Front Row - Podcast

Artist William Kentridge, British film industry expansion, Playing Brian Epstein

Publication Date: 2024-10-22

Artist William Kentridge, British film industry expansion, Playing Brian Epstein.

Pedro Almodovar, Vanessa Bell, Richard Bean

Publication Date: 2024-10-21

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.

Review: TV The Franchise; Film The Crime is Mine; Book Juice by Tim Winton

Publication Date: 2024-10-17

Armando Iannucci's new super hero comedy series The Franchise gets reviewed.

Rupert Everett, Scotland's Female Bands, artist Everlyn Nicodemus

Publication Date: 2024-10-16

Rupert Everett, female bands from Glasgow and artist Everlyn Nicodemus.

Jodie Whittaker, Japanese food art, Booker writer Anne Michaels

Publication Date: 2024-10-15

Jodie Whittaker on stage, Japanese food as art, Booker shortlisted author Anne Michaels.

Bronski Beat Age of Consent 40th Anniversary, Percival Everett, Horror on stage

Publication Date: 2024-10-14

The impact of the landmark Bronski Beat album Age of Consent, 40 years on.

Review: Film - Timestalker, Theatre - The Other Place, TV - Disclaimer

Publication Date: 2024-10-10

Theatre critic Kate Maltby and journalist Stephen Bush review the week's cultural releases

Booker author Charlotte Wood, Surrealism discussion & playwright Tim Price on Odyssey '84

Publication Date: 2024-10-09

Booker Prize-shortlisted author Charlotte Wood, Surrealism, and Odyssey '84.

Rick Astley, The West Wing at 25, Barbara Walker

Publication Date: 2024-10-08

Rick Astley on his new memoir Never, artist Barbara Walker on Being Here at the Whitworth.

Alison Moyet, Leigh Bowery exhibition, Adrian Sutton

Publication Date: 2024-10-07

Fashion renegades of the 1980s; composer Adrian Sutton and Alison Moyet.

Review: Film: Joker Folie a Deux; Book: Alan Hollinghurst's Our Evenings

Publication Date: 2024-10-03

Joker: Folie a Deux and Alan Hollinghurst's new book Our Evenings reviewed.

Paula Hawkins, Photojournalism, Tape Letters Archive project

Publication Date: 2024-10-02

Novelist Paula Hawkins, Magnum photography, and sound archive from British Asians.

The BBC National Short Story Award 2024 with Cambridge University

Publication Date: 2024-10-01

The BBC National Short Story Award and Young Writers' Award live results programme.

David Oyelowo, Regulating the entertainment industry, Ralph Steadman

Publication Date: 2024-09-30

David Oyelowo on the Shakespearean role he's always wanted to play, Coriolanus.

Review: art - Monet; book: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney; Joe Lycett's art book

Publication Date: 2024-09-26

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, Monet in London exhibition, Megalopolis film plus Joe Lycett.

David Mitchell on Ludwig, poet Kathleen Jamie and the world premiere of Helen Grime's Folk

Publication Date: 2024-09-25

David Mitchell on Ludwig, poet Kathleen Jamie and the world premiere of Helen Grime's Folk

Chilly Gonzales performs, Dickens adaptations, Horror films

Publication Date: 2024-09-24

Pianist and rapper Chilly Gonzales, Radio 4's Dickens season, why we love horror films.

John Boorman, Anya Gallaccio, The Halfway Kid performs

Publication Date: 2024-09-23

John Boorman on Zardoz - the 1974 cult sci-fi film starring Sean Connery.

Review: film The Substance, Art Michael Craig-Martin, Book The Empusium

Publication Date: 2024-09-19

The Substance film, Olga Tokarczuk's The Empusium, Michael Craig-Martin's RA exhibition.

A Very Royal Scandal, Glasgow Cathedral Festival & crime writer Peter May.

Publication Date: 2024-09-18

A Very Royal Scandal, Glasgow Cathedral Festival & crime writer Peter May.

David Peace, new plays crisis, Booker Prize 2024 shortlist

Publication Date: 2024-09-17

David Peace on his new novel, Munichs, about the plane crash that transformed Man Utd.

Edward Enninful, Lady Blackbird performs, Booker prize shortlist

Publication Date: 2024-09-16

The fashion editor on the In Vogue doc, live music from Slang Spirituals & Booker Prize.

REVIEW: Film: The Critic, Exhibition: Van Gogh, Book: Garth Greenwell's Small Rain

Publication Date: 2024-09-12

Van Gogh exhibition and The Critic reviewed plus the National Short Story Award shortlist.

Jacqueline Wilson, JRR Tolkien poetry, BBC TV thriller Nightsleeper

Publication Date: 2024-09-11

Jacqueline Wilson her latest book, and two of the stars of BBC One's Nightsleeper.

Australian Front Row with Paul Kelly, Simon Armitage, Jazz Money and Shankari Chandran

Publication Date: 2024-09-10

Front Row recorded at the BBC's Contains Strong Language poetry festival in Sydney.

Richard O'Brien & Jason Donovan on 50 years of Rocky Horror, Bella Mackie

Publication Date: 2024-09-09

Bella Mackie on her second novel and the formation of a privately funded orchestra.

REVIEW: Film: Firebrand; BOOK: Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake; TV: Kaos

Publication Date: 2024-09-05

Reviews of black comedy Kaos, Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake, historical drama Firebrand.

Jeremy Denk, Scottish Arts Crisis, Harry Mould

Publication Date: 2024-09-04

Scotland's cultural funding controversy, and leading American pianist Jeremy Denk.

TV: Colin from Accounts; Musical: Why Am I So Single? Hak Baker performs

Publication Date: 2024-09-03

The writers of Why Am I So Single? and SIX talks about writing hit musicals.

Michael Keaton; The The play live; Tim Minchin on life, art and success

Publication Date: 2024-09-02

Tim Minchin, The The performing live in the studio and Michael Keaton

Review: film: Kneecap, TV: Bad Monkey, book: Ootlin by Jenni Fagan

Publication Date: 2024-08-22

Kneecap, Ootlin, Bad Monkey reviewed. George Orwell archive sale.

James Graham, Alexander McCall Smith, the art of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Publication Date: 2024-08-22

Sherwood creator James Graham on TV's problem with working class representation

Fran Healy, affordable artists' studios, climate change storytelling

Publication Date: 2024-08-20

Fran Healy on Travis's new album, climate change storytelling, making spaces for artists

Pat Barker, the films of Alain Delon, Proms played by memory, Orlando Weeks

Publication Date: 2024-08-19

Pat Barker, Alain Delon, Proms from memory, Orlando Weeks

The Outrun, Gwyneth Paltrow dramas, Comedy Roundup, Rebels & Patriots

Publication Date: 2024-08-15

Kirsty Wark reviews highlights from the Edinburgh Festival.

David Morrissey, Relaxed performances, Alien: Romulus

Publication Date: 2024-08-15

David Morrissey - Daddy Issues, relaxed performances, Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez

Nish Kumar, Miriam Margolyes, Rose Matafeo, Teenage Fanclub

Publication Date: 2024-08-14

Kirsty Wark presents Front Row live from the Edinburgh Festival.

Emily Tesh and the Hugo Awards; Dating shows; Kelly Jones

Publication Date: 2024-08-12

Emily Tesh on her Hugo Award winning book, Some Desperate Glory.

Pericles, Babes, Michael Longley

Publication Date: 2024-08-08

Pericles, Babes and Michael Longley's poetry collection reviewed.

Sky Peals film, documentary Doom Scroll, & could a book written 100 years ago be the ultimate millennial read?

Publication Date: 2024-08-08

Jazz age novel, Ex-Wife - have we rediscovered a classic?

Joan Baez, Shakespeare in British Sign Language, Charlotte Mendelson

Publication Date: 2024-08-06

Joan Baez on her poems inspired by her multiple personality disorder.

Kensuke Kingdom, best Young Adult Fiction reads, do film trailers reveal too much?

Publication Date: 2024-08-05

Animation Kinsuke's Kingdom, Young Adult fiction, movie trailers, Christopher Hall.

Didi and Echoes by Evie Wyld reviewed; Benjamin Grosvenor performs Busoni

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

Reviews of the film Didi and book Echoes, and Benjamin Grosvenor plays live.

Dramatizing MPs, Jon Savage on LGBTQ and music, Stirling Prize shortlist, Screenwriters v AI

Publication Date: 2024-07-31

Dramatizing MPs, Jon Savage on LGBTQ and music, Stirling Prize, Screenwriters v AI.

Deadpool v Wolverine, Cherry Jones, Leyla McCalla

Publication Date: 2024-07-31

Cherry Jones on staging John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.

Deadpool & Wolverine, Cherry Jones, Leyla McCalla

Publication Date: 2024-07-30

Cherry Jones on staging John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath today

James Baldwin Centenary Special

Publication Date: 2024-07-29

Colm Toibin, Bonnie Greer and Mendez celebrate the life and work of writer James Baldwin.

Review: theatre: Hello Dolly; TV: The Decameron; film: About Dry Grasses

Publication Date: 2024-07-25

Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the week's cultural highlights.

Keanu Reeves & China Miéville, The Cultural Olympiad in Paris, Making in Blackburn

Publication Date: 2024-07-24

The actor and author on their new sci-fi book, and the Cultural Olympiad in Paris.

Arts Sponsorship in Crisis?

Publication Date: 2024-07-23

Samira Ahmed looks at the perilous situation facing arts sponsorship in the UK.

Fangirls musical, countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Sam West

Publication Date: 2024-07-22

Tom talks to the creators of the hit new musical Fangirls.

Review: TV: Those About To Die, Film: Thelma, Theatre: ECHO

Publication Date: 2024-07-18

Review Show: Those About to Die TV series, the film Thelma and play Echo.

Danny Dyer and Pete Bellotte on his hits for Donna Summer

Publication Date: 2024-07-17

The cultural impact of the Olympics in Paris 1924 and a look at new series Mr Bigstuff.

Disco Prom, fast-food themed immersive art, arts funding crisis in Wales, Bill Viola remembered

Publication Date: 2024-07-16

Disco at the Proms, Sweet Dreams in Manchester, arts funding crisis in Wales, Bill Viola.

Anne-Marie Duff, Al Murray, Melvyn Hayes, Billboard art

Publication Date: 2024-07-15

Anne-Marie Duff, World War 2 on Film, Melvyn Hayes, Billboard art.

Review Show: Theatre: Slave Play, Film: Fly Me To The Moon, TV: Sunny

Publication Date: 2024-07-11

Film Fly me to the Moon, TV show Sunny and Slave Play are reviewed.

Museum of the Year winner announced

Publication Date: 2024-07-10

Breaking as an Olympic sport, Museum of the Year winner, playwright Mark Ravenhill.

Chariots of Fire staged, Pompidou Centre redeveloped, My Native Land republished

Publication Date: 2024-07-09

Chariots of Fire on stage, the Pompidou Centre redeveloped, and My Native Land republished

Laurie Anderson's album Amelia, what's in the new Culture Secretary's in-tray?

Publication Date: 2024-07-08

Laurie Anderson on Amelia Earhart and Julie Hesmondhalgh on saving the Oldham Coliseum.

Review: Starlight Express, Anita Desai's book Rosarita, film: The Nature of Love

Publication Date: 2024-07-04

Reviews of Starlight Express, Rosarita by Anita Desai and rom-com The Nature of Love.

Poet Paul Muldoon, film Unicorns and writer Stefan Zweig.

Publication Date: 2024-07-03

Unicorns film directors Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd.

The Bear, Moonchild Sanelly, Dundee Contemporary Gallery

Publication Date: 2024-07-02

Ebon Moss-Bacharach on The Bear, Moonchild Sanelly performs live, new Children's Laureate.

Lynda la Plante, AI and copyright, funding literary festivals

Publication Date: 2024-07-01

Lynda la Plante discusses her final Jane Tennison novel.

Reviews - Douglas is Cancelled, Ronald Moody Sculptures, The Importance of Being Earnest

Publication Date: 2024-06-27

Reviews of Douglas is Cancelled, Ronald Moody sculptures, The Importance of Being Earnest.

Next to Normal, British TV history, In the Eye of the Storm

Publication Date: 2024-06-26

Musical star Caissie Levy, Modernism in Ukraine exhibition and key moments in TV history.

The Marilyn Conspiracy, Rachel Podger, Emma Glass

Publication Date: 2024-06-25

Rachel Podger plays live, a new play about Marilyn Monroe, Emma Glass's novel Mrs Jekyll.

Kyoto, Nathaniel Rateliff, Midsummer Day poetry

Publication Date: 2024-06-24

A play inspired by a climate conference, live Americana, and poems for midsummer.

Review: Film Green Border, Exhibition Stories of Henry VIII's Queens, TV: Federer: Twelve Final Days. Plus Joseph Coelho

Publication Date: 2024-06-20

Six Lives exhibition, Asif Kapadia’s Federer, Yoto Carnegie Medal winner Joseph Coelho.

Graham Gouldman, Jaws anniversary, queering Shakespeare

Publication Date: 2024-06-19

Graham Gouldman performs, Jaws at 50 and queering Shakespeare with Will Tosh.

Stephen Fry, New Comedians, Questlove

Publication Date: 2024-06-18

Stephen Fry on new film Treasure, new stand-ups discussion, Questlove on Hip-Hop history.

Kiss Me Kate, UK election: culture policies, Persephone Books

Publication Date: 2024-06-17

Stephanie J Block sings from Kiss Me Kate, UK election: culture policies, Persephone Books

Review of films Sasquatch Sunset and Ama Gloria and a look at Vivienne Westwood's clothes

Publication Date: 2024-06-13

The Women's Prize for fiction and non fiction and the Walter Scott prize announced.

James Shapiro, BEKA, Molly Bloomsday

Publication Date: 2024-06-12

Groundbreaking 1930s US theatre, live music from BEKA, and an all-women festival.

Liverpool's Taylor Swift Art Trail, Les Dennis, the state of UK festivals

Publication Date: 2024-06-11

Taylor Swift art trail, Les Dennis in Twelfth Night, independent festivals at risk?

Jon Bon Jovi, Clare Pollard & Marina Warner, Viggo Mortensen and Vikki Krieps

Publication Date: 2024-06-10

Jon Bon JovI, Clare Pollard and Marina Warner, The Dead Don't Hurt

Review: Film - Rosalie, TV - Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, Book - The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

Publication Date: 2024-06-06

A wild west love story, the world of Paris fashion, and an unconventional marriage.

Christos Tsiolkas, Victoria Canal, Baillie Gifford festival sponsorship

Publication Date: 2024-06-05

Christos Tsiolkas, Victoria Canal, Baillie Gifford festival sponsorship.

Queenie, Female pirates, dating dramas

Publication Date: 2024-06-04

Candice Carty-Williams, portraying modern dating on stage, and female pirates in fiction.

Richard Linklater, Ultimate 90s Bollywood Song, Esther Swift

Publication Date: 2024-06-03

The director on his new film, Hit Man, and the Scottish harpist plays live.

Review: The Beast, We Are Lady Parts, Beyond Fashion exhibition

Publication Date: 2024-05-30

Samira Ahmed and guests review some of this week's TV and film releases.

Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett, Degas exhibitions, Chigozie Obioma

Publication Date: 2024-05-29

Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett, Degas exhibitions, Chigozie Obioma on his new novel.

Bernard Butler, Kafka, Benedict Cumberbatch

Publication Date: 2024-05-28

Benedict Cumberbatch's new TV drama, Bernard Butler's solo album and a Kafka exhibition.

Hay Festival 2024 - Young Adult Fiction

Publication Date: 2024-05-27

Anthony Horowitz, Alex Wheatle, Manon Steffan Ros and Frances Hardinge.

The Sympathizer, Ivor Novello Awards, Michelle Terry on Richard III

Publication Date: 2024-05-23

The Sympathizer, Michelle Terry on her Richard III, and the Ivor Novello Awards.

Vicky McClure, LS Lowry and the sea, International Booker Prize 2024

Publication Date: 2024-05-22

Vicky McClure on new TV thriller Insomnia, International Booker Prize, Lowry and the sea.

Colm Tóibín, Miranda Rutter & Rob Harbron, Iain Sinclair on John Deakin

Publication Date: 2024-05-21

Colm Tóibín's Long Island, Miranda Rutter & Rob Harbron, Iain Sinclair finds Deakin's Soho

George Miller, Miranda July, Orchestral Qawwali Project

Publication Date: 2024-05-20

Mad Max director George Miller and the visual artist and film-maker Miranda July.

Review: Big Cigar on AppleTV, Elton John’s photos at V&A, animated/live action film If

Publication Date: 2024-05-16

The Big Cigar, Elton John’s Fragile Beauty, film IF plus the Dylan Thomas Prize winner.

John Cleese's Fawlty Towers on stage, Beatrice Harrison, Cannes

Publication Date: 2024-05-15

John Cleese talks to Tom Sutcliffe about adapting his classic sitcom for the stage.

Withnail and I on stage, Women & Art at Tate Britain, Alan Murrin

Publication Date: 2024-05-14

Withnail and I on stage, 400 years of women in art, Alan Murrin on Ireland before divorce

Damian Barr on Maggie & Me, Italian neorealist film, A.I. and Fake Art

Publication Date: 2024-05-13

Maggie & Me adapted for stage and how A.I. is tackling fake art online.

La Chimera, Bodkin, a new novel called Great Expectations reviewed

Publication Date: 2024-05-09

Boyd Hilton and Jo Hamya review.

Sir Stephen Hough, Arab Strap, can authors make money?

Publication Date: 2024-05-08

Pianist and composer Stephen Hough, the future of publishing, Scottish band Arab Strap.

Party Games play, 200 years of Beethoven’s 9th, literary editing

Publication Date: 2024-05-07

200 years of Beethoven’s Symphony No 9, a political comedy and the art of literary editing

Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Jeremy Deller, Scarborough Spa Orchestra

Publication Date: 2024-05-06

Scarborough Bank Holiday Special.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Marc Quinn at Kew, The Fall Guy,

Publication Date: 2024-05-02

Naomi Alderman and Jason Solomons join Tom Sutcliffe to review this week's highlights.

Spirited Away at London Coliseum, Eurovision build-up, terminal diagnosis films

Publication Date: 2024-05-01

Antonia Quirke talks to John Caird and Maoko Imai about adapting Spirited Away for stage.

Michelangelo exhibition at British Museum, Jembaa Groove perform, Inside Number 9

Publication Date: 2024-04-30

Michelangelo: the last decades, Reece Shearsmith and Jembaa Groove.

Hanif Kureishi, Ingrid Persaud, Arts Council funding

Publication Date: 2024-04-29

As a stage version of the Buddha of Suburbia opens at the RSC, we talk to Hanif Kureishi.

Pet Shop Boys, review of Challengers film and Expressionists exhibiition

Publication Date: 2024-04-25

Pet Shop Boys new album, Zendaya's film Challengers, Expressionists at Tate Modern.

The Legend of Ned Ludd, Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, Mohammad Barrangi

Publication Date: 2024-04-24

The Legend of Ned Ludd, Women's Fiction Prize shortlist, Degas and Monet at The Walker.

Women and Shakespeare, best beach reads, Black British music exhibition

Publication Date: 2024-04-23

Women and Shakespeare, best beach reads, black British music exhibition

Designer Sir Kenneth Grange, Taylor Swift's new album, Venice Art Biennale

Publication Date: 2024-04-22

Taylor Swift's new album reviewed, designer Sir Kenneth Grange, the Venice Biennale

London Tide with music by PJ Harvey, Salman Rushdie's story of survival: Knife and tenor Ian Bostridge

Publication Date: 2024-04-18

Salman Rushdie's Knife, London Tide and Baby Reindeer reviewed.

Lionel Shriver's new book Mania, Tyrell Williams on Red Pitch

Publication Date: 2024-04-17

Lionel Shriver on her new book, Mania, and Red Pitch playwright Tyrell Williams.

Sir John Akomfrah, bicentenary of Byron's death and sped-up music

Publication Date: 2024-04-16

Sir John Akomfrah at Venice Art Biennale, 200 years since Byron's death, sped-up music.

The Book of Clarence, Liberation Squares, Northern Ireland's filming boom

Publication Date: 2024-04-15

Jeymes Samuel's Biblical comedy, Sonali Bhattacharyya play, Northern Ireland filming boom.

Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Percival Everett's James reviewed

Publication Date: 2024-04-11

Ranjit Singh at the Wallace collection and the BAFTA games awards

Folk musician Martin Simpson, movie icon Anna May Wong, and classical music leaders criticise Arts Council England

Publication Date: 2024-04-10

Movie icon Anna May Wong, folk musician Martin Simpson and funding classical music

Nathan Hill, Maggie Rogers, International Booker shortlist

Publication Date: 2024-04-09

Nathan Hill on his novel Wellness. Plus singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers.

Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay

Publication Date: 2024-04-08

Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay

Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed

Publication Date: 2024-04-04

Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed.

50 years of ABBA’s Waterloo, Harewood House exhibition, Trevor Griffiths remembered, the rise of eco fiction and drama

Publication Date: 2024-04-03

ABBA's Waterloo at 50, Harewood House on colour, tracking the rise of eco fiction.

Dev Patel on Monkey Man, which books are on the curriculum?

Publication Date: 2024-04-02

Dev Patel's directing debut Monkey Man. Are teenagers reading the right books at school?

The National Gallery at 200

Publication Date: 2024-04-01

Samira Ahmed explores the National Gallery which celebrates its bicentenary on May 10.

Steven Knight drama This Town reviewed, The Perth Museum re-opening

Publication Date: 2024-03-28

Drama This Town, designer Enzo Mari exhibition and Perth Museum.

Big Mood, how does comedy work? Bach St John Passion

Publication Date: 2024-03-27

Camilla Whitehill on her new sitcom Big Mood.

Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings, Keisha Thompson

Publication Date: 2024-03-26

Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings.

Poet Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger

Publication Date: 2024-03-25

Poet Nikki Giovanni and Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger.

Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, Michael Ondaatje on his new poetry collection

Publication Date: 2024-03-21

Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, plus Michael Ondaatje.

Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings

Publication Date: 2024-03-20

Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings.

Marjane Satrapi, using AI for alternative history, and the Harlow Sculpture Trail

Publication Date: 2024-03-19

Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, AI and conspiracy theories, Harlow Sculpture Trail.

Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins

Publication Date: 2024-03-18

Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins

Keir Starmer, Monster and Reading Genesis reviewed

Publication Date: 2024-03-14

The Labour leader's new arts strategy, plus the Japanese film and Biblical book reviewed

Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on training actors, musician Sam Lee

Publication Date: 2024-03-13

Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on theatre acting, Sam Lee performs live

Philippa Gregory on Richard III, Blackpool's Showtown, has the superhero franchise bubble burst?

Publication Date: 2024-03-12

Philippa Gregory on Richard III, Showtown, has the superhero franchise bubble burst?

Beth Ditto of Gossip, Ethan Coen on Drive-Away Dolls, Michael Donkor

Publication Date: 2024-03-11

Beth Ditto of Gossip, Ethan Coen on Drive-Away Dolls.

Jordan Harvey in session, Nye and Copa 71 reviewed

Publication Date: 2024-03-07

The country singer sings live and the National Theatre play and football doc reviewed.

Ava DuVernay on Origin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julianne Moore

Publication Date: 2024-03-06

Ava DuVernay on Origin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julianne Moore.

Kate Rusby, Edward Bond, Eve Steele and the decline of female filmmakers

Publication Date: 2024-03-05

Kate Rusby, Edward Bond remembered, Eve Steele, and the decline of female filmmakers.

Ray Winstone, K Patrick, Ferris & Sylvester

Publication Date: 2024-03-04

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

Dune 2, Brian Bilston, Angelica Kauffman RA, Nachtland

Publication Date: 2024-02-29

Dune 2, Brian Bilston, Angelica Kauffman RA, Nachtland

Benjamin Britten, director Kaouther Ben Hania, music from Owen Spafford and Louis Campbell

Publication Date: 2024-02-28

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

The Jury: Murder Trial, Bhangra Nation, Bluestockings

Publication Date: 2024-02-27

How can juries be swayed?; Bluestockings, first women's movement; Bhangra Nation musical.

Sheridan Smith. Movement Coaches and Sexism in French Cinema

Publication Date: 2024-02-26

Rufus Wainwright joins Sheridan Smith, and the role of movement directors in film and tv

Minority Report at Nottingham Playhouse, Wicked Little Letters, and TV series Boarders reviewed

Publication Date: 2024-02-22

Minority Report on stage, Wicked Little Letters starring Olivia Coleman reviewed.

Wim Wenders, Len Pennie and Angus Robertson

Publication Date: 2024-02-21

Wim Wenders on his new film, Perfect Days.

Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Sarsgaard, Casting Directors

Publication Date: 2024-02-20

Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Sarsgaard, casting directors.

Sir Peter Blake, David Harewood, John Logan

Publication Date: 2024-02-19

Sir Peter Blake on sculpture, new RADA president - David Harewood, playwright John Logan

Jed Mercurio on Breathtaking, Yoko Ono retrospective reviewed

Publication Date: 2024-02-15

Jed Mercurio on Breathtaking, Yoko Ono show, Arts Council guide on controversial content.

Ukraine drama A Small Stubborn Town, Emma Rice, The Hugo Awards

Publication Date: 2024-02-14

Ukraine drama A Small Stubborn Town, Emma Rice, The Hugo Awards.

Stephen Sanchez, Godzilla turns 70

Publication Date: 2024-02-13

Stephen Sanchez, Godzilla turns 70, Gen Z's TV habits

Reinaldo Marcus Green on One Love, Bryce Dessner of The National

Publication Date: 2024-02-12

Reinaldo Marcus Green on One Love, Bryce Dessner of The National.

One Day, American Fiction, Beyond Form

Publication Date: 2024-02-08

Netflix's version of' One Day, Oscar-nominated American Fiction, Beyond Form exhibition.

The Chosen, Cymande, Tayari Jones

Publication Date: 2024-02-07

The Chosen, Cymande, Tayari Jones

The Reytons, Phoebe Eclair-Powell, Andrew McMillan

Publication Date: 2024-02-06

The Reytons, Phoebe Eclair-Powell on her Bruntwood Prize-winning play, Andrew McMillan.

Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter, Jez Butterworth and Declan McKenna

Publication Date: 2024-02-05

The directors of Occupied City, the playwright of The Hills of California and live music.

Legion exhibition at the British Museum and Mr and Mrs Smith reviewed

Publication Date: 2024-02-01

Legion: Life in the Roman Army at the British Museum reviewed

Killers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone, author Leo Vardiashvili and the Great Escapes exhibition at Kew

Publication Date: 2024-01-31

The actress on working with Martin Scorsese, and the new book Hard by a Great Forest.

Jonny Greenwood of The Smile, Self Esteem on music industry report, Artes Mundi prize winner

Publication Date: 2024-01-30

Jonny Greenwood of The Smile, Self Esteem, Artes Mundi Prize winner.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Gruff Rhys, Colin Barrett

Publication Date: 2024-01-29

Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick on playing three couples on stage in Plaza Suite.

The Color Purple reviewed, and the pop concert as cinema phenomenon

Publication Date: 2024-01-25

The Color Purple reviewed, and the pop concert as cinema phenomenon.

Masters of the Air, Ronan Bennett on his Top Boy novel, hobbies and DIY art

Publication Date: 2024-01-24

John Orloff, literary spin-offs and hobbies and DIY art.

Oscar Nominations, Howard Jacobson, Culture Funding Cuts

Publication Date: 2024-01-23

Oscar nominations, Howard Jacobson, culture funding cuts.

Andrew Haigh on All of Us Strangers, Lulu Wang on Expats starring Nicole Kidman

Publication Date: 2024-01-22

Andrew Haigh on All Of Us Strangers with Andrew Scott, Expats starring Nicole Kidman.

Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne on The Holdovers and reivews of The Vulnerables and The Artful Dodger

Publication Date: 2024-01-18

Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne on The Holdovers plus The Artful Dodger reviewed.

Daniel Kaluuya, the arts in Wales, shelving big budget films discussion, Jane Jin Kaisen

Publication Date: 2024-01-17

Daniel Kaluuya on his new film, Kitchen; the arts in Wales; Jane Jin Kaisen.

Poor Things, Jodie Comer, RSC new season, TS Eliot poetry prize

Publication Date: 2024-01-16

Poor Things, Jodie Comer, RSC new productions, TS Eliot poetry prize.

Jonathan Glazer, history of radio drama, Molly Tuttle

Publication Date: 2024-01-15

Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer, radio drama, bluegrass.

Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed

Publication Date: 2024-01-11

Mean Girls and Hisham Matar’s My Friends reviewed.

Jack Rooke on TV sitcom Big Boys, Eliza Carthy goes wassailing

Publication Date: 2024-01-10

Jack Rooke on TV sitcom Big Boys, Eliza Carthy goes wassailing.

Ins Choi on Kim’s Convenience, why are so many films set in a dystopian future?

Publication Date: 2024-01-09

Kim’s Convenience on stage, British Library cyberattack, setting films in the present

Golden Globe winner Poor Things reviewed, new deal for Warhammer 40,000

Publication Date: 2024-01-08

Golden Globe winner Poor Things reviewed, new Warhammer 40,000 deal, Agri Ismaïl on Hyper

Priscilla and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Kagami reviewed

Publication Date: 2024-01-04

Priscilla and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Kagami reviewed, silence in music.

Dan Levy, National Poetry Library at 70, Clarke Peters

Publication Date: 2024-01-03

Dan Levy, National Poetry Library at 70, Clarke Peters.

George Clooney, writer Gwyneth Hughes, The Scala Cinema

Publication Date: 2024-01-02

George Clooney, Callum Turner, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Scala!!!

Final Ghosts, Tennant's Macbeth, Next Goal Wins, National Theatre of Wales

Publication Date: 2023-12-21

Ghosts, Macbeth, Next Goal Wins, Welsh theatre funding

The Unthanks, Lucinda Coxon, the North East Cultural Partnership

Publication Date: 2023-12-20

The Unthanks, Lucinda Coxon, the North East Cultural Partnership.

Movie stars Adam Driver and Bill Nighy, author AL Kennedy, and the Process of Poetry

Publication Date: 2023-12-19

Adam Driver in Ferrari, Radio Drama with Bill Nighy and AL Kennedy, the Process of Poetry

Helena Bonham Carter and Russell T Davies, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Publication Date: 2023-12-18

Helena Bonham Carter and Russell T Davies on Nolly, about Crossroads star Noele Gordon.

Front Row reviews Cold War the musical and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Publication Date: 2023-12-14

Front Row reviews Cold War the musical and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.

Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan on Maestro, Noel Coward's Songs, Wien Museum reopens

Publication Date: 2023-12-13

Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan on Maestro, Noel Coward's Songs, Wien Museum reopens.

Margaret Cavendish, Margareth Olin, Christmas TV

Publication Date: 2023-12-12

Margaret Cavendish, Margreth Olin, Christmas TV

Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland on Ulster American, Panto and Gender Roles, Graphic Novels with Rachel Cooke and Ian Dunt

Publication Date: 2023-12-12

Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland on Ulster American, panto and gender roles, graphic novels.

Benjamin Zephaniah, Wim Wenders' Anselm,The Famous Five, Xmas Ads

Publication Date: 2023-12-07

Front Row pays tribute to the poet Benjamin Zephaniah.

Paul King on directing Wonka, Best non-fiction books of 2023, British pop art artist Pauline Boty

Publication Date: 2023-12-06

Paul King on directing Wonka, Best non-fiction books of 2023, Pop Art artist Pauline Boty.

Shane Meadows on the British film industry, Children’s books round-up, the Turner Prize

Publication Date: 2023-12-05

Shane Meadows on the British film industry, Children’s books round-up, the Turner Prize

Julia Roberts on Leave the World Behind, guitarist MILOŠ, The Peasants

Publication Date: 2023-12-04

Julia Roberts on Leave the World Behind, guitarist MILOŠ, Hugh Welchman on The Peasants.

Front Row reviews Eileen and The House of Bernarda Alba

Publication Date: 2023-11-30

Front Row reviews Eileen and The House of Bernarda Alba

Billie Marten, Yinka Shonibare, Richard Mantle on Opera North

Publication Date: 2023-11-29

Sir Richard Mantle on Opera North, Billie Marten performs live, Yinka Shonibare in Leeds.

AI and publishing, terrible record covers, Fred D'Aguiar

Publication Date: 2023-11-28

AI and publishing, terrible record covers, Fred D'Aguiar.

Maria Callas, Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane, Rory Pilgrim

Publication Date: 2023-11-27

Maria Callas at 100 reassessed, Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane, Rory Pilgrim.

The Booker Prize Ceremony 2023

Publication Date: 2023-11-26

A special edition of Front Row, live from the Booker Prize for Fiction.

Maestro, reality TV Squid Game, Brutalist architecture

Publication Date: 2023-11-23

Bernstein film Maestro, reality TV Squid Game, proposed Brutalist architecture museum.

Joanna Hogg, map making, Ghislaine Leung

Publication Date: 2023-11-22

Joanna Hogg, map making, Ghislaine Leung.

Ridley Scott's Napoleon, Albert Hall tickets resales, Bob Mortimer's winning comedy fiction

Publication Date: 2023-11-21

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

The Alehouse Boys, Sarah Bernstein and AS Byatt

Publication Date: 2023-11-20

The Alehouse Boys rework Schubert, Booker shortlisted author Sarah Bernstein, and AS Byatt

Annette Bening and Jodie Foster

Publication Date: 2023-11-16

We review a new book on Amazing Grace and the film Rustin.

The Barber of Seville in Yorkshire dialect, Art as experience, Turner Prize nominee Jesse Darling, Northern Creative Corridor

Publication Date: 2023-11-15

The Barber of Seville in Yorkshire dialect; Turner Prize nominee Jesse Darling.

Emerald Fennell, Lucy Frazer and Paul Harding

Publication Date: 2023-11-14

Emerald Fennell, Lucy Frazer and Paul Harding.

Todd Haynes, Trevor Horn, new galleries at the Imperial War Museum

Publication Date: 2023-11-13

Todd Haynes, Trevor Horn, new galleries at the Imperial War Museum.

Anatomy of a Fall, Pete McKee, Wu-Tang Clan 30th anniversary

Publication Date: 2023-11-09

Anatomy of a Fall, Pete McKee on Frank & Joy, Wu-Tang Clan 30th anniversary.

Front Row reviews 1623, to mark the anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Publication Date: 2023-11-08

Front Row reviews 1623 to mark the anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.

Billy Bragg, Paul Murray, feminist art of the 1970s

Publication Date: 2023-11-07

Billy Bragg, Booker Paul Murray, feminist art of the 1970s and 1980s.

Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem, Judi Jackson, the rise of the Ghanaian art scene

Publication Date: 2023-11-06

We take a detailed look at a new Arts Access Scheme.

Kenneth Branagh in King Lear, Andrew Motion on Elegies

Publication Date: 2023-11-02

Kenneth Branagh in King Lear, Andrew Motion on Elegies, new Beatles song.

Henry Winkler, Northern Ballet, David Fennessey

Publication Date: 2023-11-01

Henry Winkler, Northern Ballet, David Fennessey

Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984

Publication Date: 2023-10-31

Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984.

Backstairs Billy, Jonathan Escoffery, National Theatre Wales

Publication Date: 2023-10-30

Backstairs Billy, Jonathan Escoffery, and National Theatre Wales.

David Fincher’s The Killer and the week’s highlights reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-10-26

Rhianna Dhillon and John Mullan review David Fincher's The Killer and a Fantasy exhibition

A history of 2 Tone, actor Martin Shaw remembers producer Bill Kenwright, Booker-shortlisted author Chetna Maroo, Lyonesse

Publication Date: 2023-10-25

A history of 2-Tone, Booker-shortlisted author Chetna Maroo, new play Lyonesse.

Patrick Stewart, Steven Isserlis, The art of skateboard design

Publication Date: 2023-10-24

Sir Patrick Stewart, cellist Steven Isserlis, and the art of skateboard design.

Aviva Studios, The Chemical Brothers, Rufus Norris on 60 years of the National Theatre, Danny Boyle's Free Your Mind

Publication Date: 2023-10-23

Aviva Studios, The Chemical Brothers, The National Theatre, Danny Boyle's Free Your Mind.

The Rolling Stones; Foe; television food consultant; Doctors axed

Publication Date: 2023-10-19

The Rolling Stones new album and film Foe reviewed; TV food consultant; Doctors axed.

Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, film director Maysoon Pachachi, the portrayal of nuns in culture

Publication Date: 2023-10-18

Musical theatre legend Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, in tribute to the late composer.

Front Row from Belfast with writer Paul Lynch and singer Cara Dillon

Publication Date: 2023-10-17

Front Row from Belfast with writer Paul Lynch and folk singer Cara Dillon.

Martin Scorsese film, John le Carré’s legacy, Madonna on Tour

Publication Date: 2023-10-16

Martin Scorsese, John le Carré’s legacy, Madonna on Tour.

Front Row reviews the Frasier reboot and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes

Publication Date: 2023-10-12

Front Row reviews the return of Frasier and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes.

Lubaina Himid, Richard Armitage, David Pountney’s new opera

Publication Date: 2023-10-11

Lubaina Himid, Richard Armitage, David Pountney’s new opera.

Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?

Publication Date: 2023-10-10

Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?

Piper Kathryn Tickell performs, film director Terence Davies remembered, author Jhumpa Lahiri, £200 million for Heritage Places

Publication Date: 2023-10-09

Northumbrian piper Kathryn Tickell performs live from her new album, Cloud Horizons.

Front Row reviews Philip Guston at the Tate Modern and new film Golda

Publication Date: 2023-10-05

Golda reviewed, musician Tim Ridout, Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize.

The Streets, the British Textile Biennial, Kate Prince on her mentor

Publication Date: 2023-10-04

The Streets, the British Textile Biennial, Kate Prince on her mentor.

Patsy Ferran, Rubens & Women, the portrayal of black men in British film

Publication Date: 2023-10-03

Samira talks to Patsy Ferran, discusses Rubens' women and explores black British cinema.

Claudette Johnson, ghosts in literature, the Dutch Golden Age

Publication Date: 2023-10-02

Claudette Johnson, ghosts in literature, the Dutch Golden Age.

Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak

Publication Date: 2023-09-28

Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak

James Graham on Boys from the Blackstuff, and are maestros behaving badly?

Publication Date: 2023-09-27

Chester Contemporary arts biennial: what is there to see?

Front Row hosts the BBC National Short Story Award Ceremony

Publication Date: 2023-09-26

We announce the winners of BBC National Short Story Award and the BBC Young Writers' Award

Philip Barantini on Boiling Point, The Archers cast on Lark Rise to Ambridge

Publication Date: 2023-09-25

The Archers cast on Lark Rise to Ambridge; Philip Barantini on Boiling Point

Live from the Contains Strong Language festival

Publication Date: 2023-09-21

Front Row opens the Contains Strong Language festival live from Leeds.

Marina Abramovic and The Long Shadow reviewed, Dmitry Glukhovsky's The White Factory

Publication Date: 2023-09-20

Marina Abramovic and The Long Shadow reviewed; Dmitry Glukhovsky's play The White Factory.

Carlos Acosta on the Black Sabbath ballet; Birmingham arts funding; the business of British fashion

Publication Date: 2023-09-19

Carlos Acosta on Birmingham Royal Ballet's Black Sabbath - The Ballet.

Jane Austen fashion, poet Daljit Nagra, musician Alice Phoebe Lou performs live

Publication Date: 2023-09-18

Jane Austen's fashion, poet Daljit Nagra, musician Alice Phoebe Lou performs live.

Paul Simon and Charlie Mackesy, the V&A’s Chanel exhibition and author Kamila Shamsie.

Publication Date: 2023-09-14

Reviews of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at the Royal Opera House.

Katherine Rundell on Impossible Creatures, the rise of crafts on social media

Publication Date: 2023-09-13

Author Katherine Rundell; how makers engage audiences on social media.

The impact of the Hollywood strikes, author K Patrick, the iconic chant from the Halo video game

Publication Date: 2023-09-12

The impact of the Hollywood strikes, author K Patrick, singing the Halo video game chant.

The British Museum’s missing gems, a drinking game drama, National Short Story Award

Publication Date: 2023-09-11

The British Museum’s missing gems, a drinking game drama, National Short Story Award.

Lise Davidsen, film Past Lives and Black Atlantic: power, people, resistance exhibition

Publication Date: 2023-09-07

The BBC National Short Story with Cambridge University awards shortlist is announced.

Sir Ken Dodd exhibition; RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture shortlist; A Life on the Farm documentary

Publication Date: 2023-09-06

Sir Ken Dodd exhibition; RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist; A Life on the Farm documentary.

Stephen Lawrence anniversary drama; small publishers; Pablo Larrain on his film El Conde; RAAC in theatres

Publication Date: 2023-09-06

A play on a bus marks the 30th anniversary of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence.

Anna Wintour on Vogue World; Bloomsbury Group fashion; BBC Singers conductor Sofi Jeannin

Publication Date: 2023-09-04

Anna Wintour, Bloomsbury Group fashion. Sofi Jeannin of BBC Singers.

Front Row reviews new British film Scrapper, French writer director Louis Garrel

Publication Date: 2023-08-24

Front Row reviews new British film Scrapper, French writer director Louis Garrel

Authors Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché, Stewart Lee on Macbeth, musician Connie Converse rediscovered

Publication Date: 2023-08-23

Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché, Stewart Lee on Macbeth, Connie Converse rediscovered.

Louise Doughty, sign language at music festivals, The Missing Madonna podcast

Publication Date: 2023-08-22

Author Louise Doughty on her new book, signing live music, The Missing Madonna podcast

Corinne Bailey Rae, playwright Peter Arnott, new short story collections

Publication Date: 2023-08-21

Corinne Bailey Rae plays live, Peter Arnott on his new play, short story collections.

Edinburgh Festival review: The Grand Old Opera House Hotel; Funeral; Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland; Vanessa 5000; AI Art; Food

Publication Date: 2023-08-17

Kate Molleson and guests review the highlights of this year's Edinburgh festivals

TV's I Claudius; Jules Buckley's Stevie Wonder Prom; the difficulty buying concert tickets

Publication Date: 2023-08-16

1976's I Claudius on TV; Jules Buckley’s Stevie Wonder Prom; problems buying gig tickets

Live from the Edinburgh Festival: Nicola Benedetti, Colson Whitehead, Karine Polwart, Susie McCabe, Andrew O’Hagan

Publication Date: 2023-08-15

Front Row is live from Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh for festival season.

Christy Lefteri's The Book of Fire, Artistic Directors in theatre, Palestinian Embroidery

Publication Date: 2023-08-14

Fiction inspired by climate change, pressures on theatres, Palestinian embroidery

Composer György Ligeti, L'immensità starring Penelope Cruz, La Cage Aux Folles

Publication Date: 2023-08-10

Music of Ligeti, plus reviews of L'immensità with Penelope Cruz and La Cage Aux Folles.

Anohni, artists' intellectual property, Bruntwood Prize-winning play Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz

Publication Date: 2023-08-09

Anohni's new album, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross.

Bruce Lee, mental health in reality TV, poet Sean Street on birdsong

Publication Date: 2023-08-08

Bruce Lee, mental health in reality TV and poet Sean Street on birdsong.

Lucy Prebble on The Effect, Welsh band Adwaith perform and Is the Critic Dead?

Publication Date: 2023-08-07

Lucy Prebble’s play The Effect, Welsh indie band Adwaith, Is the art of criticism dead?

Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride film and Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake reviewed; composer Carl Davis

Publication Date: 2023-08-03

Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Joy Ride; Ann Patchett’s novel Tom Lake; Carl Davis.

Welsh Fleabag, Social media and comedy in Edinburgh; Moon Palace in Leeds

Publication Date: 2023-08-02

Welsh Fleabag, a star-gazing Moon Palace in Leeds, the impact of social media on comedy.

The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury's costume archive, Scottish theatre

Publication Date: 2023-08-01

The Booker Prize longlist; Freddie Mercury costume archive, Scottish theatre.

West End producer unmasked, Reassessing the poetry of Virgil, Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black

Publication Date: 2023-07-31

West End producer unmasked; reassessing Virgil; Adjani Salmon on Dreaming Whilst Black

Cellist Ana Carla Maza performs, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist

Publication Date: 2023-07-27

Cellist Ana Carla Maza, the Mercury Music Prize shortlist, Marilyn Monroe Reframed

Sinéad O'Connor tribute, Edinburgh Fringe previews, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traoré on children’s books

Publication Date: 2023-07-26

Kathryn Ferguson on Sinéad O'Connor; Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traoré; Fringe previews

Pianist Christian Blackshaw, tech-inspired funding for artists, playwright Rabiah Hussain

Publication Date: 2023-07-25

Pianist Christian Blackshaw performs, a new funding model for art and a new play on words

Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logo design

Publication Date: 2023-07-24

Elizabeth Fremantle on Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, logos.

Sarah Phelps on BBC drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-07-20

Sarah Phelps on BBC drama The Sixth Commandment, Blur's new album reviewed.

Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer, what is Cynghanedd?, club culture under threat

Publication Date: 2023-07-19

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Cynghanedd at the Welsh National Eisteddfod, club culture

20 years of Podcasting, Black Venus, AI Songwriting Challenge

Publication Date: 2023-07-18

Aindrea Emelife on black women in art; songwriters explore AI; 20 years of podcasting

Greta Gerwig, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell

Publication Date: 2023-07-17

Greta Gerwig on her Barbie blockbuster, Tudor tapestry, Tanika Gupta, Jane Birkin farewell

Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron, Walter Murch

Publication Date: 2023-07-13

Mission Impossible, Herzog & de Meuron architecture, Walter Murch's film editing and sound

Remembering Milan Kundera, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Northern Soul Prom, the winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year

Publication Date: 2023-07-12

Milan Kundera remembered, author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the first Northern Soul Prom.

Film-maker Sally Potter on her first music album, the British Library turns 50, romance in later life on stage

Publication Date: 2023-07-11

Film-maker Sally Potter has released her first album as a singer-songwriter, Pink Bikini.

PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs

Publication Date: 2023-07-10

PJ Harvey, the Scapa Flow museum on Orkney, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs.

Kwame Kwei-Armah, Disney Pixar film Elemental reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-07-06

Kwame Kwei-Armah on his play Beneatha's Place and new film Elemental reviewed.

Manchester International Festival Special

Publication Date: 2023-07-05

Front Row brings you the highlights of the Manchester International Festival.

Ben Okri, film director Shamira Raphaela, Leighton House Museum

Publication Date: 2023-07-04

Ben Okri's Tiger Work, film director Shamira Raphaela, a visit to Leighton House museum

The legendary Dolly Parton and celebrating children's books

Publication Date: 2023-07-03

Music legend Dolly Parton, noise abatement for music practice and a kids book festival.

Front Row reviews Indiana Jones; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-06-29

Front Row reviews Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny; author Brandon Taylor; Young V&A

Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, Elgan Llŷr Thomas on queer culture in classical song

Publication Date: 2023-06-28

Playwright Kimber Lee, the art of pattern discussed, musician Elgan Llŷr Thomas sings live

Michael R Jackson on his hit musical, Ray BLK on Champion, the Natural History Museum

Publication Date: 2023-06-27

Michael R Jackson on his hit musical, and Ray BLK on her acting role in Champion.

Wes Anderson on Asteroid City, Bob Stanley on his biography of the Bee Gees

Publication Date: 2023-06-26

Wes Anderson on Asteroid City, Bob Stanley on the Bee Gees, Naples Museum of Archaeology.

Elliot Page, Wicker Man music, Jewish Museum and Holocaust Memorial

Publication Date: 2023-06-26

Elliot Page; Holocaust Memorial and Jewish Museum; Wicker Man music; Sir Michael Hopkins.

National Portrait Gallery refurbishment and play Dear England reviewed, violinist Rachel Podger

Publication Date: 2023-06-22

Violinist Rachel Podger performs live. Dear England and National Portrait Gallery reviewed

The winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, the MAC in Belfast and does the UK need more music arenas?

Publication Date: 2023-06-21

The winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, the MAC in Belfast, does the UK need more arenas?

The Beatles at Stowe, Nick Drake, Maggi Hambling

Publication Date: 2023-06-19

The Beatles at Stowe update, Nick Drake 75 years since birth, Maggi Hambling's new show.

Glenda Jackson remembered, Wayne McGregor, Black Mirror reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-06-15

Glenda Jackson remembered, Wayne McGregor and Black Mirror reviewed.

The Burrell Collection, Accordion Quartet, Women's Prize Winner Barbara Kingsolver, Folk Film Gathering

Publication Date: 2023-06-14

The Burrell Collection, shortlisted for Museum of the Year, and the Women's Prize winner.

Two debuts: novelist Cecilia Rabess, film director Dionne Edwards; the cost of maintaining arts organisations' buildings

Publication Date: 2023-06-13

Novelist Cecilia Rabess, director Dionne Edwards; maintaining arts groups' buildings

Mad Musicals, Eric Whitacre, Women's Prize - Laline Paull

Publication Date: 2023-06-12

Musicals with unlikely subjects, composer Eric Whitacre, author Laline Paull.

Film Chevalier and new TV drama Significant Other reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-06-08

Gaming as spectator sport plus reviews of film Chevalier and TV comedy Significant Other.

Dave Johns on I, Daniel Blake; the Liverpool Biennial; why Dario Fo's plays speak to this moment?

Publication Date: 2023-06-07

Dave Johns on I, Daniel Blake, the Liverpool Biennial and Dario Fo's work having a moment.

Rufus Wainwright, hairdressing film Medusa Deluxe, the rise of the understudy

Publication Date: 2023-06-06

Rufus Wainwright, hairdressing film Medusa Deluxe and the rise of the understudy.

Author Maggie O’Farrell, New opera Giant, The consumerism in creativity

Publication Date: 2023-06-05

Author Maggie O’Farrell, new opera Giant, and has creativity been co-opted by consumerism?

Punk exhibition reviewed, Reality film director, TV drama White House Plumbers reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-06-01

A review of the exhibition Punk: Rage and Revolution at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

Shane Meadows on The Gallows Pole, and GoGo Penguin perform live

Publication Date: 2023-05-31

Writer-director Shane Meadows and actor Michael Socha on The Gallows Pole.

Chita Rivera, a new funding model for the arts discussed, Priscilla Morris

Publication Date: 2023-05-30

Broadway legend Chita Rivera, a new arts funding model discussed, Priscilla Morris

The 75th anniversary of the Windrush - the cultural legacy of a generation

Publication Date: 2023-05-29

Marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush and its cultural influence.

Jhalak Book Prize, Tate Britain Rehang, The Little Mermaid, Cannes

Publication Date: 2023-05-25

Jhalak Book Prize winners, Tate Britain rehang and The Little Mermaid reviewed.

Playing Putin on stage in Patriots, DJ Taylor on Orwell, new V&A Photography Centre

Publication Date: 2023-05-24

Will Keen plays Vladimir Putin on stage in Peter Morgan's play Patriots.

Sparks, EM Forster adaptations, nature mystery writer Bob Gilbert

Publication Date: 2023-05-23

The 26th Sparks album, EM Forster adaptations on radio, nature mystery writer Bob Gilbert.

Arlo Parks, Martin Amis remembered, depicting The Troubles

Publication Date: 2023-05-22

Arlo Parks, Martin Amis remembered, depicting Northern Ireland's Troubles.

Caleb Azumah Nelson, Reviews of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret & China's Hidden Century

Publication Date: 2023-05-18

Caleb Azumah Nelson on new novel Small Worlds.

Chuck D of Public Enemy on watercolours; author Jacqueline Crooks; artist Andy Holden

Publication Date: 2023-05-17

Chuck D on his watercolour art; novelist Jacqueline Crooks; Andy Holden on amateur art.

Contemporary sari design; the politics of museum labelling; Mat Osman's novel The Ghost Theatre

Publication Date: 2023-05-16

Sari design exhibition; the politics of museum labels; Mat Osman's novel The Ghost Theatre

Brokeback Mountain on stage, Venice architecture biennale, author Tan Twan Eng

Publication Date: 2023-05-15

Brokeback Mountain on stage, Venice architecture biennale, Tan Twan Eng new novel.

June Givanni on the PanAfrican cinema archive, Gwen John at Pallant House Gallery reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-05-11

June Givanni on the PanAfrican cinema archive, Gwen John at Pallant House reviewed.

Author Louise Kennedy, Royal patronage in the arts, beatboxer SK Shlomo

Publication Date: 2023-05-10

Author Louise Kennedy, royal patronage in the arts, beatboxer SK Shlomo

Dennis Potter’s newly discovered play, Cathi Unsworth on goth culture, artist Isaac Julien

Publication Date: 2023-05-10

Dennis Potter’s newly discovered play, Cathi Unsworth on goth culture, artist Isaac Julien

Eurovision comes to Liverpool

Publication Date: 2023-05-08

A special programme to mark Liverpool hosting the world’s biggest live music event.

Playwright Jonathan Harvey on A Thong for Europe, Tom Hanks’s new novel reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-05-04

Playwright Jonathan Harvey, Tom Hanks’s first novel and the film Harka reviewed

Writer Jack Thorne, Derek Jarman’s Blue reimagined, music for the King’s coronation

Publication Date: 2023-05-03

Writer Jack Thorne, Derek Jarman’s Blue reimagined, music for the King’s coronation.

Sir Lenny Henry on his new play, music from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery, publishing and net zero

Publication Date: 2023-05-02

Sir Lenny Henry, music from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery, publishing and net zero.

Rachmaninoff - the 20th century's great romantic

Publication Date: 2023-05-01

Celebrating the music of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Playwright Ryan Calais Cameron, musician Stewart Copeland and is Morris dancing having a moment?

Publication Date: 2023-04-25

Playwright Ryan Calais Cameron, Stewart Copeland, and is Morris dancing having a moment?

Patrick Radden Keefe on the Sackler family, Iestyn Davies performs live, sustainable theatre

Publication Date: 2023-04-24

Patrick Radden Keefe on the Sacklers, Iestyn Davies performs live, sustainable theatre

Everything But the Girl, French film Pacifiction and TV drama The Diplomat reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-04-20

Everything But the Girl, Netflix's The Diplomat and French film Pacifiction reviewed.

Opera composer Jeanine Tesori, Margaret MacMillan on Paris 1919, new ideas in architecture

Publication Date: 2023-04-19

Jeanine Tesori's Blue for the ENO; Baillie Gifford shortlist - Margaret MacMillan.

Jazz singer Georgia Cecile, the controversy surrounding Barcelona’s La Sagrada Família

Publication Date: 2023-04-18

Jazz singer Georgia Cecile, the controversy surrounding Barcelona’s La Sagrada Família.

Colin Currie performs live, author Catherine Lacey, the influence of Noel Coward

Publication Date: 2023-04-17

Colin Currie performs live, author Catherine Lacey, the influence of Noel Coward.

Front Row reviews Hamnet at the RSC and TV drama Obsession; Michael Frayn on his memoir

Publication Date: 2023-04-13

Reviews of the RSC's Hamnet and TV drama Obsession; Michael Frayn's memoir Among Others

Max Porter on new novel Shy, Chris Killip exhibition at the Baltic, Kevin Sampson on The Hunt for Raoul Moat

Publication Date: 2023-04-12

Max Porter on his new novel, Shy; Chris Killip exhibition at the Baltic in Newcastle.

Wade Davis on George Mallory, Benbrick on AI and creativity

Publication Date: 2023-04-11

The Rossettis; Benbrick on AI and creativity; Wade Davis on mountaineer George Mallory.

The 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Publication Date: 2023-04-10

The 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.

Ai Weiwei at the Design Museum and TV drama Rise of the Pink Ladies

Publication Date: 2023-04-06

Ai Weiwei - Making Sense. The new Grease TV prequel. The Good Friday Agreement on stage.

Boris Becker documentary, Commemorating the Good Friday Agreement in art, Artist-led organisations

Publication Date: 2023-04-05

New Boris Becker film, marking the Good Friday Agreement in art, artist-led organisations.

Joe Pearlman on his Lewis Capaldi film, author Craig Brown, Tartan at the V&A

Publication Date: 2023-04-04

Joe Pearlman on his Lewis Capaldi film author, Craig Brown, Tartan at the V&A Dundee.

The Beatles at Stowe School, Hugh Laurie on Agatha Christie

Publication Date: 2023-04-03

The Beatles at Stowe School, and Hugh Laurie on Agatha Christie.

Ria Zmitrowicz on The Power, The ENO’s The Dead City and God’s Creatures reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-03-30

Ria Zmitrowicz on The Power, The ENO’s The Dead City and God’s Creatures reviewed.

Cash Carraway on BBC drama Rain Dogs, the might of the UK gaming industry, Kidnapped on stage

Publication Date: 2023-03-29

Cash Carraway on her comedy-drama Rain Dogs, the UK gaming industry, Kidnapped on stage

Musician Natalie Merchant, poet Victoria Adukwei Bulley, library funding

Publication Date: 2023-03-28

Musician Natalie Merchant, poet Victoria Adukwei Bulley, library funding.

Barbara Demick on North Korea; Dungeons and Dragons controversy; folk musicians Hack-Poets Guild

Publication Date: 2023-03-27

The controversy surrounding fan-made content inspired by the hit game Dungeons and Dragons

Steven Knight on Great Expectations, After Impressionism at the National Gallery

Publication Date: 2023-03-23

Steven Knight on Great Expectations, the After Impressionism exhibition reviewed.

Touchstones Rochdale art gallery's radical 80s history, James Shapiro on Shakespeare

Publication Date: 2023-03-22

The radical history of Rochdale Art Gallery in the 1980s.

Danny Lee Wynter and play Black Superhero; badly behaved theatre audiences; violinist Pekka Kuusisto

Publication Date: 2023-03-21

Danny Lee Wynter on his play; Pekka Kuusisto plays live; theatre audience etiquette.

Lisa O’Neill performs live, Dance of Death from the National Theatre of Norway

Publication Date: 2023-03-20

Lisa O'Neill performs live, Dance of Death from the National Theatre of Norway, FESPACO.

Richard Eyre on his film Allelujah, and climate change TV drama Extrapolations reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-03-16

Richard Eyre on his film Allelujah, TV series Extrapolations, southern US black artists.

Scottish-Iranian film Winners, playwright Calum L MacLeòid, neurodiversity and creativity

Publication Date: 2023-03-15

Scottish-Iranian film Winners, playwright Calum L MacLeòid, neurodiversity and creativity.

Diversity at the Oscars and Baftas; plays and the cost of living; children's books; Phyllida Barlow

Publication Date: 2023-03-14

After the Oscars and Baftas, Tom discusses diversity at awards and in the film industry.

Author Percival Everett, director Pravesh Kumar on Little English

Publication Date: 2023-03-13

Percival Everett's novel Dr No; Pravesh Kumar on film Little English; Yeats & smartphones.

Film My Sailor, My Love; Atwood’s Old Babes In The Wood; Baillie Gifford prize; Nicole Flattery

Publication Date: 2023-03-09

Reviews of My Sailor My Love and Margaret Atwood’s new collection; Baillie Gifford winners

Pioneering play Top Girls turns 40, do publishers owe a duty of care to memoirists? and the benefits of stopping the show

Publication Date: 2023-03-08

Pioneering play Top Girls turns 40, and do publishers have a duty of care to memoirists?

Daniel Mays on a new production of Guys and Dolls, and how accessible are venues and film sets for performers?

Publication Date: 2023-03-07

Daniel Mays in Guys and Dolls, making film and TV sets more accessible for performers.

Steven Moffat and Lucy Caldwell on writing about the Hadron Collider

Publication Date: 2023-03-06

Steven Moffat and Lucy Caldwell on writing short stories inspired by the science of Cern.

Daisy Jones & The Six on TV. Lukas Dhont’s film Close. Edmund De Waal on potter Lucie Rie

Publication Date: 2023-03-02

Reviews of Daisy Jones And The Six and Close, plus ceramicist Edmund de Waal on Lucie Rie.

Barry Male Voice Choir, new play Romeo and Julie, WNO’s Blaze of Glory and Welsh culture minister Dawn Boden

Publication Date: 2023-03-01

Barry Male Voice Choir, WNO’s Blaze of Glory and Welsh culture minister Dawn Boden.

Tracy-Ann Oberman, Director Michael B Jordan, Oldham Coliseum

Publication Date: 2023-02-28

Tracy-Ann Oberman on playing Shylock, Creed III's Michael B Jordan, and theatre funds.

Conductor Antonio Pappano on Puccini’s Turandot and the Ukrainian cabaret artists performing in exile

Publication Date: 2023-02-27

Antonio Pappano on Turandot, and the Ukrainian cabaret artists performing in exile.

Immersive David Hockney art and Korean film Broker reviewed; artist Mike Nelson; AI-generated writing

Publication Date: 2023-02-23

Immersive Hockney art, Korean film Broker, installation artist Mike Nelson, AI writing.

New film The Strays, artists Chila Kumari Singh Burman and Dawinder Bansal, Janet Malcolm’s photography memoir

Publication Date: 2023-02-22

New film The Strays and artists Chila Kumari Singh Burman and Dawinder Bansal.

Michael Douglas, culture in Ukraine a year after invasion, visual effects and animation in the UK

Publication Date: 2023-02-21

Oscar-winner Michael Douglas talks about his new film, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.

Hugh Jackman, Kevin Jared Hosein, the future of opera

Publication Date: 2023-02-20

Hugh Jackman, Kevin Jared Hosein, the future of opera.

Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, Alice Neel, Spitting Image

Publication Date: 2023-02-16

Animation Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, Alice Neel's art, Al Murray on Spitting Image

Asif Kapadia's dance film Creature; the Barbellion Book Prize winner; South Asian and South East Asian galleries in Manchester

Publication Date: 2023-02-15

Director Asif Kapadia on collaborating with choreographer Akram Khan on the film Creature

Tracy Chevalier on Vermeer Exhibition; live v streaming theatre audiences; American poet A. E. Stallings; and The King's Singers

Publication Date: 2023-02-14

Author Tracy Chevalier on the major Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Kate Prince on her suffragette musical, the art of casting, set design at the Brits.

Publication Date: 2023-02-13

Kate Prince on her suffragette musical, the art of casting, set design at the Brits.

Georgia Oakley director of Blue Jean, Burt Bacharach obituary, Salman Rushdie's Victory City and Peter Doig exhibition reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-02-09

Georgia Oakley on her film Blue Jean about the impact of Section 28 on a teacher and pupil

The Reytons, film-maker Saim Sadiq, The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Publication Date: 2023-02-08

The Reytons on making a number 1 album, film-maker Saim Sadiq, The Beekeeper of Aleppo.

Les Dennis and Mina Anwar, writer Tania Branigan, Kerry Shale on Yentl

Publication Date: 2023-02-08

Les Dennis and Mina Anwar, writer Tania Branigan, and Kerry Shale on Yentl.

Costume designer Sandy Powell, playwright Chris Bush, Donatello sculptures at the V&A

Publication Date: 2023-02-06

Costume designer Sandy Powell, playwright Chris Bush, Donatello sculptures at the V&A.

TV drama Nolly and film The Whale reviewed, director M Night Shyamalan

Publication Date: 2023-02-02

A review of Nolly starring Helena Bonham Carter and written by Russell T Davies.

Sonia Boyce, The Quiet Girl, Theatre Freelance Pay, Oldham Coliseum

Publication Date: 2023-02-01

Sonia Boyce's Venice Biennale show, The Quiet Girl, Theatre pay discussed, Oldham Coliseum

Beethoven's Für Elise, playwright Garry Lyons, film director Rajkumar Santoshi

Publication Date: 2023-01-31

Who was the mysterious Elise of Beethoven's famous Für Elise?

Film director Sarah Polley, novelist Ann-Helen Laestadius and deep fakes on TV

Publication Date: 2023-01-30

Film director Sarah Polley, novelist Ann-Helen Laestadius and deep fakes on TV.

The Fabelmans and Noises Off reviewed, Joe Cornish on new TV drama Lockwood and Co.

Publication Date: 2023-01-26

The Fabelmans and Noises Off reviewed, Joe Cornish on new TV drama Lockwood and Co.

Mel C on dancing with Jules Cunningham, film-maker Laura Poitras, musician Rasha Nahas

Publication Date: 2023-01-25

Mel C at Sadler's Wells in How Did We Get Here? choreographed by Jules Cunningham.

Artist John Akomfrah, Oscar Nominations, Arts Council England responds

Publication Date: 2023-01-24

Artist John Akomfrah on representing the UK at the Venice Biennale, Oscar nominations

The play Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons; conductor Alice Farnham; the short film An Irish Goodbye.

Publication Date: 2023-01-23

Sam Steiner and Josie Rourke on their new production of Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Spain and the Hispanic World exhibition, new film Holy Spider, artist Clarke Reynolds

Publication Date: 2023-01-19

Spain and the Hispanic World exhibition, new film Holy Spider, artist Clarke Reynolds.

Hepworth, Moore, landscape and cows' backs; fiddle player John McCusker; novelist Victoria MacKenzie

Publication Date: 2023-01-18

Hepworth, Moore and Yorkshire; Scottish fiddle player John McCusker; a novel about mystics

Poet Anthony Joseph, new novels about witches and the fall in female film-makers

Publication Date: 2023-01-17

Poet Anthony Joseph, new novels about witchcraft and the fall in female film-makers.

Rebecca Frecknall on A Streetcar Named Desire, Rick Rubin, Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh

Publication Date: 2023-01-16

Rebecca Frecknall on A Streetcar Named Desire, Rick Rubin, Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh

The Last of Us & Enys Men reviewed

Publication Date: 2023-01-12

New series The Last of Us series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reviewed.

Filmmaker Todd Field on Tár, Glyndebourne tour cancellation, Debut novelist Jyoti Patel

Publication Date: 2023-01-11

Filmmaker Todd Field on Tár, Glyndebourne tour cancellation; Debut novelist Jyoti Patel.

How AI is changing art, the TS Eliot Prize for poetry and the folk music of wassailing

Publication Date: 2023-01-10

How AI is changing art, the TS Eliot Prize for poetry and the folk music of wassailing.

The Light in the Hall, The Shipping Forecast photographs, Nell Zink

Publication Date: 2023-01-09

Director Andy Newbery, photographer Mark Power and author Nell Zink.

Two of the year's major films, Till and Empire of Light, reviewed and John Preston on his TV drama Stonehouse.

Publication Date: 2023-01-05

John Preston on TV drama Stonehouse, and Front Row reviews Till and Empire of Light.

Vocal ensemble Stile Antico, Fay Weldon obituary, director John Strickland

Publication Date: 2023-01-04

Stile Antico perform the music of William Byrd live.

Tom Hanks On A Man Called Otto, Author Deepti Kapoor, The London Ticket Bank

Publication Date: 2023-01-03

Tom Hanks on A Man Called Otto, author Deepti Kapoor, The London Ticket Bank.

Leeds 2023 Year of Culture

Publication Date: 2023-01-02

Front Row visits Leeds as the city prepares to celebrate culture throughout 2023.

The Pale Blue Eye and Happy Valley reviewed, Artist Alexander Creswell

Publication Date: 2022-12-22

Reviews of The Pale Blue Eye and Happy Valley, plus painter Alexander Creswell.

Marie Kreutzer on the film Corsage, Film director Mike Hodges remembered, Artistic buzzwords, The T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry

Publication Date: 2022-12-21

Marie Kreutzer on Corsage, her film about Elisabeth, 19th-century empress of Austria.

Terry Hall remembered, state of UK theatre, board games of the last 40 years

Publication Date: 2022-12-20

Terry Hall of The Specials remembered, the state of UK theatre and 40 years of board games

Lucy Prebble, immersive experiences, what next for ENO

Publication Date: 2022-12-20

Lucy Prebble on I Hate Suzie Too. Have we reached peak immersion? And what next for ENO.

