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Author Jonathan Melville: My trip behind the scenes of classic movie Local Hero
Local Hero illustration
Books

Author Jonathan Melville: My trip behind the scenes of classic movie Local Hero

Steven Pinker: 'I'm a lucky person, my life has gone pretty well'
Steven Pinker
Books

Steven Pinker: 'I'm a lucky person, my life has gone pretty well'

Tidings of comfort and joy: Our Christmas Kids Cover Competition is open!
Big Issue Kids Cover Competition winners
Kids cover competition

Tidings of comfort and joy: Our Christmas Kids Cover Competition is open!

7 lessons from inspirational women: Wisdom from the new Letter To My Younger Self book
Letter to my younger self book, hero pic
Letter To My Younger Self

7 lessons from inspirational women: Wisdom from the new Letter To My Younger Self book

The enduring influence of American original Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten
Music

The enduring influence of American original Elizabeth Cotten

Fever by Jonathan Bazzi review: Eye-opening memoir, not-so-good novel
City Centre Milan
Book reviews

Fever by Jonathan Bazzi review: Eye-opening memoir, not-so-good novel

Tobias Hürter: How Heisenberg mastered the art of unlearning
Illustration of Heisenberg
Books

Tobias Hürter: How Heisenberg mastered the art of unlearning

Top 5 books about ageing, chosen by Pope Lonergan
Woman in wheelchair with carer
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about ageing, chosen by Pope Lonergan

Eddie Redmayne: 'At the end of lockdown I was looking to explode'
Eddie Redmayne
Film

Eddie Redmayne: 'At the end of lockdown I was looking to explode'

Decision to Leave: A romantic tale of death and deceit
Park Hae-il as Hae-jin and Tang Wei as Seo-rae
Film reviews

Decision to Leave: A romantic tale of death and deceit

Orpheus Builds a Girl review: Grisly, spine-chilling horror based on a true story
Angel tombstone
Book reviews

Orpheus Builds a Girl review: Grisly, spine-chilling horror based on a true story

Sorry, I Didn't Know: 'This show is decorating Black history with humour'
ITV panel show Sorry, I Didn't Know - featuring host Jimmy Akingbola and team captains Chizzy Akudolu and Eddie Kadi
TV

Sorry, I Didn't Know: 'This show is decorating Black history with humour'

Author Nicholas Reynolds: My life inside the CIA war machine
Need to know - life in the CIA Illustration
Books

Author Nicholas Reynolds: My life inside the CIA war machine

Paul Heaton: 'If you told me I was going to become famous I'd have said: pull the other leg'
Paul Heaton
Music

Paul Heaton: 'If you told me I was going to become famous I'd have said: pull the other leg'

Industry: Investment bank drama is 'exhilaratingly reprehensible'
Industry
Review

Industry: Investment bank drama is 'exhilaratingly reprehensible'

Totoro, the Catbus and the fight to save the natural world
My Neighbour Totoro
nature

Totoro, the Catbus and the fight to save the natural world

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Witch Farm: Danny Robins follows Uncanny with ‘plunge bath of pure terror’ 
The Witch Farm
ghosts

The Witch Farm: Danny Robins follows Uncanny with ‘plunge bath of pure terror’ 

Jodie Whittaker: The exclusive Doctor Who exit interview
Jodie Whittaker Doctor Who interview
TV

Jodie Whittaker: The exclusive Doctor Who exit interview

Dan Walker: 'My 16-year-old self would never believe Alan Shearer would one day know his name'
Dan Walker portrait
Culture

Dan Walker: 'My 16-year-old self would never believe Alan Shearer would one day know his name'

Top 5 books that see the world differently, chosen by Rob and Tom Sears
Planet earth reflected in a light bulb
recommendations

Top 5 books that see the world differently, chosen by Rob and Tom Sears