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Roddy Doyle, Heroes in TV dramas, Stephen King's IT

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Roddy Doyle on his latest novel Smile, Stephen King's IT film reviewed, heroes in TV dramas and the art of sports commentary. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Roddy Doyle
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Dunkley
Interviewed Guest:
Caroline Frost
Interviewed Guest:
Matt Thorne
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Clark
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

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Dad's Army at 50, Jazz on streaming services, Marvellous Mechanical Museum

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Fifty years of Dad's Army, the Jazz renaissance on streaming services, and the Marvellous Mechanical Museum. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Dunkley
Interviewed Guest:
Teju Adeleye
Interviewed Guest:
Emma-Jean Thackray
Interviewed Guest:
David Jones
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Anthony Horowitz, Danielle de Niese, This Is England, Antony Gormley

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Anthony Horowitz on his new Bond novel Trigger Mortis and soprano Danielle de Niese on appearing at the Last Night of the Proms. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Anthony Horowitz
Interviewed Guest:
Danielle de Niese
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Collins
Interviewed Guest:
Antony Gormley
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

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Kenneth Branagh, Glenda Jackson, The art of Alexander Calder

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news with John Wilson, including Kenneth Branagh on the opening season of his theatre company and Glenda Jackson on returning to acting after 18 years as an MP. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Interviewed Guest:
Sandy Rower
Interviewed Guest:
Glenda Jackson
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

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Queen Anne, John Napier, Google Cultural Institute, Sunset Song

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news with Kirsty Lang. Including Kate Williams reviewing Queen Anne at the RSC, stage designer John Napier, Google Cultural Institute and a review of Sunset Song. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Williams
Interviewed Guest:
John Napier
Interviewed Guest:
Hannah McGill
Interviewed Guest:
Oliver Franklin-Wallis
Interviewed Guest:
Crystal Mahey-Morgan
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

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Pirates of Penzance, Brighton Festival, Francois Ozon, New Culture Secretary

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

A review of the English National Opera's production of The Pirates of Penzance, a report from 2015's Brighton Festival and film director Francois Ozon. With Samira Ahmed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Kemp
Interviewed Guest:
Ali Smith
Interviewed Guest:
François Ozon
Interviewed Guest:
Quentin Letts
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Christopher Jefferies Drama, Golden Age of Panto, Burrell Collection, Ghostwriting

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

With Roger Michell on his new drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies. Plus the Burrell Collection, ghostwriting, the golden age of panto and the film The Green Prince. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Roger Michell
Interviewed Guest:
Rosemary Watt
Interviewed Guest:
Jeffrey Richards
Interviewed Guest:
Bridget Kendall
Interviewed Guest:
Cathy Rentzenbrink
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

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Robert Rauschenberg, The poetry of Philip Larkin, This is Us reviewed

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Robert Rauschenberg at Tate Modern, the poetry of Philip Larkin, American TV sensation This is Us reviewed, Barbadian influence on hip-hop and jazz. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Rauschenberg
Interviewed Guest:
Catherine Wood
Interviewed Guest:
Carol Rumens
Interviewed Guest:
Blake Morrison
Interviewed Guest:
Katie Puckrik
Interviewed Guest:
Kevin LeGendre

Front Row

Macbeth, Tipping the Velvet, The Fabric of India

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Macbeth, Tipping the Velvet and The Fabric of India at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Plus a report on diversity in the creative industries. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Waters
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Wade
Interviewed Guest:
John Kampfner
Interviewed Guest:
Kanya King
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

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Maya Angelou remembered; Simon Russell Beale; Maleficent reviewed; the art of MF Husain

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

A tribute to Maya Angelou; Simon Russell Beale on Shakespeare's sonnets, Angelina Jolie's new film Maleficent and the art of India's foremost painter, MF Husain. With Kirsty Lang. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Russell Beale
Interviewed Guest:
Fred D'Aguiar
Interviewed Guest:
Rita Dove
Interviewed Guest:
Divia Patel
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Robey
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Eames exhibition, Marlon Brando documentary, Janet Suzman