Lucy Prebble, immersive experiences, what next for ENO

Publication Date: 2022-12-19

Lucy Prebble on I Hate Suzie Too. Have we reached peak immersion? And what next for ENO.

Quentin Blake discussion, reviews of Avatar and Magdalena Abakanowicz

Publication Date: 2022-12-15

Celebration of Quentin Blake, reviews of Avatar and Magdalena Abakanowicz.

Neil Gaiman, China's art censorship in Europe, Decline of the working class in the creative industries

Publication Date: 2022-12-14

Neil Gaiman on The Ocean at the End of the Lane. China's art censorship in Europe.

Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody; Qatar art, architecture & the World Cup; Hannah Khalil

Publication Date: 2022-12-13

Director Kasi Lemmons on I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a Whitney Houston biopic.

Zadie Smith on The Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman's stolen gear

Publication Date: 2022-12-12

Zadie Smith on The Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman.

Zadie Smith on the Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman's stolen gear

Publication Date: 2022-12-12

Zadie Smith on the Wife of Willesden, David Tennant on Litvinenko and Rick Wakeman.

Orlando starring Emma Corrin & Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio reviewed, Damian Lewis on A Spy Among Friends

Publication Date: 2022-12-08

Orlando starring Emma Corrin at the Garrick Theatre reviewed.

The Turner Prize winner, poet Kim Moore, Razorlight's Johnny Borrell

Publication Date: 2022-12-07

The winner of the Turner Prize, poet Kim Moore, and Razorlight's Johnny Borrell.

Antoine Fuqua on Emancipation, NDAs in film and TV casting, playwright April De Angelis

Publication Date: 2022-12-06

Antoine Fuqua on Emancipation, NDAs in film and TV casting, playwright April De Angelis.

Fergus McCreadie, Leyla Josephine, Scottish National Gallery

Publication Date: 2022-12-05

Jazz pianist Fergus McCreadie performs live

Veronica Ryan - shortlisted for the Turner Prize, reviews of new Stormzy album and film White Noise

Publication Date: 2022-12-01

Turner Prize shortlisted artist Veronica Ryan.

Maxine Peake on Betty! A Sort of Musical, Turner Prize nominee Heather Phillipson, Signal Film and Media in Barrow-in-Furness

Publication Date: 2022-11-30

Maxine Peake on co-writing and starring in Betty! A Sort of Musical about Betty Boothroyd.

Clint Dyer on Othello, Turner Prize nominee Ingrid Pollard, should museums close controversial galleries?

Publication Date: 2022-11-29

Director Clint Dyer on Othello and Turner Prize nominee Ingrid Pollard.

Turner Prize nominee Sin Wai Kin, Katherine Rundell on John Donne, Ballet Black

Publication Date: 2022-11-28

Turner Prize nominee Sin Wai Kin, Katherine Rundell on John Donne, Ballet Black.

Joan Armatrading, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye exhibition and film She Said reviewed

Publication Date: 2022-11-24

Joan Armatrading on her new album and a lifetime of lyrics.

Lady Chatterley's Lover reviewed, casting Ukrainian actors, Jake Heggie on It's A Wonderful Life, Wilko Johnson

Publication Date: 2022-11-23

We review Lady Chatterley's Lover starring Emma Corrin and Jack O'Connell.

Lady Chatterley's Lover reviewed, Jake Heggie on It's A Wonderful Life, casting Ukrainian actors, Wilko Johnson

Publication Date: 2022-11-23

We review Lady Chatterley's Lover starring Emma Corrin and Jack O'Connell.

Matthew Warchus on Matilda, Kapil Seshasayee performs, climate protests in galleries

Publication Date: 2022-11-22

Matthew Warchus on Matilda the Musical, Kapil Seshasayee performs,gallery climate protest

Director Luca Guadagnino on Bones and All, Gainsborough’s House, writer Ronald Blythe at 100

Publication Date: 2022-11-22

Director Luca Guadagnino on confronting the taboo of cannibalism in his film Bones and All

Director Luca Guadagnino on Bones and All, Gainsborough’s House, writer Ronald Blythe at 100

Publication Date: 2022-11-21

Director Luca Guadagnino on confronting the taboo of cannibalism in his film Bones and All

The Wonder, Making Modernism, Frantic Assembly, Opera and elitism

Publication Date: 2022-11-17

The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh, and Making Modernism at the Royal Academy reviewed

Football Inspired Art, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Bruntwood Playwriting Prize winner, Chornobyldorf opera

Publication Date: 2022-11-16

Football inspired exhibitions at the Walker Art Gallery and at Tottenham Hotspur's stadium

Football Inspired Art, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Bruntwood Playwriting Prize winner, Chornobyldorf

Publication Date: 2022-11-16

Football inspired exhibitions at the Walker Art Gallery and at Tottenham Hotspur's stadium

Crime writer Michael Connelly, Folk trio Lady Maisery

Publication Date: 2022-11-15

Crime writer Michael Connelly, folk trio Lady Maisery, publishing controversial books.

BBC Centenary, The Art of Radio, Joy Whitby, Climate Fiction

Publication Date: 2022-11-14

Celebrating the centenary of BBC Radio, Play School creator Joy Whitby, Climate Fiction

The Crown, Jafar Panahi's No Bears, Jez Butterworth, Goldsmiths Prize

Publication Date: 2022-11-10

The Crown plus No Bears reviewed; winner of the fiction prize; Jez Butterworth on Mammals

Black Panther Director Ryan Coogler, Photographer Craig Easton

Publication Date: 2022-11-09

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, museums in crisis, photographer Craig Easton.

Jennifer Lawrence, mandolin player Chris Thile, Chokepoint Capitalism

Publication Date: 2022-11-08

Jennifer Lawrence and director Lila Neugebauer discuss their new film, Causeway.

Arts Council Funding, the art of the infographic, film director Tas Brooker

Publication Date: 2022-11-07

Arts Council funding, the art of the infographic, film director Tas Brooker.

The English and Living reviewed, Royal Opera's Director of Opera Oliver Mears

Publication Date: 2022-11-03

'The English', starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer, reviewed.

Live from Cardiff with Connor Allen, Zoë Skoulding and music from Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain

Publication Date: 2022-11-02

Front Row from Cardiff with music from harpist Catrin Finch and violinist Aoife Ni Bhriain

Nick Hornby, dancer Cecilia Iliesiu, Derek Owusu and Anthony Anaxagorou

Publication Date: 2022-11-01

Nick Hornby on Dickens & Prince, Cecilia Iliesiu, poets Derek Owusu & Anthony Anaxagorou

Alison Lapper on Sarah Biffin, Ric Renton, Plastics at the V&A Dundee

Publication Date: 2022-10-31

Alison Lapper on Sarah Biffin, Ric Renton on his play One Off, Plastics at the V&A Dundee.

Tammy Faye musical, Paul Newman's memoir, Daniel Arsham, Simon Armitage

Publication Date: 2022-10-27

The new musical from Elton John; artist Daniel Arsham; Simon Armitage on the BBC centenary

Turn It Up: The Power of Music exhibition; The Turner Prize at Tate Liverpool; Linton Kwesi Johnson

Publication Date: 2022-10-26

Turn It Up: The Power of Music exhibition at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum

Eliza Carthy, Ruben Östlund, Brutalist Architecture

Publication Date: 2022-10-25

Eliza Carthy plays live, film director Ruben Östlund on Triangle of Sadness.

Taylor Swift and Arctic Monkeys

Publication Date: 2022-10-24

New Taylor Swift and Arctic Monkeys albums reviewed and horror in art and film discussed.

Front Row reviews popular culture of 1922

Publication Date: 2022-10-20

To mark the BBC’s centenary, Front Row reviews the popular culture of 1922.

Martin McDonagh on The Banshees of Inisherin and The Royal National Mòd

Publication Date: 2022-10-19

Martin McDonagh on The Banshees of Inisherin and The Royal National Mòd.

New theatre @sohoplace, director Edward Berger, Jenny Beavan on fair pay for costume designers

Publication Date: 2022-10-18

New London theatre @sohoplace, director Edward Berger, fair pay for costume designers.

The Booker Prize for Fiction 2022

Publication Date: 2022-10-17

Samira Ahmed hosts the ceremony live from the Roundhouse in London.

Laura Mvula, Michael Spicer, Anthony Bolton

Publication Date: 2021-07-08

Laura Mvula's on her new album, Pink Noise

Ola Ince on Romeo & Juliet, harassment and bullying in the acting profession, BFI's Ben Roberts

Publication Date: 2021-07-07

Romeo & Juliet director Ola Ince, and harassment and bullying in the acting profession

Manchester International Festival

Publication Date: 2021-07-06

A look at this year’s Manchester International Festival.

Paula Rego at Tate Britain, Black Widow, Cultural Recovery Fund a year on

Publication Date: 2021-07-05

A retrospective of the Portuguese-born artist Paula Rego opens at Tate Britain this week.

Giles Terera, Chi-chi Nwanoku, The 2021 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Reviewing Another Round

Publication Date: 2021-07-02

Danish Oscar-winning film Another Round reviewed.

Bobby Gillespie, Karla Black, Audience Anxiety

Publication Date: 2021-07-01

Bobby Gillespie on his new album of duets with Jehnny Beth.

Mark-Anthony Turnage, V&A East, Patricia Lockwood

Publication Date: 2021-06-30

Mark-Anthony Turnage on setting Arsenal's 1989 title-winning match to music.

Dickens readings, Smart Fund, Randall Goosby

Publication Date: 2021-06-29

Dickens reading his own works, Smart Fund, Randall Goosby's album Roots.

Simon Russell Beale, French Exit, Lisa Taddeo

Publication Date: 2021-06-28

Simon Russell Beale on playing JS Bach on stage.

Siân Owen on Under Milk Wood, Nick Broomfield, Essex stereotypes in culture

Publication Date: 2021-06-25

Siân Owen on adapting Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood for the National Theatre

Marianela Núñez, Charlotte Perriand exhibition review, Latitude Festival

Publication Date: 2021-06-24

Royal Ballet Principal Ballerina Marianela Núñez on Sleeping Beauty at the ROH.

The Overseas Student, Cherie Jones, India's Parliamentary District row

Publication Date: 2021-06-23

Tanika Gupta on her play about an 19 year old Gandhi studying law in the UK.

Joan Armatrading, Erland Cooper, EU cultural quotas

Publication Date: 2021-06-22

Singer Joan Armatrading on her new album, and composer Erland Cooper.

Lauryn Redding, Claire Barnett-Jones, Supernova film, Venice Biennale

Publication Date: 2021-06-21

Lauryn Redding on Bloody Elle, her musical reopening Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre.

Ian McKellen on playing Hamlet

Publication Date: 2021-06-18

50 years after last playing Hamlet, Sir Ian McKellen returns to the role.

Lisa Dwan on Beckett's Happy Days, the winner of the Walter Scott Prize

Publication Date: 2021-06-17

We announce the winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.

Colin Macleod, Jason Reynolds, Hanna Flint reviews 'Together'

Publication Date: 2021-06-16

Colin Macleod performs, Jason Reynolds, Hanna Flint reviews 'Together'

Timothy Spall, Shaan Sahota, Universal Basic Income for artists

Publication Date: 2021-06-15

Actor Timothy Spall on his new painting exhibition, Out of the Storm.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gerda Stevenson, Implications of the Covid restrictions extension

Publication Date: 2021-06-14

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on his new musical film, In the Heights

Lin Manuel Miranda, Gerda Stevenson, Implications of the Covid restrictions extension

Publication Date: 2021-06-14

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on his new musical film, In the Heights

Simon Armitage, After Life, The Disciple

Publication Date: 2021-06-11

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, and After Life on stage

Noel Gallagher, Amanda Whittington, Mount Recyclemore

Publication Date: 2021-06-10

Noel Gallagher on Back the Way We Came, a hits album from a decade with High Flying Birds.

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Danny Elfman, Emily Davison statue

Publication Date: 2021-06-09

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé on her debut, Ace of Spades, which landed a million-dollar book deal

Ai Weiwei, Claire Fuller, Seamus Heaney's poetry on location

Publication Date: 2021-06-08

Artist Ai Weiwei on Gilded Cage, his new sculpture at Blenheim Palace.

Florian Zeller on The Father; Jeffrey Boakye; Ita O'Brien

Publication Date: 2021-06-07

Florian Zeller on his film The Father starring Anthony Hopkins.

Joanna Scanlan, Kneehigh, Chibundu Onuzo, Time Review

Publication Date: 2021-06-04

Actress Joanna Scanlan talks about her role as Mary in After Love.

Sorious Samura, Susanna Clarke, Edinburgh Fringe, Liverpool Biennial

Publication Date: 2021-06-03

Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura on his documentary, Sing, Freetown

Sorius Samura, Susanna Clarke, Edinburgh Fringe, Liverpool Biennial

Publication Date: 2021-06-03

Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura on his documentary, Sing, Freetown.

Es Devlin on Forest for Change, artist Phoebe Boswell, Covid amateur choirs update

Publication Date: 2021-06-02

Forest for Change created by Es Devlin.

Films Gunda and First Cow reviewed, Actor and writer Amy Trigg, Composer Dan Jones

Publication Date: 2021-06-01

Animal films Gunda and First Cow reviewed.

Paulette Randall

Publication Date: 2021-05-31

Paulette Randall on the London 2012 Olympics and directing the plays of August Wilson.

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida, Bolton Octagon reopens, Ghazal poetry, Anne Boleyn reviewed

Publication Date: 2021-05-28

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida returns to the Wigmore Hall.

Chris Addison on Breeders; Nadifa Mohamed's new novel; BBC Proms 2021 debuts

Publication Date: 2021-05-27

Chris Addison discusses the new series of his comedy, Breeders.

101 Dalmations prequel, Cruella; Two Tone Exhibition in Coventry, City of Culture; new play The Merthyr Stigmatist

Publication Date: 2021-05-26

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh discusses Disney's anticipated 101 Dalmatians prequel, Cruella.

Slavery exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, Grime artist Bugzy, the decline or resurgence of crafts

Publication Date: 2021-05-25

The Rijkmuseum in Amsterdam opens a landmark exhibition, Slavery.

David Weil on Solos, Novelist Brit Bennett, Great British Photography Challenge

Publication Date: 2021-05-24

Writer-producer David Weil on new Amazon fantasy series, Solos.

Front Row on Bob Dylan at 80

Publication Date: 2021-05-21

Front Row on Bob Dylan at 80, with Bob Geldof, Ann Powers, Martin Carthy and Kerry Shale

Barbara Hepworth retrospective, Broadening museum boards, Othello as a woman

Publication Date: 2021-05-20

A look at the largest publlc exhbition of the sculptor Barbara Hepworth's work.

20/05/2021

Publication Date: 2021-05-20

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

Composer Roxanna Panufnik, Science meets music at The Brighton Festival, Eileen Agar retrospective

Publication Date: 2021-05-19

Composer Roxanna Panufnik on her new album, Heartfelt.

Julie Hesmondhalgh, Christina McMaster, James Barnor

Publication Date: 2021-05-18

Julie Hesmondhalgh on theatres reopening, Lie Down and Listen, Photographer James Barnor

Director Barry Jenkins on The Underground Railroad

Publication Date: 2021-05-17

Barry Jenkins on his adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad

Cinemas Reopen, St Vincent, Maylis de Kerangal, Festival Ticketing

Publication Date: 2021-05-14

Cinemas reopen, St Vincent, Maylis de Kerangal, festival ticketing.

Rachel Maclean, arts education cuts, Richard Osman, British Book Awards Author of the Year

Publication Date: 2021-05-13

Rachel Maclean on her installation critiquing the decline of the High Street.

As theatres in England reopen soon, we ask what the experience will be like for audiences and staff?

Publication Date: 2021-05-12

Theatres in England reopen soon, what will the experience be like for audiences and staff?

Two Distant Strangers, Golden Globes, Resident Evil, U.Me The Musical

Publication Date: 2021-05-11

Two Distant Strangers, Golden Globes, U.Me: The Musical and Resident Evil Village reviewed

David Hockney, TV drama Three Families and novelist Rónán Hession

Publication Date: 2021-05-11

David Hockney's new iPad art, TV drama Three Families and novelist Rónán Hession.

David Hockney, TV drama Three Families and novelist Rónán Hession

Publication Date: 2021-05-10

David Hockney, TV drama Three Families and novelist Rónán Hession.

Emily Mortimer on The Pursuit of Love, Jupiter's Legacy, Rag'n'Bone Man

Publication Date: 2021-05-07

Emily Mortimer on her new adaptation of The Pursuit of Love.

Don Warrington, Gillian Reynolds, Benjamin Myers

Publication Date: 2021-05-06

Don Warrington on playing a grieving father in Radio 4 drama Running with Lions.

Anna Kerrigan, events testing, Sunjeev Sahota

Publication Date: 2021-05-05

Anna Kerrigan on her new film, Cowboys.

Essay collections from novelists and poets. Review of TV series Bloods, New Pokemon Snap explored

Publication Date: 2021-05-04

Novelist Rachel Kushner and poet Kei Miller on the attraction of the essay form.

How should we memorialise in the 21st century?

Publication Date: 2021-05-03

Artists and writers reflect on recent approaches to memorials.

Theresa Lola and 70 years of the RFH; The Mosquito Coast reviewed; Royal Blood's new album; Andrew Miller on events pilots

Publication Date: 2021-04-30

Theresa Lola performs her specially commissioned poem to mark 70 years of the RFH

Raoul Peck, Camilla Greenwell and Tufting on TikTok

Publication Date: 2021-04-29

Raoul Peck's new documentary, dance photographer Camilla Greenwell and tufting on TikTok

Women's Prize Shortlist, Jamie MacDonald, Rotten Tomatoes

Publication Date: 2021-04-28

Bernadine Evaristo, chair of the Women's Prize juding panel, reveals this year's shortlist

Shadow and Bone, Lemn Sissay, Gwendoline Riley

Publication Date: 2021-04-27

Netflix series Shadow and Bone reviewed, Lemn Sissay's Brighton Festival, Gwendoline Riley

Nicola Benedetti, Mark Simpson, Oscars roundup, Mr Wickham

Publication Date: 2021-04-26

Nicola Benedetti and Mark Simpson on the violin concerto he wrote for her.

Tom Jones looks back at his life and career

Publication Date: 2021-04-23

At the age of 80, Tom Jones is releasing a new album in which he reflects back on his life

Rose Matafeo, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Ninebarrow

Publication Date: 2021-04-22

Rose Matafeo on her rom-com Starstruck about a surprise encounter with a famous film star.

Actor and director Noel Clarke reflects on his career

Publication Date: 2021-04-21

Noel Clarke discusses his latest role in the ITV drama Viewpoint

Kayo Chingonyi; Joyce DiDonato; The Importance of Being Earnest reviewed

Publication Date: 2021-04-20

Kayo Chingonyi's new poetry collection, Joyce DiDonato on Schubert’s Winterreise.

London Grammar, Frank of Ireland, Photographer of the Year Craig Easton

Publication Date: 2021-04-19

London Grammar, Sitcom Frank of Ireland reviewed, Photographer Craig Easton

Deborah Warner on Peter Grimes, Helen McCrory remembered, Mare of Easttown

Publication Date: 2021-04-16

Deborah Warner on Peter Grimes, and Helen McCrory remembered.

Paul Theroux on his new novel, Under The Wave at Waimea

Publication Date: 2021-04-15

Paul Theroux on his new novel, Under The Wave at Waimea.

Testament, diversity in nature writing, festivals insurance update

Publication Date: 2021-04-14

Testament on giving the Greek myth of Orpheus a Yorkshire twist.

Ammonite; Jack Holden's play Cruise; Voices from the Peak

Publication Date: 2021-04-13

We review Kate Winslet's Ammonite loosely based on the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning

Kate Winslet in Ammonite; Jack Holden's play about 1980s Soho and AIDS; Mark Gwynne Jones - Voices from the Peak

Publication Date: 2021-04-13

Kate Winslet's new film Ammonite, loosely based on the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning

Too Close, Rachel Whiteread, Chloe Zhao, Rosa Rankin Gee

Publication Date: 2021-04-12

We review ITV psychological thriller Too Close, starring Emily Watson.

Taylor Swift's Fearless, Prince Philip portraitist Jonathan Yeo, David Almond, Them

Publication Date: 2021-04-10

A review of Taylor Swift's new album Fearless. Plus David Almond on his latest novel.

Peggy Seeger, Liverpool pilot of arts events, Fiction writers of faith

Publication Date: 2021-04-08

Peggy Seeger on her new album The First Farewell.

Katherine Parkinson, Louise Kennedy, TikTok and bands

Publication Date: 2021-04-07

Actress Katherine Parkinson talks about writing her play, Sitting, in which she also stars

Riz Ahmed, Climate change books, Paul Ritter remembered, Israel covid passports

Publication Date: 2021-04-06

Riz Ahmed on his Oscar-nominated performance in Sound of Metal

Author Michael Rosen on his experience of Covid and his tribute to the NHS

Publication Date: 2021-04-05

Michael Rosen reflects on his hospitalisation with Covid.

Front Row: The Blue Edition

Publication Date: 2021-04-02

An exploration of the colour blue in contemporary culture.

Director Lee Isaac Chung, Samantha Ege, Jane Austen's Persuasion, musicians selling back catalogues

Publication Date: 2021-04-01

Director Lee Isaac Chung on Minari, a film inspired by his childhood in rural Arkansas.

Future of Disabled Theatre, Disability Champion Andrew Miller, London Symphony Orchestra

Publication Date: 2021-03-31

Leading theatre makers discuss the state of disabled theatre.

30/03/2021

Publication Date: 2021-03-30

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

International Booker Prize longlist reviewed, Joanne Harris, Who should translate work?

Publication Date: 2021-03-30

International Booker Prize, Joanne Harris and her translator, Who should translate work?

Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, Charlie Carroll, Greenborne

Publication Date: 2021-03-29

Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian, The Lip by Charlie Carroll, new audio soap Greenborne.

Tina Turner and Demi Lovato documentaries, author Dean Koontz, poet Marvin Thompson, artists on the high street

Publication Date: 2021-03-26

New films about Tina Turner and Demi Lovato reviewed.

Emerald Fennell, Benin Bronzes, Winner of the Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation

Publication Date: 2021-03-25

Emerald Fennell on her revenge thriller, Promising Young Woman, which stars Carey Mulligan

Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.

Publication Date: 2021-03-24

Playwright Mark Ravenhill, The Future of Festivals, 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.

Orlando Bloom; Liverpool Biennial; Elizabeth Knox

Publication Date: 2021-03-23

Orlando Bloom on his film Retribution, and the Liverpool Biennial gets underway.

Nile Rodgers on his digital portrait, composer Hannah Peel

Publication Date: 2021-03-22

Nile Rodgers discusses his voice-interactive digital portrait.

