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Tom Odell: The UK government is intent on destroying live music
Music

Tom Odell: The UK government is intent on destroying live music

Joan Armatrading: 'I didn't know I was breaking ground'
Music

Joan Armatrading: 'I didn't know I was breaking ground'

Etta Lemon: the Mother of the Birds
Books

Etta Lemon: the Mother of the Birds

These are the feelgood hits of the strange summer
Music

These are the feelgood hits of the strange summer

Top 5 books by autistic authors
Books

Top 5 books by autistic authors

The Assistant's Kjella Ola Dahl on discovering a criminal family past
Books

The Assistant's Kjella Ola Dahl on discovering a criminal family past

The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson: Asks questions on what it means to be human
Books

The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson: Asks questions on what it means to be human

Black Widow 'would have been lining up in food queues as a child'
Film

Black Widow 'would have been lining up in food queues as a child'

BBC's I'll Get This: Just a TV version of weak stocking-filler trivia games
TV

BBC's I'll Get This: Just a TV version of weak stocking-filler trivia games

The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin: An arrow through the reader's heart
Books

The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin: An arrow through the reader's heart

Ricky Ross: 'You can avoid real life, and still get paid!'
Music

Ricky Ross: 'You can avoid real life, and still get paid!'

Freaky review: A body-swap stabfest with emotional stakes
Film

Freaky review: A body-swap stabfest with emotional stakes

Supernova: 'I don't think two actors on the planet could have done it better'
Film

Supernova: 'I don't think two actors on the planet could have done it better'

The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee: Lush and memorable
Books

The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee: Lush and memorable

Supernova review: An unfussy, careful, utterly engaging drama
Film

Supernova review: An unfussy, careful, utterly engaging drama

Time ticks all the usual prison drama boxes – but adds in remorse
Film

Time ticks all the usual prison drama boxes – but adds in remorse

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Black Buck's Mateo Askaripour: 'I didn't hesitate on injecting humour'
Books

Black Buck's Mateo Askaripour: 'I didn't hesitate on injecting humour'

Top 5 historical heroines of 2021
Books

Top 5 historical heroines of 2021

Julian Lloyd Webber: 'The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello'
Music

Julian Lloyd Webber: 'The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello'

RJ Mitte: 'I’m astonished we were able to finish Breaking Bad'
RJ Mitte in Triumph
TV

RJ Mitte: 'I’m astonished we were able to finish Breaking Bad'