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  5. 2009

Episodes from Front Row broadcast in 2009

July
  1. 03/07/2009
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    Mark Lawson reports from the Manchester International Festival.
  2. 02/07/2009
    Available to listen
    With Beardyman on beatboxing and a look at the Walking With Dinosaurs stadium tour.
  3. 01/07/2009
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    Composer Michael Nyman, author Philip Hoare on whales, youth theatre, Gay Icons.
June
  1. 30/06/2009
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    Mark Lawson chats to Johnny Depp about his latest film role.
  2. 29/06/2009
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    Including an interview with Russell T Davies about Dr Who spin-off series Torchwood.
  3. 26/06/2009
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    Interview with artist Jeff Koons, Phedre on the big screen and tributes to Michael Jackson
  4. 25/06/2009
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    Reviews of new film Sunshine Cleaning and a TV comedy about foreign correspondents.
  5. 24/06/2009
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    Interview with Roger McGough; the story of Blur; review of the film Rudo y Cursi.
  6. 23/06/2009
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    With Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with the Tehran-born comedian Shappi Khorsandi.
  7. 22/06/2009
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    With John Wilson, including comedian Rich Hall on his new collection of short stories.
  8. 19/06/2009
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    Neil Sedaka, Hitchcock's sexual iconography and saxophones on the street.
  9. 18/06/2009
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    Including news of the winner of the 2009 Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries.
  10. 17/06/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Mark meets musician Bobby McFerrin.
  11. 16/06/2009
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    Includes a review of The Take and composer Michael Berkeley inspired by humpback whales.
  12. 15/06/2009
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    With John Wilson. Plus: 80s food, a review of the film Telstar. The Parthenon Marbles.
  13. 12/06/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. Reviewing Helen Mirren's performance as Phedre.
  14. 11/06/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang, who meets Guillermo del Toro.
  15. 10/06/2009
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    With Mark Lawson. Discussing new productions of The Cherry Orchard and The Winter's Tale.
  16. 09/06/2009
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    Including an interview with Derren Brown and a discussion on the art of writing history.
  17. 08/06/2009
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    TV and the Royal Family; singer Kiki Dee; David Edgar on How Plays Work. With Mark Lawson.
  18. 05/06/2009
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    Rory Bremner discusses satire. Author Melvin Burgess on his latest novel for young adults.
  19. 04/06/2009
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    Eric Cantona discusses his recent film roles, and Jude Law takes on Hamlet.
  20. 03/06/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.Includes an interview with author Carlos Ruiz Zafon
  21. 02/06/2009
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    Simon Russell Beale chats to Mark Lawson about his latest stage roles.
  22. 01/06/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. With Fugitive Pieces author Anne Michaels.
May
  1. 29/05/2009
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    Kirsty Lang meets Sharon D Clarke, a talent-show judge turned performer in a musical.
  2. 28/05/2009
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    Arts news and reviews. Hugh Laurie talks to Mark Lawson about his role in US drama House.
  3. 27/05/2009
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    Colour at Tate Liverpool, Sandra Bernhard and Sarah Hall on the stones of Cumbria.
  4. 26/05/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, including an interview with the artist Tracey Emin
  5. 25/05/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, with Island Records founder Chris Blackwell.
  6. 22/05/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, who talks to writer John le Carre.
  7. 21/05/2009
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    Richard Eyre at the National and country singer Gretchen Peters.
  8. 20/05/2009
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    Including an interview with songwriter Eg White.
  9. 19/05/2009
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    Adam Mars-Jones reviews the new play Grasses of a Thousand Colours.
  10. 18/05/2009
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    Discussing the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts.
  11. 15/05/2009
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    With Kirsty Lang, including an interview with renowned tenor José Carreras.
  12. 14/05/2009
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    With Rick Wakeman on his musical memoirs and a report on overnight events at museums.
  13. 13/05/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. With Beth Ditto on being a feminist icon.
  14. 12/05/2009
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    With Mark Lawson. Includes a review of US TV drama Lie To Me, starring Tim Roth.
  15. 11/05/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including an interview with writer Edna O'Brien.
  16. 08/05/2009
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    With comedian Rob Brydon, Welsh national poet Gillian Clarke and a review of Coraline.
