Podcasts Culture Front Row Paul Simon and Charlie Mackesy, the V&As Chanel exhibition and author Kamila Shamsie.

Paul Simon and Charlie Mackesy, the V&As Chanel exhibition and author Kamila Shamsie.

Published: Sept. 14, 2023, 7:21 p.m.

When the artist Charlie Mackesy, best-known for his book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, heard Paul Simon\u2019s most recent album, the acclaimed Seven Psalms, he was inspired to create a sketch for each \u2018psalm\u2019. They both join us on Front Row.

In the last of our interviews with all the authors shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award we talk to Kamila Shamsie about her story Churail.

Gabrielle Chanel opens at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and Das Rheingold, the first part of Wagner\u2019s Ring Cycle opens at the Royal Opera House in London. Head of Fashion at the Telegraph, Lisa Armstrong and writer Philip Hensher join us to review them both.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe\nProducer: Olivia Skinner

Paul Simon 1:10\nChanel 11:12\nKamila Shamsie 22:04\nDas Rheingold 30:52