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Johnny Marr on his new album
Monet's letters and Booker shortlisted author Rebecca Perry.

SNL, Paul Greengrass, The Bayeux Tapestry and Sarah Hall
Saturday Night Live, film director Paul Greengrass, Booker-nominated novelist Sarah Hall

Review Show: Tom Cruise in the film Digger
Sienna Miller and Dominic West in Sky legal drama War and The Standard of Living play.

Actors David Harewood and Sir Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell Beale on playing Liberace on stage and David Harewood on his new legal drama

BBC National Short Story Award and Young Writers Award 2026
The winners of both prizes are announced live from BBC Broadcasting House.

Es Devlin retrospective, Sebastian Faulks, Turner Prize, Apple Music Hall
Stage designer Es Devlin, novelist Sebastian Faulks, the Turner Prize and Apple Music Hall

Front Row at the Contains Strong Language festival
A special edition of Front Row from the BBC's Contains Strong Language festival

Review Show: Exit Party by Emily St John Mandel, South Korean alien invasion thriller Hope and an adaptation of 1984.
Our critics review three new dystopian thrillers - in novel form, on screen and on stage.

Comedian Russell Kane on playing an older Romeo
John Coltrane's centenary and the Booker Prize shortlist 2026.

Roger Taylor, drummer from the super band Queen, on his latest album
Plus the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and ex-politicans under pressure in The Wargame.