  17. 07/05/2009
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    Arlene Phillips reviews a new documentary about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
  18. 06/05/2009
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    Actress and director Samantha Morton on her experiences of being raised in care homes.
  19. 05/05/2009
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    Lord Puttnam announces the shortlist for the Art Fund Prize for best museum or gallery.
  20. 04/05/2009
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    Armando Iannucci and Simon Beaufoy discuss topicality in their work with Mark Lawson.
  21. 01/05/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Includes an interview with actor Jim Broadbent.
April
  1. 30/04/2009
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    Graham Coxon discusses the Blur reunion and there's a review of classic farce Rookery Nook
  2. 29/04/2009
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    Poet Wendy Cope and composer Roxanna Panufnik discuss their collaboration.
  3. 28/04/2009
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    With John Wilson, Including a review of Helen, an art-house film about teenage identity.
  4. 27/04/2009
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    Actress Kitty McGeever; Raiders of the Lost Ark - The Adaptation; author KM Peyton.
  5. 24/04/2009
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    Brian Eno on the afterlife, Gillian Slovo reviews Endgame and Gavin Hood on Wolverine.
  6. 23/04/2009
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    Guy Garvey and Francis Rossi recall rock stars' dodgy digs.
  7. 22/04/2009
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    Natalie Haynes reviews the revival of TV comedy Reggie Perrin.
  8. 21/04/2009
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    Manic Street Preachers, portraits of President Obama. Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth.
  9. 20/04/2009
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    Max Hastings reviews State of Play; The Sun's online radio station; Afghanistan on stage.
  10. 17/04/2009
    Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang.
  11. 16/04/2009
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    With John Wilson. Musician Christy Moore, author Philipp Meyer, William Blake exhibition.
  12. 15/04/2009
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    Including an interview with Martin Gore, who reflects on three decades with Depeche Mode.
  13. 14/04/2009
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    With writers Martin Amis and Jay McInerney, a review of In the Loop and Maureen Lipman.
  14. 13/04/2009
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    Poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney is in conversation with Mark Lawson.
  15. 10/04/2009
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    Alan Ayckbourn reflects on a career in which he has written 72 full length plays.
  16. 09/04/2009
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    Including Philip Glenister on the second series of Ashes to Ashes.
  17. 08/04/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.
  18. 07/04/2009
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    John Wilson presents, with guest writer Margaret Drabble; plus a new Handel exhibition.
  19. 06/04/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang.
  20. 03/04/2009
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    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Monsters v Aliens; Billy Bragg; extreme theatre.
  21. 02/04/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.
  22. 01/04/2009
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    With John Wilson. PJ Harvey on her new album; a V&A Baroque review; and HBO's future plans
March
  1. 31/03/2009
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    With Mark Lawson. Jonathan Miller on madness and art, and the satirical film Religulous.
  2. 30/03/2009
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    The verdict on the Richard Curtis film about a 1960s pirate radio station.
  3. 27/03/2009
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    With Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with Alastair Campbell on public speaking.
  4. 26/03/2009
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    Mike Tyson documentary. Composer Michael Nyman. Dido, Queen of Carthage, Raymond Chandler.
  5. 25/03/2009
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    Including an interview with the children's writer and illustrator Shirley Hughes.
  6. 24/03/2009
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    Mark Lawson on the opening night of the stage musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
  7. 23/03/2009
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    Arts news with Mark Lawson, who gives his verdict on the film The Damned United.
  8. 20/03/2009
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    Including an interview with the singer and songwriter VV Brown.
  9. 19/03/2009
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    With Kirsty Lang. Richard Curtis talks about his latest two projects.
  10. 18/03/2009
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    Mark Lawson has news of the winner of the David Cohen Prize for Literature.
  11. 17/03/2009
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    Mark Lawson interviews veteran American actor Robert Wagner.
  12. 16/03/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, who meets Mathew Horne and James Corden.
  13. 13/03/2009
    Available to listen
    Featuring jazz saxophonist Lester Young on the 50th anniversary of his death.
  14. 12/03/2009
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    Arts news, interviews and reviews, with Kirsty Lang.
  15. 11/03/2009
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    Mark Lawson with a report on how comedy shows make the move from radio to television.
  16. 10/03/2009
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    Mark Lawson meets writer and director Tony Gilroy.
  17. 09/03/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson.
