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AJ Odudu: 'I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years'
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AJ Odudu: 'I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years'

It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along
Literature

It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along

Actor Adam Pearson: 'I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on'
Adam Pearson in A Different Man
Letter To My Younger Self

Actor Adam Pearson: 'I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on'

Top 5 stories inspired by stone circles, chosen by YA author Liz Hyder
Standing stones on the Isle of Lewis
Books

Top 5 stories inspired by stone circles, chosen by YA author Liz Hyder

Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele
Film

Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper

My Old Ass review – a sweet and cathartic coming-of-ages movie with a twist
Elliott (Maisy Stella, left) with her 39-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza).
Film

My Old Ass review – a sweet and cathartic coming-of-ages movie with a twist

Hundreds brave rain for Tom Grennan's Big Issue busk in Coventry – including his nan
Tom Grennan holds a copy of the Big Issue magazine
Tom Grennan

Hundreds brave rain for Tom Grennan's Big Issue busk in Coventry – including his nan

Brassic writer Danny Brocklehurst on Thatcher, bull semen and why TV needs working-class people
Danny Brocklehurst

Brassic writer Danny Brocklehurst on Thatcher, bull semen and why TV needs working-class people

The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'
Brad Kella
Music

The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'

Hooray Henry! BBC Proms embraces Mancini magic
The BBC Concert Orchestra
Music

Hooray Henry! BBC Proms embraces Mancini magic

The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets
Books

The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets

The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection
The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis
Books

The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here's the science behind them
Michael Fish illustration
Weather

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here's the science behind them

Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers
Mo Gilligan
Podcasts

Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers

Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children's author Swapna Haddow
Haunted house
Books

Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children's author Swapna Haddow

Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents' mortgage with Gillette song money
Tom Grennan
Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents' mortgage with Gillette song money

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon: 'We don't have to be a capitalist machine'
Carrie Coon
Film

The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon: 'We don't have to be a capitalist machine'

How David Bowie's time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend
David Bowie onstage in Berlin in 1978
Music

How David Bowie's time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend

'It's art for people': This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down
Lying down flat in a kayak offers a rarely seen view of the UK’s waterways
Art

'It's art for people': This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Street Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson cover
Books

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma

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