Giles Terera, Griff, Line of Duty reviewed, Harriet Harman on touring musicians

Publication Date: 2021-03-19

Hamilton's Giles Terera on writing his first play, The Meaning of Zong.

Michael Rosen, Chris Bush, Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Publication Date: 2021-03-18

Michael Rosen's Covid book, The Band Plays On drama, Zack Snyder’s Justice League reviewed

No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop, James Levine

Publication Date: 2021-03-17

No Ordinary Man, Dream, Lofi Hip Hop and James Levine.

Theatre one year on - what now?

Publication Date: 2021-03-16

One year after theatres closed due to Covid, what was the impact and what is the legacy?

Sarah Gavron and Theresa Ikoko on Rocks, Oscar nominations, Emma Stonex

Publication Date: 2021-03-15

Rocks director Sarah Gavron and writer Theresa Ikoko, and today's Oscar nominations.

Aria Code podcast, Yaa Gyasi's new novel, Sky drama The Flight Attendant reviewed

Publication Date: 2021-03-12

Aria Code podcast, Yaa Gyasi's new novel, Sky drama The Flight Attendant reviewed.

The rise, fall and rise again of audio cassettes, poet Luke Wright, film director Shaka King

Publication Date: 2021-03-11

The joy of cassettes: their rise, decline, near-extinction - and recent resurgence.

The One on Netflix, Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West rebooting regional theatre, Kieran Hodgson's moment of joy

Publication Date: 2021-03-10

Netflix drama 'The One', Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, Samuel West regional theatre.

Hilary Hahn; BAFTA nominations; competitive reading

Publication Date: 2021-03-09

Hilary Hahn's Paris; the BAFTAs; reading competitively.

Oana Aristide, Remembering Stevie Smith, and what is an NFT?

Publication Date: 2021-03-08

Novelist Oana Aristide, Remembering poet Stevie Smith, and Aleks Krotoski explains NFTs.

David Mamet; The Glorias and Moxie reviewed; Danielle Evans

Publication Date: 2021-03-05

David Mamet; The Glorias and Moxie reviewed; Danielle Evans' short story collection.

MC Grammar, Bookshop.org, proposed changes at the V&A

Publication Date: 2021-03-04

MC Grammar on getting children to love reading.

Guitarist Pat Metheny on his new album

Publication Date: 2021-03-03

Guitarist Pat Metheny on his new album.

Guitarist Pat Metheny, Budget news for the arts, Translation

Publication Date: 2021-03-03

Guitarist Pat Metheny on his new album.

The Anchoress; Your Honour; Stories That Get Us Through

Publication Date: 2021-03-02

The Anchoress and her new album, Your Honour reviewed and Stories That Get Us Through.

Review of Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun, Adrian Younge - The American Negro, Springtime in poetry

Publication Date: 2021-03-01

Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel, Klara and the Sun, reviewed. Can robots have humanity?

The United States vs Billie Holiday reviewed, Adrian Scarborough, Ronald Pickup remembered, Joanna Pocock

Publication Date: 2021-02-26

The United States vs Billie Holiday starring Andra Day reviewed

Gilbert & George, Ryan Calais Cameron, Jadé Fadojutimi

Publication Date: 2021-02-25

Artists Gilbert & George on their new online exhibition.

Martina Cole, Sam Lee, opening date for museums

Publication Date: 2021-02-24

Martina Cole has won the Diamond Dagger award for crime writing.

Crime writer Martina Cole has been awarded the Crime Writers' Assocation Diamond Dagger

Publication Date: 2021-02-24

Martina Cole has won the Diamond Dagger award for crime writing.

Keats, Bonnie Tyler, Museums and contested heritage

Publication Date: 2021-02-23

Marking 200 years since the death of John Keats.

Keats, Bonnie Tyler, Museums and Contested Heritage

Publication Date: 2021-02-23

Marking 200 years since the death of John Keats.

Huw Stephens on The Story of Welsh Art, Prequels, reaction to the covid roadmap

Publication Date: 2021-02-22

As a prequel to The Great Gatsby is published, we discuss the appeal of the form.

The Color Purple, Niven Govinden, U-Roy remembered, John Barber

Publication Date: 2021-02-19

Leicester Curve’s recent award-winning revival of the musical The Color Purple reviewed.

Wagner's Ring, Bloodlands, Victor Ambrus, Jessie Brennan

Publication Date: 2021-02-18

Sarah Connolly on singing in Wagner's epic four opera cycle, The Ring.

K-Pop and the South Korean music industry, poet Kate Fox, touring shows in Europe post Brexit

Publication Date: 2021-02-17

K-Pop and the South Korean music industry, Kate Fox, touring shows in Europe post Brexit.

Good Grief, Shalom Auslander, National Galleries

Publication Date: 2021-02-16

Review of new play Good Grief starring Sian Clifford and Nikesh Patel.

Lolita Chakrabarti on her play Hymn, literature about waiting, The Silence of the Lambs 30 years on

Publication Date: 2021-02-15

What can literature teach us about waiting?

Chick Corea, Barbellion Prize winner Riva Lehrer, Sia's film Music reviewed & Schneel Malik

Publication Date: 2021-02-12

British Jazz pianist Julian Joseph remembers Chick Corea.

Ben Hopkins, Luke Jerram, Winsome Pinnock, Rex Obano

Publication Date: 2021-02-11

Ben Hopkins' novel Cathedral, Radio drama Faith, Hope and Glory, Luke Jerram gets creative

Adam Curtis, Welcome to Your Fantasy, true crime podcasts

Publication Date: 2021-02-10

Documentary-maker Adam Curtis on his newest work, Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.

News of the World, Mary Wilson tribute, songwriter Roger Cook, Jean-Claude Carrière remembered

Publication Date: 2021-02-09

A review of News of the World, and tributes to Mary Wilson and Jean-Claude Carriere.

Cathy Yan on her film Dead Pigs

Publication Date: 2021-02-08

Cathy Yan; Michael Landy; Musical responses to news stories; Coventry City of Culture 2021

Luke Jerram's Vaccine Artwork, Remembering Christopher Plummer, Malcolm & Marie

Publication Date: 2021-02-05

Luke Jerram, Malcolm & Marie, and Christopher Plummer remembered

Sam Neill On New Film Rams

Publication Date: 2021-02-04

Sam Neill on new film Rams, a new colour in blue paint, Sarah Maple Gets Creative.

Golden Globes, Sundance, K-Ming Chang and literary scouts

Publication Date: 2021-02-03

Highlights from today's Golden Globe nominations & the first ever online Sundance Festival

Kevin MacDonald Jakuta Alikavazovic

Publication Date: 2021-02-02

Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald discusses his new YouTube film Life In A Day 2020.

Jill Halfpenny in new drama, The Drowning

Publication Date: 2021-02-02

Jill Halfpenny; Theatre Royal Stratford East archive; queer writing through the centuries.

The Dig reviewed, Arts Foundation Futures Award winner Tanao Sasraku, Novelist Max Porter, Moments of Joy: Walt Whitman

Publication Date: 2021-01-29

We review Carey Mulligan's latest film, The Dig; archeology and love in pre-war England.

The Dig reviewed, Arts Foundation Futures Award winner Tanoa Sasraku, Novelist Max Porter, Moments of Joy: Walt Whitman

Publication Date: 2021-01-29

We review Carey Mulligan's latest film, The Dig; archeology and love in pre-war England.

Edmund du Waal launches our #FrontRowGetCreative challenge, Hafsa Zayyan, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hung Parliament

Publication Date: 2021-01-28

We launch our campaign to get you creating beautiful artworks at home.

Edmund de Waal launches our #FrontRowGetCreative challenge, Hafsa Zayyan, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hung Parliament

Publication Date: 2021-01-28

We launch our campaign to get you creating beautiful artworks at home.

Celeste, poet Brian Bilston, new film Palmer reviewed

Publication Date: 2021-01-27

Celeste on her debut album, Not Your Muse.

Jenny Eclair, Jon Brown, Costa Book of the Year winner

Publication Date: 2021-01-26

Craftivism with Jenny Eclair, Gaming sitcom Dead Pixels and Costa Book of the Year winner.

Jonzi D and Pawlet Brookes on Black dance, TS Eliot Prizewinner Bhanu Kapil, portraying politicians

Publication Date: 2021-01-25

Jonzi D on Black dance, and TS Eliot Prizewinner Bhanu Kapil.

The White Tiger, the TS Eliot Prize shortlist, sculptor Denise Dutton

Publication Date: 2021-01-22

Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger, and the TS Eliot Prize shortlist.

It's a Sin, how Aids has been depicted in culture, Glastonbury Festival cancellation, London International Mime Festival

Publication Date: 2021-01-21

We review Russell T Davies' It's a Sin starring Olly Alexander.

Schubert's Winterreise, novelist Olivia Sudjic, new US administration and the arts, performers' travel post-Brexit

Publication Date: 2021-01-20

Schubert's song-cycle Winterreise celebrated by singers Roderick Williams and David Webb.

Patricia Highsmith centenary, Caroline Shaw, Baby Done comedy reviewed

Publication Date: 2021-01-19

Patricia Highsmith centenary, Caroline Shaw on her new album, Baby Done comedy reviewed.

Ashley Walters makes his directorial debut

Publication Date: 2021-01-18

Ashley Walters; Erica Wagner; Torrey Peters; Phil Spector's Wall of Sound

Music festivals, Keeley Hawes, WandaVision reviewed

Publication Date: 2021-01-15

What hopes for music festivals later this year?

Stardust, The world's oldest painting, Jenni Fagan, Arts Students

Publication Date: 2021-01-14

David Bowie film Stardust reviewed, Jenni Fagan novel Luckenbooth, 45,500-year-old artwork

Drag kings, Courttia Newland, wintry podcasts

Publication Date: 2021-01-13

Drag kings John Travulva and Don One, and novelist Courttia Newland

Regina King, classical music for kids, Northern Irish literature

Publication Date: 2021-01-12

Oscar-winner Regina King on her directorial debut One Night In Miami.

Ben Okri, The Pembrokeshire Murders, Michael Berkeley

Publication Date: 2021-01-11

Writer Ben Okri on his new anthology, A Fire in My Head: Poems for the Dawn.

We commemorate the fifth anniversary of David Bowie's death and consider his continuing musical influence and legacy

Publication Date: 2021-01-08

David Bowie's legacy, Costa Award-winning writer Ingrid Persaud, Pieces Of A Woman review.

BBC Sound of 2021 Winner Pa Salieu, Finnish TV drama, Natasha Farrant

Publication Date: 2021-01-07

BBC Sound of 2021 winner Pa Salieu, Finnish TV drama, children's author Natasha Farrant.

Lee Lawrence, the impact of Brexit on classical music, Twelfth Night tradition at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Publication Date: 2021-01-06

Winner of the Costa Biography Award, Lee Lawrence on his memoir The Louder I Will Sing

The Great, Eavan Boland, the origin of the blues

Publication Date: 2021-01-05

Tony McNamara on The Great, the "occasionally true story" of Catherine the Great.

Dante's Divine Comedy 700 years on with Katya Adler; Costa Book Awards category winners

Publication Date: 2021-01-04

Katya Adler on Dante; Costa category winners announced; Costa Novel winner interview.

Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones - Death to 2020

Publication Date: 2020-12-24

Death to 2020, Le Gateau Chocolat, Neil Gaiman, winner of Radio 3's carol competition.

Mackenzie Crook, Collaborative board games, Janey Godley, Zing Tsjeng's party choice

Publication Date: 2020-12-23

Mackenzie Crook as Worzel Gummidge, cooperative board games, Janey Godley's video short.

Bridgerton, Rachel Joyce, The custodians of our cultural institutions

Publication Date: 2020-12-22

Chris van Dusen on Bridgerton

Bridgerton, Rachel Joyce, the custodians of our cultural institutions

Publication Date: 2020-12-22

Chris van Dusen on Bridgerton

21/12/2020

Publication Date: 2020-12-21

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

George C Wolfe on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Let Him Go reviewed, Winifred Atwell celebrated

Publication Date: 2020-12-18

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom director George C Wolfe

David Fincher

Publication Date: 2020-12-17

Visionary director David Fincher on Mank.

Steve McQueen, The Simpsons, Brutal North, Jenny Sturgeon

Publication Date: 2020-11-13

Steve McQueen on his Small Axe films and the enduring popularity of The Simpsons.

Booker Prize Book Group, Julian Lloyd Webber on Malcolm Arnold, Nick Park's lockdown discovery

Publication Date: 2020-11-12

Booker Prize Book Group, Julian Lloyd Webber on Malcolm Arnold, Nick Park's lockdown life.

Tana French, Mary Wollstonecraft statue, Industry, Ralph McTell's The Unknown Warrior

Publication Date: 2020-11-11

Tana French on her new novel; Ralph McTell's musical tribute to The Unknown Soldier.

Abel Selaocoe, Billie Holiday, Edoardo Ponti on Sophia Loren

Publication Date: 2020-11-10

South African cellist and singer Abel Selaocoe's classical, African and contemporary music

South African cellist and singer Abel Selaocoe's music draws on classical, African and contemporary music.

Publication Date: 2020-11-10

South African cellist and singer Abel Selaocoe's classical, African and contemporary music

The Voices of the Women in Classical Myths in 15 Heroines; Front Row's Book Group with Booker Nominee Douglas Stuart

Publication Date: 2020-11-09

Women in classical myths speak in 15 Heroines; Front Row's Book Club with Douglas Stuart

Dame Judi Dench and Wendy Craig remember Geoffrey Palmer; Ruth Wilson; Graeae; Kylie and Little Mix albums; Ted Hughes's Crow

Publication Date: 2020-11-06

Ruth Wilson in His Dark Materials; Dame Judie Dench remembers Geoffrey Palmer

Ruth Wilson; Graeae and Radio 4 drama; new albums from Kylie and Little Mix; Ted Hughes's Crow poem

Publication Date: 2020-11-06

Ruth Wilson in His Dark Materials; Kylie and Little Mix albums; Crow by Ted Hughes

Could being visually impaired enhance an artist’s work?

Publication Date: 2020-11-05

Documentary The Disordered Eye and Booker Book Club with Maaza Mengiste.

Alice Oswald's Weather Anthology, What a Carve Up!, Memoir writing

Publication Date: 2020-11-04

Poet Alice Oswald discusses Gigantic Cinema: A Weather Anthology, and writing memoirs.

Kristin Scott Thomas talks about playing Mrs Danvers in Rebecca

Publication Date: 2020-11-03

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas discusses the fine details of screen acting with Tom Sutcliffe.

Cellist Steven Isserlis plays, the lockdown's impact on the arts and Booker shortlisted Avni Doshi

Publication Date: 2020-11-02

Cellist Steven Isserlis plays, arts in the new lockdown, Booker shortlisted Avni Doshi.

Sam Smith, Turner's Modern World, Cold War Steve, US elections on film

Publication Date: 2020-10-30

Sam Smith's new album Love Goes, Cold War Steve, American elections on film, JWM Turner.

Dawn French talks about her comedy and novel writing careers

Publication Date: 2020-10-30

Dawn French discusses her latest novel and reflects on a long and varied comedy career.

His House director Remi Weekes, Booker Prize Book Group with Tsitsi Dangarembga

Publication Date: 2020-10-28

Tsitsi Dangarembga discusses her novel This Mournable Body in the Booker Prize Book Group

Elisabeth Moss, Julia Bullock, memorialising loved ones in video games

Publication Date: 2020-10-27

Elisabeth Moss on playing horror writer Shirley Jackson and directing The Handmaid's Tale

Sofia Coppola, Booker Book Group with Diane Cook, Olivier Awards

Publication Date: 2020-10-26

Sofia Coppola's new film, Diane Cook’s Booker Book Group, Olivier Awards roundup

Frankenstein, William Boyd, Rachel Whiteread, The Sister

Publication Date: 2020-10-23

Frankenstein: six young artists challenge how today's society creates its own monsters.

James Graham, Nottingham's Rock City celebrates 40 years, Liam Bailey, Phoebe Boswell

Publication Date: 2020-10-22

Geeta Pendse presents from Nottingham, with local lad James Graham on his new rom-com.

Francois Ozon's Summer of '85; Acclaimed violinist Tasmin Little; Derry International Choir Festival

Publication Date: 2020-10-21

Violinist Tasmin Little, Derry International Choir Festival, Review of Summer of '85.

Aké Festival special: Tayari Jones, Derek Owusu, Victor Ehikhamenor, Sara-Jayne Makwala King

Publication Date: 2020-10-20

A collaboration with the Aké Festival: leading black writers and artists in discussion

Nicole Kidman, Professional magicians and COVID, Birmingham Royal Ballet

Publication Date: 2020-10-19

Nicole Kidman's new thriller, Professional magicians and COVID, Birmingham Royal Ballet

Roddy Doyle, Gairloch Museum, Kronos Quartet, Dr Blood's Old Travelling Show

Publication Date: 2020-10-16

Roddy Doyle on his new novel Love, and The Kronos Quartet celebrate Pete Seeger.

Anais Mitchell on creating her musical, Hadestown

Publication Date: 2020-10-15

Anais Mitchell on Hadestown; Belfast International Arts Festival; Chris Killip remembered.

Jodi Picoult, Science Museum, winners and losers of the Cultural Recovery Fund

Publication Date: 2020-10-14

Jodi Picoult on her novel The Book of Two Ways.

Hugh Laurie on new drama Roadkill, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Arts degrees and Covid

Publication Date: 2020-10-13

Hugh Laurie on new drama Roadkill, Aberdeen Art Gallery, arts degrees during Covid.

Museum of the Year recipients. Arts minister Caroline Dinenage on the Cultural Recovery Fund results

Publication Date: 2020-10-12

As the first of the government grants are awarded we ask if it is going to be enough.

Alex Wheatle, Miranda July, Football club appoints Artistic Director, London Film Festival roundup

Publication Date: 2020-10-09

Alex Wheatle's new novel, Miranda July film Kajillionaire, London Film Festival roundup.

Skunk Anansie's Skin on her new memoir

Publication Date: 2020-10-08

Skin, the lead vocalist of British band Skunk Anansie, looks back over her life.

Melanie C, live music industry in crisis, Johnny Nash remembered

Publication Date: 2020-10-07

We consider the future of music making across the UK amidst musicians' protest.

2020 BBC National Short Story Award and the BBC Young Writers' Award

Publication Date: 2020-10-06

We announce the winners of the National Short Story Award and the Young Writers' Award.

Grace Jones exhibition, Steve McQueen's film Mangrove, A newly rediscovered work by Henry Purcell

Publication Date: 2020-10-05

Grace Before Jones: Camera, Disco, Studio - a new exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary.

Radha Blank, Chuck D, Dramas The Trial of the Chicago 7 and The Comey Rule reviewed

Publication Date: 2020-10-02

Radha Blank in The 40 Year Old Version, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Dana Gioia, Friday Reviews

An extended interview with Graham Norton

Publication Date: 2020-10-01

A special half hour Front Row with Graham Norton.

Miss Virginia, Helen Reddy remembered, Sarah Nicolls, Gary Clarke

Publication Date: 2020-09-30

Miss Virginia reviewed, and Sarah Nicolls who plays an inside-out vertical grand piano.

Little Mix: The Search, Artemisia Gentileschi, No Masks

Publication Date: 2020-09-29

The National Gallery's ground-breaking Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition

2020 Booker shortlist, Nicholas Serota, author Sarah Hall

Publication Date: 2020-09-29

2020 Booker shortlist, Nicholas Serota, BBC National Short Story Award nominee Sarah Hall.

Michael Kiwanuka, Boys in the Band film, the future for arts freelancers

Publication Date: 2020-09-28

Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka, The Boys in the Band film; freelancers in the arts.

Poetry and performance from Cumbria's Contains Strong Language festival

Publication Date: 2020-09-25

Poets Kate Clanchy, Jacob Polley and Zosia Wand join Katie Popperwell at the festival.

David McKee - BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award, Royal Academy dilemma, Serlina Boyd on Cocoa Girl

Publication Date: 2020-09-24

David McKee, creator of Elmer and Mr Benn, on his BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mike Bartlett, Miss Juneteenth film, theatres repurposed as courtrooms, Susanna Clarke

Publication Date: 2020-09-23

Mike Bartlett's Doctor Foster spinoff, Miss Juneteenth, Susanna Clarke's new novel

Skin, The Box in Plymouth, Sean Borodale

Publication Date: 2020-09-22

Skin from Skunk Anansie on her new memoir.

ENO drive in opera, ITV drama Honour, Jesse Armstrong, 'Festival of Brexit'

Publication Date: 2020-09-21

New ITV drama Honour, Jesse Armstrong, Drive in opera, 'Festival of Brexit'.

Katherine Ryan, Nick Hornby, artist Mark Bradford, TV drama Us reviewed

Publication Date: 2020-09-18

Katherine Ryan in The Duchess.

Rocks, Phoebe Stuckes, Eley Williams

Publication Date: 2020-09-17

New film Rocks, Poet Phoebe Stuckes, and the JK Rowling controversy.

Tricky, Ratched reviewed, live theatre returns to The Playhouse Londonderry, NSSA nominee Jack Houston

Publication Date: 2020-09-16

Tricky on his new album, Fall to Pieces. Plus live theatre returns to Northern Ireland

Dennis Kelly on The Third Day, Nica Burns, Jan Carson, Sir Terence Conran

Publication Date: 2020-09-14

Writer Dennis Kelly, and theatre producer Nica Burns.

David Tennant on playing Dennis Nilsen, BBC National Short Story Award shortlist announced, The Painted Bird reviewed

Publication Date: 2020-09-11

David Tennant on playing infamous serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

Lang Lang, Diana Rigg remembered, Cinema distribution under Covid-19

Publication Date: 2020-09-10

Mark Gatiss on Diana Rigg and Lang Lang discusses Bach's Goldberg Variations at the piano.

The future of Arts broadcasting, Winner of 2020 Women's Prize For Fiction, Film director Antonio Campos

Publication Date: 2020-09-09

The future of Arts broadcasting, Women's Prize For Fiction winner, Antonio Campos.

Andrew O'Hagan, The Singapore Grip, Theatre at the point of no return

Publication Date: 2020-09-08

Andrew O'Hagan on his novel Mayflies. Plus ITV's new drama The Singapore Grip.

Benjamin Grosvenor performs for Front Row

Publication Date: 2020-09-07

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, Venice Film Festival, Understanding artworks.

Mulan review, Lorna Sage's memoir 20 years on, and must art be political?

Publication Date: 2020-09-04

Does Disney's live-action remake of Mulan work?

The office in culture, Kate Clanchy, publishers' Super Thursday

Publication Date: 2020-09-03

The history of the office in culture; Kate Clanchy on her book How to Grow Your Own Poem.

Bernardine Evaristo shortlisted for Women's Prize, Anoushka Shankar at the Proms, Film Les Misérables reviewed

Publication Date: 2020-09-02

Bernardine Evaristo, Anoushka Shankar at the Proms, Film Les Misérables reviewed.