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including the Charles and Ray Eames exhibition, a Marlon Brando documentary based on his tapes and Janet Suzman's debut as an opera director. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Corinne Julius
Interviewed Guest:
John Battsek
Interviewed Guest:
Kerry Shale
Interviewed Guest:
Darryl Collis
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Glover
Interviewed Guest:
Janet Suzman
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Kate Winslet; The Trip to Italy; Timur Vermes; Lord of the Flies

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Kate Winslet on playing an arch villain in new film Divergent; author Timur Vermes about his satire featuring with Hitler as a stand-up; Lord of the Flies as a dance production. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Winslet
Interviewed Guest:
Timur Vermes
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Richard Hamilton; The Monuments Men; Enrique Iglesias; Tennessee Williams's hotel plays

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news. Richard Hamilton's work at Tate Modern and ICA; The Monuments Men reviewed; Tennessee Williams's hotel plays; Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest:
Enrique Iglesias
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

James McAvoy; Gillian Clarke on Dylan Thomas; Natalie Merchant

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

James McAvoy on his new film X-Men: Days of Future Past; poet Gillian Clarke reviews A Poet in New York, a TV drama on the last days of Dylan Thomas; plus, singer Natalie Merchant. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
James McAvoy
Interviewed Guest:
Gillian Clarke
Interviewed Guest:
Natalie Merchant
Interviewed Guest:
Andrea Rose
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Godzilla reviewed; Ailyn Perez and Stephen Costello in La Traviata

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Godzilla reviewed, America's fastest rising opera stars Ailyn Perez and Stephen Costello in La Traviata, playwright Peter Bowker on his new TV drama on the 1996 Manchester bombing. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest:
Ailyn Perez
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Costello
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Bowker
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Parker
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Rik Mayall; Folk Art; TV soaps; Prince Buthelezi on Zulu; John Tusa

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news with Matthew d'Ancona. Tribute to Rik Mayall, Prince Buthelezi on the 50th anniversary of Zulu, British Folk Art at Tate Britain, and the current storylines of TV soaps. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
John Lloyd
Interviewed Guest:
John Tusa
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Campbell-Johnston
Interviewed Guest:
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Interviewed Guest:
Stuart Blackburn
Interviewed Guest:
Mal Young
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott; Bad Neighbours; sculptor Phillip King; and Sally Wainwright

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

With John Wilson. Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott of The Beautiful South; sculptor Phillip King; Sally Wainwright on her new TV crime series Happy Valley; Bad Neighbours reviewed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Sally Wainwright
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Heaton
Interviewed Guest:
Jacqui Abbott
Interviewed Guest:
Philip King
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Barry Humphries, Abbas Kiarostami, Stanley Kubrick, National Museums of Scotland, The Neon Demon

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Barry Humphries talks to John Wilson about the show which he has curated and features cabaret star Meow Meow and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Wendy Ide
Interviewed Guest:
Gordon Rentoul
Interviewed Guest:
James Lavelle
Interviewed Guest:
Iain Forsyth
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Pollard
Interviewed Guest:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Smokey Robinson; Lenny Henry; Before I Go to Sleep; Secrets

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news. John Wilson talks to Motown singer Smokey Robinson, plus Lenny Henry on his new theatre show, the film of Before I Go to Sleep reviewed, and new BBC1 drama Secrets. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Smokey Robinson
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Dunant
Interviewed Guest:
Lenny Henry
Interviewed Guest:
Boyd Hilton
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

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Joan Baez, BBC National Short Story award shortlist, Hamlet

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

John Wilson talks to Joan Baez and screenwriter James Schamus, Alan Yentob announces the BBC National Short Story Award shortlist, and Susannah Clapp reviews Maxine Peak in Hamlet. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Joan Baez
Interviewed Guest:
Alan Yentob
Interviewed Guest:
James Schamus
Interviewed Guest:
Susannah Clapp
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn