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Esther Rantzen: 'Strap on your tin helmet and keep going'
Esther Rantzen. Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images
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Esther Rantzen: 'Strap on your tin helmet and keep going'

How access to art can help all kids succeed
Illustration: Joseph Joyce
Books

How access to art can help all kids succeed

Drew McIntyre: 'The times I was knocked down prepared me for any situation'
Drew McIntyre is a two-time WWE champion and the first ever Brit to come out on top
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Drew McIntyre: 'The times I was knocked down prepared me for any situation'

Nomadland review: Deeply moving and often hauntingly beautiful
Frances McDormand stands in front of Nomadland
Film

Nomadland review: Deeply moving and often hauntingly beautiful

The orchestra determined to thrive in a Covid world
The orchestras determined to thrive in a Covid world. Image credit: Supplied
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The orchestra determined to thrive in a Covid world

Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz: A book full of light
Books

Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz: A book full of light

Lockdown in London... through the eyes of homeless people
Lockdown in London
Art

Lockdown in London... through the eyes of homeless people

Environmental documentaries we all need to see
Image showing plastic pollution found on beach in Malaysia
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Environmental documentaries we all need to see

Documentaries about veganism everyone should see
TV

Documentaries about veganism everyone should see

Books about racism: Recommendations to mark Stephen Lawrence Day
Stuart Lawrence holding one of his recommended books about racism
Books

Books about racism: Recommendations to mark Stephen Lawrence Day

A thing of beauty, not of this world
Books

A thing of beauty, not of this world

My comfort in these trying times? Spiritual Jazz
Jazz legend Pharoah Sanders is moving with the times. Photo: Sam Polcer
Music

My comfort in these trying times? Spiritual Jazz

Love is staying up late to watch Channel 4's Alex without the kids
Channel 4's Alex
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Love is staying up late to watch Channel 4's Alex without the kids

Top 5 books about social climbers
Which is your favourite book on society’s high flyers? Image credit: Piqsels
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Top 5 books about social climbers

Matt Baker: 'When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work'
Matt Baker has returned to his roots. Photo: BBC Studios/Pete Dadds
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Matt Baker: 'When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work'

A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib: Intelligent and heartfelt
A Little Devil In America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib is out now (Penguin, £18.99)
Books

A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib: Intelligent and heartfelt

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Nomadland: A life on the road because you're too poor to retire
Frances McDormand stands in front of Nomadland
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Nomadland: A life on the road because you're too poor to retire

The best films to watch when cinemas reopen in May
The best films to watch when cinemas reopen in May. Image credit: Allstar Picture Library Ltd. / Alamy Stock Photo
Film

The best films to watch when cinemas reopen in May

The Gleeson brothers Frank of Ireland is both puerile and profound
Domhnall and Brian Gleeson say their bizarre new comedy Frank of Ireland has hidden depths Image credit: Channel 4
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The Gleeson brothers Frank of Ireland is both puerile and profound

Fela Kuti is long overdue for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Music

Fela Kuti is long overdue for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame