mortensen on Captain Fantastic and Jay McInerney on his new novel set in Manhattan.

Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom, Mike Bullen on Cold Feet, Neon art, Star Trek at 50

Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom, Mike Bullen on new Cold Feet, neon art, Star Trek at 50.

Terence Conran, The Veronica Scanner, The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil

News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music.

Reading prison and Oscar Wilde, The Collection, Venice Film Festival, Bjork digital

Art inspired by Reading gaol's most famous inmate, Bjork goes digital at Somerset House.

The Entertainer, TV drama Ellen, Sausage Party, Herman Koch

Kenneth Branagh's The Entertainer, Sausage Party review, Herman Koch on his new novel.

Ian McEwan, Gene Wilder, Things to Come, The Television Workshop

Ian McEwan on writing from the point of view of a foetus, and Gene Wilder in his own words

Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, 150 years of HG Wells, punk activist Joe Corré

Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, 150 years of HG Wells, punk activist Joe Corre.

Antony Sher and Gregory Doran, Writing video games, Hendrik Groen

Antony Sher and Gregory Doran on King Lear. Plus gaming from a writer's point of view.

Casualty at 30, Madeleine Thien, Bad Moms, Thomas Ostermeier

Casualty at 30, Madeleine Thien, Bad Moms, Thomas Ostermeier.

Daisy Goodwin on Victoria, Harry Benson, Lisa Hannigan

John Wilson talks to Daisy Goodwin, writer of ITV's new drama series Victoria.

Clive James, Joe Joyce, Marin Alsop, Hunter Davies

Clive James' passion for box sets, boxer Joe Joyce on painting, and conductor Marin Alsop.

Quincy Jones, Noel Clarke, Timbuktu cultural war crimes

John Wilson talks to music legend Quincy Jones ahead of his BBC Prom.

David Walliams and Francesca Simon on Roald Dahl, Jack and Harry Williams, Picasso's plays

David Walliams and Francesca Simon on Roald Dahl, Jack and Harry Williams, Picasso's plays

Groundhog Day review, Pedro Almodovar, Dressage music, Bertie Carvel

Tim Minchin's musical of Groundhog Day reviewed and Pedro Almodovar on his film Julieta.

Talent spotters, Karine Polwart, Political theatre

The people who scout for talent at the Fringe, plus Scottish singer Karine Polwart.

The Role of Comedy in Challenging Times - Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival

With Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Henry Naylor, Rory Bremner and Ayesha Hazarika.

Showstopper, Philippa Gregory, Adura Onashile, Liz Lochhead at the Edinburgh Festival

John Wilson is in Edinburgh with guests including Philippa Gregory and Liz Lochhead.

Punk's Legacy: Don Letts, This Is Grime, Women in Punk, Scottee

40 years on from the release of Anarchy in the UK, what is the legacy of punk?

Jamie Cullum at the Proms, Greek crime writer Petros Markaris, Techno-thriller Nerve, Artists in residence

Jamie Cullum at the Proms, Greek crime writer Petros Markaris, artists in residence, Nerve

Alexander McCall Smith, Review of The Shallows, National Youth Theatre turning 60.

Alexander McCall Smith on The Bertie Project, the latest in his 44 Scotland Street series.

Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down, Krys Lee, Allegro at 70, Windsor racecourse's resident artist

Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down, Krys Lee, Allegro at 70, Windsor racecourse's resident artist

The Glass Menagerie, Conrad Shawcross, Sitcoms at 60

Samira Ahmed talks to artist Conrad Shawcross and reviews The Glass Menagerie.

Yerma starring Billie Piper, Film director Todd Solondz, Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein, Slam poetry in Brazil

Yerma starring Billie Piper, Todd Solondz on Wiener Dog, Kirill Gerstein on Tchaikovsky.

The Mercury Prize shortlist, Colin Spencer and Jon Brittain on gay theatre, Brazilian artist Vivian Caccuri, author Sara Taylor

The Mercury Prize shortlist and playwrights Colin Spencer and Jon Brittain on gay theatre.

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, The Little Prince, Brazilian artists, The Macarena at 20

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, The Little Prince, Brazilian artists, the Macarena at 20

Brian Cox, Brighton i360, Chilcot at Edinburgh festival, Ernesto Neto.

