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Mary Beard: Look to rising poverty to explain the mental health crisis
Mary Beard
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Mary Beard: Look to rising poverty to explain the mental health crisis

Rose McGowan: Hollywood is a ‘sick, toxic system’ I had to escape
Rose McGowan
TV

Rose McGowan: Hollywood is a ‘sick, toxic system’ I had to escape

Poldark actor Luke Norris on the show's 'gospel of tolerance'
Poldark
TV

Poldark actor Luke Norris on the show's 'gospel of tolerance'

Seven minutes of ads per hour not enough to beat online rivals, say TV heads
TV

Seven minutes of ads per hour not enough to beat online rivals, say TV heads

Joseph Gilgun: 'I couldn't read. I couldn't write. My behaviour was terrible'
TV

Joseph Gilgun: 'I couldn't read. I couldn't write. My behaviour was terrible'

Remarkable Places to Eat is hard to digest
TV

Remarkable Places to Eat is hard to digest

Stacey Dooley: "We've lost the art of debate"
Stacey Dooley
TV

Stacey Dooley: "We've lost the art of debate"

Aisling Bea says making therapy accessible is her 'big issue'
Aisling Bea
TV

Aisling Bea says making therapy accessible is her 'big issue'

Hold the heartache please, Stranger Things
TV

Hold the heartache please, Stranger Things

Stacey Dooley talks to The Big Issue about meeting IS brides
TV

Stacey Dooley talks to The Big Issue about meeting IS brides

Why Stacey Dooley changed her mind about reporting on Boko Haram
Stacey Dooley
TV

Why Stacey Dooley changed her mind about reporting on Boko Haram

Nick Offerman: Amy Poehler is a 'legend of comedy'
Nick Offerman
TV

Nick Offerman: Amy Poehler is a 'legend of comedy'

Here’s five things we learned from Ross Kemp: Living With Homelessness
Ross Kemp
TV

Here’s five things we learned from Ross Kemp: Living With Homelessness

Ross Kemp wants to change how we count rough sleepers in the UK
Ross Kemp
TV

Ross Kemp wants to change how we count rough sleepers in the UK

Poldark returns: Poverty and illiteracy are the big issues of the day
TV

Poldark returns: Poverty and illiteracy are the big issues of the day

Jill Halfpenny: “I felt like the luckiest girl alive”
TV

Jill Halfpenny: “I felt like the luckiest girl alive”

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Adil Ray is leading the way for diversity in period dramas
TV

Adil Ray is leading the way for diversity in period dramas

Fiona Shaw: 'I fantasise about being Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s mother'
Fiona Shaw
TV

Fiona Shaw: 'I fantasise about being Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s mother'

What is it about Laurence of Suburbia that makes it so entertaining?
TV

What is it about Laurence of Suburbia that makes it so entertaining?

A German teen drama makes Sam Delaney nostalgic for dodgy deals of his youth
TV

A German teen drama makes Sam Delaney nostalgic for dodgy deals of his youth