  18. 06/03/2009
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    With Kirsty Lang. Stand-up comedian Stewart Lee discusses his return to television.
  19. 05/03/2009
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    With Mark Lawson. Dreda Say Mitchell asks if Tina Turner is still 'simply the best'.
  20. 04/03/2009
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    With John Wilson. Danny Robins explores a new trend in cinema, the secret film night.
  21. 03/03/2009
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    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including the verdict on superhero film Watchmen.
  22. 02/03/2009
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    With Mark Lawson. Giles Waterfield discusses Constable's lesser-known work.
February
  1. 27/02/2009
    Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. Including an interview with the Pet Shop Boys.
  2. 26/02/2009
    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, who is joined by Lord Puttnam.
  3. 25/02/2009
    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, who meets director Laurent Cantet.
  4. 24/02/2009
    Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, who meets all four members of U2 in Dublin.
  5. 23/02/2009
    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including a look at the movie The International.
  6. 20/02/2009
    With John Wilson. Jazz musician Courtney Pine discusses his album Transition in Tradition
  7. 19/02/2009
    Including a report from Leeds on the opening night of a new production of Othello.
  8. 18/02/2009
    With John Wilson. Singer-songwriter Morrissey discusses his new album, Years of Refusal
  9. 17/02/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with playwright Peter Flannery.
  10. 16/02/2009
    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, who chats to Clint Eastwood.
  11. 13/02/2009
    Arts news and reviews. Mark Lawson reports on the rise of the celebrity memoir.
  12. 12/02/2009
    John Wilson reports from the opening night of the new comic play England People Very Nice.
  13. 11/02/2009
    John Wilson reviews Notorious, a new film about the life of rapper Biggie Smalls.
  14. 10/02/2009
    Benicio Del Toro talks about the difficulty of funding a film about a communist hero.
  15. 09/02/2009
    With John Wilson. Andew Collins reflects on portrayals of the artist/agent relationship.
  16. 06/02/2009
    With Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with film director Terry Gilliam.
  17. 05/02/2009
    Including a review of Vicky Cristina Barcelona, written and directed by Woody Allen.
  18. 04/02/2009
    Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including an interview with Tom Perrotta.
  19. 03/02/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with singer-songwriter James Taylor.
  20. 02/02/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Actress Glenn Close reflects on the appeal of playing fearsome women.
January
  1. 30/01/2009
    John Wilson reports from Iran on a British bid to borrow artefacts for an exhibition.
  2. 29/01/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with Oscar-winning film-maker John Lasseter.
  3. 28/01/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Including a review of Mrs Affleck, a new play by Samuel Adamson.
  4. 27/01/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with actor Eddie Marsan.
  5. 26/01/2009
    With Kirsty Lang. Including a review of the film Revolutionary Road.
  6. 23/01/2009
    With Kirsty Lang. Plus a review of Bruce Springsteen's new album, Working On A Dream.
  7. 22/01/2009
    With Mark Lawson, including news of the nominations for the 2009 Oscars.
  8. 21/01/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Film director Bryan Singer discusses his latest film, Valkyrie.
  9. 20/01/2009
    With Kirsty Lang, including a report from the opening night of Complicit.
  10. 19/01/2009
    With John Wilson, including an interview with singer Lily Allen.
  11. 16/01/2009
    With Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with Sir John Mortimer recorded in 2005.
  12. 15/01/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Plus a review of Lionel Bart musical Oliver! starring Rowan Atkinson.
  13. 14/01/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with writer Martin Amis.
  14. 13/01/2009
    With Mark lawson. John Inverdale reviews The Wrestler starring Micky Rourke.
  15. 12/01/2009
    With Kirsty Lang. Composer Orlando Gough talks about his latest project
  16. 09/01/2009
    With Kirsty Lang. Including a report from the Bromley By Bow health centre.
  17. 08/01/2009
    With Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber.
  18. 07/01/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Mark Eccleston reviews Danny Boyle's latest film, Slumdog Millionaire
  19. 06/01/2009
    With Kirsty Lang. Danny Robins offers some tips for a cultural detox.
  20. 05/01/2009
    With Mark Lawson. Including the announcement of the winners in the Costa Book Awards.
  21. 02/01/2009
    Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. Screenwriters Special.
  22. 22/09/2008
    Mark Lawson meets the writer John le Carre. (R)

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