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Radio 4,15 Jan 2026,42 mins

Reviewing Heated Rivalry, novel Jackson Alone, and the British Museum's Hawai'i exhibition

Front Row

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In the Front Row review programme, author Emily Itami and critic Tim Robey assess the steamy Canadian drama Heated Rivalry, which has caused a sensation in North America. Also, The British Museum's new exhibition Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans, and Jose Ando's novel about racial and sexual identity in Japan, Jackson Alone. Are contemporary art prizes favouring identity politics over artistic quality? Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones and artist/editor Veronica Simpson are on to discuss. Presenter: Samira Ahmed

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