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Mary Beard and guests discuss the issue of taking offence.

Mary Beard and her guests Afua Hirsch, Kenan Malik and Iain Dale discuss the issue of taking offence and debate freedom of speech in art.

Mary Beard and her guests Afua Hirsch, Kenan Malik and Iain Dale discuss the issue of taking offence. They debate freedom of speech in art and look at a controversial mural by American artist Mear One, preparations for a provocatively titled play The Assassination of Katie Hopkins and discuss the unsettling South African film The Wound.

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Mary Beard hosts Front Row, discussing the big issues in the world of arts and culture.

Classicist and broadcaster Mary Beard hosts Front Row, a monthly programme discussing the big issues in the world of arts and culture.

Classicist and broadcaster Mary Beard hosts Front Row, a monthly programme discussing the big issues in the world of arts and culture. In each episode Mary will be joined by artists, musicians, performers and cultural commentators in lively topical debates around visual arts, music, literature and the performing arts. Filmed in the BBC's Broadcasting House studio in London, the programme will feature high profile interviews from the cultural world and coverage of key events in the arts calendar.

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