Front Row - Are straight male novelists avoiding sex scenes? Plus new BBC drama Mint
Download Are straight male novelists avoiding sex scenes? Plus new BBC drama Mint
Director Charlotte Regan on her new BBC thriller, Mint
Have heterosexual male novelists stopped writing sex scenes? We discuss with writer Luke Kennard, author of Black Bag, and editor of the Erotic Review Lucy Roeber.
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage plays live in studio with his band L.Y.R.
Video game writer and critic Cara Ellison joins us to run through the highlights from the recent BAFTA Games Awards.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Harry Graham
Published on Monday, 20th April 2026.
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