Original version

BBC Radio 4 FM

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4

Radio 4 (FM)

Front Row

Magazines & Reviews

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

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

BBC Radio 4 LW

Front Row: 03/02/2010

03/02/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 03/02/2010

Morgan Freeman as Mandela in new film Invictus; Corinne Bailey Rae; artist Gillian Ayres.

Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela in new film Invictus, Corinne Bailey Rae and artist Gillian Ayres.

Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar both received Oscar nominations for their roles in Clint Eastwood's new film Invictus. Sports presenter John Inverdale gives his verdict on the film, which recreates the 1995 Rugby World Cup, a symbolic moment in the history of South Africa.

Corinne Bailey Rae discusses her new album The Sea, whose themes of love and loss reflect the grief she endured after the sudden death of her husband Jason Rae in 2008.

Gillian Ayres is one of the leading British abstract painters of her generation. She talks to Front Row as an exhibition of her work opens in London to celebrate her 80th birthday.

Christopher Frayling pays tribute to the designer Lucienne Day, who has recently died.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Front Row

03/02/2010

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4