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Whales vs dinosaurs in art; A.Dot; Nick Laird; Igor Levit

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

We debate whether dinosaurs or whales have inspired the best art as a blue whale replaces Dippy the Dinosaur at the Natural History Museum. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Holland
Interviewed Guest:
undefined A.Dot
Interviewed Guest:
Igor Levit
Interviewed Guest:
Nick Laird
Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner, Diversity in children's fiction, Yves Klein at Blenheim Place

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Alan Bennett and director Nicholas Hytner discuss new play Allelujah!, set in a geriatric ward of a Yorkshire hospital. Plus an exhibition of Yves Klein at Bleinheim Palace. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Alan Bennett
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas Hytner
Interviewed Guest:
Louisa Buck
Interviewed Guest:
Farrah Serroukh
Interviewed Guest:
Patrice Lawrence
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Start the Week

Who Owns Culture?

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Tom Sutcliffe discusses who owns culture, with writer Tiffany Jenkins, Zimbabwean novelist Tendai Huchu, museum director Ellen McAdam and art critic Waldemar Januszczak. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Tiffany Jenkins
Interviewed Guest:
Tendai Huchu
Interviewed Guest:
Ellen McAdam
Interviewed Guest:
Waldemar Januszczak
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Jojo Rabbit reviewed, Alex Michaelides, protecting artworks from light damage

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Taika Waititi directs and stars as Adolf Hitler, the imaginary friend of a 10-year-old budding Nazi, in his satire Jojo Rabbit. We review. Show more

Front Row

Patriots Day, Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra, Syria documentaries

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Samira Ahmed presents the arts magazine programme. Patriots Day, playwright Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra leaves the UK, and making documentaries about Syria. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Carlson
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Karam
Interviewed Guest:
Paul James
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Naomie Harris, Working class talent, Gurrumul

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Naomie Harris on fighting oversized genetically-modified predators in new film Rampage, and has it got harder for working class talent to break through on screen? Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Naomie Harris
Interviewed Guest:
Asif Kapadia
Interviewed Guest:
Rebecca O'Brien
Interviewed Guest:
Johnny Harris
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Hohnen
Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Angélique Kidjo, Book Club reviewed, Roseanne controversy, novelist Anuradha Roy

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. Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo performs live and a review of the film Book Club, starring Jane Fonda and Diane Keaton. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Angie Errigo
Interviewed Guest:
Angelique Kidjo
Interviewed Guest:
Hank Stuever
Interviewed Guest:
Anuradha Roy
Performer:
Angelique Kidjo
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Sonia Boyce, Debussy, Black Men Walking

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Sonia Boyce discusses her career blazing a trail for black female artists and the enduring appeal of Debussy on the 100th anniversary of his death. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gaylene Gould
Interviewed Guest:
Sonia Boyce
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Parham
Interviewed Guest:
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla
Interviewed Guest:
Testament
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Caitlin Moran, Beyonce and Jay-Z's new album, National Youth Folk Ensemble, Frank Styles

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Caitlin Moran on her latest novel How to be Famous about fame, Britpop and revenge porn and is the new Beyonce and Jay-Z album more than a publicity stunt? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stig Abell
Interviewed Guest:
Caitlin Moran
Interviewed Guest:
Natty Kasambala
Interviewed Guest:
Sam Sweeney
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Sharks in culture, Thea Musgrave, Derren Brown

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

As The Meg hits cinema screens we look at sharks in culture, composer Thea Musgrave reflects on her career at 90 and illusionist Derren Brown reveals what inspires his work. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Hoare
Interviewed Guest:
Isabel Stevens
Interviewed Guest:
Thea Musgrave
Interviewed Guest:
Derren Brown
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Bodyguard, Fanfiction, Bryony Lavery's stage adaptation of The Lovely Bones, Vaseem Khan

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. We review Jed Mercurio's latest TV drama, Bodyguard and speak to Bryony Lavery about her stage adaptation of novel The Lovely Bones. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Alison Graham
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Shaffi
Interviewed Guest:
RJ Anderson
Interviewed Guest:
Bryony Lavery
Interviewed Guest:
Vaseem Khan
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Jess Thom on Beckett's Not I, Disbelieved women in fiction, Deep Throat Choir

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Jess Thom on why Beckett's Not I speaks to her so strongly as someone with Tourette's. And why are so many thrillers about women who are not believed? Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jess Thom
Interviewed Guest:
Stephanie Merritt
Interviewed Guest:
Lisa Appignanesi
Interviewed Guest:
Luisa Gerstein
Interviewed Guest:
Tanya Auclair
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Akram Khan, Egon Schiele and Francesca Woodman exhibition, soldier-turned-novelist Kevin Powers

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Akram Khan shows us around his studio at home and discusses a life in dance ahead of his final solo performance. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Akram Khan
Interviewed Guest:
Tamar Hemmes
Interviewed Guest:
Kevin Powers
Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

John Simm, Patrick Ness, Testament

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

John Simm on his latest role in TV drama, Strangers, and novelist Patrick Ness on his re-telling of Moby Dick. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stig Abell
Interviewed Guest:
John Simm
Interviewed Guest:
Patrick Ness
Interviewed Guest:
Testament
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Oscar Nominations 2018

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

The announcement of the 2018 Oscar nominations was made on Monday, so who are the winners and losers? Stig Abell is joined by Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Gaylene Gould and Tim Robey. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stig Abell
Producer:
Hannah Robins
Interviewed Guest:
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest:
Gaylene Gould
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Robey

Front Row

Suffrage art and a celebration of female artists

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

To mark 100 years since women got the vote we look at art created alongside the suffrage campaign and celebrate the contribution of female artists. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jenny Eclair
Interviewed Guest:
Rosie Fletcher
Interviewed Guest:
Theresa Heskins
Interviewed Guest:
Charlotte Keatley
Interviewed Guest:
Kat Francois
Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Christmas Party with Jon Culshaw, Josie Lawrence, Austentatious, Patience Agbabi, Inua Ellams and Steve Edis

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Games and performances including impressions from Jon Culshaw, improvised song by Josie Lawrence and poetry readings from Patience Agbabi and Inua Ellams. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Performer:
Jon Culshaw
Performer:
Patience Agbabi
Performer:
Cariad Lloyd
Performer:
Inua Ellams
Performer:
Josie Lawrence
Performer:
Steve Edis
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Last Flag Flying director, literary fiction in decline, poet Danez Smith

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Film director Richard Linklater on Last Flag Flying, plus why literary fiction is in decline and what can be done to reverse the trend. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stig Abell
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Linklater
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Denny
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Clark
Interviewed Guest:
Sharmaine Lovegrove
Interviewed Guest:
Danez Smith
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Stronger, Shashi Kapoor, Douglas Henshall, Tokio Myers

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, including Jake Gyllenhaal in Stronger, the true story of a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Producer:
Hannah Robins
Interviewed Guest:
Ellen E Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Douglas Henshall
Musician:
Tokio Myers
Interviewed Guest:
Ashanti Omkar

Front Row

Marian Keyes, Tim Roth, Joe Lycett

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Marian Keyes on her new novel The Break and Tim Roth on playing a police chief with a dark past. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Marian Keyes
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Roth
Interviewed Guest:
Joe Lycett
Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Producer:
Hannah Robins