Ruth Jones, Roger Kneebone, Game Review, The Tempest

Publication Date: 2020-09-01

Ruth Jones, Roger Kneebone on craft and skills, Game Review, The Tempest.

Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author, walker, mountaineer and campaigner, talks to Kirsty Lang

Publication Date: 2020-08-31

Robert Macfarlane on his books, collaborating with artists and musicians and campaigning.

Luke Jerram, Elena Ferrante's new novel, Bolu Babalola, Britney Spears's conservatorship battle

Publication Date: 2020-08-28

Luke Jerram on In Memoriam - his artwork to commemorate those lost to the pandemic.

Eastenders returns, Composer Errollyn Wallen, Katy Perry profiled, I'm Thinking of Ending Things reviewed

Publication Date: 2020-08-27

The return of Eastenders & composer Errollyn Wallen on rearranging Jerusalem for the Proms

Women’s Prize For Fiction - Natalie Haynes; 2020 International Booker Prize winner; Agatha Christie’s lost play, The Lie

Publication Date: 2020-08-26

Natalie Haynes on A Thousand Ships; International Booker Prize winner reviewed.

An extended interview with dramatist Lucy Prebble

Publication Date: 2020-08-25

An extended interview with dramatist Lucy Prebble.

Algorithms in the arts, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film controversy

Publication Date: 2020-08-25

Algorithms in art, Composer Hannah Kendall, Daljit Nagra's Poetry Roundup, Cuties film.

Christopher Nolan's Tenet reviewed, British Museum re-opens, Paula Peters on Wampum exhibition, Shedinburgh fringe festival

Publication Date: 2020-08-21

The long-awaited Tenet on the big screen - Front Row reviews.

The One and Only Ivan director Thea Sharrock, Educating Rita, writing about music, research on Covid-19 risk from singing

Publication Date: 2020-08-20

Thea Sharrock on combining CGI and live action in her family movie about a gorilla.

Stanley Spencer's wives, the damage to culture in Beirut, Angie Cruz

Publication Date: 2020-08-19

The Wives of Stanley Spencer, the destruction of arts and culture in Beirut.

Modern Productions in a Roman Theatre, the Art of the Prequel, the Pandemic and Redundancies in the Arts Industries

Publication Date: 2020-08-18

Making modern work in a Roman theatre; how to create a prequel; yet more arts redundancies

An interview with Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson

Publication Date: 2020-08-18

An interview with Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, 2020 PEN Pinter Prize winner.

Gloria Estefan, Pinocchio, Shane McCrae

Publication Date: 2020-08-14

Gloria Estefan on her album Brazil305, a new film version of Pinocchio, poet Shane McCrae.

Lyricist Don Black

Publication Date: 2020-08-13

Lyricist Don Black on writing songs like Diamonds are Forever and Born Free.

Lovecraft Country, Prison Radio Drama, Women's Prize For Fiction Shortlisted Jenny Offill

Publication Date: 2020-08-12

TV drama Lovecraft Country, set in 1950s Jim Crow America, reviewed.

Glyndebourne Opera returns. My Rembrandt film. How dangerous is playing the trumpet?

Publication Date: 2020-08-11

Glyndebourne Opera returns. My Rembrandt film. How dangerous is playing the trumpet?

Xiaolu Guo, Belarus Free Theatre, Blindness, The Leach Pottery

Publication Date: 2020-08-10

Novelist Xiaolu Guo, Belarus Free Theatre arrests, Bernard Leach's St Ives pottery

Es Devlin, Drama by postcard, Ali Smith's Summer, photographer Alys Tomlinson

Publication Date: 2020-08-07

Es Devlin on her artwork marking the 75th anniversary of Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Arts in the Midlands, Love Letters to Scotland, Soweto Kinch

Publication Date: 2020-08-06

Arts in the Midlands, Love Letters to Scotland, and Soweto Kinch's Lockdown Discovery.

Maggie O'Farrell, Singing in Choirs and Covid, Mark Billingham's Lockdown Discovery

Publication Date: 2020-08-05

Maggie O'Farrell on Hamnet, shortlisted for the Women's Prize.

Little Birds writer Sophia Al-Maria, Simon Armitage, Summer reads, Tara Gbolade

Publication Date: 2020-08-04

Artist, writer, and filmmaker Sophia Al-Maria on Little Birds, and Simon Armitage.

Barbara Kingsolver as poet, Es Devlin's Lockdown Discovery, Sculptor Thomas J. Price, pianist Leon Fleisher remembered

Publication Date: 2020-08-03

Barbara Kingsolver, designer Es Devlin, and artist Thomas J Price

Sir Alan Parker remembered, Beyoncé's Black is King, Prodigal Son, Natasha Trethewey, Don Hahn

Publication Date: 2020-07-31

Sir Alan Parker remembered by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.

Whipped cream on The Fourth Plinth, Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee, and Booker Prize nominated Avni Doshi

Publication Date: 2020-07-30

Heather Phillipson's Trafalgar Square whipped cream sculpture, and Derry Girls' Lisa McGee

Hilary Mantel, Electronic at The Design Museum, Ai Wei Wei, the future for the panto?

Publication Date: 2020-07-29

Hilary Mantel, Electronic at The Design Museum, Ai Wei Wei, the future for the panto?

Shawanda Corbett, Booker longlist 2020, Claire Oakley

Publication Date: 2020-07-28

Shawanda Corbett, The Booker longlist, Claire Oakley

Shirley Collins, Kit de Waal, Caine Prize for African Writing winner, Olivia de Havilland remembered

Publication Date: 2020-07-27

Folk singer Shirley Collins on her album Heart's Ease.

Mira Nair on A Suitable Boy, Taylor Swift's album Folklore, the film How to Build a Girl, Alberta Whittle and Theatre News

Publication Date: 2020-07-24

Director Mira Nair on her television adaptation of Vikram Seth's novel, A Suitable Boy.

Jimmy McGovern; crime writing prize; dancing in lockdown; photographer Tyler Mitchell

Publication Date: 2020-07-24

Jimmy McGovern; crime writing; dancing in lockdown; photographer Tyler Mitchell.

Tom Sutcliffe talks to screenwriter and film director Oliver Stone about his memoir Chasing the Light

Publication Date: 2020-07-23

Director Oliver Stone on getting into Hollywood chronicled in his memoir Chasing the Light

Nell Dunn, Kelly O'Sullivan, 846, Q Magazine

Publication Date: 2020-07-21

Nell Dunn on her new memoir The Muse, Kelly O'Sullivan, 846, Q Magazine.

Josephine Mackerras, Sean Edwards, summer theatre round-up, John Mullan on Mansfield Park

Publication Date: 2020-07-20

Josephine Mackerras on her film, Alice, about a woman who becomes an escort.

Alfre Woodard, film Come As You Are and Ellie Goulding album Brightest Blue reviewed, Richard Herring

Publication Date: 2020-07-17

Alfre Woodard on playing a death row prison warden in Clemency.

Get Carter director Mike Hodges, Tate Bursary artist Oreet Ashery, the plight of arts freelancers in the pandemic

Publication Date: 2020-07-16

Mike Hodges, director of Get Carter, on his 1989 film Black Rainbow, with Rosanna Arquette

Winning back audience trust, the doctor turned novelist, musical collaboration in lockdown

Publication Date: 2020-07-16

Winning back audience trust, the doctor turned novelist, musical collaboration in lockdown

The Chicks, Hammed Animashaun, Liz Johnson Artur

Publication Date: 2020-07-14

The Chicks, the biggest selling U.S. female band, on their new album Gaslighter.

Anish Kapoor, The Plot Against America, Rachel De-Lahay, drive in comedy

Publication Date: 2020-07-13

Review of The Plot Against America, Rachel De-Lahay, Anish Kapoor, Daniel Sloss.

The Kanneh-Masons, Minack Theatre, Imran Perretta

Publication Date: 2020-07-10

Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason perform live from their family home.

Philip Pullman on Northern Lights 25 years on, Mrs America reviewed, Simon Schama

Publication Date: 2020-07-09

Philip Pullman and Northern Lights 25 years on, Simon Schama and a review of Mrs America.

Katori Hall; cinema after lockdown; Linton Kwesi Johnson; documenting empty arts spaces

Publication Date: 2020-07-08

US playwright Katori Hall; the future of cinema after lockdown; Linton Kwesi Johnson.

Katori Hall; cinema after lockdown; documenting empty arts spaces

Publication Date: 2020-07-08

US playwright Katori Hall; the future of cinema after lockdown.

Rufus Wainwright, Neil Mendoza, Tate Bursaries, Ringo at 80

Publication Date: 2020-07-07

Rufus Wainwright, Neil Mendoza, Tate Bursaries and Ringo Starr at 80.

Funding for the arts, Wayne McGregor, Ennio Morricone

Publication Date: 2020-07-06

Arts funding - is it enough? Wayne McGregor's new ballet and a tribute to Ennio Morricone.

Andrew Patterson, Writing about Race, Mark Damazer Chair of Booker Prize Foundation

Publication Date: 2020-06-04

Andrew Patterson on The Vast of Night, an homage to 50s sci-fi TV.

David Tennant and Michael Sheen in Staged, Ethiopian poetry

Publication Date: 2020-06-03

Staged, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, and an anthology of Ethiopian poetry.

David Tennant and Michael Sheen in Staged, Ethiopian poetry, Talking About Race

Publication Date: 2020-06-03

Staged, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, and an anthology of Ethiopian poetry.

Carrie Mae Weems, Liz Lochhead, How will museums reflect the pandemic

Publication Date: 2020-06-02

Carrie Mae Weems on the role art can play in the current crisis in the US

Sitting in Limbo, Joanna Briscoe, Christo, The Uncertain Kingdom

Publication Date: 2020-06-01

TV drama about the Windrush scandal reviewed and Joanna Briscoe on her new novel Seduction

Indira Varma, Víkingur Ólafsson, Snowpiercer and The Lockdown Plays reviewed, DJ Mr Switch, Tom Morris

Publication Date: 2020-05-29

Indira Varma on A Room of One's Own.

Can arts venues survive social distancing?

Publication Date: 2020-05-28

Will the finances ever stack up and what is lost when there's no crowd?

John Grisham, re-opening of museums and galleries, the best of theatre online

Publication Date: 2020-05-27

Bestselling author John Grisham on his latest novel.

Tracee Ellis Ross, Walter Iuzzolino, Southbank Centre

Publication Date: 2020-05-26

Tracee Ellis Ross on The High Note, and Walter Iuzzolino on Walter Presents.

Kirsty Lang talks to American writer AM Homes

Publication Date: 2020-05-25

AM Homes, writer of darkly comic fiction, talks about her novels, short stories and memoir

The County & Little Fires Everywhere; The Archers; Víkingur Ólafsson; poetry to console

Publication Date: 2020-05-22

Little Fires Everywhere and The County reviewed. The Archers and Coronavirus

Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation, Rubaiyat Hossain, Abigail Pogson, Martin Green

Publication Date: 2020-05-21

Unprecedented - new plays respond to the pandemic, Rubaiyat Hossain on her new film.

Simon Schama on Rembrandt's The Night Watch, can the performing arts survive coronavirus?

Publication Date: 2020-05-20

We take a close look at the masterpiece as a hyper-resolution photograph of it goes online

Stephen La Rivière, Nancy Kerr, Silas Marner

Publication Date: 2020-05-19

Nebula-75 creator Stephen La Rivière, and singer Nancy Kerr.

Tom Sutcliffe talks to playwright and poet Inua Ellams

Publication Date: 2020-05-19

Inua Ellams, writer of hit play Barber Shop Chronicles, on his life and work.

White Lines, Víkingur Ólafsson, How to write a play, Eliza Hittman

Publication Date: 2020-05-15

Netflix drama White Lines, and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson live from Reykjavík

Benjamin Zephaniah

Publication Date: 2020-05-14

Benjamin Zephaniah in conversation with Samira Ahmed.

Jude Kelly, Emma Thompson, how to write a musical, online art games reviewed

Publication Date: 2020-05-13

Jude Kelly on the first online WOW Festival, Emma Thompson reads poetry by Liz Lochhead.

Alicia Keys, Vanessa Redgrave

Publication Date: 2020-05-12

Alicia Keys on her early life and career, and Vanessa Redgrave performs poetry for VE Day.

Will Pound, Future of Television, Royal Albert Hall

Publication Date: 2020-05-11

Harmonica player Will Pound. Plus the future of television after the lockdown.

Jeremy Deller

Publication Date: 2020-05-08

Artist Jeremy Deller looks back at his career and reflects on making art under lockdown.

George the Poet, Víkingur Ólafsson, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pride and Prejudice

Publication Date: 2020-05-07

George the Poet, and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson.

Miranda July, The Fall's Greatest Album? Gemma Bodinetz

Publication Date: 2020-05-06

Film-maker, artist and writer Miranda July, The Fall's greatest album discussed.

Film director Alice Wu, writer Frank Cottrell Boyce, the allure of Golden Brown and baritone Peter Brathwaite remakes paintings

Publication Date: 2020-05-05

Alice Wu on her film, The Half of It, a queer love triangle based on Cyrano de Bergerac.

Nicola Benedetti, Music Memories, The Tempest

Publication Date: 2020-05-04

Nicola Benedetti on her new free online tuition sessions and her Elgar album.

Crafts in lockdown, Víkingur Ólafsson performs Glass, Netflix series Hollywood and Lionel Shriver novel reviewed

Publication Date: 2020-05-01

The benefits of craft, Víkingur Ólafsson performs live, Netflix series Hollywood reviewed

Emma Thompson, Damien Chazelle, Film news

Publication Date: 2020-04-30

Dame Emma Thompson, and Damien Chazelle on The Eddy.

Singer James Bay, film director Pablo Larraín, tribute to actor Irrfan Khan and new drama by disabled writers

Publication Date: 2020-04-29

James Bay plays his hit Hold Back the River live, and offers tips on playing the guitar.

Nmon Ford, Eavan Boland, Kit de Waal, London Mozart Players

Publication Date: 2020-04-28

Baritone Nmon Ford on new opera Orfeus, which fuses opera with house music.

Randy Newman; song lyrics in Latin; Romeo and Juliet; the NHS on radio and TV

Publication Date: 2020-04-27

Randy Newman's new song; Romeo and Juliet performed; the NHS on radio and TV.

Normal People, Víkingur Ólafsson, Seán Hewitt, Theresa Lola

Publication Date: 2020-04-24

Sophie Raworth and Naomi Alderman on TV drama Normal People. And pianist Víkingur Ólafsson

Moffie director Oliver Hermanus, Sharon D Clarke, Lesbian visibility, Anna Meredith

Publication Date: 2020-04-24

Director Oliver Hermanus and Sharon D. Clarke on World Book Night.

Paapa Essiedu, Arts Minister Caroline Dinenage, Turning our tragedies into comedy

Publication Date: 2020-04-22

Paapa Essiedu's Hamlet, Arts Minister Caroline Dinenage, Turning tragedy into comedy

Organist Anna Lapwood, The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist, Gangs of London

Publication Date: 2020-04-21

Organist Anna Lapwood performs, and we announce The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist.

Jackie Kay, Roderick Williams, Killing Eve Season 3 and C Pam Zhang

Publication Date: 2020-04-20

Roderick Williams, Jackie Kay, author C Pam Zhang and Killing Eve Season 3

Adam Macqueen's thriller, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, a podcast masterclass and the amazing set of Treasure Island

Publication Date: 2020-04-20

Adam Macqueen on imagining, in his first novel, that Jeremy Thorpe did murder his lover.

Virus Art, Naomi Alderman, Angela Barnes

Publication Date: 2020-04-16

Artist Luke Jerram on replicating Covid-19 in sculpture.

Sir Patrick Stewart on Shakespeare's Sonnets, Shahnaz Ahsan, Devs

Publication Date: 2020-04-15

Patrick Stewart on his daily performance of Shakespeare's Sonnets.

Russell Howard, Siobhan Miller, International Prize for Arabic Fiction, John Mullan on Northanger Abbey

Publication Date: 2020-04-14

Russell Howard on his new lockdown TV show made from his childhood bedroom.

Roy Hudd

Publication Date: 2020-04-13

Speaking in 2015, the late music hall veteran on his seven-decade career.

Martin Scorsese

Publication Date: 2020-04-10

Martin Scorsese in conversation about his latest film, The Irishman

Víkingur Ólafsson, Christabel Blackburn, Nitin Sawhney, Audiobooks

Publication Date: 2020-04-09

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, Front Row's first Artist-in-Residence.

James Graham on Quiz, Braids, changes in the ways we listen to music, and John Prine

Publication Date: 2020-04-08

James Graham on Quiz, his three-part television drama about the coughing major controversy

AL Kennedy, Sam Sweeney performs live, lockdown listening habits

Publication Date: 2020-04-07

AL Kennedy's new short stories and fiddle player Sam Sweeney performs live

Wordsworth Anniversary, Kerry Shale radio play, Critic Gillian Reynolds, Composer Nainita Desai

Publication Date: 2020-04-06

Wordsworth Anniversary, Kerry Shale on working with Kubrick, Composer Nainita Desa

Miles Davis's Bitches Brew, Gaming, Cressida Cowell in the Culture Clinic

Publication Date: 2020-04-03

Soweto Kinch on Miles Davis's album Bitches Brew, and Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell.

Dua Lipa, Sara Collins, Edinburgh festivals cancelled, Molly O’Cathain

Publication Date: 2020-04-02

Dua Lipa discusses her new album Future Nostalgia.

The Dramatist James Graham

Publication Date: 2020-04-02

Kirsty Lang interviews playwright James Graham, author of Quiz, This House and Ink.

Soprano Chen Reiss, Theatre Online, National Poetry Competition

Publication Date: 2020-03-31

Soprano Chen Reiss on her recording of Beethoven's Arias

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson plays live from Reykjavik

Publication Date: 2020-03-30

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson talks to Front Row and plays live from Reykjavik

Gloria Gaynor, Offline Arts, film Vivarium and novel Hamnet reviewed, Culture Clinic

Publication Date: 2020-03-27

Gloria Gaynor on Grammy-winning album Testimony and on going viral against the virus

Owen Sheers, Nikita Lalwani, Writing in isolation

Publication Date: 2020-03-26

Owen Sheers on adapting The Snow Spider for TV, Nikita Lalwani on her new novel You People

Eliza Carthy, Art galleries and coronavirus, Terrence McNally obituary

Publication Date: 2020-03-25

Folk musician Eliza Carthy, art galleries under coronavirus, Terrence McNally obituary.

Simon Armitage, Stephen Hough, Chris Riddell on Asterix creator Albert Uderzo

Publication Date: 2020-03-24

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage on his new collection inspired by Yorkshire.

Rathbones Folio winner, Disney+, Malory Towers on TV, Live performance from National Theatre of Scotland

Publication Date: 2020-03-23

Rathbones Folio winner; Disney+ launches in the UK; Malory Towers reviewed

Gareth Malone, Contraltos, Louise Wallwein

Publication Date: 2020-03-20

Gareth Malone, Contraltos, Creative Industries Federation, Louise Wallwein

Lennie James, Rob Auton, Jess Gillam

Publication Date: 2020-03-19

Actor and screenwriter Lennie James on the return of his award-winning Sky drama Save Me.

Gary Sinyor, Arts Council aid, Theatre Uncut

Publication Date: 2020-03-18

Gary Sinyor on his new sitcom The Jewish Enquirer and how everything is ripe for satire.

Representation and diversity in the arts

Publication Date: 2020-03-09

Do the arts in the UK accurately represent its people?

Rachel Parris, Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley, Andy Burnham

Publication Date: 2020-03-06

The Mash Report's Rachel Parris on how her personal life inspired her new stand-up show.

Hassan Abdulrazzak, Onward, The art of the memoir

Publication Date: 2020-03-05

Playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak on his latest work The Special Relationship.

Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy, Women in hip hop, Creativity in isolation

Publication Date: 2020-03-04

The Mirror and the Light from Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy, and women in hip hop

Noughts + Crosses, Pretty Woman the Musical, the rise of Subtitles

Publication Date: 2020-03-03

Koby Adom on directing Malorie Blackman's Noughts + Crosses

Film director Francis Annan, Denise Mina, Amateur dramatics - its development and popularity

Publication Date: 2020-03-02

Film director Francis Annan, Denise Mina, Amateur dramatics

Zadie Smith on Authors as Readers, British Surrealism, Playwright Jingan Young, The Mirror and the Light publicity

Publication Date: 2020-02-25

Zadie Smith on reading, British Surrealism, playwright Jingan Young

Sarah Williams - Flesh and Blood, Todd Haynes - Dark Waters, Bradford Library Funding, Murder 24/7

Publication Date: 2020-02-24

Todd Haynes- Dark Waters, Bradford Library Funding, Flesh and Blood, Murder 24/7

Quality Street in Halifax, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Artist-led Hotels

Publication Date: 2020-02-21

Northern Broadsides' Quality Street, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Artist-led hotels.

The Prince of Egypt, Costume designer Sandy Powell, Irish folk singer Lisa O’ Neill

Publication Date: 2020-02-20

Composer Stephen Schwartz on taking DreamWorks animation The Prince of Egypt to the stage

George MacKay, Shirin Neshat, Richard Thomas

Publication Date: 2020-02-19

George MacKay on his new film The True History of the Kelly Gang.

Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, Antoinette Nwandu, End of the Century, Coronavirus and the arts

Publication Date: 2020-02-18

Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, Antoinette Nwandu, End of the Century, Coronavirus arts impact

Raphael's Sistine Tapestries, Michael Winterbottom, Arts Prizes in Crisis and Art History Limericks

Publication Date: 2020-02-17

Ten tapestries by Raphael return to the Sistine Chapel for the first time since the 1500s.

Emma and the Rom Coms Revival, the César Academy resignation and James Taylor sings American Standards

Publication Date: 2020-02-14

Eleanor Catton on her screenplay for Emma. James Taylor on his album American Standard.

David Mitchell, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Wuthering Heights on stage

Publication Date: 2020-02-13

David Mitchell on The Upstart Crow, and opera singer Elizabeth Llewellyn.

Melina Matsoukas on Queen and Slim, Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy years reviewed, Faustus: That Damned Woman, Richard Armitage

Publication Date: 2020-01-29

Melina Matsoukas on her film about police violence starring Daniel Kaluuya.