Brian Cox joins John Wilson to discuss his new film, The Carer.

Front Row from Rio de Janeiro

Front Row visits Rio to find out what the plans are for the Cultural Olympiad.

Tallulah, David Bowie Prom, The Plough and the Stars

Ellen Page in Tallulah, John Cale on tomorrow's David Bowie Prom.

Bourne, Man Booker Prize long list, The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, Presidential campaign music.

Jason Bourne reviewed and a look at this year's Man Booker Prize long list.

Harry Potter on stage, Cultural response to Brexit, Michael Berkeley and Anthony Payne

Harry Potter on stage, the cultural response to Brexit, Michael Berkeley and Anthony Payne

Front Row: The Cultural Response To Brexit

Artists and writers respond to Brexit in a special edition of Front Row from the RSA.

Finding Dory, My Brilliant Friend, Mahler's musical manuscript, Edmund Clark's War of Terror

Arts news, interviews and reviews.

Mark Rylance on The BFG, Pixie Lott, Alpesh Chauhan

Mark Rylance on the BFG, Pixie Lott on Breakfast at Tiffany's, Alpesh Chauhan on his Prom.

Born to be blue, Antonello Manacorda, Shari Lapena, The Body Extended

Julian Joseph reviews a film about Chet Baker, and Antonello Manacorda discusses Berlioz.

William Eggleston exhibition, Tess Gerritsen, Graphene artists, Wang Jianlin

A new exhibition by the photographer William Eggleston, and novelist Tess Gerritsen.

Michelle Williams, Brexageddon?!, David & Peter Adjaye, Pokemon Go

John Wilson meets former Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams.

Simon Pegg on Star Trek, Beatrix Potter at 150, Stalking the Bogeyman

Samira Ahmed talks to Simon Pegg, writer and star of Star Trek: Beyond.

Alistair Beaton, Marcus Harvey, Facing the World, Someone Knows My Name

Alistair Beaton on Fracked! Or: Please Don't Use The F-Word, his shale-extraction comedy.

The Secret Agent; Sol Gabetta, Black Masculinity

Writer Tony Marchant talks about adapting Conrad's The Secret Agent for TV.

Winona Ryder in Stranger Things, Jan Ravens on impersonating Theresa May, Alice Oswald, James Kelman

Winona Ryder in Stranger Things reviewed, novelist James Kelman, poet Alice Oswald.

Matt Smith on Unreachable, Author Sean O'Brien, Summertime film review, Cultural Olympiad legacy

Matt Smith and Anthony Neilson, Sean O'Brien, Summertime film review, Cultural Olympiad.

Alan Ayckbourn, Men and Chicken, Peter Robinson

Samira Ahmed talks to Alan Ayckbourn about his new play in Scarborough.

Judith Kerr, Mumford & Sons and Baaba Maal, Weiner, Spencer Tunick

Judith Kerr, Mumford & Sons and Baaba Maal, Weiner, Spencer Tunick.

The Liverpool Biennial 2016

Front Row visits the city of Liverpool as it prepares for its ninth biennial.

Christopher Hampton, Maggie's Plan, Arnolfini, Queens of Syria

Christopher Hampton, Maggie's Plan, Arnolfini, Queens of Syria.

Barry Humphries, Abbas Kiarostami, Stanley Kubrick, National Museums of Scotland, The Neon Demon

Barry Humphries, National Museums Scotland, Stanley Kubrick exhibition and The Neon Demon.

Georgia O'Keeffe, Paul Feig on Ghostbusters, Laura Lippman

Samira Ahmed discusses the work of American artist Georgia O'Keefe.

Artistic Responses to the Battle of the Somme, from Jeremy Deller to the Caribbean

Artistic responses to the Battle of the Somme, from Jeremy Deller to the Caribbean.

Ab Fab director Mandie Fletcher, Phill Jupitus on Trumpton's creator, Olivia de Havilland turns 100

Absolutely Fabulous director Mandie Fletcher discusses her new film adaptation.

Michael Kiwanuka, War movies, Lyndon B Johnson, Scotty Moore

John Wilson talks to musician Michael Kiwanuka and pays tribute to guitarist Scotty Moore.

David Hockney at Royal Academy, Choreographer Sir Peter Wright, Tenor Gregory Kunde, Updating album covers

David Hockney at Royal Academy review, choreographer Peter Wright and tenor Gregory Kunde.

