Front Row - Hamlet Radiohead Mashup

FRONT ROW - HAMLET RADIOHEAD MASHUP (320kbs-m4a/23mb/9mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 6th May 2025

A new genre-bending production of Hamlet created in collaboration with Thom Yorke from Radiohead has just opened at Factory International in Manchester. Co-directors Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett discuss their vision for Hamlet Hail to the Thief.

Front Row - Paul Hartnoll Of Orbital On The Band's Brown Album

FRONT ROW - PAUL HARTNOLL OF ORBITAL ON THE BAND'S BROWN ALBUM (320kbs-m4a/32mb/13mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 28th May 2025

Paul Hartnoll of electronic music duo Orbital talks about the reissue of the band's Brown album which was originally released in 1993, with the addition of 23 extra tracks of rarities and previously unreleased material and about the intersection between dance music and politics.

Front Row - Twin Peaks Co-Creator Mark Frost And Podcaster Mike Munser

FRONT ROW - TWIN PEAKS CO-CREATOR MARK FROST AND PODCASTER MIKE MUNSER (320kbs-m4a/36mb/16mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 9th June 2025

Samira talks to Twin Peaks' co-creator Mark Frost and podcaster Mike Munser about the show's enduring legacy 35 years on, as Twin Peaks is re-released and celebrated at the BFI Film on Film Festival. 

Front Row - Hollywood Producer Jerry Bruckheimer On F1 Starring Brad Pitt

FRONT ROW - HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER JERRY BRUCKHEIMER ON F1 STARRING BRAD PITT (320kbs-m4a/36mb/15mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 23rd June 2025

Samira talks to legendary Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer, whose latest film F1 stars Brad Pitt as a racing car driver. 

Front Row - Has Marvel Cracked The Superhero Reboot?

FRONT ROW - HAS MARVEL CRACKED THE SUPERHERO REBOOT? (320kbs-m4a/26mb/11mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 22nd July 2025

The Fantastic Four changed comics forever in 1961 by making superheroes more human, but on screen the team has struggled. Now Marvel is rebooting their First Family for the third time with a big budget spectacular starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Author and journalist Hannah Strong and journalist and co-host of the Fade to Black film podcast Amon Warmann reveal if they've finally stuck the landing.

Front Row - Alan Moore On His Latest Novel The Great When

FRONT ROW - ALAN MOORE ON HIS LATEST NOVEL THE GREAT WHEN (320kbs-m4a/33mb/14mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 15th Sepotember 2025

Creator of V for Vendetta and Watchmen, Alan Moore is probably the world's most acclaimed writer of comic books, a medium he now eschews. Moving into novels, he has explored his hometown Northampton in widely praised work like Jerusalem, but his latest - The Great When - is an otherworldly exploration of literary London, inspired by the psychogeography of Iain SInclair and horror writing of Arthur Machen.

Front Row - Robert Plant On His Latest Album Of Folk Songs

FRONT ROW - ROBERT PLANT ON HIS LATEST ALBUM OF FOLK SONGS (320kbs-m4a/29mb/12mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 15th September 2025

Robert Plant on his journey from Led Zeppelin to his latest album of folk songs.

Front Row - Tim Minchin On Life, Art And Success

FRONT ROW - TIM MINCHIN ON LIFE, ART AND SUCCESS (320kbs-m4a/27mb/12mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 2nd September 2024

Tim Minchin, the comedian, actor, musician, and songwriter behind the musicals Matilda and Groundhog Day, talks about how his experiences have shaped his first non-fiction book You Don't Have To Have A Dream.

Front Row - Questlove On Hip-Hop History

FRONT ROW - QUESTLOVE ON HIP-HOP HISTORY (320kbs-m4a/40mb/16mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 18th June 2024

The Grammy award-winning musician behind The Roots, Oscar winning-filmmaker, and much in demand record producer, Questlove, on writing Hip-Hop Is History - his exploration of the last five decades of this ever-changing genre.