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I was lost, uncomfortable in my own skin and using drugs to escape – until music saved my life
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Kxllswxtch

I was lost, uncomfortable in my own skin and using drugs to escape – until music saved my life

Our essential guide to the best TV shows of 2023: From The Last of Us to Succession
Collage of the stars of the Big Issue's best TV shows this year
TV

Our essential guide to the best TV shows of 2023: From The Last of Us to Succession

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'
A 1970s radio
Radio

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'

All the ways Big Issue has influenced popular culture: From Oasis to Killing Eve and The Crown
Sandra Oh looks at an ipad
Culture

All the ways Big Issue has influenced popular culture: From Oasis to Killing Eve and The Crown

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics
Illustration of a face and an eye shape
Books

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics

The Big Issue Christmas quiz: Who said it – Donald Trump or Suella Braverman?
Donald Trump and Suella Braverman
Christmas

The Big Issue Christmas quiz: Who said it – Donald Trump or Suella Braverman?

The true story of Christmas you probably never knew – told by The Rest is History podcast hosts
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook
Christmas

The true story of Christmas you probably never knew – told by The Rest is History podcast hosts

Ncuti Gatwa on 'feeling seen' by Doctor Who, being a Ken and why his Time Lord is 'very human'
Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor
TV

Ncuti Gatwa on 'feeling seen' by Doctor Who, being a Ken and why his Time Lord is 'very human'

We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were... disturbing
Christmas

We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were... disturbing

Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table
Christopher Eccleston as Ebenezer Scrooge
Christmas

Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table

Mog's Christmas: Behind the scenes of this year's must-watch festive animation
Mog the cat in Mog's Christmas
TV

Mog's Christmas: Behind the scenes of this year's must-watch festive animation

Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show's devastating Christmas finale: 'As with life, you’ve got to move on'
Ghosts Christmas Special People: Kitty (LOLLY ADEFOPE), Pat (JIM HOWICK), The Captain (BEN WILLBOND), Mike (KIELL SMITH-BYNOE), Julian (SIMON FARNABY), Alison (CHARLOTTE RITCHIE), Robin (LARRY RICKARD), Thomas Thorne (MAT BAYNTON), Lady Button (MARTHA HOWE-DOUGLAS), Humphrey (LARRY RICKARD)
TV

Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show's devastating Christmas finale: 'As with life, you’ve got to move on'

The Lost Boys director explains why his prison romance is a 'metaphor' for life as a queer person
The Lost Boys
Film

The Lost Boys director explains why his prison romance is a 'metaphor' for life as a queer person

Five Star's Deniece Pearson: 'I kissed Smokey Robinson's lips off'
Deniece Pearson Five Star in a bright feather outfit
The Music that made me

Five Star's Deniece Pearson: 'I kissed Smokey Robinson's lips off'

Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he's always been a chat show host
Alan Partridge
Letter to my younger self

Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he's always been a chat show host

Tabby McTat: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Jodie Whittaker on their new Christmas treat
Tabby McTat and Fred the busker
TV

Tabby McTat: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Jodie Whittaker on their new Christmas treat

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
10 best Christmas films that aren't all about family
Bruce Willis in Christmas film Die Hard
Film

10 best Christmas films that aren't all about family

The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: 'It's a place for everybody'
Two women on guitars - Hot Wax play Sunbird Records in Darwen
venue watch

The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: 'It's a place for everybody'

Romcoms, elves... and Batman: Here's the best Christmas movies to stream in 2023
A selection of the best Christmas movies to stream 2023
Christmas

Romcoms, elves... and Batman: Here's the best Christmas movies to stream in 2023

Late Scottish artist's powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years
Robert McKee homelessness art in Dundee
Art

Late Scottish artist's powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years

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