Jessie Burton, Stanley Spencer exhibition, York Art Gallery, From Afar

Jessie Burton on her new novel and a show celebrating the work of painter Stanley Spencer.

Damon Albarn and the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians, Inspiring impressionism

Damon Albarn and the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians; Inspiring Impressionism exhibition.

Carsten Holler's Orbit slide, Emma Rice, Jupiter Artland

Artist Carsten Holler discusses his new 175m slide for Anish Kapoor's Olympic sculpture.

Ralph Fiennes on Richard III, Elvis & Nixon, Refugee fiction, Amjad Sabri

Ralph Fiennes and director Rupert Goold discuss their new production of Richard III.

Carys Bray, The Meddler reviewed, Henry V, Painters' Paintings at National Gallery, Derby Museums acquisitions

The Meddler review, Henry V, Derby Museums landscapes, Carys Bray and Painters' Paintings.

Independence Day, Chris Riddell wins Kate Greenaway medal, Fretwork and C4's The Border

Roland Emmerich talks to John Wilson about his movie sequel Independence Day: Resurgence.

Trevor Nunn, Natasha Walter, Jake Bugg

John Wilson talks to director Trevor Nunn about A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Mike Bartlett on Wild, Tale of Tales film review, Georgiana Houghton exhibition review, Suburra director Stefano Sollima

Mike Bartlett on Wild, Tale of Tales review, Georgiana Houghton review, Suburra director.

Ashley Pharoah, Novels in verse, Chris Watson

Ashley Pharoah's new TV drama plus writing novels in verse, and sound artist Chris Watson.

Tate Modern's new Switch House gallery, Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Debut novelist Emma Cline

Tate Modern's new Switch House, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and novelist Emma Cline.

Tom Odell, Ove Arup, Theatre's response to the Battle of the Somme

Wrong Crowd is the new album from songwriter Tom Odell; he talks about his inspiration.

Andy Hamilton, Rattigan on stage, Studio Ghibli's last film, Blake Morrison and Gavin Bryars

The Power Monkeys co-creator Andy Hamilton talks about his satire about the EU referendum.

Frances Morris, director of Tate Modern, Anish Kapoor on designing at the ENO, Embrace of the Serpent review

Tate Modern director Frances Morris, sculptor Anish Kapoor, and Embrace of the Serpent.

Guy Garvey, Bailey's Prize winner, The Go-Between

Guy Garvey talks to John Wilson about his Meltdown festival.

Ben Kingsley, Casey Nicholaw, RA Summer Exhibition, Outcast

Sir Ben Kingsley discusses his film Learning to Drive plus Aladdin director Casey Nicholaw

Peter Shaffer remembered, Don DeLillo, Anthony Horowitz on New Blood, Beth Orton

Peter Shaffer remembered, Don DeLillo on novel Zero K and Anthony Horowitz on New Blood.

Jimmy McGovern, James Schamus, Alexi Kaye Campbell

Jimmy McGovern on his TV drama Reg, and independent film-maker James Schamus.

Nile Rodgers, Jesse Eisenberg, Kunal Nayyar, Surrealists

John Wilson talks to Nile Rodgers, on the eve of BBC Music Day.

Versailles, Louisa Young, Museum of the Year contender, TV drama music

TV drama series Versailles reviewed, and Louisa Young on her new novel Devotion.

Nina Stibbe, Moby, The Nice Guys, Michael Pennington

Author Nina Stibbe, musician Moby, The Nice Guys reviewed, Michael Pennington on King Lear

From Hay: Charlotte Church, Tracy Chevalier and Lionel Shriver, YA Fiction, Welsh-Appalachian Music Mashup

Charlotte Church discusses her 'musical fairy tale' which tackles contemporary issues.

Front Row at The Royal Court Theatre

The value of new writing for theatre: Front Row marks 60 years of the Royal Court.

Wilko Johnson, Romeo and Juliet review, Walter de Maria

With guitarist and songwriter Wilko Johnson talking about surviving terminal cancer.

Neil Gaiman, Liz Lochhead, Roy Williams

Neil Gaiman on his Likely Stories, poet Liz Lochhead, and playwright Roy Williams.

