Radio 4 reshuffles its cultural offerings, while two new shows look at whiteness and the UK’s crazy property market
Front Row (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds
Add to Playlist (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds
This Cultural Life (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds
White Mischief (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds
A Home of Our Own (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds
Radio 4’s new arts shuffle began last week – shall we call it Culture Come Dancing? No, perhaps not – with the fabulous Tom Sutcliffe alternating with the equally excellent Samira Ahmed to host Front Row. We lose the other two regular hosts, Kirsty Lang and John Wilson (Wilson has been given his own interview show, see below). As Sutcliffe and Ahmed have been Front Row-ing for a while, everything feels pretty familiar, although Lang’s enthusiasm for visual arts and Wilson’s extensive pop knowledge will be missed. Front Row has been given extra time, so the four items covered on each show get deeper analysis and appreciation. Fine.