TV
Izzy-wizzy, let's get busy with 75 facts about Sooty on his 75th birthday!
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Izzy-wizzy, let's get busy with 75 facts about Sooty on his 75th birthday!
The Quatermass Experiment at 70: The show that invented modern TV
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The Quatermass Experiment at 70: The show that invented modern TV
Chris Packham explains why he supports Just Stop Oil as new BBC series Earth launches
![Chris Packham holding a dinosaur skull and smiling, in a promo shot for TV series Earth which he says is fuelled by the same energy as Just Stop Oil](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1573_Packham_434972.jpg?w=768)
Chris Packham explains why he supports Just Stop Oil as new BBC series Earth launches
Deborah Meaden: 'If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes'
![Deborah Meaden](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1572_YS_Deborah-Meaden-Photograph-by-Charles-Glover.png?w=768)
Deborah Meaden: 'If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes'
Anya Chalotra says she's been changed by playing Yennefer in The Witcher
![Anya Chalotra plays Yennefer in The Witcher Image: Netflix](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1570_Arts_The_Witcher_n_S3_E4_00_08_02_11.jpg?w=768)
Anya Chalotra says she's been changed by playing Yennefer in The Witcher
Robert Carlyle interview: 'The Full Monty is highly political'
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Robert Carlyle interview: 'The Full Monty is highly political'
From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
![Robert Carlyle as Gaz in The Full Monty carrying a mattress](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1567-FullMonty_FM_EP101_01261-jpg.webp?w=768)
From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+
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Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+
The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows
![Michael Socha and Sophie McShera in The Gallows Pole](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1566_gallows-pole_428486-jpg.webp?w=768)
The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows
Succession season four: The best moments, characters, and ending theories from the Big Issue's writers
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Succession season four: The best moments, characters, and ending theories from the Big Issue's writers
Succession eats the rich. Is it time British shows did the same?
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Succession eats the rich. Is it time British shows did the same?
Suranne Jones opens up about her 'relentless and terrifying' experiences of bullying
![Suranne Jones - who has opened up about experiences of bullying](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Suranne-Jones.jpg?w=768)
Suranne Jones opens up about her 'relentless and terrifying' experiences of bullying
As Willow and dozens of other shows leave Disney+, is our faith in streaming services misplaced?
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As Willow and dozens of other shows leave Disney+, is our faith in streaming services misplaced?
Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'
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Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'
Melanie Lynskey: ‘It’s such an exciting time for roles for women and one of our greatest actors is not here to make the most of it'
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Melanie Lynskey: ‘It’s such an exciting time for roles for women and one of our greatest actors is not here to make the most of it'
Jim Moir, Nancy Sorrell, Chris Packham and the fine art of birdwatching
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Jim Moir, Nancy Sorrell, Chris Packham and the fine art of birdwatching
Dougray Scott says Labour 'really should' be in favour of Scottish independence
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Dougray Scott says Labour 'really should' be in favour of Scottish independence
Why, right now, there is no such thing as too much RuPaul’s Drag Race
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