Patrick Stewart, Costa Book of the Year winner, Arts Council England's new 10-year strategy

Publication Date: 2020-01-28

Patrick Stewart on Star Trek: Picard, Costa Book Award winner, New Arts Council strategy

14/01/2020

Publication Date: 2020-01-14

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

2020 Oscar Nominations

Publication Date: 2020-01-13

John talks to Oscar nominees including Florence Pugh, Charlize Theron and Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Coe, Johnny Flynn on Magnitsky the Musical, Selena Gomez album reviewed

Publication Date: 2020-01-10

Jonathan Coe, winner of the Costa Novel Award 2019, discusses Middle England

Laurie Nunn on Sex Education, Mary Jean Chan, Podcast news

Publication Date: 2020-01-09

Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn, and Costa Poetry winner Mary Jean Chan

Freddie Fox, Costa Children's Prize winner Jasbinder Bilan, theatre ticket pricing

Publication Date: 2020-01-08

Freddie Fox on Freddie Fox on playing Jeremy Bamber in ITV's drama White House Farm.

BAFTAs so white, Adam Sandler, Costa First Novel winner Sara Collins, Fidelio reinvented

Publication Date: 2020-01-07

Adam Sandler talks about Uncut Gems and Sara Collins on her gothic novel

Sam Mendes on WWI movie 1917, Costa Book Awards 2019 winners

Publication Date: 2020-01-06

Sam Mendes on WWI movie 1917 and we announce the Costa Book Awards 2019 category winners

Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey, Daisy Coulam, Bill Bryson

Publication Date: 2020-01-03

Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey on their new Guy Ritchie film The Gentlemen

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

Publication Date: 2020-01-02

Taika Waititi directs and stars as Adolf Hitler in his Nazi satire Jojo Rabbit - we review

Beethoven at 250

Publication Date: 2020-01-01

A celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven, marking the composer's 250th anniversary

Cultural Quiz of 2019

Publication Date: 2019-12-31

We test our guests' knowledge of 2019 in the arts.

A decade of TV, Ballet podcast Tom and Ty Talk, Long Day's Journey into Night reviewed, Neil Innes

Publication Date: 2019-12-30

Boyd Hilton and Eleanor Stanford on how television has changed in the last decade

Art and Churches

Publication Date: 2019-12-27

An exploration of the evolving role of art in churches and cathedrals

Candice Carty-Williams in conversation with Bernardine Evaristo

Publication Date: 2019-12-26

Candice Carty-Williams and Bernardine Evaristo discuss their dazzling literary year.

Motown legends Brian and Eddie Holland

Publication Date: 2019-12-25

Legendary Motown songwriters Brian and Eddie Holland

Screenwriter Amanda Coe, Bad films we love, Diana Evans

Publication Date: 2019-12-24

Amanda Coe discusses her screenplay for TV drama The Trial of Christine Keeler

The Goes Wrong Show, Slow Painting, Reviving the high street with culture

Publication Date: 2019-12-23

The Goes Wrong Show, Slow Painting in Leeds, and reviving the high street with culture.

JJ Abrams, musicals moving from stage to screen, Derek Owusu

Publication Date: 2019-12-20

JJ Abrams on directing The Rise of Skywalker - the last film in the 42-year Star Wars saga

Robert De Niro on The Irishman, subverting the gaze, The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

Publication Date: 2019-12-19

Fairview director Nadia Latif and portraitist Lorna May Wadsworth on challenging the gaze

Saoirse Ronan, The Book People goes into administration, How to paint babies

Publication Date: 2019-12-18

Saoirse Ronan on playing Jo March in Little Women, indie publisher calamity, babies in art

Taron Egerton, A Christmas Carol, Joe Stilgoe

Publication Date: 2019-12-17

Taron Egerton on playing Elton John in the musical film Rocketman.

Mark Gatiss, Kate Rusby, Creating New Traditions

Publication Date: 2019-12-16

Mark Gatiss on his TV offerings - Martin's Close for Christmas, and Dracula at New Year

Jonathan Pryce, Survival literature, Fictional politicians

Publication Date: 2019-12-13

Jonathan Pryce on playing one of The Two Popes, and survival fiction.

Francesca Hayward on Cats and Romeo and Juliet, Joker composer Hildur Guðnadóttir

Publication Date: 2019-12-12

Ballet star Francesca Hayward on Romeo and Juliet and the new film version of Cats

Mike Bartlett, staging of art exhibitions, Any One Thing

Publication Date: 2019-12-11

Mike Bartlett, staging of art exhibitions, Any One Thing

Teenage Dick, Traces review, Olga Neuwirth, Nobel Prize for Literature controversy

Publication Date: 2019-12-10

A darkly comic take on Richard III with Teenage Dick.

Gender Imbalance in Art Collections, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, Three Sisters Rewired

Publication Date: 2019-12-09

Why women artists are hugely under presented in art collections and what to do about this.

Inua Ellams on Three Sisters, Noah Baumbach on Marriage Story, Art goes Bananas

Publication Date: 2019-12-06

Inua Ellams on transposing Chekhov's Three Sisters to 1960s Nigeria.

Front Row at BBC Music Introducing Live

Publication Date: 2019-12-05

Ferris & Sylvester perform at BBC Music Introducing Live

Lesley Manville, Turner Prize, Bat for Lashes

Publication Date: 2019-12-04

Award-winning actress Lesley Manville talks about her latest film, Ordinary Love

Difficult comedy audiences, Netflix v cinema?, Honey Boy, Romesh Gunesekera

Publication Date: 2019-12-03

Difficult comedy audiences, Honey Boy, Romesh Gunesekera and Netflix v Cinema?

Edward Norton, Elizabeth is Missing, artist Luke Jerram

Publication Date: 2019-12-02

Edward Norton on Motherless Brooklyn, TV adaptation of Elizabeth is Missing reviewed

The Boy in the Dress, Turner Prize Shortlisted Artists, The First Nowell

Publication Date: 2019-11-29

A review of new musical The Boy in the Dress based on David Walliams' book

Atlantics, Scheherazade and 1001 Nights, Political parties' arts manifestos

Publication Date: 2019-11-28

Poets Ruth Padel and Daljit Nagra on Scheherazade, the storyteller in 1001 Nights

Tributes to Clive James and Sir Jonathan Miller

Publication Date: 2019-11-27

Clive James and Sir Jonathan Miller remembered.

Costa Book Prize shortlist, Rian Johnson on Knives Out, art theft

Publication Date: 2019-11-26

We announce the 2019 Costa Book Prize shortlist and Rian Johnson on comedy Knives Out

Rapper Wretch 32, Hamlet on the Faroe Islands, Blue Story controversy

Publication Date: 2019-11-25

Wretch 32's memoir Rapthology, and Hamlet on the Faroe Islands

Coldplay and Leonard Cohen albums, Norman Cornish, Roy Chubby Brown controversy

Publication Date: 2019-11-22

Stig discusses new albums from Coldplay and the late Leonard Cohen

Harriet, Les Misérables and social realist films, risk in publishing, street art

Publication Date: 2019-11-21

Slave abolitionist Harriet Tubman's story makes it to the big screen, we review.

Frozen's Idina Menzel, Dora Maar, power in publishing

Publication Date: 2019-11-20

Idina Menzel on reprising her role as Elsa in Frozen II, and surrealist artist Dora Maar

Taylor Swift rights row, RJ Palacio, Nan Goldin and Judy Chicago reviewed, Le Mans '66 reviewed, Amazon's impact on publishing

Publication Date: 2019-11-19

Wonder writer RJ Palacio on her new graphic novel

Dear Evan Hansen, Emmanuel Jal, How to Make a Living as a Writer

Publication Date: 2019-11-18

Hit musical Dear Evan Hansen's co-creator and Sudanese hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal performs

Northern Ballet at 50, Art B&B, Iced Bodies

Publication Date: 2019-11-15

Northern Ballet at 50, Blackpool's Art B&B, Iced Bodies

Floods and art, Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries, Tom Rosenthal

Publication Date: 2019-11-14

How floods have affected - and been in depicted in - art, and Tom Rosenthal performs

Tobias Menzies plays Prince Philip; Six, a musical about the wives of Henry VIII; Rapman

Publication Date: 2019-11-13

Tobias Menzies plays Prince Philip in The Crown; Six, a musical about Henry VIII's wives

Tobias Menzies plays Prince Philip; Six, a musical about the wives of Henry VIII; and Rapman

Publication Date: 2019-11-13

Tobias Menzies plays Prince Philip in The Crown; Six, a musical about Henry VIII's wives

Lorna May Wadsworth, Marriage Story, My Mother Said I Never Should, I Feel Pretty

Publication Date: 2019-11-12

Lorna May Wadsworth, Marriage Story, My Mother Said I Never Should, I Feel Pretty

War Of The Worlds re-imagined, Stephen Bourne- Playing Gay, Museum Funding

Publication Date: 2019-11-11

War Of The Worlds re-imagined, Stephen Bourne- Playing Gay, Museum Funding

Emilio Estevez, 100 Novels That Shaped Our World, David Attenborough's Gamelan music

Publication Date: 2019-11-08

Emilio Estevez on his new film The Public which he has written, directed and stars in

Emilia Clarke on Last Christmas, Theatre ceiling collapse, End of the F***ing World returns

Publication Date: 2019-11-07

Emilia Clarke on festive film Last Christmas, TV series End of the F***ing World reviewed

Alison Balsom, Fez, Robert MacFarlane

Publication Date: 2019-11-06

Alison Balsom talks about her new Baroque trumpet album Royal Fireworks.

The Irishman, Abomination opera, Murder In The Cathedral, The joy or blight of fireworks

Publication Date: 2019-11-05

Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, Abomination opera, Murder In The Cathedral

Scott Z Burns, writer and director of The Report, poet Katrina Porteous and the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting winner

Publication Date: 2019-11-04

Scott Z Burns on his docudrama The Report, exploring corruption and subversion in the CIA

Patti Smith, Tom Harper, Doctor Sleep reviewed

Publication Date: 2019-11-01

Patti Smith on Year of the Monkey, her memoir of a difficult year.

Jack Thorne on His Dark Materials, Sorry We Missed You, Emily Howard

Publication Date: 2019-10-31

Jack Thorne on the task of adapting Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials for the BBC.

Ian McKellen; theatre director Sarah Frankcom; Guilt reviewed

Publication Date: 2019-10-30

Ian McKellen on his film The Good Liar. He plays an elderly conman. It's akin to acting.

Introducing New Artists from Devon

Publication Date: 2019-10-29

Sarah Gosling presents a showcase from the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth

David Baddiel, Apple TV+, Wellcome Collection's scary podcasts

Publication Date: 2019-10-28

David Baddiel, Apple TV+, Welcome Collection's eerie podcasts

Harry Hill, Peter Brook, film podcasts

Publication Date: 2019-10-25

Harry Hill on his new comedy cabaret television programme

24/10/2019

Publication Date: 2019-10-24

Jack Thorne's new drama The Accident, about the aftershocks of an industrial disaster.

23/10/2019

Publication Date: 2019-10-23

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

Bruce Springsteen's Western Stars, Harold Bloom, Islamic folios, new 'Monuments Men'

Publication Date: 2019-10-23

Bruce Springsteen's new film Western Stars, and the legacy of the late Harold Bloom.

Joy Labinjo, By The Grace of God reviewed, Alastair Sooke, actors doing other jobs

Publication Date: 2019-10-22

Artist Joy Labinjo on her paintings inspired by photos and Francois Ozon's film reviewed.

David Attenborough's cameraman, Bridget Riley exhibition, Forward Poetry winner

Publication Date: 2019-10-21

David Attenborough's new wildlife series, Bridget Riley exhibition, Forward Poetry Winner

Scooby Doo at 50, Poetry in endangered languages, Composer Judith Weir

Publication Date: 2019-10-18

Scooby Doo is 50 and, Stig Abell discovers, of considerable cultural significance.

Gavin Hood, Moving to Mars, Salvator Mundi, Winsome Pinnock & Amit Sharma

Publication Date: 2019-10-17

Gavin Hood on his new film Official Secrets starring Keira Knightley.

Víkingur Ólafsson, social housing on screen, Hannah Khalil

Publication Date: 2019-10-16

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, playwright Hannah Khalil

Aisling Bea, Booker Prize Double, Zawe Ashton

Publication Date: 2019-10-15

Aisling Bea on her new drama Living with Yourself. Plus Zawe Ashton on her new play.

Margaret Atwood book group, LA artist Mark Bradford, Peanut Butter Falcon review

Publication Date: 2019-10-14

Booker shortlisted author Margaret Atwood, LA artist Mark Bradford, Peanut Butter Falcon.

Sienna Miller, Elif Shafak, Giri/Haji

Publication Date: 2019-10-11

Sienna Miller on American Woman, and Elif Shafak is the guest for the Front Row book group

When Mary Beard met Margaret Atwood

Publication Date: 2019-10-11

Mary Beard meets the acclaimed Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood for Front Row Late

Nobel Prizes in Literature, Goldie's Drum'n'Bass picks, artist Es Devlin

Publication Date: 2019-10-10

More controversy for the Nobel Prize in Literature, Goldie on Drum'n'Bass, Es Devlin

Salman Rushdie, playwright Katori Hall, computer games tax avoidance

Publication Date: 2019-10-09

Salman Rushdie answers listeners’ questions about his Booker shortlisted novel Quichotte.

Extinction Rebellion, Staging Shakespeare, Timothee Chalamet in The King, Dancer/choreographer Dada Masilo

Publication Date: 2019-10-08

Extinction Rebellion, Staging Shakespeare, The King, Dada Masilo

The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Economics of Publishing, Ravel's Bolero

Publication Date: 2019-10-07

Director Joe Talbot and star Jimmie Fails on The Last Black Man in San Francisco.

Booker Book Group with Chigozie Obioma, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Kurt Weill's The Silver Lake

Publication Date: 2019-10-04

Booker Prize nominee Chigozie Obioma on his novel An Orchestra of Minorities.

Debbie Harry, the Portraits of Gauguin, the best political podcasts

Publication Date: 2019-10-03

Debbie Harry on her life and career and her new memoir, Face It

Rupert Goold on his film Judy, Kara Walker reviewed, Booker Book Group with Bernardine Evaristo

Publication Date: 2019-10-02

Director Rupert Goold on his Judy Garland biopic starring Renée Zellweger.

The BBC National Short Story Award ceremony

Publication Date: 2019-10-01

The winners are announced for the 2019 BBC NSSA and the Young Writers' Award.

Helen Mirren, Joker, Rona Munro

Publication Date: 2019-09-30

Helen Mirren on playing Catherine the Great in a new TV miniseries.

Poetry and performance from Hull's Contains Strong Language festival

Publication Date: 2019-09-30

Poetry and performance from Hull's Contains Strong Language festival

Publication Date: 2019-09-27

Poetry and performance from Hull's Contains Strong Language festival

Derek Paravicini, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Booker Book Group with Lucy Ellman

Publication Date: 2019-09-26

Derek Paravicini, the blind autistic savant pianist, performs on Front Row.

Brittany Howard, Boarding schools in fiction, Ed Thomas

Publication Date: 2019-09-25

Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard discusses her first solo album, Jaime.

Staging Antony Gormley, Dolly Wells, The Politician

Publication Date: 2019-09-24

The logistical challenge of staging Antony Gormley's new exhibition, and Dolly Wells.

Peter Bowker on World on Fire, The Emmys, Amina Atiq, New poetry releases

Publication Date: 2019-09-23

Writer Peter Bowker discusses his epic new TV drama World On Fire.

Lulu Wang on The Farewell, Dave, Jessie Burton

Publication Date: 2019-09-20

Film-maker Lulu Wang on her latest movie The Farewell.

Andrew Davies on Sanditon, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the literature of citizen and state

Publication Date: 2019-08-23

Andrew Davies on his television dramatisation of Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon

Danny Brocklehurst on Brassic, Why are fewer people taking English A level?, Fisherwomen

Publication Date: 2019-08-22

Bafta winner Danny Brocklehurst on new comedy drama Brassic.

Conductor John Wilson, Interior design, The Wizard of Oz

Publication Date: 2019-08-21

Conductor John Wilson on composer Erich Korngold, and the art of interior design.

Antonio Banderas, Philippa Gregory and V.V. James on witches in literature, umbrellas in chinese culture

Publication Date: 2019-08-20

Antonio Banderas on playing film director Pedro Almodovar in Pain and Glory.

Louise Doughty, Robert Icke's The Doctor, Edinburgh Festival Highlights

Publication Date: 2019-08-19

Louise Doughty, Robert Icke's The Doctor and Edinburgh festival highlights.

The true story behind blockbuster film Jaws, Benjamin Zephaniah, Catherine Cohen's cabaret

Publication Date: 2019-08-16

The true story behind Jaws, Benjamin Zephaniah, Catherine Cohen, self-care at the Fringe.

Basil Brush, Christina Bianco, Climate Change theatre and new musicals at Edinburgh Fringe

Publication Date: 2019-08-15

As the Fringe becomes increasingly woke, can artists stay both entertaining and right on?

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, How to listen to a symphony, black paint controversy, 14th August cultural events

Publication Date: 2019-08-14

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio on their film Tarantino's Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Live from the Edinburgh Festivals

Publication Date: 2019-08-13

Henning Wehn, Ambrose Parry, Travis Alabanza on stage at the Edinburgh Festivals

Lemn Sissay, Queen Victoria's piano, Euphoria

Publication Date: 2019-08-12

Poet Lemn Sissay on his new memoir, and Queen Victoria's grand piano

Cary Grant and Notorious, Festival cancellations, Movement directors, Anna Symon

Publication Date: 2019-08-09

Cary Grant's Notorious restored, the role of movement directors, Anna Symon on Deep Water

Cary Grant and Notorious, Movement Directors, Anna Symon

Publication Date: 2019-08-09

Cary Grant's Notorious restored, the role of movement directors, Anna Symon on Deep Water

The art of calligraphy, conductor Martyn Brabbins, Playmobil: The Movie

Publication Date: 2019-08-08

Paul Antonio on the art of calligraphy, and Proms conductor Martyn Brabbins

Candace Bushnell, Dance about rugby, Concern over the captioning of audiobooks, New play 8 Hotels

Publication Date: 2019-08-07

Sex and the City writer Candace Bushnell, dance about rugby, Paul Robeson drama 8 Hotels

Toni Morrison remembered, the Sound of Space in Music

Publication Date: 2019-08-06

Stig Abell and guests pay tribute to the American writer Toni Morrison.

The Crucible, the music of Peterloo, Patrick Bronte and DA Pennebaker

Publication Date: 2019-08-06

A new ballet interpretation of The Crucible, and two musical perspectives on a massacre.

Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw, Téa Obreht, Kathy Hinde, Dalia Stasevska

Publication Date: 2019-08-02

We review Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw and Kathy Hinde composes with sounds from a bog

k.d. lang, paying inheritance tax with art, ceramicist Magdalene Odundo

Publication Date: 2019-08-01

k.d. lang reveals that she is retiring from music now that the muse has left her.

Notre-Dame organist Olivier Latry, Gurinder Chadha, Rupert Everett's Uncle Vanya

Publication Date: 2019-07-31

Notre-Dame's organist Olivier Latry on the recent fire, and film director Gurinder Chadha

Herman Melville and Moby Dick, Luddite rebellion on stage, TV's I Am the Night

Publication Date: 2019-07-30

The great whaling novel Moby Dick and - is there something to be said for Luddism?

Blacking-up in opera, How to watch Shakespeare, Fiona Kidman, Carlos Cruz-Diez

Publication Date: 2019-07-29

Blacking-up in opera, How to watch Shakespeare, Fiona Kidman's novel and Carlos Cruz-Diez.

Horrible Histories, Barbara Strozzi at 400, Barney Norris, V&A and Extinction Rebellion

Publication Date: 2019-07-26

Horrible Histories review, Barbara Strozzi at 400 and Extinction Rebellion at the V&A.

Oklahoma!, Audience behaviour, Mercury Prize shortlist

Publication Date: 2019-07-25

Oklahoma! at Chichester Festival Theatre. And is audience behaviour getting worse?

The Booker Prize Longlist, A Tea Journey at Compton Verney gallery, Fashion influenced by TV

Publication Date: 2019-07-24

A look at the 2019 Booker Prize longlist. Plus the influence of TV on high street fashion.

The Current War, How culture affects relationship expectations, Experimental novels, Cool culture

Publication Date: 2019-07-24

The Current War, culture and relationships, experimental novels, and cool culture

Macy Gray, Morris Dance Protest at Parliament, Libraries - Threatened and Reprieved

Publication Date: 2019-07-22

Macy Gray talks, performs work from her latest album, Ruby, and sings her huge hit, I Try.

Fab 5 Freddy, Laurie Anderson, Summer reads, film trailers

Publication Date: 2019-07-19

Hip hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy on the hidden black figures of Italian Renaissance art.

Illuminated River, Jon Favreau on The Lion King, RIBA Stirling shortlist

Publication Date: 2019-07-18

Why the River Thames is about to become the world's longest artwork

Conductor Karina Canellakis, a review of Channel 4 drama series I Am... and the director of cricket documentary The Edge

Publication Date: 2019-07-17

Karina Canellakis on conducting the first night of the Proms.

Philip Glass and Phelim McDermott, Political knitting, Black women in theatre, Statues of performers

Publication Date: 2019-07-16

The power of knitting as protest and a huge statue of Ed Sheeran is unveiled in Moscow.

Dominic Dromgoole, new theatres, Karina Ramage

Publication Date: 2019-07-15

Dominic Dromgoole, new theatres, Karina Ramage.

Deborah Moggach, Elsinore computer game, Ivo van Hove, Can high notes shatter glass?

Publication Date: 2019-07-12

Deborah Moggach on new novel The Carer

Pavarotti documentary, Wendell Berry, Port Eliot Festival closure, How our attitudes are reflected in culture

Publication Date: 2019-07-11

Pavarotti documentary reviewed, and how our attitudes are reflected in culture.

Peter Gynt, how to listen to opera, The Left Behind, Rip Torn

Publication Date: 2019-07-10

Peter Gynt at the National Theatre reviewed and hard-hitting Welsh drama The Left Behind

Cressida Cowell, the new children's laureate; Cherie Blair goes into film

Publication Date: 2019-07-09

Children's laureate Cressida Cowell, Cherie Blair, and Life of Pi on the stage

Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Clara Schumann, Dark Money, Tree authorship row

Publication Date: 2019-07-08

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Clara Schumann

Olly Alexander, Midsommar, Britain's First Female Artists, Leon Kossoff obituary

Publication Date: 2019-07-05

Olly Alexander on gay pop songs and his Glastonbury speech

Manchester International Festival

Publication Date: 2019-07-04

Tania Bruguera, Yoko Ono and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

Chanya Button on Vita & Virginia, Michael Frayn's Noises Off, Mental health in gaming, Ode to Joy

Publication Date: 2019-07-03

New film Vita & Virginia, Noises Off, mental health in gaming, the story of Ode to Joy

Howard Jacobson; Othello Remixed; Museum of the Year shortlister - St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

Publication Date: 2019-07-02

Howard Jacobson, Othello Remixed, MOTY St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff

Cornelia Funke, V&A Dundee, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Publication Date: 2019-07-01

Inkheart writer Cornelia Funke on Pan's Labyrinth, a collaboration with Guillermo del Toro

Todd Douglas Miller, 50 years of queer books, Cultural and political memes

Publication Date: 2019-06-28

Todd Douglas Miller on his documentary Apollo 11 which uses previously unseen archive

Kate Atkinson, YA fiction controversy, Queer writing in the noughties

Publication Date: 2019-06-27

Novelist Kate Atkinson on her new Jackson Brodie thriller, Big Sky.

