Podcasts Culture Front Row Sarah Solemani on TV's Chivalry; male soprano Samuel Marino performs; Bradford's bid for UK City of Culture

Sarah Solemani on TV's Chivalry; male soprano Samuel Marino performs; Bradford's bid for UK City of Culture

Published: April 20, 2022, 7:25 p.m.

Chivalry, the new Channel 4 comedy which looks at the making of a Hollywood movie in a post MeToo world, has been co-created by its co-stars \u2013 Sarah Solemani, and Steve Coogan. Sarah joins Elle Osili-Wood on Front Row to discuss why MeToo has provided new grounds for comedy.

Venezuelan singer Samuel Mari\xf1o originally trained as a ballet dancer before embracing his rare vocal range as a male soprano and promoting gender and genre-fluid performance. He sings live in the studio, ahead of his debut London recital and the release of his new album, Sopranista, featuring arias recorded by a male soprano voice for the first time.

Four cities are in the running to be the UK\u2019s next City of Culture and Front Row is hearing from the places on the final shortlist. Tonight it\u2019s the turn of Bradford as reporter Aisha Iqbal hears about what the UK\u2019s youngest city has to offer.

Presenter: Elle Osili-Wood\nProducer: Simon Richardson

Image: Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani in Channel 4's Chivalry