Sue Johnston, Burt Kwouk remembered, Yayoi Kusama, Simon Stone, Philip Venables

The Royle Family's Sue Johnston on Rovers, and Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama reviewed.

Russell T Davies, Love and Friendship review, Rufus Norris, Thelma and Louise 25 years on

Russell T Davies, Love and Friendship, Rufus Norris, and Thelma and Louise 25 years on.

Jack O'Connell, Cannes Film Festival, Seeing Round Corners, Spymonkey

British actor Jack O'Connell discusses his latest film, financial thriller Money Monster.

A Hologram For The King, Running Wild, Brigitte Fassbaender, Going Forward

A review of Tom Hanks as a stressed executive in Saudi Arabia in A Hologram For The King.

Ian McMillan, Black Chronicles, Janet Suzman, TV drama endings

John Wilson talks to poet Ian McMillan. And TV drama endings - too many loose ends?

Sunken Cities, Han Kang, Sing Street, Christian Blackshaw

Sunken Cities, Han Kang's The Vegetarian, Sing Street's John Carney, Christian Blackshaw.

Yinka Shonibare, BBC Young Musician, X-Men: Apocalypse director, Dylan Thomas Prize winner

BBC Young Musician of the Year winner discusses Shostakovich and Britain's Got Talent.

Francis Bacon, Ayad Akhtar, Cannes Film Festival, Mum

Francis Bacon retrospective in Liverpool, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar.

Mark Billingham, Turner Prize, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot review, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla

Samira Ahmed with novelist Mark Billingham, Turner Prize shortlist, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla.

Laurie Anderson, AL Kennedy, Mustang

Laurie Anderson on the Brighton Festival, and AL Kennedy on our search for kindness.

Damian Lewis in Billions, Hugh Bonneville, Olivia Chaney, Bryan and Mary M Talbot

A review of TV drama Billions, starring Damian Lewis, and Hugh Bonneville on Malvolio.

Lionel Shriver, Radiohead, Richard Linklater, Tate Britain exhibition

Lionel Shriver's latest novel; Richard Linklater's new film; Radiohead's album reviewed.

Tom Hiddleston, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Andrey Kurkov

Tom Hiddleston talks to Kirsty Lang about his new role as Hank Williams.

Ewan McGregor, Upstart Crow, Katie Paterson, Frankenstein ballet

Kirsty Lang talks to Ewan McGregor, and Ben Elton writes a TV a comedy about Shakespeare.

Howard Brenton, Knight of Cups, Olafur Eliasson, Dorothy Bohm

Howard Brenton, Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups, Olafur Eliasson, Dorothy Bohm.

Mona Hatoum, The Windsors, Alexander Masters, Charles Dance

Alexander Masters on his book A Life Discarded, plus artist Mona Hatoum.

Capability Brown

Capability Brown, born 300 years ago this year, changed the landscape of Georgian England.

Ricky Gervais, The Secret, Mark Elder, The return of the repertory company

Ricky Gervais discusses his latest projects including his film Special Correspondents.

Mark Gatiss on Doctor Who, Brideshead Revisited, Pleasure, Demolition

Mark Gatiss on the novelisations of Doctor Who, and Bryony Lavery on Brideshead Revisited.

Hugh Bonneville on Ibsen, Captain America directors, Juliet Stevenson

Samira Ahmed talks to Hugh Bonneville about Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People.

Alain de Botton, Son of Saul, Josie Rourke and Nick Payne, Jazz biopics

Alain de Botton, Son of Saul, Josie Rourke and Nick Payne, jazz biopics.

Hugh Grant, Wellcome Prize winner, Lisa Jen, Pablo Bronstein

Kirsty Lang talks to Hugh Grant about his new film Florence Foster Jenkins.

400 years of Shakespeare with Rufus Wainwright, Kim Cattrall, Dominic Cooke and William Leahy

Shakespeare died 400 years ago this week. John Wilson marks this anniversary.

Remembering Prince, Opera North's Ring Cycle, novelist Georgina Harding

Mica Paris, biographer Matt Thorne and journalist Kevin Le Gendre on the legacy of Prince.

Victoria Wood remembered, Curtis Sittenfeld, Maya Sondhi, Lucian Msamati

Producer Geoff Posner remembers Victoria Wood. Plus Lucian Msamati on Iago.