In Fabric, Queer books of the '90s, HMS Caroline, A forgotten female script

Publication Date: 2019-06-26

In Fabric stars a red dress with murderous intent. Front Row reviews the new horror film.

British-Vietnamese playwright Tuyen Do, Cindy Sherman exhibition, Michael Jackson 10 years on, Queer Books - the 80s

Publication Date: 2019-06-25

British-Vietnamese playwright Tuyen Do, Cindy Sherman, Michael Jackson, Queer Books - 80s.

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019, 50 years of queer books, Museum of the Year nominee Pitt Rivers

Publication Date: 2019-06-24

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World winner Andrei Kymach, queer literature of the 1970s

Richard Curtis's Film Yesterday, a summer solstice poem, Bradford Literature Festival protests

Publication Date: 2019-06-21

Richard Curtis on his new film, Yesterday, and The Beatles, the rom-com and time itself

Lee Krasner, Ben Platt, Chasing Rainbows

Publication Date: 2019-06-20

Abstract expressionist Lee Krasner's life and art discussed

Mark Ronson, Arts sponsorship, Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley

Publication Date: 2019-06-19

Mark Ronson on the break-up album.

Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal winners, Nottingham Contemporary, Sculpture since Hepworth and Moore

Publication Date: 2019-06-18

Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal winners, sculpture since Hepworth and Moore.

Joseph O'Connor, Paula Rego retrospective, The role of the film critic

Publication Date: 2019-06-17

Joseph O’Connor on his latest novel Shadowplay, about the author of Dracula, Bram Stoker

Tracy K Smith; New albums from Madonna, Springsteen and Avicii; Tory leadership and the arts

Publication Date: 2019-06-14

Tracy K Smith, US Poet Laureate

Rob Lowe, Russian Protest Art, Keith Haring

Publication Date: 2019-06-13

Rob Lowe, former Brat Pack star, on his role as a chief constable in Boston, Lincolnshire

Bill Nighy, unreliable narrators in video games, how to watch ballet

Publication Date: 2019-06-12

Bill Nighy on his latest film Sometimes Always Never.

Ai Weiwei, Yacht Rock

Publication Date: 2019-06-11

Ai Weiwei discusses his career as an artist and activist

Gwendoline Christie, Get Up, Stand Up Now, Young Poets Laureate

Publication Date: 2019-06-10

Game of Thrones's Gwendoline Christie on her new stage role in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Julianne Moore, Big Little Lies, Tales of the City, Dr John

Publication Date: 2019-06-07

Julianne Moore on her new film Gloria Bell

Matt Berry, Claire McGlasson, National Trust acquires view that inspired Turner, Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad

Publication Date: 2019-06-06

Comedian Matt Berry on his new TV shows What We Do in the Shadows and Year of the Rabbit

Emma Thompson, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Anthony McCarten, D-Day weather play

Publication Date: 2019-06-05

Emma Thompson on her first stand-up comedy show and her new film Late Night

Okwui Okpokwasili, Literary events at non-literary festivals, Tiananmen Square, Apple moves to streaming

Publication Date: 2019-06-04

Literary events at festivals Okwui Okpokwasili, Tiananmen Square, Apple moves to streaming

03/06/2019

Publication Date: 2019-06-03

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

Elizabeth Gilbert, BTS and K-pop, Natalia Goncharova

Publication Date: 2019-05-31

Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, on new novel City of Girls.

Aladdin composer Alan Menken, Amitav Ghosh, Georgia boycott

Publication Date: 2019-05-30

Alan Menken on creating the music for Disney's Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and Pocahontas

Spike Lee and Thelma Schoonmaker, and Albert Finney remembered

Publication Date: 2019-02-08

Director Spike Lee and editor Thelma Schoonmaker, and Albert Finney remembered.

Broadway star Chita Rivera, Jeff Koons, Dan Mallory controversy

Publication Date: 2019-02-07

Chita Rivera on creating the iconic roles of Anita in West Side Story and Velma in Chicago

Walls and Borders in Art

Publication Date: 2019-02-06

The artistic significance of walls and borders.

Kenneth Branagh and his new Shakespeare biopic, Lavinia Greenlaw on writing poetry about dementia

Publication Date: 2019-02-05

Kenneth Branagh on his new film All is True, and Lavinia Greenlaw's poetry about dementia.

The Cutty Sark as Sculpture, Regina King and an Elegy for an Eyesore

Publication Date: 2019-02-04

The Cutty Sark, 150 this year and now floating on air, considered as a sculptural work.

Tiffany Haddish, Alice Clark-Platts, National Lottery Heritage Fund at 25

Publication Date: 2019-02-01

Comedian Tiffany Haddish on her latest role in Lego Movie 2

Leonardo da Vinci, Green Book, Sian Edwards, New Music Curriculum

Publication Date: 2019-01-31

Leonardo da Vinci's drawings, Green Book reviewed, Sian Edwards on her Opera North debut.

Moon and Me creator Andrew Davenport, diversity in opera

Publication Date: 2019-01-30

Teletubbies and Moon and Me creator Andrew Davenport, and 'the voice of a generation'.

Christian Dior exhibition, Costa Book Prize winner and book prize sponsorship

Publication Date: 2019-01-29

Live daily magazine programme on the arts, literature, film, media and music.

Germaine Greer

Publication Date: 2019-01-28

As she turns 80, Germaine Greer reflects on her life as a writer and public intellectual.

The Mule, Anne Griffin, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Brexit Arts Funding

Publication Date: 2019-01-25

Review of Clint Eastwood's latest film about an elderly drug mule

Watercooler TV, Bill Viola/Michelangelo, Art Fund Volunteers, Diana Athill remembered

Publication Date: 2019-01-24

The biggest recent TV hits provoking debate, and Bill Viola/Michelangelo reviewed.

Dick Cheney film Vice, Barrie Rutter and Eliza Carthy on Jack Lear, disability and casting

Publication Date: 2019-01-23

Dick Cheney biopic Vice reviewed by Gavin Esler, plus King Lear set in 70s Hull

Dick Cheney film Vice, Barrie Rutter and Eliza Carthy on Jack Lear, disability and casting, Detainment

Publication Date: 2019-01-23

Dick Cheney biopic Vice reviewed by Gavin Esler, plus King Lear set in 1970s Hull

Oscar Nominations 2019

Publication Date: 2019-01-22

Oscars 2019 : Roma and The Favourite lead the nominations.

Nicole Kidman, Fanny Hill, Women artists

Publication Date: 2019-01-21

Nicole Kidman on her film Destroyer, Fanny Hill, Female Old Masters.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright MP, Radio Breakfast Shows, Chigozie Obioma

Publication Date: 2019-01-18

Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright MP discusses his plans to ‘unleash creativity’.

Brexit and the arts, Diane Setterfield, Charlie Luxton on beautiful buildings, composer Du Yun

Publication Date: 2019-01-17

How Brexit might impact upon the arts. Plus Diane Setterfield's new novel.

Film director M Night Shyamalan, DH Lawrence as dramatist, New work by Bridget Riley

Publication Date: 2019-01-16

M Night Shyamalan discusses his new movie Glass, and a major new work by Bridget Riley

Steve Carell, Brian Tyler, London Borough of Culture

Publication Date: 2019-01-15

Steve Carell discusses new film Beautiful Boy, a father and son story plagued by addiction

Octavian, The Killing creator Soren Sveistrup, TS Eliot Prize-winner

Publication Date: 2019-01-14

Octavian - BBC Music's Sound of 2019, and Soren Sveistrup, creator of The Killing

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly, Costa First Novel winner Stuart Turton

Publication Date: 2019-01-11

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly on playing Laurel and Hardy in Stan & Ollie

Hugh Jackman on The Front Runner, Costa Biography Award winner Bart van Es, Da Vinci loan refusal

Publication Date: 2019-01-10

Hugh Jackman on playing scandal-hit 1988 US presidential hopeful Gary Hart.

Comedian Nish Kumar, Acoustics in architecture, 2018 Costa Children’s Book Award winner Hilary McKay

Publication Date: 2019-01-09

Comedian Nish Kumar, from The Mash Report, on why his new tour is his most political yet.

Keira Knightley, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, Costa Poetry Winner

Publication Date: 2019-01-08

Keira Knightley on Colette, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, Costa Poetry Award winner

Charlie Brooker on Bandersnatch, Sophie Raworth reveals the Costa Book Award Winners

Publication Date: 2019-01-07

Charlie Brooker on his ground-breaking new interactive film, Bandersnatch

Robert Zemeckis, Poet Laureate, The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts

Publication Date: 2019-01-04

Robert Zemeckis on new film Welcome to Marwen

Brexit: The Uncivil War, JD Salinger Centenary, Tracy-Ann Oberman

Publication Date: 2019-01-03

New Brexit drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as leader of the Leave campaign reviewed.

Olivia Colman, Luther, Surgery and embroidery

Publication Date: 2019-01-02

Olivia Colman on her new film The Favourite, and Luther reviewed

Keeley Hawes

Publication Date: 2019-01-01

From Bodyguard and The Durrells to Spooks, Keeley Hawes looks back on her career.

Cultural Quiz of the Year

Publication Date: 2018-12-31

We test our guests' knowledge of 2018 in the arts.

An appreciation of the late Amos Oz the Israeli novelist who died today

Publication Date: 2018-12-28

Amos Oz, a look ahead to the arts events of 2019, Spiderman creator Stan Lee.

As a generation of choreographers pass, we hear from the new generation rising

Publication Date: 2018-12-27

Front Row marks the deaths of three great choreographers.

Slow radio: Land artist Chris Drury's Morecambe Bay project

Publication Date: 2018-12-26

Land artist Chris Drury visits his Horizon Line Chamber at Morecambe Bay

Choirs - a celebration of singing together

Publication Date: 2018-12-25

A special programme exploring the benefits of choral singing.

Les Misérables discussed by Andrew Davies, adapter of a new TV version

Publication Date: 2018-12-24

Screenwriter Andrew Davies on Les Misérables; Christmas literature; Yuletide poems

Ben Elton on Shakespeare, Call to Action Art, Vanessa Kisuule

Publication Date: 2018-12-21

Ben Elton on his fascination with Shakespeare. Plus is art becoming more political?

Lin-Manuel Miranda in Mary Poppins Returns, Hip Hop Musicals, Richard Sherman

Publication Date: 2018-12-20

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on his starring role in Mary Poppins Returns.

Eileen Atkins, Penny Marshall remembered, The Shining, Sister Bliss

Publication Date: 2018-12-19

Eileen Atkins looks back over her career, and director Penny Marshall remembered

John Malkovich on playing Poirot, Why we cry at films, True crime podcasts

Publication Date: 2018-12-18

John Malkovich plays Poirot, why we cry at films and the phenomenon of crime podcasts.

The Archers' Canterbury Tales, Watership Down, Gremlins - alternative Christmas film, Putin and Rap

Publication Date: 2018-12-17

Carole Boyd, Lynda Snell in The Archers, on The Canterbury Tales, with the Ambridge cast.

Rita Ora, Writing About Sex, Die Hard at 30

Publication Date: 2018-12-14

Rita Ora on her six-year journey to release her second album, Phoenix.

Lee Mack, Magic Mike on stage, Prose poetry

Publication Date: 2018-12-13

Not Going Out's Lee Mack, and Magic Mike on stage

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Aquaman, Mike Bartlett

Publication Date: 2018-12-12

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Aquaman reviewed, and playwright Mike Bartlett

Mortal Engines, Tenancy, Ren Hang, Martin Jenkinson

Publication Date: 2018-12-11

Mortal Engines reviewed, photographers Ren Hang and Martin Jenkinson discussed.

Tamara Lawrance, The 1975's Matty Healy, Meet Vermeer

Publication Date: 2018-12-10

Actress Tamara Lawrance on BBC One's adaption of Andrea Levy novel The Long Song

Springsteen on Broadway, Disfigured Villains, Beautiful Books for Christmas

Publication Date: 2018-12-07

Review of Bruce Springsteen's new film Springsteen on Broadway

Jimmy McGovern, Tania Bruguera, Arts and insomnia

Publication Date: 2018-12-06

Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern on his new BBC One drama Care, Cuban artist Tania Bruguera

Maggi Hambling, Ellie Kendrick, Beastie Boys

Publication Date: 2018-12-05

Maggi Hambling on her portraits of artists, and Beastie Boys on 40 years in hip hop

An Elephant Sitting Still, Chinese film industry, David Szalay, Unesco and Reggae

Publication Date: 2018-12-04

David Szalay talks about his new book, Turbulence, an original Radio 4 commission.

Robert Redford's Career, Fiction within Fiction, Poet Fred D'Aguiar

Publication Date: 2018-12-03

Robert Redford's swansong, fictional characters reading fiction and poet Fred D'Aguiar

Strictly's Shirley Ballas, Young Composer Sarah Jenkins, National Theatres of Scotland and Wales

Publication Date: 2018-11-30

Head Judge Shirley Ballas on the appeal of Strictly and her own dancing career.

Mowgli, American poet Dana Gioia, Art on prescription

Publication Date: 2018-11-29

Review of the film Mowgli starring Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Disobedience, Rachel Maclean, Julian Fuks, Diversity Backstage

Publication Date: 2018-11-28

Live daily magazine programme on the arts, literature, film, media and music.

Sports Book of the Year, Jim Carrey in Kidding, Astral Weeks at 50

Publication Date: 2018-11-27

Live daily magazine programme on the arts, literature, film, media and music.

Jamie Dornan, Bernardo Bertolucci remembered, Joseph Hillier

Publication Date: 2018-11-26

Actor Jamie Dornan, Bernardo Bertolucci remembered, the UK's largest sculpture

26/11/2018

Publication Date: 2018-11-26

Live daily magazine programme on the arts, literature, film, media and music.

Mrs Wilson, Vegan Art, Akwaeke Emezi

Publication Date: 2018-11-23

We review Ruth Wilson in the BBC drama Mrs Wilson, in which she plays her own grandmother.

2018 Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters, Costa Book Awards shortlist announced, Ben Uri Gallery and Museum

Publication Date: 2018-11-22

We review Japanese film Shoplifters, winner of the 2018 Palme d’Or at the Cannes festival.

The arts and artificial intelligence

Publication Date: 2018-11-21

After Christie's sell their first AI painting, we look at how AI will change creativity

Kurt Russell on playing Santa, Poet Ruth Fainlight, Damien Hirst's Qatar sculptures

Publication Date: 2018-11-20

Kurt Russell on The Christmas Chronicles, poet Ruth Fainlight

Marianne Faithfull, I'm a Celebrity without Ant, Kirsty Latoya

Publication Date: 2018-11-19

Marianne Faithfull on her new album, Negative Capability.

Jane Fonda

Publication Date: 2018-11-16

Jane Fonda, the two-time Academy Award-winning actress, looks back at her 60-year career.

Golden Age of Irish Prose - North and South of the Border, Hepworth Sculpture Prize Winner

Publication Date: 2018-11-15

Irish writing north and south of the border - a golden age of prose?

Arts Education - a live debate from Leicester

Publication Date: 2018-11-14

Stig Abell chairs a debate about the current state of arts education in schools

Fantastic Beasts 2, Viruses turned into art, Fernand Léger, Heart of Darkness

Publication Date: 2018-11-13

Fantastic Beasts 2 review, viruses turned into art, Fernand Léger, Heart of Darkness.

The Coen Brothers, stage fright, The Interrogation of Tony Martin

Publication Date: 2018-11-12

Joel and Ethan Coen on their homage to the western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Schott, 11-11: Memories Retold video game

Publication Date: 2018-11-09

Helena Bonham Carter on how she drew on her own experience of depression for film 55 Steps

Marin Alsop, Russell Howard, Political cartoonists

Publication Date: 2018-11-08

Conductor Marin Alsop on Brahms's A German Requiem, and comedian Russell Howard.

Danny Boyle's Armistice Day tribute, White Teeth the musical, singer-songwriter and poet Emily Maguire

Publication Date: 2018-11-07

White Teeth, the musical, Danny Boyle's Armistice Day tribute, singer Emily Maguire

Paul Dano, Venice floods and the impact on its cultural heritage, the department store in art

Publication Date: 2018-11-06

Actor Paul Dano on turning director, and protecting Venetian arts and heritage from floods

Steve McQueen, Erica Whyman on Romeo and Juliet, Gender-swapped theatre

Publication Date: 2018-11-05

Steve McQueen on heist thriller Widows.

Boy George, Colourisation of film, John Cooper Clarke

Publication Date: 2018-11-02

Boy George on Culture Club's first album for nearly two decades.

Cecelia Ahern, The world's tallest statue, Pansori opera, Homecoming TV adaptation

Publication Date: 2018-11-01

Best-selling Irish novelist Cecelia Ahern discusses her new short story collection, Roar

Wilfred Owen Commemoration, Markus Zusak, Sarah DeLappe

Publication Date: 2018-10-31

Wilfred Owen's life and work remembered through art, 100 years since his death.

Dark Heart, La Traviata, Parks and concerts

Publication Date: 2018-10-30

Chris Lang's new TV drama Dark Heart reviewed, and Chris Addison on La Traviata.

Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgård in The Little Drummer Girl, Darkness and writing, Tom Odell

Publication Date: 2018-10-29

Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgård discuss the TV adaptation of The Little Drummer Girl

Thom Yorke, Audiobooks and reading, Beetlejuice at 30

Publication Date: 2018-10-26

If you've listened to an audiobook, can you say you've read the book?

Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, Composer Howard Blake, Hepworth Prize for Sculpture

Publication Date: 2018-10-25

Biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody, reviewed

The Hate U Give, House of Cards, Measure for Measure

Publication Date: 2018-10-24

Angie Thomas on her novel and film The Hate U Give, and its roots in Black Lives Matter.

Mike Leigh on Peterloo, CJ Sansom, The rise of adult gaming

Publication Date: 2018-10-23

Mike Leigh discusses his latest film Peterloo, about the 1819 massacre in Manchester

Author Luke Jennings on his Killing Eve trilogy, Disgusting artworks, Maggie Gyllenhaal on The Deuce

Publication Date: 2018-10-22

How have artists used disgust in their work to both enthral and repel the viewer?

The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Billboard art and US politics, Emma Rice and Wise Children

Publication Date: 2018-10-19

Author Heather Morris on her novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz, based on a true story

Eric Idle, Halloween, Cicely Berry remembered, The House of Commons library

Publication Date: 2018-10-18

Python Eric Idle on his autobiography. The 11th film in the Halloween franchise reviewed.

Gerard Butler, Male body in movies, Novelist Olga Tokarczuk

Publication Date: 2018-10-17

Gerard Butler and the male body in movies - is bigger always better?

Playing Linda Loman, Informer, Geology-inspired art, Ciarán Hodgers

Publication Date: 2018-10-16

Playing Linda Loman, Informer review, art inspired by geology, Ciarán Hodgers

#MeToo one year on - what's changed in the arts?

Publication Date: 2018-10-15

One year on from the beginning of the #MeToo movement, what's changed? Daniel York Loh

Paul Greengrass on 22 July, Lisa Hammond and Rachael Spence, How can arts organisations thrive?

Publication Date: 2018-10-12

Paul Greengrass on 22 July, his film about the Norwegian terrorist attack on a summer camp

Desiree Akhavan, Bad Times at the El Royale, 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize, Mother Courage

Publication Date: 2018-10-11

Desiree Akhavan on the challenges of writing, directing and starring in The Bisexual.

Reading and Mental Health

Publication Date: 2018-10-10

A special on how reading improves mental health, with Marian Keyes and Russell Kane.

The swimming pool in art, Kwame Kwei-Armah's Twelfth Night, Poet Jean Sprackland

Publication Date: 2018-10-09

The role that the swimming pool plays in film and art.

Bernard Cribbins, Claire Foy and Ryan Gosling on First Man, Butterfly

Publication Date: 2018-10-08

Bernard Cribbins on his autobiography and Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy discuss First Man

Jodie Whittaker on Doctor Who, Quentin Blake, Haruki Murakami's Killing Commendatore

Publication Date: 2018-10-05

Jodie Whittaker on regenerating as the 13th Doctor, and the dark art of Quentin Blake

Alice Walker, Yayoi Kusama and a poem for National Poetry Day from Sean Street

Publication Date: 2018-10-04

Alice Walker, artist Yayoi Kusama and a new poem for National Poetry Day from Sean Street

The art of physical comedy, Damien Hirst, Andre Aciman, The impact of the arts on mental health

Publication Date: 2018-10-03

The art and history of physical comedy: why is the unfortunate mishap hilarious?

BBC National Short Story Award Winner

Publication Date: 2018-10-02

We announce the winners of the 2018 BBC Short Story Awards live from Cambridge University

Sarah Perry, The Cry, Cultural First Aid

Publication Date: 2018-10-01

The Essex Serpent author Sarah Perry discusses her new novel Melmoth, The Cry reviewed

Contains Strong Language festival, Sean Scully, A Northern Soul

Publication Date: 2018-09-28

Front Row live from the Contains Strong Language festival in Hull

Lord of the Flies, Silence in art, Javier Marias

Publication Date: 2018-09-27

Lord of the Flies with an all-female cast, and the significance of silence in art.

The Goodies, Holst's The Planets at 100, Debris Stevenson

Publication Date: 2018-09-26

Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie look back at their 70s cult comedy series

Oceania exhibition, Suede, How the police help crime writers

Publication Date: 2018-09-26

The first major UK exhibition of art from the Pacific, and former Britpop band Suede

Cary Fukanaga, Royal Opera House CEO, Nureyev Documentary

Publication Date: 2018-09-21

New James Bond director Cary Fukanaga discusses his latest Netflix series, Maniac

MIA, Man Booker Shortlist, Short Story Award nominee Nell Stevens, Playwright Stephen Jeffreys remembered.

Publication Date: 2018-09-20

Kieran Yates reviews Matangi/Maya/MIA, a documentary about the political rapper MIA

Eileen Atkins, the financial crash and the arts, Denis Norden remembered, Ingrid Persaud

Publication Date: 2018-09-19

Eileen Atkins on her latest stage role in Florian Zeller’s The Height of the Storm

The Little Stranger, creating art in the dark, and Kiare Ladner, BBC NSSA nominee

Publication Date: 2018-09-18

Director Lenny Abrahamson on his film adaption of Sarah Waters’ novel The Little Stranger