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Scene & Heard: The wild and wacky theatre project where kids write the plays

Scene & Heard: The wild and wacky theatre project where kids write the plays
Vendor André Rostant records 'Big Issue anthem' to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas

Vendor André Rostant records 'Big Issue anthem' to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas
Folk music venue fights for survival after 'unfair' £99k bill from billionaire landlords

Folk music venue fights for survival after 'unfair' £99k bill from billionaire landlords
Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: 'With the help of others you can change the world'

Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: 'With the help of others you can change the world'
'A man of integrity': Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65

'A man of integrity': Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
How TikTok's BookTok craze is 'making reading cool again'

How TikTok's BookTok craze is 'making reading cool again'
Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: 'We won't be the only ones'

Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: 'We won't be the only ones'
Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope

Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope
Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract
Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better

Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better
How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine

How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine
Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade's festive cracker

Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade's festive cracker
Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked

Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
Sparky Deathcap on September, Los Campesinos! and becoming an overnight TikTok phenomenon

Sparky Deathcap on September, Los Campesinos! and becoming an overnight TikTok phenomenon
How a groundbreaking theatre project is teaching prisoners there's more to life than crime
