Front Row
Hosted by Samira Ahmed and Tom Sutcliffe and Kirsty Wark and Kate Molleson · BBC Radio 4
4.4from 157 ratings
- 2,527
- Episodes
- 571
- Transcribed
- 157
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 32K
- YouTube views
About Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Dec 2015
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
571 of 2,527 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Review Show: La Bola Negra and Keira Knightley in The Lives of Others
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Artist Sam Taylor Johnson and Oscar winning film-maker Sian Heder
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Musician Nitin Sawhney and writer Samantha Harvey's Orbiting Orbital collaboration
Inside a recent episode
Review Show: La Bola Negra and Keira Knightley in The Lives of Others
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Keira Knightley plays the actress Krista, unfortunate enough to attract the attention of the Minister of Culture, who decides that he can clear his way to her bed if her partner can be politically compromised. And Ike makes it clear from the opening line that we are spies here too. Ready to listen? […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Front Row
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Nancy Durrant
- Tim Robey
- Edmund Richardson
- Sam Taylor Johnson
- Sian Heder
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 32,463
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 125 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 32 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 97
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- Books guests
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Questions about Front Row
Who hosts Front Row?
Samira Ahmed and Tom Sutcliffe and Kirsty Wark and Kate Molleson host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Front Row take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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