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Supporting Content

• David Mitchell on Ludwig and the joy of cosy crime

  The actor loves a crime drama where "everything is satisfyingly resolved before bedtime".

  

  Duration: 1:03

• Why Tim Minchin thinks you don't need a dream to succeed

  The comedian, actor and Matilda the Musical composer shares his best career advice.

  

  Duration: 0:59

• 'Are you Doctor Strange?'

  Benedict Cumberbatch talks to Front Row about the characters that precede him.

  

  Duration: 0:39

• ‘I grew up in public and those are my baby pictures, guilty as charged’

  Jon Bon Jovi on having few regrets, except maybe some of his early fashion choices.

  

  Duration: 0:54

• John Cleese on catchphrases and a comedy about cannibalism

  John Cleese talks to Front Row about bringing Fawlty Towers to the stage and more.

  

  Duration: 1:48

• Eight things we learned from Pet Shop Boys

  The duo on 15th album Nonetheless, their career and soundtracking 'tears in the toilet'.

  

• ‘You have to lean in, you can’t wander out and get a bag of crisps.’

  Inside Number.9’s Reece Shearsmith on the return of the dark comedy anthology.

  

  Duration: 0:50

• 'It's very close to the bone for me'

  Sheridan Smith talks about her role in Rufus Wainwright's new musical Opening Night.

  

  Duration: 1:33

• How Kazuo Ishiguro's latest project was sparked by Desert Island Discs

  The Nobel-Prize winning author on writing lyrics for jazz singer Stacey Kent.

  

  Duration: 2:08

• Five ways to read more in 2024

  'The internet's librarian' Jack Edwards shares his tips with Front Row.

  

• The moment Paul Lynch wins the Booker Prize 2023

  The Prophet Song author tells the ceremony how writing saved him.

  

  Duration: 1:23

• Booker Prize 2023: Meet the authors

  Front Row hears from the six authors nominated for this year's prestigious award.

  

• This Cultural Life

  In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives.

  

• Add to Playlist

  Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

  

• Watch This Cultural Life on Â鶹Éç Four

  Figures from the worlds of art and culture talk about their influences and inspirations.

  

• British Sign Language at Music Festivals and Gigs

  BSL music interpreters Stephanie Raper and Fletch@, and deaf music lover William Ogden.

  

  Duration: 15:30

• Rachmaninoff - the 20th century's great romantic

  Celebrating the music of composer Rachmaninoff to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth

  

  Duration: 42:06

• The making of the new RSC production of Cymbeline

  A first and a final - the making of the new RSC production of Cymbeline.

  

  Duration: 42:24

• The 75th anniversary of the Windrush - the cultural legacy of a generation

  Marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush and its cultural influence.

  

  Duration: 42:18

• The best of British culture live and on demand.

  

• Queer Icons

  LGBTQ guests champion queer artworks which are special to them.

  

• Inspire

  A season discovering where artists find inspiration and helping listeners get creative.