Front Row Episodes Episode guide
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Ken Loach, Rodin and Dance, Suggs, Tony Robinson
Ken Loach on I Daniel Blake; Rodin and Dance at the Courthauld; Suggs on new Madness album
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Phil Collins, Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke, Patrick Ness
Phil Collins discusses his new memoir, and poets Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke.
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Earl Cameron, David Gledhill, The art of Alphonse Mucha, Simon Callow on David Gascoyne, Northampton theatre to open a school
Pioneer black star Earl Cameron, musician David Gledhill, Simon Callow on David Gascoyne.
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Bob Dylan wins Nobel, Dario Fo remembered, Tutankhamun, Semyon Bychkov
Reaction to Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize for Literature, Dario Fo remembered, Tutankhamun on TV
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American Honey, George Monbiot on loneliness, Ella Hickson, Bernice McFadden
Andrea Arnold's American Honey, playwright Ella Hickson, and George Monbiot on loneliness.
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Mira Nair and Lupita Nyong'o, Divorce, Great Exhibition of the North, Janet Plater, The Vulgar
Director Mira Nair and Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o discuss their film Queen of Katwe.
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One Night in Miami, Kate Tempest, Glam Rock, Remembering Andrzej Wajda
Kwame Kwei-Armah on Cassius Clay, and Kate Tempest describes writing Let Them Eat Chaos.
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Supersonic, Mel Gibson in Blood Father, Beyond Caravaggio, Karl Jenkins
Blood Father, Beyond Caravaggio, and Oasis documentary Supersonic.
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Louis Theroux, National Poetry Day, Merch yr Eog
Louis Theroux on My Scientology Movie, and PJ Harvey marks National Poetry Day.
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Picasso Portraits, Phyllida Lloyd, Virtual reality in film, PUSH community opera
Picasso Portraits show, Phyllida Lloyd on The Tempest, and Mike Figgis on virtual reality.
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The announcement of the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award
The winners of the BBC National Short Story Award and Young Writer's Award are announced.
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Tom Stoppard, The Girl on the Train, Suzanne Lacy, Feminist art, Neville Marriner remembered
Tom Stoppard discusses his play Travesties and Brexit plus The Girl on the Train reviewed.
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David Greig, Van Gogh Paintings, Westworld, Medieval Embroidery, David Bintley and Sally Beamish
David Greig, Van Gogh, Westworld, medieval embroidery, David Bintley and Sally Beamish.
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Deepwater Horizon, Crisis in Six Scenes, Melvyn Tan, Maria Semple
Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg on Deepwater Horizon, pianist Melvyn Tan, author Maria Semple
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The composer Steve Reich talks to John Wilson
As he approaches his 80th birthday, composer Steve Reich looks back over his career.
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Gillian Anderson, Pinocchio, Villette
Samira Ahmed talks to Gillian Anderson about the new series of The Fall.
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Dominic Cooper and Terry Johnson, Turner Prize shortlist, Completing other authors' books
Actor Dominic Cooper discusses The Libertine, a tour of the Turner Prize shortlist.
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Tamara Rojo, Akram Khan, Grace Coddington
John Wilson talks to ballet star Tamara Rojo and former Vogue director Grace Coddington.
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Hull City of Culture 2017, Emma Donoghue, Ira Sachs, a poem for autumn, K J Orr
Hull's City of Culture 2017 programme, Emma Donoghue's new novel, Ira Sachs, K J Orr.
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The Magnificent Seven, Suzan-Lori Parks, Paul Muldoon, BBC National Short Story Award
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks on her slave drama.
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Daniel Radcliffe; William Kentridge; BBC National Short Story Award; and turning sex into prose
Daniel Radcliffe on two new films; South African Artist William Kentridge on Thick Time.
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Emeli Sande, BBC National Short Story Award, Abstract Expressionism
Emeli Sande, BBC National Short Story Award, Abstract Expressionism.
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Led Zeppelin, BBC National Short Story Award, Martin Roth
Jimmy Page and the lost Led Zeppelin tracks, and Martin Roth on why he is quitting the V&A
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Sam Neill, Sharon Bolton and Stephanie Merritt and how best to teach art history
Sam Neill talks about new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople and his mentor James Mason.
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Ron Howard on The Beatles, Sharon Olds, Tom Ellis, Two Women
Director Ron Howard discusses his documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week.
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Man Booker shortlist, Amos Oz, Wifredo Lam exhibition, and Blair Witch
Man Booker shortlist, Amos Oz, Wilfredo Lam exhibition, and Blair Witch.
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Julie Walters, Jack Thorne, Nicole Farhi, Gillian Slovo and a review of The Clan
Julie Walters on sexual offences, Nicole Farhi on hands, Gillian Slovo on prison letters.
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Hell or High Water, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Aravind Adiga
Reviews of Hell or High Water and Nick Cave's album, and Aravind Adiga on his new novel.
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Sharon Maguire, Liz Carr, Ann Patchett
Bridget Jones director Sharon Maguire, actor and comedian Liz Carr, author Ann Patchett.
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Revolution at the V&A, Ben Hur, Anthropoid, Maggi Hambling
Looking at a new V&A exhibition, a Ben Hur remake and Maggi Hambling at the British Museum