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Big Issue ambassador Kwajo Tweneboa launches podcast to reveal famous faces' humble beginnings
Big Issue ambassador Kwajo Tweneboa launches podcast to reveal famous faces' humble beginnings
Tweneboa made his name as a housing campaigner but his entry into the podcast world is focused on frank conversations with stars who have overcome tough starts in life and adversity to hit new heights
Tosca's Russian soprano row sees politics replace performance for Royal Opera
Tosca's Russian soprano row sees politics replace performance for Royal Opera
Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story
Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza'
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza'
In the age of AI slop, what is the future of art and photography?
In the age of AI slop, what is the future of art and photography?
Charlotte Church: 'The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin'
Charlotte Church: 'The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin'
The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager
The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager
Learning how to tell stories gives prisoners the chance to be heard – and a chance at redemption
Learning how to tell stories gives prisoners the chance to be heard – and a chance at redemption
Why 'noodle dramas' like The Guest are just as enjoyable as 'caviar dramas' like Slow Horses
Why 'noodle dramas' like The Guest are just as enjoyable as 'caviar dramas' like Slow Horses
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: 'Painful things make you a better version of yourself'
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: 'Painful things make you a better version of yourself'
Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby
Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby
'A showgirl is in everybody': Is the life of a showgirl as glamorous as Taylor Swift makes it seem?
'A showgirl is in everybody': Is the life of a showgirl as glamorous as Taylor Swift makes it seem?
Buckle Up by Adam Buxton review – proof that comedy really does belong in music
Buckle Up by Adam Buxton review – proof that comedy really does belong in music
Cult poet Martin Newell: 'I am the good granddad of rock 'n' roll'
Cult poet Martin Newell: 'I am the good granddad of rock 'n' roll'
The Hack creator Jack Thorne: 'We're living in a world where no one seems to trust anything'
The Hack creator Jack Thorne: 'We're living in a world where no one seems to trust anything'
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom
House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic
House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic
Revealed: Brits trust Claudia Winkleman and Jonathan Ross more than Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer
Revealed: Brits trust Claudia Winkleman and Jonathan Ross more than Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer
Big Thief: 'There's much more to humanity than just this awfulness'
Big Thief: 'There's much more to humanity than just this awfulness'
Composer John Rutter: 'If there are people you love, for goodness' sake tell them'
Composer John Rutter: 'If there are people you love, for goodness' sake tell them'
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
Clarkston review – strong performances shine light onto dark subject matter
Clarkston review – strong performances shine light onto dark subject matter
BIGSOUND festival review – the sound from down under
BIGSOUND festival review – the sound from down under
Dead of Winter review – Emma Thompson is an ice cool, unlikely hero
