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A Most Wanted Man, Eliasson and Turner at Tate, Breeders

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

A review of Philip Seymour Hoffman's final film A Most Wanted Man, Olafur Eliasson and Late Turner at Tate Britain, and Tamzin Outhwaite and Ben Ockrent on their play Breeders. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Olafur Eliasson
Interviewed Guest:
Charlotte Mullins
Interviewed Guest:
Tamzin Outhwaite
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Ockrent

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Simon Russell Beale; Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Mark Lawson talks to Simon Russell Beale about playing King Lear at the National Theatre, and Lucy Hughes-Hallett discusses her award-winning biography of D'Annunzio. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Russell Beale
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston

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Blue Is the Warmest Colour; Mojo revival; Sally Wainwright

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Mark Lawson interviews writer Sally Wainwright on the return of Last Tango in Halifax. Plus a review of Blue Is the Warmest Colour, and Jez Butterworth and Ian Rickson discuss Mojo. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
Sally Wainwright
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Jez Butterworth
Interviewed Guest:
Ian Rickson
Producer:
Ellie Bury

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David Bailey; Hanif Kureishi; Isabella Rossellini

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Kirsty Lang reviews David Bailey's Stardust exhibition, Hanif Kureishi discusses The Last Word, and Isabella Rossellini talks about dressing as an insect for Green Porno. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Charlotte Mullins
Interviewed Guest:
Hanif Kureishi
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Isabella Rossellini

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We're the Millers; Terry Gilliam; Franz Ferdinand; Bob Dylan portraits

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

With John Wilson. Including a review of Jennifer Aniston in We're the Millers, interviews with director Terry Gilliam and members of Franz Ferdinand, and portraits by Bob Dylan. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Terry Gilliam
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Kapranos
Interviewed Guest:
Bob Hardy
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Mossman
Producer:
Ellie Bury

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Joe; David Eldridge; Clavichord; Disobedient Objects

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Samira Ahmed reviews Nicholas Cage in Joe, David Eldridge discusses play Holy Warriors, Carole Cerasi on playing the Clavichord and objects as tools of social change at the V&A. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
David Eldridge
Interviewed Guest:
Carole Cerasi
Interviewed Guest:
Gavin Grindon

Front Row

Ai Weiwei, Everest, Leona Lewis

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 Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, singer Leona Lewis and a review of the biographical thriller Everest starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Ai Weiwei
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Leona Lewis

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Tracy Chapman, Raymond Briggs, The Fear of 13

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 singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman and writer Raymond Briggs, author of The Snowman and When the Wind Blows. Plus a review of the film The Fear of 13. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Tracy Chapman
Interviewed Guest:
Raymond Briggs
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Amit Sood

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Andy Hamilton, Rattigan on stage, Studio Ghibli's last film, Blake Morrison and Gavin Bryars

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

The Power Monkeys co-creator Andy Hamilton talks about his new satire about the EU referendum, plus reviews of two new openings of Terence Rattigan plays. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Hamilton
Interviewed Guest:
Henry Hitchings
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Gavin Bryars
Interviewed Guest:
Blake Morrison

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Jane Horrocks, High-Rise, Russia and the Arts, Remembering Sylvia Anderson

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

In her new show Jane Horrocks re-interprets hits from the northern male artists of the 70s and 80s. Plus remembering the co-creator of Thunderbirds and a review of High-Rise. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Horrocks
Interviewed Guest:
Aletta Collins
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Rosalind Blakesley
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Turner
Interviewed Guest:
David Graham
Producer:
Angie Nehring

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Mel Giedroyc on new musicals showcase, Michael Morpurgo, Bad Santa 2, Penelope Lively

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Mel Giedroyc and Gemma Whelan join Maria Friedman for a musicals gala; Penelope Lively returns to writing short stories; Bad Santa 2; Michael Morpurgo on books and war zones. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Mel Giedroyc
Interviewed Guest:
Gemma Whelan
Interviewed Guest:
Penelope Lively
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Morpurgo
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Producer:
Marilyn Rust

Front Row

The Assassin, Jack Thorne, Attacking the Devil, Peter May

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Mark Eccleston reviews The Assassin; Peter May on his latest novel; Jack Thorne on The Solid Life of Sugar Water; and Jacqui and David Morris discuss their film about Harold Evans. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Peter May
Interviewed Guest:
Jacqui Morris
Interviewed Guest:
David Morris

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And Then There Were None, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, 70s revivals

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Samira Ahmed talks to writer Sarah Phelps about adapting Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None for TV, and Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie is reviewed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Phelps
Interviewed Guest:
Kev F Sutherland
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Collins
Interviewed Guest:
Dominic Sandbrook
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Producer:
Elaine Lester

Front Row

Julie Taymor, The Driver's Seat, Sarah Winman

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Arts news, including Sarah Winman on her new novel, the stage adaptation of Muriel Spark's The Driver's Seat and Lion King director Julie Taymor. Kirsty Lang presents. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Julie Taymor
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Cooper
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Winman
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston

Front Row

Unbroken, Young Fathers, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Miranda Richardson

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

An interview with Mercury Prize winners Young Fathers, Angelina Jolie's Unbroken reviewed, dance star Mikhail Baryshnikov on his photographs, Miranda Richardson on Mapp and Lucia. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Ellie Bury
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Interviewed Guest:
undefined Young Fathers
Interviewed Guest:
Miranda Richardson

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Ray Davies, Force Majeure, Gillian Ayres, Game of Thrones

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Ray Davies on Sunny Afternoon, the musical about The Kinks, plus artist Gillian Ayres on working into her 80s, Swedish family drama Force Majeure and the return of Game of Thrones. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Ray Davies
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Janina Ramirez
Interviewed Guest:
Gillian Ayres

Front Row

Brian Wilson biopic Love and Mercy, Orson Welles play, The art of Liotard, UK song map

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 Brian Wilson biopic Love and Mercy, Austin Pendleton in Orson's Shadow, the Jean-Etienne Liotard exhibition reviewed, and Natasha Solomons and the UK song map. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Austin Pendleton
Interviewed Guest:
Moira Jeffrey
Interviewed Guest:
Natasha Solomons

Front Row

Hanya Yanagihara, No Escape, Site-specific theatre, Boy Meets Girl

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Arts news, including Hanya Yanagihara discussing her novel A Little Life and Mark Eccleston reviewing the film No Escape. Plus Samira Ahmed takes a tour of site-specific theatre. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Hanya Yanagihara
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Natalie Haynes
Producer:
Anna Bailey

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Kevin Costner in Criminal, Kenneth Branagh, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, Laika the spacedog

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Kevin Costner's new movie Criminal, Kenneth Branagh on Leontes in The Winter's Tale, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, and English Touring Opera's Laika the Spacedog. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Henry Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
Henry Shields
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Sayer
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Interviewed Guest:
Russell Hepplewhite
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Yealland

Front Row

Hell or High Water, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Aravind Adiga

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Reviews of modern-day western Hell or High Water, Nick Cave's new album, and Aravind Adiga on his latest novel Selection Day, a story of cricket and social division in India. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Matt Thorne
Interviewed Guest:
Aravind Adiga
Interviewed Guest:
David Rowland
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Wardle
Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Angie Nehring