Sharpe on Flowers, Don Warrington on Lear, Yvvette Edwards

Samira Ahmed talks to Will Sharpe about his TV show Flowers. Plus Don Warrington on Lear.

Malorie Blackman, Bastille Day, Sam Gold, Simon Russell Beale

Arts news, interviews and reviews.

Kevin Costner in Criminal, Kenneth Branagh, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, Laika the spacedog

Criminal and why London attracts so many film-makers. Plus The Comedy About A Bank Robbery

Peter Greenaway, George Shaw, Zoe Wanamaker, Chloe Esposito

Eisenstein in Guanajuato, a provocative film by Peter Greenaway, and artist George Shaw.

PJ Harvey's new album, Arnold Wesker, 2016 Proms, Wellcome exhibition

Featuring a review of PJ Harvey's first new album in five years. John Wilson presents.

The Jungle Book, Lindsey Davis, Wellington Arch Sculpture, Romola Garai, Goosebumps Alive

Including a review of a new, live-action version of The Jungle Book. Samira Ahmed presents

Adrian Lester on Othello, Baileys Shortlist, Conceptual Art, Nicolas Kent

Samira Ahmed reveals the shortlist for 2016's Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.

Helen Mirren, Cyprus Avenue and X, Barrie Rutter, Jem Lester

News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music.

Palme d'Or winner Dheepan, Diana Damrau, Noma Dumezweni, Garth Greenwell

A review of the Palme d'Or-winning film Dheepan plus German soprano Diana Damrau.

Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art

Duncan Campbell, Muriel Gray, and Claire Barclay on why Glasgow inspires so many artists.

Timothy Spall, Catherine Tate, 11.22.63, Dutch flowers.

Timothy Spall in The Caretaker, Catherine Tate, 11.22.63 reviewed, Dutch flowers.

The Rolling Stones Exhibitionism, Hans Rosenfeldt, Alex Turner, Ian McKellen

Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones, Hans Rosenfeldt, Alex Turner, Ian McKellen.

Adrian Lester on Undercover, National Poetry Competition, Victoria, James Shapiro

Kirsty Lang talks to Adrian Lester and Peter Moffat about new TV drama Undercover.

David Tennant, Eddie the Eagle, Alison Brackenbury, Jeff Nichols, Evelyn Glennie

Kirsty Lang talks to Jeff Nichols about his new film Midnight Special.

Kirsty Lang interviews theatre producer Sonia Friedman

Kirsty Lang talks to theatre producer Sonia Friedman about staging Harry Potter.

The Passion, Zootropolis, Max Stafford Clark, Blue Eyes

Samira Ahmed on a new version of Bach's St Matthew Passion sung by homeless people.

Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe look back over three decades as Pet Shop Boys.

The RSC's Hamlet, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey, Batman v Superman, Underworld

The RSC's Hamlet, Ed Vaizey on the Culture White Paper, Batman v Superman, Underworld.

Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard, Maigret with Rowan Atkinson, Sunken Cities

Glenn Close discusses her role as Norma Desmond in hit musical Sunset Boulevard.

The A Word, Neil LaBute, Remembering Barry Hines, Ottessa Moshfegh

Kirsty Lang is joined in the studio by Peter Bowker, writer of new drama The A Word.

Jeremy Irons and Richard Eyre celebrate Bristol Old Vic's 250th, Disorder, 10 Cloverfield Lane

Jeremy Irons discusses his new play Long Day's Journey into Night. John Wilson presents.

The Painkiller, Follow the Money, Maylis de Kerangal, The Gloaming

Including a look at the Painkiller, starring Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon.

Jane Horrocks, High-Rise, Russia and the Arts, Remembering Sylvia Anderson

In a new show Jane Horrocks sings a selection of new wave hits. Plus a review of High-Rise

Antonio Pappano, Marguerite reviewed, Photographer Paul Strand

Petroc Trelawny reviews Marguerite, a satirical comedy set in 1920s France.

Composer Peter Maxwell Davies, singer Iggy Pop, novelist Jim Powell

Live daily magazine programme covering arts, literature, film, media and music.

The Ones Below, Sonita, Tate funding, Comedy Playhouse, War Horse music

The Ones Below, Afghan rapper Sonita, Tate funding, Comedy Playhouse, War Horse music.

Martin Parr's exhibitions, Assemble at Tate Liverpool, Bradford Media Museum controversy, Morrissey as London's mayor

Nick Hytner on Ken Adam. Plus Martin Parr, Assemble and Bradford museum controversy.

Remembering George Martin, Anna Meredith, Motown the Musical, The Witch

Composer David Arnold and comedian Bernard Cribbins on the late producer George Martin.

Anomalisa, Seamus Heaney's The Aeneid, Handel at Vauxhall, In the Age of Giorgione

With Samira Ahmed, including a review of Anomalis and a look at Seamus Heaney's The Aeneid

07/03/2016

Arts news, interviews and reviews.

Hail, Caesar!, Don Quixote, Thirteen, English Touring Opera

Including a review of the Coen brothers' Hail, Caesar!. Kirsty Lang presents.

Richard Gere in Time Out of Mind, Tanita Tikaram, Look Back in Anger

A review of Time Out of Mind, starring Richard Gere as a homeless man. Plus Tanita Tikaram

Botticelli, Gillian Slovo, Tony Warren remembered, Dr Thorne

Gillian Slovo's new novel, Botticelli Reimagined, Tony Warren obituary, Dr Thorne review.

Peter Cook, Hitchcock/Truffaut, Tabletop Shakespeare, Tim Sayer

Architect Peter Cook designs his first building in the UK. John Wilson presents.

The Brontes, Malian kora player Ballake Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Segal, Truth reviewed

AS Byatt discusses the enduring legacy of the Bronte's juvenilia. Samira Ahmed presents.

Woodstock, Birger Larsen on Murder, Hacks in the spotlight, Trouble at the opera

John Wilson talks to Barney Hoskyns about his book on Woodstock - the town.

The Maids, Tim Parks, Shetland weaving

Kirsty Lang talks to The Maids actresses Uzo Aduba, Laura Carmichael and Zawe Ashton.

Grimsby, Dominic Dromgoole, Poems that Make Grown Women Cry

Sacha Baron Cohen's new film Grimsby reviewed and the Globe theatre's Dominic Dromgoole.

Churchill's Secret, Artist Jonathan Yeo, King Jack, Author Clare Morrall

Including a review of feature-length ITV drama Churchill's Secret. Samira Ahmed presents.

Harper Lee remembered, The Night Manager, Simon Armitage, Zelda

Harper Lee remembered, and John le Carre's The Night Manager adapted for TV.

David McCallum, Marjorie Owens as Norma, Ashvin Kumar

Presented by Samira Ahmed. David McCallum looks back at his career.

Freeheld review, Anna Hope, Jack Garratt, Unexpected Eisenstein

Julianne Moore in Freeheld, novelist Anna Hope and singer Jack Garratt.

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, Steven Isserlis, Amalia Ulman

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie discusses the band's new album. John Wilson presents.

Yann Martel, Love, Delacroix, Mark Wallinger

Mark Wallinger shows John Wilson his art studio, and Yann Martel discusses his new novel.

The People v OJ Simpson, Figaro, Pre-Raphaelites, 14 Bottoms

Kirsty Lang discusses The People v OJ Simpson and the Pre-Raphaelites in Liverpool.

The Survivalist, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Shakespeare in the Royal Library, The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary!

Portraying post-apocalyptic worlds in The Survivalist and a ballet inspired by a portrait.

Kate Winslet in Triple 9, Nell Gwynn, One Child

Kate Winslet talks to John Wilson about her role as a mafia villain in new film Triple 9.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Steve Coogan, Leonardo da Vinci, Chinelo Okparanta

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies reviewed and Alan Partridge revived, with Samira Ahmed.

Vinyl, A Bigger Splash, Margaret Forster, Louis Andriessen, Theatre at the V&A

Reviews of Vinyl and A Bigger Splash, and Melvyn Bragg remembers Margaret Forster.

Jimi Hendrix's flat, Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, Nick Danziger

Jimi Hendrix's flat opens to the public, and Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig on Zoolander 2.

Peter Brook, Howard Jacobson, Angel Costumiers and Hamlet in the Jungle

Arts news, interviews and reviews.

Bryan Cranston, David Hare, Nikolai Astrup, States of Mind

Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston on playing Dalton Trumbo, and David Hare discusses Ibsen.

