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Front Row: Archive 2011

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

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Writers including PD James and Anthony Horowitz take on classic characters

Writers including PD James and Anthony Horowitz take on classic characters

Mark Lawson talks to novelists who have taken on another writer's characters, including P D James, who wrote a Pride and... Read more

3 Jan 2012

28mins

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Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Bruce Forsyth and Jack Jones

Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Bruce Forsyth and Jack Jones

John Wilson talks to singers Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Jack Jones and Bruce Forsyth, whose careers began before rock ... Read more

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Writers from India and Pakistan

Writers from India and Pakistan

Kirsty Lang examines how writers from India and Pakistan are tackling social and political shifts, with Booker-winner Ar... Read more

28 Dec 2011

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Singers Joseph Calleja, Ian Bostridge, Mark Padmore and Iestyn Davies

Singers Joseph Calleja, Ian Bostridge, Mark Padmore and Iestyn Davies

Mark Lawson talks to three tenors and a counter-tenor: Joseph Calleja (pictured), Ian Bostridge, Mark Padmore and Iestyn... Read more

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Dominic West; Tracey Emin; Tom Hooper; Great British Bake Off; Inbetweeners

Dominic West; Tracey Emin; Tom Hooper; Great British Bake Off; Inbetweeners

Mark Lawson unwraps a further selection of new interviews with arts headline makers of 2011. Stage and screen actor Domi... Read more

23 Dec 2011

28mins

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Julian Barnes, Andrea Arnold, Sir David Chipperfield

Julian Barnes, Andrea Arnold, Sir David Chipperfield

Mark Lawson unwraps a selection of new interviews with arts headline makers of 2011. Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes e... Read more

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Paul Merton; Neon Artwork; Adele's producer Paul Epworth

Paul Merton; Neon Artwork; Adele's producer Paul Epworth

With John Wilson. Paul Merton reviews the new silent film The Artist, which with six Golden Globe nominations is already... Read more

21 Dec 2011

30mins

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Michelle Yeoh, 2011 music picks, book cover design

Michelle Yeoh, 2011 music picks, book cover design

With John Wilson. Michelle Yeoh, star of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Tomorrow Never Dies, on playing Burmese oppos... Read more

20 Dec 2011

28mins

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Jennifer Saunders; the new Mission: Impossible film

Jennifer Saunders; the new Mission: Impossible film

With Mark Lawson.Jennifer Saunders reflects on the return of Absolutely Fabulous, 20 years after Patsy and Eddy first st... Read more

19 Dec 2011

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Former Python Terry Jones, young James Herriot and Morse on TV

Former Python Terry Jones, young James Herriot and Morse on TV

With Mark Lawson. Former Monty Python star Terry Jones has now written 26 books. His latest, Evil Machines, is a collect... Read more

16 Dec 2011

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