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WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH
Presented by Francine Stock
IF THE LIGHTS GO OUT
First in a series of docu-dramas that takes major issues of the day and projects them into a catastrophic future. Set in the winter of 2010, If The Lights Go Out has Britain struggling to generate enough electricity to cope with demand. Andrew Simms, Policy Director for the New Economics Foundation, reviews.
BBC2s first in a series of five docu-dramas 'If The Lights Go Out' starts tonight at 9 pm
Related links:
BBC News: If the lights...
 Listen to the review
WILLIAM ROBERTS - VORTICISM
It's nearly 40 years since the last exhibition in Britain devoted to the angular paintings of William Roberts and 30 years since a proper survey of the group of artists working in Britain before the first world war who called themselves Vorticists. Front Row brings together the art writer and expert in this period, Richard Cork and Andrew Heard, curator of the William Roberts exhibition about to open at the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle.
'William Roberts: Retrospective 1895-1980' at the Hatton Gallery from March 20 to May 29.
'Blasting the Future - Vorticism in Britain' at the Estorick Collection in London until April 18 and then it opens at the Whitworth Gallery, Manchester on May 7. Both shows have informative catalogues
Related links:
Art History: Vorticism
Hatton Gallery: William Roberts-A Retrospective 1895-1980
Estorick Collection: Blasting the Future!
Listen to the discussion
DANIEL HOPE
The young British violinist Daniel Hope tells Francine how the composer Alban Berg hid intimate details of his life in his violin concerto, and explains how his playing was affected by his friendship with Yehudi Menuhin.
Daniel Hope's new recording of the Berg and Britten violin concertos, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Watkins, is out now on the Warner Classics label
Related links:
Daniel Hope Official Website
Listen to the interview
MEERA SYAL
Comedy actress/contemporary writer Meera Syal talks to Francine Stock about rewriting her musical Bombay Dreams for an American audience.
Related links:
BBC News: Meera off the wall
Listen to the interview
PASSION ON-AIR
'The Archers' scriptwriter Mary Cutler reflects on 50 years of passion in Ambridge
Related links:
The Archers: Backstage
Listen to the report
SHORT STORY COMPETITION
To mark World Book Day, Front Row is launching a Short Story Competition: See email link below for contest rules, guidelines and where to send your entries
Email Front Row with your story
Related links:
World Book Day Site
Listen to competition details
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