Front Row Episodes Available now
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John Updike
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson who meets American writer John Updike.
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John le Carr茅
Mark Lawson meets the writer John le Carre.
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18/07/2008
Mark Lawson asks whether female dramatists are now finding their place in the spotlight.
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26/03/2008
John Wilson reports from the opening night of Yasmina Reza's play The God of Carnage.
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21/03/2008
Mark Lawson examines why the works of Shakespeare continue to inspire so many books.
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Philip Roth
Philip Roth, regarded by many as America's finest living novelist, talks to Mark Lawson.
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Margaret Atwood
Mark Lawson talks to Margaret Atwood about her life and work.
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Tom Stoppard
In a special programme, Mark Lawson profiles the dramatist Tom Stoppard.
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Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg
News and reviews with Mark Lawson. Guests are Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.
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Edward Albee
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with American dramatist Edward Albee.