Culture

How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?
TV

How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?

The real issue is whether an entirely online future can deliver universality, affordability and reliability within the next decade 
Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: 'Reading really is a superpower'
Stormzy
Reading

Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: 'Reading really is a superpower'

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
Books

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace

'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas
TV

'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas

Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'
Letter To My Younger Self

Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
Books

Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar

Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater's witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard
Film

Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater's witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard

Bridgerton star Yerin Ha: 'Fame scares me. I don’t want to get swept up by it'
Yerin Ha
TV

Bridgerton star Yerin Ha: 'Fame scares me. I don’t want to get swept up by it'

Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we're in
Books

Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we're in

Bad Language by So Mayer review – explorations of the ways words are used to control us 
Review

Bad Language by So Mayer review – explorations of the ways words are used to control us 

H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: 'I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself'
Letter To My Younger Self

H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: 'I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself'

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: 'Northern voices need to be heard'
Theatre

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: 'Northern voices need to be heard'

New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies
Fable video game
Gaming

New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies

Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry 
Books

Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry 

Will AI be the end of humanity?
Artificial intelligence

Will AI be the end of humanity?

H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’
Exclusive interview

H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’

Saipan star Steve Coogan: 'The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod' 
Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan, stars of Saipan
Film

Saipan star Steve Coogan: 'The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod' 

Rick Edwards: 'I love backgammon – even if I lost 20 times at the Great Wall of China'
Games

Rick Edwards: 'I love backgammon – even if I lost 20 times at the Great Wall of China'

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music
Classical

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music

Peace, AI and 'six-seven': Oxford reveals children's words of the year
Language

Peace, AI and 'six-seven': Oxford reveals children's words of the year

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Books

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
Books

Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing

In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places
Photography

In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places

Johannes Radebe: 'As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That's my sparkly, magical world'
Johannes Radebe at Mamburu community, Limpopo province, South Africa. Image: WaterAid/ Lee-Ann Olwage
Interview

Johannes Radebe: 'As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That's my sparkly, magical world'

Steve Coogan shares his big issue: 'I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights'
Film

Steve Coogan shares his big issue: 'I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights'