301 John Cleese, A first for Jay Z, Electricity: The spark of life2017-02-23 19:58:00
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302 David Tennant, second novels, Brits and Oscars - who are they for?2017-02-22 19:53:00
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303 Gurinder Chadha on Viceroy's House, America after the Fall, Christopher Bailey2017-02-21 20:09:00
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304 Patriots Day, Stephen Karam, EU Baroque Orchestra, Syria documentaries2017-02-20 20:11:00
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305 Gary Barlow's The Girls, SS-GB, Sidney Nolan, The Great Wall2017-02-17 20:01:00
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306 The Founder, Neil Jordan, See Me Now, Luke Jerram's Treasured City2017-02-16 19:55:00
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307 John Adams2017-02-15 19:51:00
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308 Eduardo Paolozzi, Self-publishing, Neil Gaiman2017-02-14 20:06:00
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309 Hidden Figures, Dirty Dancing writer, Muslim Othello, Simon Armitage2017-02-13 19:59:00
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310 Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Petrograd Madonna, Rag'n'Bone Man2017-02-10 19:54:00
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311 Artist Keith Tyson, dark comedy Prevenge, novelist John Boyne, Shostakovich Symphony No 122017-02-09 20:03:00
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312 Vanessa Bell exhibition, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Alan Simpson remembered, The poetry of Anna Akhmatova2017-02-08 19:54:00
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313 The Moorside, 20th Century Women, Peter Greenaway on Russian Revolution at 1002017-02-07 20:07:00
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314 David Hockney, Guy Garvey from Elbow, Max Richter2017-02-06 20:02:00
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315 Viola Davis, Rory Gleeson, Phil Manzanera and Waterstones' revival2017-02-03 19:56:00
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316 Diverse casting in historical dramas, Roots returns, Beyonce's pregnancy portrait, John Burnside2017-02-02 19:58:00
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Diverse casting in historical dramas, Roots returns, Beyonce's pregnancy portrait, John Burnside

Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Half a Sixpence has been criticised for casting all-white actors. Julian Fellowes wrote the book and addresses this on tonight's Front Row. Then to discuss the issue of diverse casting in historical drama, Samira is joined by Talawa Theatre Company producer, Gail Babb, and writer and critic Ekow Eshun. It's nearly 40 years since the TV mini-series Roots shook America with its portrayal of slavery and the brutal civil war. Now a new series has been made. Writer and critic Ekow Eshun explores whether this version can have the same impact on audiences today. The picture that Beyoncé released announcing that she's pregnant with twins has become an internet sensation. As the numbers of views and likes continues to rise, art critic Laura Freeman discusses the long history of images that Beyoncé's photograph draws upon. John Burnside is a prolific award-winning poet and novelist. As his new novel, Ashland & Vine, and new collection of poems, Still Life with Feeding Snake, are published, he talks to Samira Ahmed about these stories, and his different approaches to telling them.…read more

317 Loving, Hayley Squires, Nathan Hill2017-02-01 19:53:00
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318 Cyrano, Víkingur Ólafsson plays Philip Glass, Toni Erdmann2017-01-31 20:08:00
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319 Matthew McConaughey, Lizzie Nunnery, Charles Dance on John Hurt, Collecting Europe2017-01-31 15:44:00
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320 David Hare, John Akomfrah, Liverpool Everyman Rep2017-01-27 19:51:00
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