Adrian Lester in Red Velvet, Zaha Hadid, John Irving, Bruegel

A review of Red Velvet and interviews with Zaha Hadid and John Irving. With John Wilson.

Dad's Army, Annie Nightingale on Janis Joplin, Dawn Walton, Hieronymus Bosch

Oliver Parker and Hamish McColl tell Kirsty Lang about the new Dad's Army film.

Will Smith, Caryl Churchill's new play, Iran tourism, Ringo Starr's birthplace

Will Smith on Concussion, Caryl Churchill's Escaped Alone, Ringo Starr on his birthplace.

John Dee, Marty Feldman show, Tibor Reich, Christopher Edge

Including a review of a new John Dee exhibition. Presented by Samira Ahmed.

Gina McKee and Christopher Hampton, Rokia Traore, The body in ancient Egypt

Featuring Gina McKee and Christopher Hampton on The Mother, and Malian singer Rokia Traore

Harvey Keitel, Savages, HG Wells, The Birth of a Nation

Kirsty Lang interviews Harvey Keitel about his film Youth and talks to the band Savages.

Ian McKellen, Monet's garden, Louis de Bernieres

John Wilson talks to Ian McKellen about Richard III. Plus Monet's garden paintings.

Michael Keaton, Herons, Helen Ellis, John Bratby exhibition

Featuring Michael Keaton on Spotlight and a review of Simon Stephens's play Herons.

Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, Utopias in fiction, Villagers

Oscar Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland on The Picture of Dorian Gray and utopias in fiction

Elton John, Antonia Fraser on George Weidenfeld, Nicholas Searle

Elton John tells John Wilson about returning to his rock roots and the school run.

Steve Carell in The Big Short, Brett Anderson and Suede, Fiona Barton

Steve Carell on The Big Short and Fiona Barton on The Widow, plus diversity at the Oscars.

The Assassin, Jack Thorne, Attacking the Devil, Peter May

Including The Assassin, Peter May, Attacking the Devil, and Jack Thorne.

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Rack Pack, Elizabeth

Leonardo DiCaprio talks to Kirsty Lang about The Revenant.

Oscar Nominations Special

John Wilson reports on the nominations for the 2016 Oscars.

Creed, Lumiere London, Museum cuts, An anthem for England?

Director Ryan Coogler on working with Stallone in Creed, and 20 artists light up London.

Phil Redmond, Sarah Howe, Akram Khan, Champagne Life

Brookside creator Phil Redmond tells Samira Ahmed why he's taken to writing crime fiction.

David Bowie Remembered

Colleagues and fellow artists reflect on the life of David Bowie.

Emma Donoghue on Room, Grey Gardens, Andrew Michael Hurley, Occupied

Emma Donoghue talks to Kirsty Lang about adapting her best-selling novel Room into a film.

A War, Maigret, Guys and Dolls, Frances Hardinge, The missing Hong Kong booksellers

Tim Collins reviews Danish film A War, and Natasha Cooper on the return of Maigret.

Pierre Boulez obituary, Costa Biography winner, Tracy Ullman review; Bolshoi Babylon

Pierre Boulez obituary, Costa Biography winner, Tracey Ullman's Show, Bolshoi Babylon

David Bowie's Blackstar, Emma Rice, Don Paterson, Jericho

Including a review of David Bowie's new jazz-influenced album Blackstar. With John Wilson.

Tarantino on The Hateful Eight, Costa Book Awards category winners, Playwright Zodwa Nyoni

Samira Ahmed talks to director Quentin Tarantino about The Hateful Eight.

The Danish Girl, Bach's Magnificat, Deutschland 83

Samira Ahmed talks to Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper about The Danish Girl.

Stories of 2015 - Part Two

John WIlson continues his look at those who have made the headlines in the arts in 2015.

Stories of the Year – Part One

The actors, musicians and artists who have been centre stage in 2015

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello looks back over a musical career spanning almost four decades

Cultural Philanthropy

Kirsty Lang speaks to cultural philanthropists about their role in funding the Arts.

Roy Hudd

Samira Ahmed talks to the comedian, actor and music hall veteran Roy Hudd.

Michael Palin, War and Peace, Diversity in film, Katie Puckrik's alternative Christmas

Michael Palin on the quest for Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.