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Yann Martel: "I wish I hadn’t been so middle-class in my choices"
Books

Yann Martel: "I wish I hadn’t been so middle-class in my choices"

Bridget Jones buys The Big Issue? Of course she does
Film

Bridget Jones buys The Big Issue? Of course she does

Matt Berry: "I did the right thing never getting a proper job"
TV

Matt Berry: "I did the right thing never getting a proper job"

Giles Martin and others: Why The Beatles will go on for ever
Music

Giles Martin and others: Why The Beatles will go on for ever

Limmy: "I find tragic things funny"
Culture

Limmy: "I find tragic things funny"

Julie Walters: "Somebody tried to abduct me when I was a child"
TV

Julie Walters: "Somebody tried to abduct me when I was a child"

Watch the Birdy
Music

Watch the Birdy

Daniel Radcliffe: "Maybe being dead isn’t so bad after all"
Film

Daniel Radcliffe: "Maybe being dead isn’t so bad after all"

Jessica Hynes: "I would tell my younger self to chill out"
TV

Jessica Hynes: "I would tell my younger self to chill out"

Edwyn Collins: "I was too frightened to listen to music"
Music

Edwyn Collins: "I was too frightened to listen to music"

Rebecca Miller: "Embrace the mystery of the universe to stay sane"
Film

Rebecca Miller: "Embrace the mystery of the universe to stay sane"

Ricky Gervais interview: "Fame never meant anything to me”
Culture

Ricky Gervais interview: "Fame never meant anything to me”

Frederick Forsyth: "They put a price on my head, so I had to get out"
Books

Frederick Forsyth: "They put a price on my head, so I had to get out"

Richard Wilson: "The Brexit win was terrible"
Richard Wilson
TV

Richard Wilson: "The Brexit win was terrible"

Ade Adepitan: "My dad banned me from watching disability sport on TV"
TV

Ade Adepitan: "My dad banned me from watching disability sport on TV"

JK Rowling interview - Harry Potter in the 21st century
Books

JK Rowling interview - Harry Potter in the 21st century

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Kacey Clarke: "Women are shamed if they act on their desires"
Culture

Kacey Clarke: "Women are shamed if they act on their desires"

Hazel Irvine: "Kate Bush is wonderful – a genius"
Kate Bush onstage in London
Music

Hazel Irvine: "Kate Bush is wonderful – a genius"

Malcolm Rifkind: "Putin has banned me from Russia. It’s a badge of pride"
Culture

Malcolm Rifkind: "Putin has banned me from Russia. It’s a badge of pride"

Ross Noble: "I considered living in the wild. I researched eating snails"
TV

Ross Noble: "I considered living in the wild. I researched eating snails"

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