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Martin Freeman: ‘I’ve never been a copper, but The Responder felt authentic to me’
Martin Freeman: ‘I’ve never been a copper, but The Responder felt authentic to me’
New BBC police drama The Responder draws on the real-life experience of writer and former cop Tony Schumacher. For star Martin Freeman the gritty storylines are a world away from Sherlock.
Evangeline Lilly: ‘If you lined up all the characters I’ve played, it would be hard to identify me’
Evangeline Lilly: ‘If you lined up all the characters I’ve played, it would be hard to identify me’
After years playing “super severe, kick ass” women, Evangeline Lilly finally found a role she could relate to that has transformed the way she approaches acting
Scream: The genre-defining meta movie refuses to be killed off
Scream: The genre-defining meta movie refuses to be killed off
In having yet another stab at this self-aware slasher, the makers of Scream are following the well-worn route of the “requel”.
Charles Mingus: The angry man of jazz
Charles Mingus: The angry man of jazz
The French horn maestro who plays using his feet
The French horn maestro who plays using his feet
Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
Sir Kenneth Branagh: ‘I relived many painful and beautiful days making Belfast’
Sir Kenneth Branagh: ‘I relived many painful and beautiful days making Belfast’
Mass review: Compelling drama faces every parent’s worst nightmare head-on
Mass review: Compelling drama faces every parent’s worst nightmare head-on
‘We are turning into a corrupt country’: Jeremy Irons and Robert Harris on their new Netflix film
‘We are turning into a corrupt country’: Jeremy Irons and Robert Harris on their new Netflix film
Actor Danielle Deadwyler: ‘The caring Black women do for community is motherhood beyond biology’
Actor Danielle Deadwyler: ‘The caring Black women do for community is motherhood beyond biology’
Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf’
Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf’
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Plants are still running the world… but new David Attenborough series The Green Planet shows they need our help
Plants are still running the world… but new David Attenborough series The Green Planet shows they need our help
Maxine Peake on Hillsborough drama Anne: ‘The criminal justice system can be a very hostile place’
Maxine Peake on Hillsborough drama Anne: ‘The criminal justice system can be a very hostile place’
Star Trek, Doctor Who and Street Cat Bob: The Big Issue’s top culture stories of 2021
Star Trek, Doctor Who and Street Cat Bob: The Big Issue’s top culture stories of 2021
Peter Dinklage: ‘Who says beautiful white people own the rights to romantic stories?’
Peter Dinklage: ‘Who says beautiful white people own the rights to romantic stories?’
David Harewood on 2021: ‘The Sewell Report was a kick in the teeth to a lot of Black people’
David Harewood on 2021: ‘The Sewell Report was a kick in the teeth to a lot of Black people’
Rebel Dykes: From activism to politics and sex, unheard lesbian stories hit the screen
Rebel Dykes: From activism to politics and sex, unheard lesbian stories hit the screen
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and its poignant discussion of homelessness
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and its poignant discussion of homelessness
Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘There are lessons in chasing what scares you’
Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘There are lessons in chasing what scares you’
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: The Big Issue Book of the Year 2021
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: The Big Issue Book of the Year 2021
tick, tick…BOOM! star Alexandra Shipp: ‘If I’m not challenging myself I’m not doing myself justice’
tick, tick…BOOM! star Alexandra Shipp: ‘If I’m not challenging myself I’m not doing myself justice’
Bullseye was more than just speedboats – it was a record of the working-class being left behind
Bullseye was more than just speedboats – it was a record of the working-class being left behind
Priyanka Chopra enters the Matrix: ‘I love reading the speculations of the fans’
Priyanka Chopra enters the Matrix: ‘I love reading the speculations of the fans’
What happened when Sam Fender helped out at his local foodbank?
What happened when Sam Fender helped out at his local foodbank?
Strictly’s Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis
Strictly’s Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis
10 great documentaries you can watch on The Big Issue TV with a free month’s trial
10 great documentaries you can watch on The Big Issue TV with a free month’s trial
New versions of The Snowman score can’t cause its legacy to disappear
